Username: AutomationBuilder
Posted: 5 days ago
Currently using home assistant for my smart home but seeing alot of people use node-red for automations. Is it worth switching or learning? What are the advantages of node-red over HA's built in automation engine? My automations are getting pretty complex and wondering if node-red would make them easier to manage.
Reply by: SmartHomeVet
Node-RED is more flexible and visual which makes complex flows easier to understand. HA automations are fine for simple stuff but once you start adding lots of conditions and logic, node-red is cleaner. The debug tools are also better in node-red. That said, theres a learning curve. You can actually use both together - run node-red alongside HA and use it for the complex automations while keeping simple ones in HA. Thats what i do.
