IgnitionRAG vs Flowise
Flowise is a mature builder with widgets, open-core. IgnitionRAG is a managed, French RAG platform with governance included.
Flowise is a popular visual builder (Apache-2.0 core), acquired by Workday in 2025. Its governance features like SSO and RBAC sit under a separate commercial license. IgnitionRAG offers a managed RAG platform, hosted in France, with native governance included.
The differences that matter
Flowise's core is open-source, but SSO and RBAC are paid (commercial license). Since the Workday acquisition the roadmap tilts toward HR/finance use cases. RAG quality and hosting stay on you. IgnitionRAG includes the managed RAG pipeline, France hosting and governance.
Who is each for?
Pick Flowise for an open-core builder to self-host with a built-in widget. Pick IgnitionRAG for a managed France-hosted platform, with GDPR/AI-Act governance included, BYOK, M365 connectors and natural-language building.
At a glance
Public sources, June 2026. Apache-2.0 core; enterprise features under a commercial license.
| IgnitionRAG | Flowise | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Managed SaaS + dedicated/on-premise (Enterprise) | Open-core (Apache-2.0 core) |
| Data hosting | France; dedicated/on-premise | Self-hosted; cloud (EU residency unconfirmed) |
| Pricing | Cloud from €99/mo; Enterprise on quote | Free core; paid Cloud/Enterprise |
| BYOK (your LLM keys) | Yes, no markup on tokens | Yes when self-hosted |
| Managed RAG | Chunking, hybrid, reranking, eval included | Assemble via nodes |
| Natural-language workflows | Yes (in-builder agent + MCP) + visual | No, visual drag-and-drop |
| Microsoft 365 connectors | Native (SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams…) | Via generic components |
| API / SDK / MCP | REST API, TS/Python SDK, MCP | API + widget + MCP |
| Governance (SSO, RBAC, audit) | Native, included | SSO/RBAC under a paid commercial license |
FAQ
Is Flowise really open-source?
The core is Apache-2.0, but enterprise features (SSO, RBAC) are under a separate commercial license. IgnitionRAG includes governance natively, with no paid add-on.
Does the Workday acquisition change anything?
Workday acquired Flowise in 2025 and steers the roadmap toward HR/finance use cases. For a general document-RAG project, that adds direction uncertainty.
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