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Comparison

Node-RED vs Temporal

On the evidence we track, Temporal leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Node-RED full profile →Temporal full profile →
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Node-RED46
★Temporal72
Score
vioscaleAI score
Node-RED46 / 100low · 12%
Temporal72 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Node-RED–
Temporal✓
Model
Node-RED–
Temporalfreemium
Price level
Node-RED–
Temporallow
Starting price
Node-RED–
Temporal$0.00
Transparent
Node-RED–
Temporal✓
Integrations
Count
Node-RED2
Temporal3
Security
Disclosure policy
Node-RED–
Temporal✓
Gdpr
Node-RED–
Temporal✓
Hipaa
Node-RED–
Temporal✓
Scorecard
Node-RED–
Temporal5.7
Soc2
Node-RED–
Temporal✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Node-RED–
Temporal99.9
Status page
Node-RED✓
Temporal✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Node-RED–
Temporal30
Github stars
Node-RED–
Temporal23,468
Package downloads weekly
Node-RED–
Temporal8,455,032
Activity
Commits last 30d
Node-RED–
Temporal100
Release
Cadence days
Node-RED–
Temporal3
History
Node-RED20 items
Temporal20 items
License
Spdx
Node-RED–
TemporalMIT
Language
Primary
Node-RED–
TemporalGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Node-RED3 items
Temporal8 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
FeatureNode-REDTemporal
Delivery guarantee-at_least_once
Geo replication-✓
Horizontal scaling-✓
Hosting-both
Managed offering-✓
Message replay-✓
Paradigm-durable_exec
Persistent log-✓
Protocol-gRPC

What each one is

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

Node-RED

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.

Independently observed

Temporal

Leader

A durable execution platform that simplifies building resilient distributed systems by automatically managing workflow state, retries, and recovery. It eliminates the need for custom failure handling, reconciliation logic, and infrastructure like message queues or schedulers.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Node-RED

Pricing not documented yet.

Temporal

Leader
from $0.00/actionUsage-basedFree tier90-day trial

From $0.000025 per action with $0/mo minimum. Free trial available.

  • Paygo with Developer Support$0/mo minimum, $0.000025 per action
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Node-RED✓
Temporal✓
Linux
Node-RED✓
Temporal✗
CLI
Node-RED✓
Temporal✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Node-RED✓
Temporal✓
Self-hosted
Node-RED✓
Temporal✓
On-premise
Node-RED✓
Temporal✗
Hybrid
Node-RED✗
Temporal✓

Integrations

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

Node-RED

2 total
  • Arduino
  • MQTT
Independently observed

Temporal

Leader
7 total
  • Google ADK
  • OpenAI Agents SDK
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS RDS
  • GCP Cloud SQL
  • Vercel's AI SDK
  • Google Agent Development Kit (ADK)
Independently observed
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Node-RED or Temporal: which one depends on you

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