Arduino vs. ThingWorx

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Arduino
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Arduino is an open-source hardware and software ecosystem. Providing software tools, hardware platforms and documentation that enables anyone to be creative with technology. Arduino is a popular tool for IoT product development as well as STEM/STEAM education.N/A
ThingWorx
Score 8.2 out of 10
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ThingWorx is an IoT and machine-to-machine (M2M) development platform acquired by PTC in 2014 and merged with Axeda Machine Cloud in the same year, to expand PTC's development offerings.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros

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Features
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Internet of Things
Comparison of Internet of Things features of Product A and Product B
Arduino
4.8
1 Ratings
49% below category average
ThingWorx
7.9
7 Ratings
0% below category average
IoT Device Management5.01 Ratings8.57 Ratings
Device Security5.01 Ratings7.97 Ratings
IoT Data Management6.01 Ratings7.56 Ratings
IoT Analytics3.01 Ratings7.37 Ratings
IoT Integration5.01 Ratings8.17 Ratings
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Small Businesses
AWS IoT Core
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Score 7.6 out of 10
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Score 7.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies

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Enterprises
AWS IoT Core
AWS IoT Core
Score 7.6 out of 10
AWS IoT Core
AWS IoT Core
Score 7.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
ArduinoThingWorx
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ArduinoThingWorx
Likelihood to Recommend
Arduino
Excellent for teaching - learning and small projects of automation, robotics, domotics in industry.It has a large development community and being a free software is widely recognized and is constantly evolving.Not very suitable for scenarios where wifi connectivity is needed, in order to make use of it, it is necessary to purchase additional products.
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PTC
It is well suited for situations where you require an end-to-end platform for pushing code and managing data and security of the IoT application. However, it is not well suited for the case when you want to scale the app up to many users and this requires more from the part of the product.
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Pros
Arduino
  • Easy interfacing with other microcontrollers
  • Your IDE is versatile for programming other types of microcontrollers.
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PTC
  • Asset Monitoring - quick and easy to deploy, can connect to the plant floor and get real-time data from devices.
  • Analytics - The TWX Analytics extension has a variety of analyses that can be done into any data source input into TWX.
  • Alerts notification - you can program alerts to be sent via email/SMS seamlessly.
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Cons
Arduino
  • Arduino should implement wifi communication on most of its development boards.
  • Extend your protection against electromagnetic noise
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PTC
  • Advanced functionality in control and data visualization often requires additional coding from the user.
  • Support and tutorials provided are often lacking in detail or are not readily transferable.
  • Mashup development works poorly on small monitors or laptops.
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Likelihood to Renew
Arduino
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PTC
We started more than a year ago and do not plan to replace it
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Support Rating
Arduino
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PTC
Experienced and knowledgeable customer support executives, Thingworx is a very large product and contains a myriad of features which is not easy to remember without enough training or hands-on experience
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Alternatives Considered
Arduino
Arduino has its own IDE which allows the programming of its development kits to be done quickly and easily, compared to others.
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PTC
Well-suited - multiple streams from many data sources, highly scalable application scenarios.Good for a quick test of internet of things (IoT) connectivity and for deploying access via the web. Smooth deployment, easy to couple to devices. Easy cooperation with Splunk, which we use also.
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Return on Investment
Arduino
  • Positive impact on teaching processes, students find their development cards attractive.
  • In projects where fast implementation is necessary, it is the best option.
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PTC
  • Good for quick deployment of customer specific control of IoT
  • Good for quick test of IoT platform
  • Difficult to debug complicate system
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