Comparison

Eclipse Ditto vs Node-RED

On the evidence we track, Eclipse Ditto leads this comparison with a composite score of 52/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Eclipse Ditto52
Node-RED46
Score
vioscaleAI score
Eclipse Ditto52 / 100low · 44%
Node-RED46 / 100low · 12%
Pricing
Model
Eclipse Dittoopen_source
Node-RED
Price level
Eclipse Dittofree
Node-RED
Integrations
Count
Eclipse Ditto6
Node-RED2
Reliability
Status page
Eclipse Ditto
Node-RED
Adoption
Dependent repos
Eclipse Ditto0
Node-RED
Github stars
Eclipse Ditto920
Node-RED
Activity
Commits last 30d
Eclipse Ditto67
Node-RED
Release
Cadence days
Eclipse Ditto10
Node-RED
History
Eclipse Ditto20 items
Node-RED20 items
License
Spdx
Eclipse DittoEPL-2.0
Node-RED
Language
Primary
Eclipse DittoJava
Node-RED
Market
Availability
Node-RED
Content
Faq
Eclipse Ditto6 items
Node-RED3 items

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Eclipse Ditto

Leader

Eclipse Ditto provides a platform for building digital twins of IoT devices with APIs for synchronization, state management distinguishing between reported and desired conditions, and resource-based access controls. It integrates with device connectivity layers and backend systems through multiple protocols and messaging standards.

Independently observed

Node-RED

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Eclipse Ditto

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Node-RED

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Eclipse Ditto
Node-RED
Android
Eclipse Ditto
Node-RED
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Eclipse Ditto
Node-RED
Self-hosted
Eclipse Ditto
Node-RED

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • MQTT

Eclipse Ditto

Leader
6 total - 5 not shared
  • Eclipse Mosquitto
  • Eclipse Hono
  • Apache Kafka
  • AMQP
  • HTTP
Independently observed

Node-RED

2 total - 1 not shared
  • Arduino
Independently observed
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Eclipse Ditto or Node-RED: which one depends on you

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