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Node REDvsTryton

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

Node REDTryton
Score81/10068/100
Rank in category#1 of 26 in Automation#3 of 14 in ERP
GitHub stars23 791—
Stars, last 30 days+109—
Stable releases, 12 months210
Latest release4.1.17 · 21 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
Main languageJavaScript—

Which one should you pick?

Node RED scores 81/100 against 68/100 for Tryton, so it is the safer default.

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

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

Node RED is growing faster right now (+109 stars in 30 days).

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