Comparison

Ignition by Inductive Automation vs Node-RED

No leader: the top candidate Node-RED has only 0.12 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Ignition by Inductive Automation32
Node-RED37
Score
Vioscale score
Ignition by Inductive Automation32 / 100low · 29%
Node-RED37 / 100low · 12%
Pricing
Free tier
Ignition by Inductive Automation
Node-RED
Model
Ignition by Inductive Automationfreemium
Node-RED
Price level
Ignition by Inductive Automationhigh
Node-RED
Starting price
Ignition by Inductive Automation$3,200
Node-RED
Transparent
Ignition by Inductive Automation
Node-RED
Integrations
Count
Ignition by Inductive Automation1
Node-RED2
Reliability
Status page
Ignition by Inductive Automation
Node-RED
Market
Availability
Ignition by Inductive AutomationAvailable worldwide · Popular in US
Node-RED

What each one is

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

Ignition by Inductive Automation

A flexible platform that centralizes industrial operational data and enables rapid development of custom automation applications deployable to devices at any scale, from single installations to enterprise systems.

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.

Ignition by Inductive Automation

from $3200Perpetual licenceFree tier

Alarm Management Suite $3,200 (billing period not specified). Free trial available (2-hour timeout, resettable).

  • Alarm Management Suite$3200 one-time
    • Alarm notification with pipeline builder
    • Email notifications and roster management
    • Twilio SMS integration
    • Voice notifications with text-to-speech
    • Unlimited clients, tags, and connections
    • +1 more
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
Ignition by Inductive Automation
Node-RED
Android
Ignition by Inductive Automation
Node-RED
macOS
Ignition by Inductive Automation
Node-RED
Windows
Ignition by Inductive Automation
Node-RED
Linux
Ignition by Inductive Automation
Node-RED
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Ignition by Inductive Automation
Node-RED
Self-hosted
Ignition by Inductive Automation
Node-RED

Integrations

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

Ignition by Inductive Automation

1 total
  • Twilio
Independently observed

Node-RED

2 total
  • Arduino
  • MQTT
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.