See every step. Control every run.
F-Pulse is the open-source pipeline platform for solo developers. Design visually, preview data at every node, debug without guessing. Add team governance with F-Pulse+ for team governance and encrypted execution.
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| 1 | Sarah Chen | s.chen@acme.co | active | 2h ago |
| 2 | Marcus Reid | m.reid@corp.io | active | 5m ago |
| 3 | Anika Patel | a.patel@tech.co | idle | 1d ago |
Full visibility. Full control.
Visual builder, live data preview, 37 connectors, scheduling, AI assistant — all open source, all free.
Visual Pipeline Builder
Drag-and-drop workflow canvas. Connect sources, transforms, and destinations with a schema-aware expression editor.
37 Connectors + AI Authoring
Databases, APIs, cloud storage, streaming, plus a one-paste OpenAPI → manifest generator for any API we don't ship.
SQL Transforms
Full expression editor with schema awareness, auto-complete, and AI-assisted SQL generation.
Smart Scheduling
Cron-based with dependency awareness. Backfill, retry policies, and SLA monitoring out of the box.
Live Monitoring
Live execution status, run history, data quality metrics, and alerting.
Built-in AI Assistant
Local-first via Ollama, cloud-optional. Generates SQL, explains failures, drafts pipelines from natural language.
Production execution control with F-Pulse+
Control who runs what, where, and when. AES-256 encrypted credentials, 5-tier RBAC, approval gates, audit trail, IP restriction, and session governance.
Prod Deployment
Promote pipelines from dev to production with environment-aware execution policies.
Credential Encryption
AES-256 encrypted secrets at rest with PBKDF2 key derivation. Secure API keys and credentials.
Audit Trail & MoM
Two-tier audit storage (hot + cold snapshots), auto-retention, and Minutes of Meeting reports.
Admin Dashboard
4-tab admin: Users, License, Audit (4 sub-tabs), and Security settings in one place.
5-Tier RBAC
Super Admin, Admin, Lead, Developer, Viewer roles with per-environment permission matrix.
Session Intelligence
Concurrent session control, multi-IP detection, force-logout, and 8-hour session timeout.
IP Restriction
CIDR and wildcard IP ranges. Restrict production access to trusted networks only.
License & Seat Management
HMAC-signed license with machine binding. Seat limits block registration when cap is reached.
F-Pulse vs F-Pulse+
Stop guessing. See everything.
Every pipeline run is fully visible. Preview data at each node, control retries, approve promotions.
Live Node Preview
Click any node mid-run. See the actual data flowing through it — Table, Schema, or JSON view.
Execution Queue
Worker pools with P1-P5 priority. Control which pipelines run first when resources are constrained.
Retry with Visibility
Failed step? See exactly what data caused the failure. One-click retry from the failed node, not the beginning.
Approval Gates
Require approval before promoting to production. Dev builds, lead reviews, admin approves. (F-Pulse+)
From idea to production in three steps
Design
Drag sources, transforms, and destinations onto the canvas. Use templates to start fast.
Run Locally
Run pipelines on your laptop, inspect outputs, debug with real data. Schedule, monitor, ship.
Add a Team
Move to F-Pulse+ when you need governance. Encrypted credentials, 5-tier RBAC, audit trail, and security controls.
What developers build with F-Pulse
Real workflows running on F-Pulse today, built by solo developers on their own machines.
Postgres → Snowflake CDC
Stream changes from operational Postgres into a Snowflake warehouse with schema drift handling and automatic backfill on first run.
API → Lakehouse Ingest
Pull from Stripe, HubSpot, Shopify, and other SaaS APIs into S3 or MinIO as Parquet, partitioned by ingest date.
Bronze → Silver → Gold ETL
Medallion architecture template: raw landing, cleaned/typed silver, business-ready gold marts. Run on a schedule or trigger.
Reverse ETL to SaaS
Push warehouse-modeled customer attributes back into Salesforce, HubSpot, or Intercom so sales and marketing see the same numbers.
Data Quality Gates
Run row-count checks, null-rate thresholds, and uniqueness assertions between pipeline stages. Fail loudly, retry safely.
Scheduled Reports
Build a daily report query, render to CSV/Parquet, drop in S3, and notify Slack — without writing a single line of orchestrator code.
Common questions
Is F-Pulse really free?
Yes. F-Pulse is open source under Apache 2.0. Self-host it, fork it, modify it, ship it. There is no telemetry-on-by-default, no usage caps, and no feature gating. F-Pulse+ is a separate paid tier for teams — it adds encryption, RBAC, audit, Python transforms, and admin controls. F-Pulse alone is fully usable for solo developers forever.
When should I upgrade from F-Pulse to F-Pulse+?
Upgrade when more than one person needs role-based access, when you need encrypted credential storage, when you need an audit trail for compliance, when you need Python transforms, or when you need IP restrictions and session controls. If you're a solo developer running on your laptop, F-Pulse alone is the full product.
How does F-Pulse compare to other pipeline tools?
F-Pulse is visual-first. You build pipelines on a drag-and-drop canvas with a schema-aware expression editor instead of writing Python DAGs. It's faster to start with for SQL-first developers; code-first tools give you more flexibility for purely programmatic workflows. See the compare page for a side-by-side breakdown.
What connectors does F-Pulse support?
37 first-party connectors covering databases (Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis), warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks), object storage (S3, GCS, Azure Blob, MinIO), streaming (Kafka, Redpanda), common SaaS APIs via REST framework, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, Chroma, pgvector), and CDC via Debezium. See the full list on the connectors page.
What if you don't ship the connector I need?
Open AI-Hub → Author Connector. Paste an OpenAPI spec URL or a few sample API responses; the deterministic generator builds a v2 manifest skeleton (auth, pagination, schema, primary key, incremental field) in under 90 seconds. Output runs through the F0.1 validator before you save. Works for any REST API.
Can I run F-Pulse on Kubernetes?
Yes. The Docker Compose stack is the fastest way to get started, but every service is a standard container. A Helm chart for Kubernetes deployment is included with F-Pulse+.
How do I install F-Pulse?
The fastest path is Docker: clone the repo, run docker compose up -d, and the full stack (engine, UI, Postgres, Redis) is up in under two minutes. A native desktop installer for Windows and macOS is in the works.
Get F-Pulse Free
Open source. Choose your platform.
Docker
Recommended. Single command.
docker compose up -dWindows / macOS
Desktop installer.
Coming soonSource
Clone and build.
git clone & npm installSee it work. Control the run.
Start free with F-Pulse. Control production with F-Pulse+. Scale to D-Pulse for enterprise.