Node-RED vs Perfect Automation
Node-RED
nodered.orgPerfect Automation
perfectautomation.comSide by side
| Figure | Node-RED | Perfect Automation |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Task Automation Software | 8.5 (#9) | 7.2 (#32) |
| Integrations | Official getting-started material covers local computers, Docker, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, Android through Termux, AWS and Microsoft Azure. | The product documentation describes integration among its launcher, scheduler, recorder, and Gentee scripting support; it does not list third-party integrations on the pages reviewed. |
| Purpose | Node-RED is a low-code flow-based programming tool for building event-driven applications that collect, transform, and visualize data. | Perfect Automation combines a script editor, launcher, scheduler, and keyboard and mouse recorder to automate computer tasks. |
| Support | The project points users to its community forum and Slack for help and discussion. | The contact page offers a support ticket system and email support, and advises using the ticket system if there is no reply within a couple of business days. |
Plans
In their own words
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.
Perfect Automation
Perfect Automation has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.