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Our Open Source offering is a tier, not our competition
More than once we’ve been in discussion with prospective customers on what tier is the right tier for their current Node-RED adoption. The question is likely to come up "Why wouldn't we just use the open source version of FlowFuse?". The implicit discussion created is one that is alike the question: “Why wouldn’t we go with your competition?”. For FlowFuse, and most other open-core companies like us, the open licensed and free to use core is tier, not competition.
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FlowForge is now FlowFuse
We are happy to announce that FlowForge is changing its name to FlowFuse. Changing our corporate identity wasn’t our top... -
Dashboard 2.0 - Community Update
Welcome to the latest Node-RED Dashboard 2.0 update. We've added lots of new widgets, cleaned up compatibility issues alongside Dashboard... -
Why the Automation Pyramid blocks digital transformation - The Role of Unified Namespace
A few years ago, I wrote an article, in German, detailing my understanding of how the Automation Pyramid, a widely... -
Community News August 2023
Welcome to the FlowFuse newsletter for August 2023, a monthly roundup of what’s been happening with FlowFuse and the wider... -
FlowFuse 1.10 Release Now Available
FlowFuse 1.10 release includes improvements to device management and importing environment variable templates. -
How to Build an OPC UA Client Dashboard in Node-RED - Part 3 (2026)
This article is the third and final part of our OPC UA content series. In the first article, we cover... -
First Pre-Alpha Release of the new Node-RED Dashboard
Just weeks ago, we at FlowFuse announced our plan to develop a successor to the Node-RED Dashboard. Today, we're excited... -
How to add images to Node-RED dashboards when using FlowFuse (2026)
Using images in your Node-RED dashboards can significantly improve your users' experience. The most common method to add images to... -
FlowFuse 1.9.3 and Device Agent 1.9.5 released
FlowFuse and the Device Agent both received updates yesterday that bring improvements to the Device Agent editor experience, making it... -
Creating a Historical Data Dashboard with InfluxDB and Node-RED
Every new dashboard is met with the fast-following request, “can we save this data and somehow look back on it?”... -
How to Deploy a Basic OPC-UA Server in Node-RED - Part 1 (2026)
This article is the first part of a series of OPC-UA content. Here, we will explain some basic concepts... -
Community News July 2023
Welcome to the FlowFuse newsletter for July 2023, a monthly roundup of what’s been happening with FlowFuse and the wider... -
FlowFuse now offers API Documentation with Swagger UI
FlowFuse 1.9 adds new features to make it easier to administer FlowFuse platform deployments, including new API documentation and the... -
The Next Step in Data Visualization - Announcing the Successor to the Node-RED Dashboard
For the past several years, the Node-RED Dashboard has been an indispensable tool for many Node-RED users. It has offered... -
Node-RED as a No-Code EtherNet/IP to S7 Protocol Converter
Frequently in industrial automation, there's a need for two devices that use different protocols to communicate with each other, requiring... -
Introducing the FlowFuse Community Forum
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Community Forum for FlowFuse. A forum dedicated to empowering developers and enthusiasts... -
Community News June 2023
Welcome to the FlowFuse newsletter for June 2023, a monthly roundup of what’s been happening with both FlowFuse and the... -
FlowFuse now offers High Availability Node-RED
FlowFuse 1.8 introduces two key features that allow organizations to reliably deploy Node-RED applications into production. In 1.8, it is...
