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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco IoT Operations Dashboard (discontinued)

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ACisco IoT Operations Dashboard was a cloud-based dashboard to deploy, monitor and troubleshoot networking devices and connected equipment. The product line is currently being sunsetted.N/A

    ThingsBoard

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AThingsBoard is an open-source IoT Platform supporting IoT device management, data collection, processing and visualization for connected IoT solutions.

    $10

    per month/up to 30 devices

    Watson IoT Platform

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AThe IBM Watson IoT Platform is an Internet-of-things is a managed cloud-hosted solution supporting device connectivity, control, visualization, and overall device visibility and management. It provides a UI where users can add and manage devices, control access to IoT service, and monitor usage. With its device management service, users can perform device actions like rebooting or updating firmware, receive device diagnostics and metadata, or perform bulk device addition and removal.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco IoT Operations Dashboard (discontinued)ThingsBoardWatson IoT Platform
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud
    $10
    per month/up to 30 devices
    Professional Edition - Maker
    $10
    per month/up to 10 devices
    Self Managed - Maker
    $10
    per month/up to 10 devices
    Self Managed - Prototype
    $99
    per month/up to 100 devices
    Professional Edition - Prototype
    $149
    per month/up to 100 devices
    Trendz Analytics - Prototype
    $175
    per month/up to 200 devices
    Self Managed - Startup
    $199
    per month/up to 500 devices
    Trendz Analytics - Startup
    $200
    per month/up to 500 devices
    Trendz Analytics - Business
    $350
    per month/up to 1,000 devices
    Professional Edition - Startup
    $399
    per month/up to 500 devices
    Self Managed - Perpetual Fallback License
    2,999
    one time purchase
    Community Edition
    Free
    Trendz Analytics - Perpetual Fallback License
    Contact sales team
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco IoT Operations Dashboard (discontinued)ThingsBoardWatson IoT Platform
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco IoT Operations Dashboard (discontinued)ThingsBoardWatson IoT Platform
    Considered Multiple Products
    Cisco
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Cisco IoT Operations Dashboard (discontinued)ThingsBoardWatson IoT Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco IoT Operations Dashboard (discontinued)ThingsBoardWatson IoT Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    The monitor mode is good and easy to use, as well as obtaining the results, they are specific and of great help to maintain the business. As for the collection in real time, it was good since it automated the time that it took before. The only thing I know I'm talking about the price was a little high.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    Immediate installation on cloud VM
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    IBM
    For large companies with large-scale manufacturing, electronics management, and infrastructures that require lots of maintenance, IBM Watson IoT is a must-have. It greatly increases performance, decreases downtime, and is an all-around great management dashboard. This is best for infrastructures that have a larger infrastructures of IoT devices in an enterprise/manufacturing setting, otherwise IBM Watson may not bring many benefits to your team.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Cisco uses a secure templatized configuration.
    • It improves the uptime of your routers and all equipment connected to it.
    • Has real time network device visibility.
    • It's possible to schedule firmware upgrades wirelessly.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    • API integration
    • users management
    • easy to use
    • great UI
    • Easy to upgrade
    • Few configuration task
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    IBM
    • The asset information is available in both static and dynamic format (from thermal images, to OEM data, to time series data). The ability to ingest all the information using a single platform has great value.
    • Another benefit is a seamless integration with Maximo. This has been a challenge with other 3rd party systems available.
    • The experience of IBM Maximo systems updates is positive.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Pricing is a bit high but it is worth it.
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    Open Source
    • MicroPython Library not yet available for downlink DATA
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    IBM
    • Some of the tutorials could use a little more improvement - While there is a considerable amount of documentation, most of the good documentation for Watson IoT we found to be from third-parties.
    • Administration and billing tools could use a bit more improvement - The UI is a bit clunky and poorly-designed here.
    • Be prepared to work with IBM support to get this going - Their turn-around support for inquiries can be lengthy, and setup time may also be quite lengthy because of this.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Open Source
    near to Zero Conf
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    We did tests and as for the previous products there were some bugs so it was discarded and because of them we decided for Cisco that the price is high but it compensates with the network and its operations support that worked well in addition the technical support is fast.
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    Open Source
    AWS -> too loud :)
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    IBM
    Predix has recently launched their Asset Performance management Unified system. I am keen to see how it stacks up against Watson.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Managing several systems with uninterrupted connectivity.
    • Our Customers obtain usage insights of the products they use in real time.
    • An overall secure remote connections.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    • TB CE is real production tool
    • TB CE is quite the same as TB PE so move to PE is easier
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    IBM
    • Positive - This tool greatly increases most company's manufacturing and production efficiency, and the use-cases are extensive. It was a great way of decreasing down-time for us.
    • Negative - Took lots of work and energy to get up and running, we had to rely on IBM support and tutorials many times during this process.
    • Positive - Quite cheap, most of the tiers of pricing cost very little, and it's possible to use Watson IoT for a few months for free to see if it is beneficial for your company.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco IoT Operations Dashboard (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of the IoT Operations Dashboard