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Automatisch vs Node-RED: catalog facts
Automatisch	Node-RED
Freemium Free to self-host, with a paid cloud version.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Self-hosting keeps workflow data on your servers No-code workflow builder	Visual drag-and-drop flows make complex if/else automation logic easier to follow than YAML Built-in debugging tools help trace what a flow is actually doing
Smaller integration catalogue than commercial services Self-hosting means running and updating the server yourself	Adds another interface to learn on top of Home Assistant's own automation editor Complex flows can become hard to maintain without good node naming and organization
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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