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Google Cloud IoT vs. ThingsBoard

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Cloud IoT
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
The Google Cloud IoT Core is a fully managed service that allows you to easily and securely connect, manage, and ingest data from millions of globally dispersed devices. Cloud IoT Core, in combination with other services on Cloud IoT platform, provides a complete solution for collecting, processing, analyzing, and visualizing IoT data in real time to support improved operational efficiency.N/A
ThingsBoard
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
ThingsBoard 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
Pricing
Google Cloud IoTThingsBoard
Editions & Modules
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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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google Cloud IoTThingsBoard
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Google Cloud IoTThingsBoard
Internet of Things
Comparison of Internet of Things features of Product A and Product B
Google Cloud IoT
6.9
2 Ratings
14% below category average
ThingsBoard
-
Ratings
IoT Device Management5.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Device Security9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
IoT Data Management7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
IoT Analytics7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
IoT Integration5.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Google Cloud IoTThingsBoard
Small Businesses
AWS IoT Core
AWS IoT Core
Score 7.5 out of 10
Portainer
Portainer
Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies

No answers on this topic

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Enterprises
AWS IoT Core
AWS IoT Core
Score 7.5 out of 10

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User Ratings
Google Cloud IoTThingsBoard
Likelihood to Recommend
6.3
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google Cloud IoTThingsBoard
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
I consider myself very techy and found Google Cloud IoT platform very challenging to manage. The lack of tutorials and discussions to understand how each section works is very challenging. I specifically made a connection after several hours to Google Nest to third-party integration, Home Assistant. Shortly after Google Cloud upgraded to a new version breaking the connection. This was extremely frustrating. No service should take several hours to figure out, in my opinion, if it does, the platform is doing a poor job of making it easy. I'm personally very discouraged any time I ever have to use this platform. It's very hard to find answers.
Jeffrey Lange | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jeffrey Lange
PHP Web Developer and Linux Server Administrator
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Open Source
Immediate installation on cloud VM
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Process Engineer
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Pros
Google
  • Integration with different brands of microcontrollers including the one currently used by Espresiff.
  • The platform is very robust and secure.
Jose Perri | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jose Perri
Director of Engineering and Product Development
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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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Cons
Google
  • Not beginner friendly.
  • Needs more tutorials and walk throughs on how to get started.
  • Very complicated and unless you know what you are doing you will be lost.
  • Lack of material found on how to do each section / services.
Jeffrey Lange | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jeffrey Lange
PHP Web Developer and Linux Server Administrator
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Open Source
  • MicroPython Library not yet available for downlink DATA
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Process Engineer
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Implementation Rating
Google
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Open Source
near to Zero Conf
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Alternatives Considered
Google
Although comparisons are hateful, even more so when we are talking about leading brands where the quality of their services are indisputable, the general environment of Google was more familiar to me since I use, for example, Google Firebase on a daily basis, where part of the concepts are similar, without Without a doubt, AWS services are excellent, but it was easier for me to go through the functions of Google Cloud IoT.
Jose Perri | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jose Perri
Director of Engineering and Product Development
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Open Source
AWS -> too loud :)
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Process Engineer
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Return on Investment
Google
  • The amount of hours to get things integrated is negative.
  • The amount of hours researching how to get devices integrated is negative.
  • Overall the amount of time and effort getting things working has been a negative experience.
Jeffrey Lange | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jeffrey Lange
PHP Web Developer and Linux Server Administrator
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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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Process Engineer
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