ComfyUI is a node-based visual workflow builder for Stable Diffusion — the most flexible and powerful local AI image tool available. Build complex multi-step pipelines visually. The preferred tool of professional AI artists and researchers.
How ComfyUI compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as ComfyUI does. Only Getimg AI lists a starting price, $12 a month. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as ComfyUI does. ComfyUI offers a web app and a desktop app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app and 4 offer a desktop app. ComfyUI was founded in 2022; the alternatives on record were all founded in 2022. ComfyUI has no single headquarters on record; its alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland.
Market position · Image
How ComfyUI compares in Image
ComfyUI has moderate opportunity and sits in the top third of 459 live Image tools on FalcoScan. Across Image, the average opportunity score is 49.1 and the average saturation score 52.4. FalcoScan rates ComfyUI's own market position as contested. 67 of the 459 operating Image tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.
ComfyUI compared with its closest alternatives
Product
Opportunity
Saturation
Pricing
Pricing from
Free plan
API
Platforms
Momentum
ComfyUIFounded 2022 · Remote-first
Moderate
Contested
Free
—
Yes
Yes
Web, Desktop
Hot
InvokeAIFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United States
The closest alternatives to ComfyUI that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are InvokeAI, Waifu Diffusion, Stable Diffusion, Img2Img, and Getimg AI.
Is ComfyUI still running?
Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists ComfyUI as operating at github.com.
Where is ComfyUI based?
ComfyUI has no single headquarters: FalcoScan's records list it as a distributed, remote-first company.
Does ComfyUI have an API?
Yes. ComfyUI offers an API.
Who is ComfyUI for?
ComfyUI is built for developers and artists.
How do I sign in to ComfyUI?
Sign in on ComfyUI's own website, github.com. FalcoScan reviews ComfyUI but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by ComfyUI directly.