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!

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 package 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:

Device Fleet Updates
Device Group Management
Certified Nodes: OT
Blueprints - OT APPS
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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
See all

Fleet

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:

Remote Device and Instance Management
Device Fleet Updates
Snapshot & Rollback
Live Monitoring
MQTT Broker
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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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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
Scale
Device Fleet Updates
Device Group Management
Git Integration
High Availability
Secure


BAA for HIPAA
Collaborate
Blueprints - OT APPS
Blueprints - IT APPS
Other (feature-flagged)
Protected Instances

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
Scale
Device Fleet Updates
Device Group Management
Git Integration
High Availability
Secure
BAA for HIPAA
Collaborate
Blueprints - OT APPS
Blueprints - IT APPS
Other (feature-flagged)
Protected Instances
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
Scale
Device Fleet Updates
Device Group Management
Git Integration
High Availability
Secure
BAA for HIPAA
Collaborate
Blueprints - OT APPS
Blueprints - IT APPS
Other (feature-flagged)
Protected Instances
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
Scale
Device Fleet Updates
Device Group Management
Git Integration
High Availability
Secure
BAA for HIPAA
Collaborate
Blueprints - OT APPS
Blueprints - IT APPS
Other (feature-flagged)
Protected Instances

FlowFuse Core Features

Included in every FlowFuse plan

Empower

FlowFuse Expert (AI)
Node-RED MCP Servers

Manage

Node-RED Hosting
Hosted Instances
Edge Devices
Snapshots
Auto Snapshot (Remote)
Auto Snapshot (Hosted)
Installation Support
Live Chat Support
Enterprise Support
Custom Hostnames
Persistent Files
Persistent Context
Unlimited Workflow Executions

Scale

MQTT Broker
Edge Development (remote editor proxy)
DevOps Pipelines
Private NPM Registry
Performance Monitoring
FlowFuse Tables

Secure

Audit Log
Role-Based Access Control
Application-Level RBAC
Endpoint Security
Two-Factor Authentication
Instance Monitoring
Single Sign-On (SSO)

Collaborate

Team Members
Blueprints - Converge
Personalised Multi-User Dashboards
Team Library

Other (feature-flagged)

Project Nodes aka seamless project comms
Email Alerts
API/Debug Length Limit
Static Assets
Bill of Materials
Version History Timeline

FlowFuse Pricing

Choose the package that fits your team

Certified Nodes you can trust in production

FlowFuse Comparison

FlowFuse Core Features

Included in every FlowFuse plan

Empower

Manage

Scale

Secure

Collaborate

Other (feature-flagged)

Frequently Asked Questions