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FlowFuse

Platform for managing Node-RED instances and teams

Automation & Workflows ★ 401 stars Easy setup Apache-2.0

FlowFuse (formerly FlowForge) is an open-core platform for managing Node-RED. It hosts and deploys Node-RED instances, adding team collaboration, DevOps pipelines, and device management for running flows at the edge and in production.

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Key features

  • Visual flow editor
  • Device and API connectors
  • Team collaboration
  • Pipeline deployment

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in JavaScript

Trade-offs

  • Flows can grow unwieldy
  • Some features are paid

Is FlowFuse secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for FlowFuse's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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