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Apple Shortcuts vs Node-RED

Apple Shortcuts

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Node-RED

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FigureApple ShortcutsNode-RED
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source—Yes
Web—Yes
Windows—Yes
macOSYesYes
Linux—Yes
iOSYes—
Android—Yes
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published12
Spec score · Task Automation Software7.0 (#34)8.5 (#9)

Plans

Apple Shortcuts

  • FreeFree

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Node-RED

  • FreeFree
  • Node-REDFree

Node-RED pricing →

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Apple Shortcuts

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Node-RED

Node-RED is a free, open-source tool for building event-driven applications with flow-based programming. It is designed to collect, transform and visualize data, and its listed capabilities include workflow orchestration, real-time sync and API management. In the browser-based editor, users connect nodes into flows and deploy them to the runtime. Core nodes support triggering, inspecting, changing, routing and templating messages. The lightweight runtime is built on Node.js and is intended for use on low-cost edge hardware or in the cloud. More than 5,000 nodes and flows are available through the community Flow Library. Flows are stored as JSON for importing, exporting and sharing, and projects use Git for version control and collaboration through remote repositories. Node-RED can run on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, self-hosted systems and the web, among other listed installation options. Its editor is unsecured by default: anyone with access to its IP address can access it and deploy changes. The project points users to its community forum and Slack for help.

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