FlowForge
Deploy Node-RED applications in a reliable, scalable and secure manner. The FlowForge platform provides DevOps capabilities for Node-RED development teams.
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Still maintained? Yes: 519 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.2.0 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Internet of Things (IoT): Home Assistant Cloud alternatives, Nest alternatives.
At a glance
FlowForge quick facts
- Health score
- 90/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 400
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v3.2.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "FlowFuse is the fastest, most secure platform for building and operating industrial applications at scale, powered by Node-RED and enhanced with AI assistance. Node-RED offers an intuitive, low-code environment ideal for connecting hardware, APIs, and industrial systems. FlowFuse extends this foundation with AI-accelerated development, team collaboration, remote deployment management, and integrated DevOps pipelines—enabling industrial teams to unify IT and OT, innovate rapidly, and maintain enterprise-grade security and governance."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
FlowForge scores 90/100, #8 of 20 in Internet of Things (IoT): 519 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.2.0, 8 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 400 stars add 10.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 9.6 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
519 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v3.2.0 released 8 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 10.4 / 20
400 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 519
- Last 90 days
- 3,531
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #8 of 20 tools in Internet of Things (IoT) by health , between Gladys (#7) and FMD Server (#9) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Nodejs, Docker, K8S |
| Latest release | v3.2.0 · 8 days ago |
| Stars | 400 |
| Open issues | 996 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | FlowFuse/flowfuse ↗ |
FlowForge vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with FlowForge (Internet of Things (IoT)), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Assistant | 100 | 92k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Node RED | 98 | 24k | Apache-2.0 | 4 days ago |
| EMQX | 97 | 17k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Thingsboard | 97 | 23k | Apache-2.0 | yesterday |
| evcc | 95 | 7.5k | MIT | yesterday |
| FlowForge (this tool) | 90 | 400 | Apache-2.0 | yesterday |
FlowForge: common questions
Is FlowForge still maintained?
FlowForge had 519 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v3.2.0, is from 8 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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