Flowise vs windmill
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
Flowisefree
Build AI Agents, Visually
windmillopen-source
Open-source developer platform to power your entire infra and turn scripts into webhooks, workflows and UIs. Fastest workflow engine (13x vs Airflow). Open-source alternative to Retool and Temporal.
Metrics
| Flowise | windmill | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 51.1k | 16.1k |
| Star velocity /mo | 4.3k | 1.3k |
| Commits (90d) | — | — |
| Releases (6m) | 7 | 10 |
| Overall score | 0.7661078272950179 | 0.7205387720953776 |
Pros
- +可视化拖拽界面，降低AI智能体开发门槛，无需编程背景即可使用
- +支持多种部署选项，包括本地安装、Docker容器和云端服务，适应不同使用场景
- +活跃的开源社区支持，GitHub上51k+星标显示了强大的用户基础和持续维护
- +Multi-language support with automatic UI generation from scripts in Python, TypeScript, Go, Bash, SQL, and more
- +High performance workflow engine claiming 13x faster execution than Airflow
- +Self-hostable open-source solution with AGPLv3 license providing full control and customization
Cons
- -需要Node.js 18.15.0+运行环境，对系统环境有一定技术要求
- -复杂的多模块架构可能对简单用例造成过度工程化
- -文档和功能细节有限，可能需要额外学习成本
- -AGPLv3 license may restrict some commercial use cases and require careful compliance consideration
- -Being a comprehensive platform may introduce complexity for simple automation tasks
- -Self-hosting requires infrastructure management and maintenance overhead
Use Cases
- •企业级AI客服机器人快速搭建，通过可视化流程设计对话逻辑
- •数据分析工作流自动化，连接多个AI模型进行复合分析任务
- •教育培训场景中的AI助手原型开发，用于概念验证和演示
- •Building internal APIs and webhooks from existing scripts without additional infrastructure
- •Creating automated workflows for background jobs and data processing pipelines
- •Developing low-code internal applications with custom UIs for non-technical team members