Notis vs Dify vs Tines Stories

Verdict

Notis aside, Dify has the highest support score, 95% across all 33 rows, ahead of Tines Stories at 88%.

Their strengths differ: Dify for combining AI agents with human checkpoints and Tines Stories for building and triggering workflows.

Capabilities and pricing

Capability comparison between Notis and the selected automation tools
Capability	View pricing	DifyVisit site	Tines StoriesVisit site
Build & trigger
Visual workflow builder	—
Build workflows with natural language
Schedule trigger
App-event trigger
Webhook or API trigger
Email, form, or manual trigger	Manual: Test button / chat command
Logic & orchestration
Conditional branches	—
Loops and batch processing	—
Data mapping and transforms	—
Custom code steps	PartialVia skills' scripts/, not a code step
Reusable subflows	—
Long-running workflows
AI & human control
AI model steps
Autonomous agents
Knowledge bases or RAG	Ultra-tier memory sources		—
Browser or computer use			—
MCP support
Human approval steps	—		Partial
Reliability & operations
Retries and error paths	—
Run history and logs
Testing and debugging	Test button fires a real run on demand
Workflow versioning	—
Monitoring and alerts	—	Partial	Partial
Secret management	Masked env vars + encrypted tokens
Platform & governance
Ready-made app integrations	1,000+ apps
Workflow templates	PartialSingle-prompt automation templates	Partial
Managed cloud
Open source	—	Partial	—
Self-hosting	—
SSO and role-based access	—
Audit logs and compliance	—
Shared team workspace
Usable free tier	Partial
Price	FREEPRO$13/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)+2 more	Cloud SandboxFreeCommunity (self-hosted)Free+3 more	Community EditionFreePaid Tines StoriesCustom pricing

IncludedPartial— Not documentedNot checked

Ranked by support score

1. Dify

Agentic workflow automation

Build agentic workflows with visual nodes, persistent knowledge, tools and human decision checkpoints.

Best for: combining AI agents with human checkpoints

Documented strengths

Platform & governance: Ready-made app integrations, Managed cloud, Self-hosting, SSO and role-based access, Audit logs and compliance, Shared team workspace and Usable free tier
Build & trigger: Visual workflow builder, Build workflows with natural language, Schedule trigger, App-event trigger, Webhook or API trigger and Email, form, or manual trigger
Logic & orchestration: Conditional branches, Loops and batch processing, Data mapping and transforms, Custom code steps, Reusable subflows and Long-running workflows

Pricing

Cloud SandboxFreeCommunity (self-hosted)FreeCloud Professional$49.17/moyrCloud Team$132.50/moyrEnterpriseCustom pricing

Cloud Sandbox: free. Professional: $59/workspace/month or $590/year ($49.1667/month by exact division). Team: $159/month or $1,590/year ($132.50/month). Self-hosted Community: free under Dify's license; Enterprise: custom. Provider/model use and resource caps are separate. · free tier available · dify.ai

How it differs from Notis: Combines visual AI workflows and reusable agents with RAG, MCP, trigger-driven execution and optional private self-hosting under Dify's source-available license.

Visit Dify Dify alternativesSupport score: 95% across all 33 rows

2. Tines Stories

Security and IT workflow automation

Build and run multi-step workflows and AI agents for security and IT operations.

Best for: building and triggering workflows

Documented strengths

Platform & governance: Ready-made app integrations, Workflow templates, Managed cloud, Self-hosting, SSO and role-based access, Audit logs and compliance, Shared team workspace and Usable free tier
Build & trigger: Visual workflow builder, Build workflows with natural language, Schedule trigger, App-event trigger, Webhook or API trigger and Email, form, or manual trigger
Logic & orchestration: Conditional branches, Loops and batch processing, Data mapping and transforms, Custom code steps, Reusable subflows and Long-running workflows

The catch

The gap is AI and approval controls, with nothing documented for Knowledge bases or RAG and Browser or computer use.

Pricing

Community EditionFreePaid Tines StoriesCustom pricing

Stories Community Edition is free forever: 3 flows and 25,000 monthly events. Paid Stories/custom self-hosting is arranged with the account team; no public dollar rate is established. · free tier available · tines.com

How it differs from Notis: Tines Stories uses a visual event-and-action graph with sub-stories, durable delays, secure credentials and optional self-hosting; Tines 3B is a separate product.

Visit Tines Stories Tines Stories alternativesSupport score: 88% across all 33 rows

3. Notis

Personal AI assistant

Notis is a personal AI assistant you message from WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack or email, and reach from your own coding agent through its MCP server.

Best for: operating workflows in production

Documented strengths

Build & trigger: Build workflows with natural language, Schedule trigger, App-event trigger, Webhook or API trigger and Email, form, or manual trigger
AI & human control: AI model steps, Autonomous agents, Knowledge bases or RAG, Browser or computer use and MCP support
Reliability & operations: Run history and logs, Testing and debugging and Secret management

The catch

The gap is workflow logic, with nothing documented for Conditional branches, Loops and batch processing, Data mapping and transforms and Reusable subflows.

Pricing

FREEPRO$13/moyrPRO+$39/moyrULTRA$99/moyr

Free–$149/mo · help.notis.ai

See Notis pricingSupport score: 56% across all 33 rows

Questions about this comparison

Which of Dify or Tines Stories covers the most features?

Dify, with 95% across all 33 rows, ahead of Tines Stories at 88%.

How much do they cost?

Dify: Cloud Sandbox: free. Professional: $59/workspace/month or $590/year ($49.1667/month by exact division). Team: $159/month or $1,590/year ($132.50/month). Self-hosted Community: free under Dify's license; Enterprise: custom. Provider/model use and resource caps are separate; Tines Stories: Stories Community Edition is free forever: 3 flows and 25,000 monthly events. Paid Stories/custom self-hosting is arranged with the account team; no public dollar rate is established. These prices are not directly comparable, so we do not rank them.

Which of them can I try for free?

Dify and Tines Stories have a free tier.

Where does Notis fit in?

Notis is number 3 on this page. Against Dify: Combines visual AI workflows and reusable agents with RAG, MCP, trigger-driven execution and optional private self-hosting under Dify's source-available license.

How we checked

We checked each product's official pages against the same 33 capability rows. The support score is the share of checked rows a product documents. Partial support counts half, and rows not checked yet stay out of the score. Notis chose the rows and is scored the same way. The score does not measure reliability, reply speed or writing quality. Last checked 21 August 2026.

Sources

Describe the workflow and Notis runs it

Connect your tools, then review every trigger, approval and run.

Start free