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FlowFuse Dashboard vs UI-Builder: A Comprehensive Comparison

When choosing a dashboard solution for Node-RED, two popular options are FlowFuse Dashboard (also known as Dashboard 2.0) and UI-Builder. This article compares these tools across several key areas, including installation, ease of use, development activity, and customizability, to help you decide which one best suits your needs.
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FlowFuse 2.7: Improved management at scale & AI JSON Editor
FlowFuse 2.7 has had a big focus on user experience improvements, particularly centered around teams running at large scales, with... -

How to Set Up SSO LDAP for Node-RED
A few days ago, we published a blog explaining SSO and how to set up SAML for your self-hosted FlowFuse.... -

New Charts Available in FlowFuse Dashboard
It's been a while coming, but we've finally introduced a new set of chart types to FlowFuse Dashboard. We've added... -

Evolution of Technology: Impact on Job Roles and Companies
Throughout history, technology has continuously transformed industries, job roles, and entire companies. While these changes often evoke fear and resistance,... -

How to Set Up SSO SAML for Node-RED
SSO plays a crucial role in modern enterprise environments by simplifying user authentication across multiple applications. At FlowFuse, we recognize... -

Building on FlowFuse: Remote Device Monitoring
{% from "stories/customer-story.njk" import storyTile %} FlowFuse has established a rich ecosystem of products to help you build bespoke, powerful, low-code... -

Deploying FlowFuse with Docker on an Ubuntu server
With Node-RED's increasing role in IoT, FlowFuse Cloud has become a favored platform for deploying production Node-RED applications. It offers... -

Calling a Python script from Node-RED
Python's robust data processing capabilities and extensive libraries are well-known in programming. When combined with Node-RED, these technologies can synergize... -

FlowFuse 2.6: AI Infused Node-RED, Persistent File Storage & Lots More
FlowFuse 2.6 is packed with great new features, and in this release we've had a heavy focus on improving the... -

Node-RED Dashboard Formally Deprecated
Dave Conway-Jones, the lead maintainer of Node-RED Dashboard, has just announced that Node-RED Dashboard has been formally deprecated, meaning there... -

Interacting with Google Sheets from Node-RED
Have you ever needed to integrate Google Sheets with your Node-RED application to track and manage data seamlessly? This guide... -

Multi-Tenancy available for everyone with FlowFuse's Dashboard 2.0
FlowFuse Dashboard has featured multi-tenancy features through the FlowFuse User Addon. This made user based applications available only to specific... -

Node-RED 4: Bringing better collaboration to FlowFuse Cloud
Node-RED 4.0 is the new major release of the project, which is at the heart of all we do at... -

FlowFuse 2.5: New features to visualize snapshots, LDAP integration, and more
FlowFuse 2.5 introduces LDAP integration, snapshot comparison, extends the ability to preview flow to Blueprints, rounds out the management for... -

Working with MQTT in Node-RED: Complete Guide (2026)
MQTT handles the messaging layer for most IoT deployments. Node-RED provides built-in nodes that connect to MQTT brokers, subscribe to... -

Exploring Node-RED Dashboard 2.0 Widgets
This guide delves into Node-RED Dashboard 2.0 widgets. It is a guide on how to build a Dashboard application, and... -

Why you need a low-code platform
Digital transformation is a series of technological advancements that aim to simplify complex tasks. From calculators and graphical user interfaces... -

Product Mission Statement and Strategy Updates
It's now been two years since our first ever 0.1.0 release of FlowFuse. In that time, we've been working hard...
