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Feature Catalog
Complete reference of all FlowFuse features across Cloud and Self-Hosted deployments. Not all features are shown on the public pricing page — this is the full list.
| Feature | FlowFuse Cloud | Self Hosted | Solutions | |||||||||
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| Starter | Pro | Enterprise | Starter | Pro | Enterprise | MES | SCADA | UNS | Edge | IT/OT | Data Int. | |
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FlowFuse Expert
AI-powered assistant that supports, enables, and speeds up workflows across FlowFuse and Node-RED, with access to MCP servers defined in your Node-RED instances through a single interface. Docs |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | On request | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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└Support Mode
Chat-based assistance for FlowFuse and Node-RED, including Node-RED instance management through natural language. Docs |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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└Insights Mode Beta
Connects FlowFuse Expert to MCP servers in your Node-RED instances, enabling real-time data queries and actions through a single chat interface. Docs |
Available during beta | Available during beta | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Node-RED MCP Servers
Build and expose MCP servers directly from Node-RED instances, making your data and actions available to FlowFuse Expert and other AI agents. Docs |
Available during beta of Insights Mode | Available during beta of Insights Mode | ✓ | Available during beta of Insights Mode | Available during beta of Insights Mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Node-RED Hosting
FlowFuse hosts and manages Node-RED instances at any scale. |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Hosted Instances
Run Node-RED instances managed and hosted by FlowFuse. |
✓
Starts with 2 hosted instances, 2 remote instances. Upgrades available up to 3 hosted / 3 remote instances. |
✓
Starts with 5, shared with edge device count |
✓
Starts with 20, shared with edge device count |
5
Includes 5 hosted instances, shared with edge device count |
✓
Includes 10 hosted instances, shared with edge device count |
✓
Starts with 20, shared with edge device count |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
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Edge Devices
Connect and manage edge devices running Node-RED at the network edge. |
✓
Includes 5 edge devices |
✓
Starts with 5, shared with hosted instance count |
✓
Starts with 20, shared with hosted instance count |
5
Includes 5 edge devices, shared with hosted instance count |
✓
Shared with hosted instance count |
✓
Starts with 20, shared with hosted instance count |
✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – |
| Installation Support | N/A | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Enterprise Support | N/A | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Dedicated Success Management | N/A | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
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Custom Hostnames
Access your Node-RED application via your own domain name. |
– | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Persistent Files
Store files persistently on the local file system of your Node-RED instance across restarts and upgrades. |
1 GB | 10 GB | 100 GB | N/A | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ||
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Persistent Context
In-memory values defined in a Node-RED flow persist across project restarts and upgrades. |
10 MB | 100 MB | 1 GB | N/A | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ||
| Live Chat Support | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Workflow Executions | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
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MQTT Broker
Manage and create MQTT clients to transport data for efficient messaging and communication within your applications. |
– |
✓
Includes 5 clients. Additional clients can be purchased. |
✓
Includes 20 clients. Additional clients can be purchased. |
– | – |
✓
Includes 20 clients. Additional clients can be purchased. |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
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Device Fleet Updates
Connect to edge devices to quickly assess and update logic. Debug one device and roll out improvements to your fleet in minutes, securely without requiring full device access for your whole organisation. |
– | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – |
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Volume Pricing
Customised volume discounts for use cases requiring hundreds or thousands of Node-RED instances. Docs |
– | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Edge Development
Connect to an edge device and develop your Node-RED flows directly on the device. |
– | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – |
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DevOps Pipelines
Set up different environments for development, testing, and production Node-RED instances to support a full software delivery lifecycle. |
– | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
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Seamless Data Stream
FlowFuse Project Nodes enable the passing of data and messages between your Node-RED projects. Docs |
– | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private NPM Registry | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
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Device Group Management
Logically group devices assigned to an application and integrate device groups into your DevOps Pipeline for coordinated fleet updates. |
– | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – |
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Git Integration
Back up your flows to a remote Git repository through a DevOps Pipeline. |
– | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – |
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High Availability
Leverage horizontal scaling for reliable and scalable processing of your data through Node-RED. |
– | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
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Performance Monitoring
Monitor CPU and memory usage at the team level and instance level. |
– | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
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FlowFuse Tables
Integrated database feature for storing, reading, writing, and querying data within FlowFuse. |
– | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ |
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Audit Log
Keep track of everything going on in your Node-RED instances and FlowFuse. Audit Logs provide details on what actions have taken place, when they happened, and who did them. |
– | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – |
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Role-Based Access Control
Intuitive team management tooling makes it easy to control who has access to what across your FlowFuse organisation. |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
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Endpoint Security
Secure HTTP endpoints for hosted Node-RED instances using FlowFuse credentials. |
None, HTTP Basic Auth | None, HTTP Basic Auth, FlowFuse Authentication | None, HTTP Basic Auth, FlowFuse Authentication | None, HTTP Basic Auth | None, HTTP Basic Auth, FlowFuse Authentication | None, HTTP Basic Auth, FlowFuse Authentication | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
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Two-Factor Authentication
Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to your FlowFuse account. Docs |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Certified Nodes
A curated selection of certified Node-RED nodes, enhancing efficiency and security for production deployments. |
– | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – |
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Instance Monitoring
Enable alerts to be sent via email when your Node-RED instances encounter issues. Docs |
– | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
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Single Sign-On (SSO)
Configure FlowFuse to work with your own SSO provider, allowing users to access FlowFuse with a single set of login credentials. |
– | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – |
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BAA for HIPAA
FlowFuse can sign a Business Associate Agreement to ensure proper safeguarding of protected health information handled on your behalf. |
– | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Number of Teams
Create multiple teams to organise Node-RED projects across different groups or business units. |
N/A | 5 | Unlimited | Unlimited | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
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Team Members
Invite multiple team members to collaborate on the same Node-RED flows. |
2 | 20 | Unlimited | 5 | 20 | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
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Access to Blueprints
FlowFuse Blueprints simplify Node-RED deployments by offering pre-built, customisable flows for specific use cases. Docs |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
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Node-RED Dashboard
Visualise your data with the powerful and intuitive Node-RED Dashboard. Docs |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
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Personalised Multi-User Dashboards
Build applications that provide unique data to each logged-in user using personalised multi-user dashboards. Docs |
– | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
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Team Library
Set up standard nodes and flows that can be shared with all team members across your organisation. |
N/A | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ||