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Node-RED vs Activepieces: catalog facts
Node-RED	Activepieces
Free Free and open source.	Freemium Free to self-host and a free cloud plan, with paid and enterprise tiers.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
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	Can be self-hosted More than 760 app integrations
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	Open source at the core, with some enterprise features sold separately Recent focus on AI agents may add complexity for simple automations
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
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 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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