Open Source Self-Hosted Node-RED Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Node-RED as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Self-Hosted alternative is Sim Studio. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Node-RED and six of them are open source and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Self-Hosted alternatives to Node-RED are ioBroker, Flowise, Agentic Signal and iot-dashboard.

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Node-RED alternatives are mainly Workflow Automation Tools, but if you're looking for Home Automation Tools or Large Language Model (LLM) Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Workflow Automation, Task Automation and Self-Hosted. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Node-RED.
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  1. Sim Studio icon
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    Sim Studio is a powerful platform for building, testing, and optimizing agentic workflows. It provides developers with intuitive tools to design sophisticated agent-based applications through a visual interface.

    39 Sim Studio alternatives

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  2. ioBroker icon
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    ioBroker is an integration platform for the Internet of Things, focused on Smart home, Building Automation, Smart Metering, Ambient Assisted Living, Process Automation, Visualization and Data Logging. It aims to be a possible replacement or extension for software like f.e.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
  3. Agentic Signal is a visual workflow builder that lets you automate complex tasks using AI models running locally (via Ollama) and rich integrations (Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Weather, and more).

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. iot-dashboard icon
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    A generic dashboard application based on JavaScript, HTML and CSS that runs in modern browsers. Allows to arrange and configure widgets to display data from any datasource providing a flexible, well documented A Plugin API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
  5. Trigger.dev icon
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    Trigger.dev is an open source platform and SDK which allows you to create long-running background jobs. Write normal async code, deploy, and never hit a timeout.

    8 Trigger.dev alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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