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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure IoT Hub

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's Azure IoT Hub is a managed service for bidirectional communication between IoT devices and Azure. Azure IoT Hub provides a cloud-hosted solution back end to connect virtually any device. Users can extend their solutions from the cloud to the edge with per-device authentication, built-in device management, and scaled provisioning.

    $10

    per month per IoT Hub unit (per month)

    Particle

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AParticle, from Particle Industries in San Francisco, is presented as a developer-trusted IoT platform to gain insights into operations, accelerate productivity, and build new revenue streams. The platform also supports IoT device management, enabling users to monitor IoT products with end-to-end visibility in order to provide oversight and control.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure IoT HubParticle
    Editions & Modules
    B1
    $10
    per month per IoT Hub unit
    S1
    $25
    per month per IoT Hub unit
    B2
    $50
    per month per IoT Hub unit
    S2
    $250
    per month per IoT Hub unit
    B3
    $500
    per month per IoT Hub unit
    S3
    $2500
    per month per IoT Hub unit
    Free
    Free
    per month per IoT Hub unit
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure IoT HubParticle
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Azure IoT HubParticle
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Particle Industries, Inc
    Chose Particle
    I have used other IoT Development Modules like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and others. Most of all starter kit doesn't come with WiFi or Cellular built-in. Arduino is a basic module where you have to add WiFi or Cellular manually in it. Raspberry Pi has WiFi but it cannot be used …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Azure IoT HubParticle
    Internet of Things
    Comparison of Internet of Things features of Microsoft Azure IoT Hub and Particle
    Feature
    Microsoft Azure IoT Hub
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Particle
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    IoT Device Management9.64 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Device Security9.74 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    IoT Data Management9.64 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    IoT Analytics6.14 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    IoT Integration8.34 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Azure IoT HubParticle
    Small Businesses
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Enterprises
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure IoT HubParticle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure IoT HubParticle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    We are using the Azure IOT hub for solving the multitenancy problem within our research project. We are consuming data from various resources and communicating it with different devices on our hybrid cloud. We also use Azure IoT as a bridge between two business Intelligence sources which are really hard to connect devices.
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    Particle Industries, Inc
    We used in mostly all cases in our company. It is best for beginner users and for getting started for IoT Developers. You can give it to any beginner and they can easily learn in just a few minutes. I can say the best product for the starter projects. Everything is just fab!
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Massive registration and deployment of new devices.
    • Easy integration with other Azure services.
    • Handling security if devices.
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    Particle Industries, Inc
    • Particle is simple to use and accessible to any user.
    • The servers housed in the data center allow us to respond to any problem
    • Through the interface the data is analyzed in a very simple way.
    • Ideal interface for the exploitation of our devices, computers and mobile phones.
    • The interface for iOTs allows us to interact with the system in a few steps.
    • It allows, among other things, the display of information calculated from the data collected from different iOTs, in an understandable way.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Hardware and embedded integration could improve or be at parity with competitor.
    • Pricing model not as flexible as competitor.
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    Particle Industries, Inc
    • For Advanced programs, a bit complicated to programme.
    • Pin Limitations (Photon DevKit).
    • Pricing is high compared to others.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    Azure IoT support professionals are strong, and always provide timely responses. Vast documentation and examples are available, plus a network of professionals in the market. It's very comparable to the main competitor offer, and easily integrated into the main Azure product offer. Azure IoT is not a new solution, so it is very mature and support can easily address any day to day or architectural concern you have.
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    Particle Industries, Inc
    Efficient integration of multiple devices very well integrated and with a minimum implementation time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    We require Azure integration, data security and simple development. IoT Hub ticked all those boxes.
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    Particle Industries, Inc
    I have used other IoT Development Modules like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and others. Most of all starter kit doesn't come with WiFi or Cellular built-in. Arduino is a basic module where you have to add WiFi or Cellular manually in it. Raspberry Pi has WiFi but it cannot be used for small or medium use cases, it can be used in advanced and complex systems building and it is costlier.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • As a student, we are using student program subscription which is cheaper than an individual or business subscription.
    • Our school devices our efficiently communicating with each other which has increased the revenue of our school.
    • It provides strong and robust cloud communication within the premises which also helped in increased in the school reputation.
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    Particle Industries, Inc
    • It ensures very good results, with recovery of the investment in a short time.
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