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SIDE-BY-SIDE · 2 OF 3
Two platforms.
Same questions.
Dify
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
Dify's privacy policy does not explicitly address ownership of prompts or inputs submitted to AI workflows. The policy covers personal data collection but not IP rights.
OUTPUT
Dify's privacy policy is silent on ownership of AI workflow outputs. No explicit IP assignment or licensing terms for outputs are documented in publicly available policies.
TRAINING
Only aggregated/anonymized statistics collected for service performance. No explicit training on customer data.
COMMERCIAL
Dify offers a cloud and self-hosted (open source) product. Commercial use terms are not clearly specified in the publicly available privacy policy.
123 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
Perplexity AI
ENTERPRISE SEARCH / PRODUCTIVITY
PROMPT
Users retain ownership of their queries and uploaded content per Perplexity's Terms.
OUTPUT
Perplexity does not claim ownership of AI-generated answers. Output IP status is not explicitly addressed.
TRAINING
Privacy Policy (effective February 5, 2026) states Perplexity uses data 'to improve the Services (including our AI models).' Opt-out is explicitly available in settings. Email/calendar integration data is explicitly excluded from AI training: 'we do not use or disclose Email Service Information to create, train, improve or fine-tune AI models.'
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use governed by plan tier. API use is explicitly commercial-use-permitted.
118 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Dify carries highly permissive license terms; Perplexity AI carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: DIFY NOT RECOMMENDED · PERPLEXITY AI NOT RECOMMENDED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | DIFY | PERPLEXITY AI |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
* Click any cell in the heatmap matrix to scroll directly to its verbatim policy citations below.
📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
Dify
MEDHIGH
Dify's privacy policy does not explicitly address ownership of prompts or inputs submitted to AI workflows. The policy covers personal data collection but not IP rights.
“ You retain ownership of your Customer Content, including Customer Content from your accounts with Third-Party Services that are transmitted, processed, and/or stored in the Service. By transmitting, processing, and/or storing Customer Content in the Service, you hereby grant Dif…”
Perplexity AI
MEDHIGH
Users retain ownership of their queries and uploaded content per Perplexity's Terms.
“- Your input and output, such as questions, prompts and other content that you input, upload or submit to the Services, and the output that you create, and any collections or pages that you generate using the Services (“ **Service Interaction Information**”). Service Interaction…”
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Dify
HIGH
Dify's privacy policy is silent on ownership of AI workflow outputs. No explicit IP assignment or licensing terms for outputs are documented in publicly available policies.
No citation available
Perplexity AI
HIGH
Perplexity does not claim ownership of AI-generated answers. Output IP status is not explicitly addressed.
No citation available
T
SURFACE 03
Model Training
Dify
LOW⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Only aggregated/anonymized statistics collected for service performance. No explicit training on customer data.
“ We will only use your personal information in this way to the extent you have given us consent to do so.”
Perplexity AI
LOW⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Privacy Policy (effective February 5, 2026) states Perplexity uses data 'to improve the Services (including our AI models).' Opt-out is explicitly available in settings. Email/calendar integration data is explicitly excluded from AI training: 'we do not use or disclose Email Service Information to create, train, improve or fine-tune AI models.'
“You may also have the ability to sync your third party email account or calendar (such as Gmail and Google Calendar) with the Services. If you choose to sync these accounts, we will have access to your contacts and information from the email messages and calendar appointments in…”
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Dify
HIGH
Dify offers a cloud and self-hosted (open source) product. Commercial use terms are not clearly specified in the publicly available privacy policy.
No citation available
Perplexity AI
HIGH
Commercial use governed by plan tier. API use is explicitly commercial-use-permitted.
No citation available
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
Dify
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“ These rights may be limited in some situations – for example, where we can demonstrate that we have a legal requirement to process your data (such as where tax authorities require us to retain it) or where it is needed for the proper performance of a contract. Under certain…”
Perplexity AI
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Standard plan: personal, non-commercial use only. Enterprise terms at perplexity.ai/hub/legal/enterprise-terms-of-service. Email/calendar integration data explicitly excluded from AI model training.
“We retain your information for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy. When determining the length of time to retain your information, we consider various criteria, including whether we need the information to continue to provide you…”
No fixed retention schedules are provided; retention is effectively open-ended tied to broad business purposes.
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
Dify
LOWHIGH
—
“ 11. “Fees” mean the fees applicable to your use of the Service in accordance with the applicable package as included in our pricing notice included in the Service or on Dify’s website or, if applicable, as set forth in a Dify order form.”
Perplexity AI
LOWHIGH
Standard plan: personal, non-commercial use only. Enterprise terms at perplexity.ai/hub/legal/enterprise-terms-of-service. Email/calendar integration data explicitly excluded from AI model training.
“ This Privacy Policy describes how Perplexity AI, Inc. (“ we ”, “ us ,” “ our ”) collects, uses and discloses information about individuals who use our websites ( www.perplexity.ai and https://labs.perplexity.ai ) to access the free version of our product or Perplexity Pro or Per…”