Microsoft Azure IoT Edge vs. ThingsBoard

Microsoft Azure IoT Edge

ThingsBoard

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Azure IoT Edge	Score 8.4 out of 10	N/A	Azure IoT Edge is a fully managed service built on Azure IoT Hub. Users can deploy cloud workloads—artificial intelligence, Azure and third-party services, or business logic—to run on Internet of Things (IoT) edge devices via standard containers. The vendor states that by moving certain workloads to the edge of the network, devices spend less time communicating with the cloud, react more quickly to local changes, and operate reliably even in extended offline periods.	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

Microsoft Azure IoT Edge

ThingsBoard

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

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Azure IoT Edge	ThingsBoard
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Microsoft Azure IoT Edge	ThingsBoard
Top Pros	Pro Mission critical Pro Business solutions Pro Video conferencing	No answers on this topic
Top Cons	Minus Technical support Minus Latency issues Minus Built in functionality	No answers on this topic

Features

Microsoft Azure IoT Edge

ThingsBoard

Internet of Things

Comparison of Internet of Things features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Azure IoT Edge 9.2 3 Ratings 15% above category average	ThingsBoard - Ratings
IoT Device Management	9.93 Ratings	00 Ratings
Device Security	9.93 Ratings	00 Ratings
IoT Data Management	9.93 Ratings	00 Ratings
IoT Analytics	8.03 Ratings	00 Ratings
IoT Integration	8.13 Ratings	00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Microsoft Azure IoT Edge	ThingsBoard
Small Businesses	AWS IoT Core Score 7.6 out of 10	Portainer Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
Enterprises	AWS IoT Core Score 7.6 out of 10	No answers on this topic
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Microsoft Azure IoT Edge	ThingsBoard
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (3 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
	Microsoft Azure IoT Edge	ThingsBoard
Likelihood to Recommend	Microsoft Deployment of mission critical business support solutions particularly those that support virtual learning and video conferencing environments. This is because they help organisations such as the university to effectively transition to a digitally compliant organisation. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Open Source Immediate installation on cloud VM FS f.sauve sauvé Process Engineer Read full review
Pros	Microsoft It works even if there is no internet at client location. It will record all the generated data and only send them to cloud storage when there is internet connection. It allows you to bring cloud functionality down to Edge location in the form of docker container. It also supports two way communication from device to cloud and vice-versa. Incentivized Rishabh Khanna Software Engineer Read full review	Open Source API integration users management easy to use great UI Easy to upgrade Few configuration task FS f.sauve sauvé Process Engineer Read full review
Cons	Microsoft Microsoft Azure IoT Edge must support more Azure services for Edge computing. Like stream analytics integration with Microsoft Azure IoT Edge. Other services also should be integrated with Microsoft Azure IoT Edge for alerts and notifications. Buffering issue needs to be resolved. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Open Source MicroPython Library not yet available for downlink DATA FS f.sauve sauvé Process Engineer Read full review
Implementation Rating	Microsoft No answers on this topic	Open Source near to Zero Conf FS f.sauve sauvé Process Engineer Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Microsoft In terms of creating a smart digital workplace, in terms of being granular in enterprise security, provides a modernised experience, high quality data analysis at the edge of computing, while providing efficient mobility and workplace services. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Open Source AWS -> too loud :) FS f.sauve sauvé Process Engineer Read full review
Return on Investment	Microsoft ROI was high, as we were able to impress our clients with POC of Microsoft Azure IoT Edge with our IoT based ERP product. We were able to perform our POC for almost free, as there no charges for Azure IoT Edge, only minimal charges for storage. Incentivized Rishabh Khanna Software Engineer Read full review	Open Source TB CE is real production tool TB CE is quite the same as TB PE so move to PE is easier FS f.sauve sauvé Process Engineer Read full review
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