# Conductor (Orkes) vs Node-RED

| Attribute | Conductor (Orkes) | Node-RED |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 47.9 (60% (medium)) | 46 (12% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A production-grade system that runs AI agents and declarative workflows on a single platform. It allows organizations to build applications where intelligent agents work alongside deterministic processes, providing persistent state management, auditability, and operational controls. It is indexed under Workflow Automation Software.","source":"https://orkes.io/pricing","question":"What is Conductor (Orkes)?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Conductor (Orkes) does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 2 plans (Developer Edition and Enterprise), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://orkes.io/pricing","question":"How much does Conductor (Orkes) cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Conductor (Orkes) supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://orkes.io/pricing","question":"What platforms does Conductor (Orkes) support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Conductor (Orkes) can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://orkes.io/pricing","question":"Can Conductor (Orkes) be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Conductor (Orkes), including Slack, OpenAI, Vertex AI, Hugging Face, Pinecone and Weaviate. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://orkes.io/pricing","question":"What does Conductor (Orkes) integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Conductor (Orkes). Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Conductor (Orkes) not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://orkes.io/security","question":"What security certifications does Conductor (Orkes) have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Conductor (Orkes) is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://orkes.io/pricing","question":"Where is Conductor (Orkes) available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Node-RED is a low-code development environment for creating event-driven applications. It enables users to build flows that collect, transform, and visualize data, suitable for applications ranging from home automation to large-scale industrial systems. It is indexed under Workflow Automation Software.","source":"https://nodered.org","question":"What is Node-RED?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Node-RED supports the web and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://nodered.org","question":"What platforms does Node-RED support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Node-RED can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://nodered.org","question":"Can Node-RED be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source and enterprise workflow automation platform that manages long-running, resilient execution of business processes and integrations with full observability, error handling, and state persistence. Supports LLM-powered AI tasks, native integrations, and human-in-the-loop approvals. | Node-RED enables users to create applications for processing and displaying streaming data through a visual, component-based interface. It supports a wide range of automation scenarios from personal projects to enterprise operations, accessible to users with varying technical backgrounds. |
| integrations.count | 36 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"communication","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"OpenAI","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Vertex AI","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Hugging Face","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Pinecone","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Weaviate","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"vcs","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitLab","native":true,"category":"vcs","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Bitbucket","native":true,"category":"vcs","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Jira","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Stripe","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"SendGrid","native":true,"category":"email","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"HubSpot","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Notion","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Discourse","native":true,"category":"community","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"WordPress","native":true,"category":"cms","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Drive","native":true,"category":"cloud_storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage","native":true,"category":"cloud_storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS S3","native":true,"category":"cloud_storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure Storage","native":true,"category":"cloud_storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Sheets","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Docs","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Slides","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Calendar","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Cloud Functions","native":true,"category":"serverless","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"AWS Lambda","native":true,"category":"serverless","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Azure Functions","native":true,"category":"serverless","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"MySQL","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"PostgreSQL","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"MongoDB","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Redis","native":true,"category":"cache","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Supabase","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"IBM MQ","native":true,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Ollama","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Grok","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Perplexity","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"CommonRoom","native":true,"category":"community","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Tesla Powerwall","native":true,"category":"smart_home","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Amber Electric","native":true,"category":"energy","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"NetZero","native":true,"category":"energy","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Arduino"},{"name":"MQTT"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Developer Edition","summary":"Free for development use","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free Developer Edition available; enterprise pricing by quote","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://orkes.io/blog/tesla-powerwall-amber-negative-pricing-automation","retrievedAt":"2026-09-16T15:30:18.785Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | - |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/5.0.7","date":"2026-09-08T13:35:43Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/5.0.6","date":"2026-09-01T22:31:51Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/5.0.5","date":"2026-09-01T14:12:59Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/4.1.14","date":"2026-09-01T12:55:23Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/5.0.4","date":"2026-07-30T21:50:35Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/5.0.3","date":"2026-07-30T21:34:41Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/5.0.2","date":"2026-07-30T08:56:10Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/4.1.13","date":"2026-07-30T21:57:28Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/4.1.12","date":"2026-07-30T09:29:14Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/5.0.1","date":"2026-07-01T14:51:32Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/5.0.0","date":"2026-06-09T09:06:58Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/4.1.11","date":"2026-06-04T09:52:07Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/4.1.10","date":"2026-05-08T12:40:05Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/4.1.9","date":"2026-05-06T10:14:39Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/5.0.0-beta.6","date":"2026-04-30T15:48:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"5.0.0-beta.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/5.0.0-beta.5","date":"2026-04-16T15:25:57Z","type":"prerelease","version":"5.0.0-beta.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/4.1.8","date":"2026-03-24T11:35:37Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/5.0.0-beta.4","date":"2026-03-17T13:02:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"5.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/4.1.7","date":"2026-03-06T12:59:58Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/5.0.0-beta.3","date":"2026-03-05T11:05:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"5.0.0-beta.3"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://orkes.io/security | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40node-red%2Fnodes&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:33:53.503Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*