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Node REDvsFerrite Telegram Server

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

Node REDFerrite Telegram Server
Score81/10039/100
Rank in category#1 of 26 in Automation#88 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars23 791177
Stars, last 30 days+106+0
Stable releases, 12 months210
Latest release4.1.17 · 21 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageJavaScriptC#

Which one should you pick?

Node RED scores 81/100 against 39/100 for Ferrite Telegram Server, so it is the safer default.

Node RED ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Ferrite Telegram Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Node RED is easier to run; Ferrite Telegram Server needs more configuration.

Node RED is growing faster right now (+106 stars in 30 days).

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