Tiers
flowctl ships as two binaries. The Community binary is free. The Pro binary adds write operations and the local editor.
Community (Free)
Section titled “Community (Free)”Everything you need to read, export, and validate flows.
- Read any flow in any format (text, tree, yaml)
- Export to YAML for version control
- Validate YAML offline
- 18 sample flows to learn from
- OAuth2 + Basic Auth
--output jsonfor scriptingflowctl --initfor scaffolding new flows
Binary size: ~10MB. Works on macOS, Linux, Windows.
Pro (€49/month)
Section titled “Pro (€49/month)”Adds write operations for managing flows as code.
- Create flows from YAML (
flowctl --create) - Update existing flows (
flowctl --update) - Structural diff preview (
--dry-run) - Local YAML editor (
flowctl --serve :3000)
Binary size: ~18MB (includes embedded editor).
Hosted Server
Section titled “Hosted Server”The hosted version at flowctl.sh adds the full web UI and API. This is not distributed as a binary — it runs on our infrastructure.
- API with interactive documentation
- Web UI with flows browser
- Live progress updates during operations
Comparison
Section titled “Comparison”| Feature | Community | Pro | Hosted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read flows | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export YAML | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Validate | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| JSON output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Create flows | — | Yes | Yes |
| Update flows | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dry run preview | — | Yes | Yes |
| Local editor | — | Yes | — |
| API access | — | — | Yes |
| Web UI | — | — | Yes |
| Live progress | — | — | Yes |
Visit flowctl.sh/pricing for current pricing and to start a 14-day trial.