I started using it because its visual and makes more sense to me. I have kept using it for multiple reasons:
- I have multiple hubs with Zigbee devices on one, Zwave devices on another, and all Wifi/community integrations on a third. Node Red allows me to use devices in automations from all without relying on HubConnect or the new Hub Mesh.
- There are ways to control devices not natively supported on HE
- Easy to duplicate or share rules. This was especially helpful when creating flows for my Pico remotes. After making the 1st, it was easy to copy and tweak for the rest of my Picos.
- Not reliant on any one system or hub if I decide to move to another in the future.
- Removes some load from hubs
There is a great thread going but it is over 4k posts and is a lot of information to take in:
