What's the difference between Edge and Hub?

Edge is a product designed specifically for OT teams and the unique challenges they manage. With Edge, you can connect PLCs, machines, and systems, applying a standardised methodology for deploying automation at scale. This tier comes with everything in the FlowFuse core platform, but also includes support for Device Fleet Updates and Device Group Management. Additionally, this tier includes the OT Certified Nodes collection and deployable OT Application Blueprints. Hub is a product better suited for IT teams moving data between their systems and orchestrating multi-plant installations. For this reason, it includes everything in the FlowFuse core platform, as well as some particularly useful features for this use case. It includes Git Integration, High Availability, BAA for HIPAA, and Protected Instances. It also includes the IT Certified Nodes collection and deployable IT Application Blueprints. For customers requiring something between these two featuresets, please Contact Us so we can help build a tailored solution for your environment!

Can I self-host FlowFuse, or is it cloud only?

Both are available. Edge, Hub, and Fleet can run on FlowFuse Cloud, fully managed by us, or self-hosted on your own infrastructure - on-premise, in your private cloud, or in a fully air-gapped network. Self-hosted installs are supported on Docker and Kubernetes ; see the installation documentation to get started, or Contact Us to discuss a self-hosted deployment for your environment.

How does customer support work for FlowFuse?

FlowFuse provides active support for Certified Nodes and the FlowFuse platform per the SLA . Customers with these features can get support by filing a ticket or via help information in the FlowFuse Support Portal . For general issues related to Node-RED or third party modules, raise issues in the community forum .

How does FlowFuse secure my data?

FlowFuse employs a layered approach to securing customer data. For a fuller understanding of the mechanisms behind this approach, please read our security statement as well as our architecture documentation . FlowFuse secures user access through username/password, SAML-based SSO, or LDAP, with support for multi-factor authentication and automatic session expiry after 14 days. Access is governed by role-based controls within Teams - Owner, Member, Viewer, and Dashboard roles - while platform-wide admin access is tightly restricted (on FlowFuse Cloud, limited to vetted employees on a need-to-have basis). All administrative and team-level actions are captured in audit logs. On FlowFuse Cloud, data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 (PostgreSQL and AWS EFS), stored in the EU (Ireland), and protected in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher terminated at the edge for both HTTP and MQTT traffic. Organizationally, FlowFuse holds SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 certifications (audited by Advantage Partners) and maintains formal information security, acceptable use, and data management policies alongside regular security awareness training. The platform is also built to be GxP validation-ready: features like role-based access control, audit logging, instance versioning and snapshots, infrastructure-as-code, and SSO/LDAP integration align with the traceability and change-control expectations of regulated environments such as FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and EU GMP Annex 11, enabling customers to perform their own validation and supplier qualification.

Does FlowFuse offer annual discounts for FlowFuse Cloud?

Yes, Edge customers receive a free month when paying for a year of FlowFuse in advance. Simply choose yearly billing upon signup, or select it from the Billing area in the app.

Are flat-fee or site-wide licenses available?

It is not possible at this time to purchase an unlimited-use license, but contact us to discuss pricing for your unique use case.

Do you offer discounts for large-scale deployments?

Yes, we provide customized volume discounts for use cases requiring hundreds or thousands of Node-RED instances. Please Contact Us to discuss your specific requirements.

FlowFuse Pricing

Choose the product that fits your team

Whether you’re connecting one plant or standardizing across hundreds of business systems, FlowFuse has a product for you.

Edge

For OT teams

Deploy, manage, and scale industrial applications across your sites with centralized governance and certified industrial connectivity.

Everything in the core FlowFuse platform plus:

Edge Instances
Device Fleet Updates
Device Group Management
Certified Nodes: OT
Blueprints - OT Apps

Hub

For IT teams

Integrate and orchestrate data across enterprise systems, APIs and databases with centralised governance.

Everything in the core FlowFuse platform plus:

Git Integration
High Availability
BAA for HIPAA
Protected Instances
Certified Nodes - IT
Blueprints - IT Apps

Fleet

For large IoT Fleets

Managed Node-RED across a large fleet of distributed devices in the field. Push flows, ship updates, and roll back remotely with fleet-wide visibility.

Everything in the core FlowFuse platform plus:

Edge Devices
Remote Device and Instance Management
Device Fleet Updates
Snapshot & Rollback
Live Monitoring
MQTT Broker

Self-hosted deployments

FlowFuse is available in two ways. Pick the hosting model that fits your environment - and start building immediately.

