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24 alternatives to Node-RED

An open-source visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Node-RED launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   iotlist▲141

   Discover the internet of things

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Matrix▲214

   Internet of things for everyone

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Particle▲73

   Prototype, scale, and manage your Internet of Things

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Dot▲166

   Intelligent and contextual notifications

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5LM
   LED Me Know: LED Notifications for Tests Using Node and Arduino▲40

   2016 · blog.johnnycopperstone.me · its alternatives →

6. 6SI
   Structure – IoT Developer Platform▲66

   2016 · getstructure.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Node.io▲242

   Understands your vision and delivers a roadmap

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   IoUT▲74

   The Internet of Useless Things

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Trace▲102

   Visualized Node.js monitoring

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Things Gateway▲100

    Crowdsourced global and open Internet of Things data network

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11AM
    Advanced Mathematics Library for Node.js and JavaScript▲123

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Node: Up and Running▲72

    Ebook for building scalable apps with Node

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Puck.js▲103

    The ground-breaking bluetooth beacon

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14NM
    Nodebook – Minimalist Node REPL with Web UI▲69

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15JA
    Joint, a real-time Node.js framework for single page apps▲56

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16WL
    Wio Link – ESP8266 Based Web of Things Hardware Development Platform▲26

    2015 · iot.seeed.cc · its alternatives →

17. 17RA
    Razorframe – A Node.js module for empowering real-time apps at scale▲52

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Waylay▲9

    Visual tool for automating IoT solutions

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SENSORO▲67

    Easily manage and scale IoT sensor network solution.

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Losant▲6

    Build and Visualize Real-time IoT Solutions

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Apitronics▲75

    Nest for Farming

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dweet▲64

    Ridiculously simple messaging for the Internet of Things.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Analyse Asia - 118: The State of Internet of Things in Asia Pacific with Charles Anderson▲54

    Trends on Asian companies & countries on IoT innovation

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24SA
    SpaceMagic, a real-time node.js framework▲29

    2012 · spacemagic.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →