ComfyUI alternatives (2026)
ComfyUI is a video generation tool: Node-based open-source engine for image and video generation workflows. Run models like Wan, LTX and Hunyuan locally or in Comfy Cloud, with an agent that builds workflows. Pricing, as the maker states it: Desktop app free and open source (GPL-3.0); Comfy Cloud Standard $20/mo ($16 yearly), Creator $35/mo, Pro $100/mo. Its GitHub repo has 138,580 stars. We found 21 tools in the directory that do overlapping work (automating workflows, making videos, images and design); 5 of them are open source and 5 list a free or freemium plan. Below are the 10 closest, ranked by how many tasks and sub-tasks they share with ComfyUI, then by GitHub stars.
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Quick comparison Top 10 of 11 listed below. Pricing as the maker states it; blank means we don't have it.
| Tool | Pricing | Best for | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|
 Higgsfield | See site | ||
 Luma Dream Machine | Paid | ||
 Adobe Firefly | See site | ||
 Vidu | See site | Generate video | |
 Wan 2.2 | Open source | Generate video | Yes |
 CogVideoX | Open source | Generate video | Yes |
 Dreamina | See site | ||
 Hedra | See site | Generate video | |
 Kling AI | See site | ||
 Morph Studio | Freemium | Generate video |
- Higgsfield (See site): Create images, videos and voice from prompts or references using many models, with camera-move presets and an AI agent that automates workflows. Consider it because it also covers voice and phone agents.
- Luma Dream Machine (Paid): Luma AI's video and image generation platform, built on its Ray models, with creative agents that handle end-to-end workflows. Consider it because it is a managed commercial product, if you'd rather not run it yourself; it also covers testing and QA.
- Adobe Firefly (See site): Adobe's generative app for images, video and audio, with 30+ models including Adobe's commercially safe ones and a creative agent. Consider it because it does the same job with a different approach (see site).
- Vidu (See site): AI video generator from text, images and references, with fast workflows for social clips, ads and stories. Consider it because it also covers marketing and social media and editing and rough cuts.
- Wan 2.2 (Open source): Alibaba's open, large-scale video generation models for text to video and image to video. Consider it because it is aimed at developers who want to build on it.
- CogVideoX (Open source): Open text-to-video and image-to-video models from Zhipu AI (Z.ai) and Tsinghua. Consider it because it is aimed at developers who want to build on it.
- Dreamina (See site): CapCut's AI studio for video and images, powered by models such as Seedance and Seedream, for ads, social clips and short dramas. Consider it because it also covers marketing and social media and editing and rough cuts.
- Hedra (See site): AI video generation for talking characters. Animate a face from an image and audio with expressive lip sync. Consider it because it also covers visual dubbing and lip sync.
- Kling AI (See site): Kuaishou's AI video and image generator. Turn text, images and references into high-quality video clips. Consider it because it also covers editing and rough cuts.
- Morph Studio (Freemium): AI suite for text to video, image to video, style transfer and video enhancement on one canvas. Consider it because it also covers color and upscaling.
ComfyUI vs alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Open source / licence | GitHub stars | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 ComfyUI | Open source + cloud | Yes | 138,580 | automating workflows, making videos |
| Higgsfield | See site | No | — | automating workflows, building voice agents |
| Luma Dream Machine | Paid | No | — | automating workflows, making videos |
| Adobe Firefly | See site | No | — | making videos, images and design |
| Vidu | See site | No | — | video generation |
| Wan 2.2 | Open source | Yes | 18,005 | video generation |
| CogVideoX | Open source | Yes | 13,086 | video generation |
| Dreamina | See site | No | — | video generation |
| Hedra | See site | No | — | dubbing and lip sync, video post-production |
| Kling AI | See site | No | — | video generation |
| Morph Studio | Freemium | No | — | video post-production |
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Alternatives are picked from directory data only: same category plus shared tasks and sub-tasks. Pricing is as each maker states it; GitHub stars as recorded on each listing.