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Rivet

Open-source visual AI workflow editor for complex chains

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★4.6rating89 viewsPricing · FreeStable
The FalcoScan Intel PanelRivet · Agents
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.6
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Rivet does

Rivet is the open-source visual editor for building complex LLM workflows — with branching logic, loops, sub-graphs, and debugging tools for AI engineers.

How Rivet compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Rivet does. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Executor at $15 a month and the median is $24. 4 of the 5 offer an API, as Rivet does. Rivet offers a desktop app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a desktop app. Rivet was founded in 2023; the alternatives were founded between 2019 and 2024, 1 of them earlier. Rivet is based in San Francisco, United States; 1 of the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters is in the United States too, and the others in Germany and China.

Market position · Agents

How Rivet compares in Agents

Rivet has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 423 live Agents tools on FalcoScan. Across Agents, the average opportunity score is 72.6 and the average saturation score 31.5. FalcoScan rates Rivet's own market position as open. 179 of the 423 operating Agents tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 15 shutdowns in the category.

Rivet compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
RivetFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesYesDesktopStable
n8nFounded 2019 · Berlin, GermanyHighContestedFreemium$24/moYesYesWeb, DesktopStable
Dify.aiFounded 2023 · Suzhou, ChinaHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, DesktopStable
SWE-agentFounded 2024 · Princeton, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesNoDesktopHot
ExecutorHighOpenFreemium$15/moYesYesWeb, Desktop, CLI, Self-hostedStable
OneCLIHighOpenFreemium$149/moYesYesWeb, API, CLI, Self-hostedStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Agents.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Rivet exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Workflow AutomationDebugging
Industry Verticals
Technology
Tagged

Rivet shows up when builders search for these

open-sourcevisual-editorcomplex-chainsdebuggingsub-graphs
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Questions

Rivet: common questions

Is Rivet free?

Yes. FalcoScan lists Rivet as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to Rivet?

The closest alternatives to Rivet that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are n8n, Dify.ai, SWE-agent, Executor, and OneCLI.

Is Rivet still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Rivet as operating at rivet.ironcladapp.com.

Where is Rivet based?

Rivet is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Rivet have an API?

Yes. Rivet offers an API.

Who is Rivet for?

Rivet is built for ai engineers and developers.

How do I sign in to Rivet?

Sign in on Rivet's own website, rivet.ironcladapp.com. FalcoScan reviews Rivet but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Rivet directly.

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