Flowise
Discontinued: the open-source drag-and-drop builder for agents and LLM flows was wound down by its team, reaching end of life on Aug 31, 2026; the repo is archived but the Apache-2.0 code remains available to fork.
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⚠️ Archived: the GitHub repository is read-only and the project is no longer maintained.
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About Flowise
Flowise is listed in our no-code builders category and is aimed at people who want a ready-to-use product. Discontinued: the open-source drag-and-drop builder for agents and LLM flows was wound down by its team, reaching end of life on Aug 31, 2026; the repo is archived but the Apache-2.0 code remains available to fork. Pricing, as the maker states it: Open source + paid cloud. Maturity: Archived (discontinued, end of life Aug 31, 2026). We last checked the official link on 2026-10-14.
What is Flowise?
Flowise is discontinued. The team announced on July 29, 2026 that it was winding the project down and froze the code. The GitHub repository was archived on August 13, 2026, and npm packages and Docker images were marked deprecated. End of life was August 31, 2026, when the core team stopped taking part on Discord and GitHub.
Flowise was an open-source platform for building agents visually. It offered Agentflow for multi-agent systems, Chatflow for single-agent chatbots with tool calling and RAG, human-in-the-loop review, and execution traces. The Apache 2.0 code stays on GitHub, and the team encourages people to fork it.
Sources: github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise, github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/discussions/6727 and our directory listing, checked 2026-10-18.
Who is Flowise for?
Teams with existing Flowise deployments planning a migration or maintaining a fork. New projects should pick an actively maintained builder.
Flowise at a glance
- Open source: Yes (Apache-2.0, except enterprise directories (commercial licence))
- GitHub: FlowiseAI/Flowise · 55,513 stars (as of Oct 21, 2026)
- Status: Archived: the GitHub repository is read-only and no longer maintained
Key features
- Discontinued: end of life Aug 31, 2026 (repo archived Aug 13, 2026)
- Was a visual builder: Agentflow (multi-agent) and Chatflow (chat assistants)
- Tool calling, RAG, human-in-the-loop, execution traces
- Apache 2.0 code remains available to fork
Flowise FAQ
What is Flowise?
Flowise is discontinued. The team announced on July 29, 2026 that it was winding the project down and froze the code. The GitHub repository was archived on August 13, 2026, and npm packages and Docker images were marked deprecated. End of life was August 31, 2026, when the core team stopped taking part on Discord and GitHub.
Who is Flowise for?
Teams with existing Flowise deployments planning a migration or maintaining a fork. New projects should pick an actively maintained builder.
Is Flowise free?
Flowise's pricing, as the maker states it: Open source + paid cloud. Open-source tools are free to use, though you may still pay for model API usage or a hosted plan. Check the official site for current plans.
Is Flowise open source?
Yes. Flowise is released under Apache-2.0, except enterprise directories (commercial licence), according to its GitHub repository.
Is Flowise still maintained?
No. Flowise reached end of life on August 31, 2026. The repository was archived on August 13, 2026, and the team encourages forking the Apache 2.0 code.
What are alternatives to Flowise?
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