FlowFuse Cloud

Fully managed and maintained by us. Nothing to install, nothing to patch - start building in minutes.

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Self-hosted / on-premise

Run FlowFuse on your own infrastructure with Docker or Kubernetes - on-premise, in your private cloud, or fully air-gapped. See the installation docs.

Over 36,000 users have trusted FlowFuse

What FlowFuse pays back

Put your team’s numbers in to see what recovered engineering time, faster deployment and avoided downtime are worth against the price of the platform.

Your team

Engineers building & maintaining automationFully-loaded cost per engineer / year

US median for controls engineers is ~$123k base (BLS) — ~$150k+ fully loaded.Working hours per engineer / yearSites / deployments (for your investment)

Running on conservative defaults for reuse, deployment automation and downtime recovery. Open the full ROI calculator to tune every lever and see the research behind it.

Estimated annual recovery

$679,038/ year

Waste elimination · Time recovered finding information$225k

Speed to deploy · Reuse + automated deployment$154k

Fault tolerance · Avoided downtime & idle time$300k

Net savings after your FlowFuse investment$575,000

≈6.4× returnpays for itself in 1–3 months

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Directional estimate for comparison, not a quote. Every input is yours to change.

Want to tune every assumption and see the research behind it? Open the full ROI calculator.

FlowFuse Comparison

	Edge Best Fit For: OT teams connecting PLCs, machines, and systems Businesses standardising and deploying automation across multiple sites Standard deployments across multiple sites. Contact Us	Hub Best Fit For: IT teams moving data between ERPs, databases, and cloud APIs. Complex data sets that need governed integration and orchestration. Custom deployments at the data and orchestration level. Contact Us	Fleet Best Fit For: Blended teams running distributed units - sensor, telemetry, remote sites, etc. Teams who want to scale their remote device collection. Hardware and OEM partners who need governed Node-RED solutions for their products. Contact Us
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Edge
Best Fit For:
- OT teams connecting PLCs, machines, and systems
- Businesses standardising and deploying automation across multiple sites
- Standard deployments across multiple sites.
Contact Us
AI & Automation
Build
Deploy
Operate & Maintain
Unlimited Workflow Executions
Protected Instances
Govern and Secure
Support
Installation Support
Enterprise Support
Hub
Best Fit For:
- IT teams moving data between ERPs, databases, and cloud APIs.
- Complex data sets that need governed integration and orchestration.
- Custom deployments at the data and orchestration level.
Contact Us
AI & Automation
Build
Deploy
Operate & Maintain
Unlimited Workflow Executions
Protected Instances
Govern and Secure
Support
Installation Support
Enterprise Support
Fleet
Best Fit For:
- Blended teams running distributed units - sensor, telemetry, remote sites, etc.
- Teams who want to scale their remote device collection.
- Hardware and OEM partners who need governed Node-RED solutions for their products.
Contact Us
AI & Automation
Build
Deploy
Operate & Maintain
Unlimited Workflow Executions
Protected Instances
Govern and Secure
Support
Installation Support
Enterprise Support

FlowFuse Certified

Certified Nodes you can trust in production

A curated set of connector nodes — maintained, security-patched, and supported by FlowFuse, so a production connection never rests on an unmaintained community package. Hub covers the systems your business runs on; Edge covers the plant floor.

✓Vetted, accountable authors
✓CVEs patched on FlowFuse's timeline
✓Ships with Hub & Edge

5 certified connectors

Move data between the databases, brokers, and APIs your business runs on.

Connectivity & data

Redis

In-memory cache and fast key/value store.

MQTT

Lightweight pub/sub messaging for IoT and event-driven flows.

HTTP Request

Call REST APIs and web services.

AI nodes

LLM-powered flows with Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, and Ollama.

MCP

MCP Server

Turn your flows into a Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can call your logic as tools.

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Built for Enterprise Manufacturing

FlowFuse is SOC 2 Type I and Type II certified, with role-based access control, single sign-on, audit logging, and air-gapped, self-hosted deployment options, built for the security and compliance requirements of large-scale manufacturing organizations.

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SOC 2 Type II

Single Sign-On

Audit Logs

Role-Based Access Control

Air-Gapped / Self-Hosted Deployment

FlowFuse Pricing

Choose the product that fits your team

Self-hosted deployments

FlowFuse Cloud

Self-hosted / on-premise

Over 36,000 users have trusted FlowFuse

What FlowFuse pays back

Your team

FlowFuse Comparison

Certified Nodes you can trust in production

Built for Enterprise Manufacturing

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