Quick overview
| Product | What it is | Self-hosting | Human approval |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hivelock | Open-source, self-hosted platform for controlled AI agents, in early access | Yes, with a free Community edition on GitHub | Yes |
| n8n | Workflow automation with AI features | Yes | Not stated |
| Dify | LLM app development platform | Yes | Not stated |
| Langflow | Visual agent and workflow builder | Yes | Not stated |
| Flowise | Visual agent builder, now sunset | Yes, archived code | Documented |
| Relevance AI | Hosted specialist AI agents | Not stated | Yes |
| Lindy | Hosted AI employee | Not stated | Yes |
| VoltAgent | TypeScript agent framework | Yes, code you run | Yes |
Checked on 6 November 2026 against each vendor's own pages, with sources on each comparison page. "Not stated" means we did not find it there. Products change, so confirm details with the vendor.
How to choose
- Mostly automation, with some AI: start with n8n.
- Developers writing agents in code: look at VoltAgent or Langflow.
- A quick hosted assistant: look at Lindy or Relevance AI.
- AI app building with a public Community Edition: look at Dify.
- Agents on your own server, with approvals and audit built in: look at Hivelock.
Hivelock is newer than most of these tools and has fewer integrations. Test one real process before you decide.
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