Automatisch vs Node-RED
Automatisch
automatisch.io
Node-RED
nodered.orgSide by side
| Figure | Automatisch | Node-RED |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Task Automation Software | 8.1 (#15) | 8.5 (#9) |
| Spec score · Integration Platform as a Service Software | 7.7 (#67) | 8.6 (#26) |
| Credential security | The installation guide says ENCRYPTION_KEY is used to encrypt credentials for third-party services. | The Projects guide strongly recommends encrypting credential files before sharing a project, with the encryption key kept outside the project. |
| Integrations | Its supported apps include Slack, GitHub, Gmail, Google Sheets, PostgreSQL, OpenAI, and many others. | Official getting-started material covers local computers, Docker, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, Android through Termux, AWS and Microsoft Azure. |
| Purpose | Automatisch connects services to automate business processes without requiring programming knowledge. | Node-RED is a low-code flow-based programming tool for building event-driven applications that collect, transform, and visualize data. |
| Support | The maker lists [email protected] as its support contact and links to a Discord community. | The project points users to its community forum and Slack for help and discussion. |
Plans
In their own words
Automatisch
Automatisch has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
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.