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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)

    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

    Pricing
    Azure IoT HubThingsBoard
    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
    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
    Azure IoT HubThingsBoard
    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
    Azure IoT HubThingsBoard
    Internet of Things
    Comparison of Internet of Things features of Microsoft Azure IoT Hub and ThingsBoard
    Feature
    Microsoft Azure IoT Hub
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    ThingsBoard
    -
    Ratings
    IoT Device Management9.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device Security9.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Data Management9.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Analytics6.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Integration8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Azure IoT HubThingsBoard
    Small Businesses
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
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    Enterprises
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Azure IoT HubThingsBoard
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure IoT HubThingsBoard
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    Immediate installation on cloud VM
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Massive registration and deployment of new devices.
    • Easy integration with other Azure services.
    • Handling security if devices.
    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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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Hardware and embedded integration could improve or be at parity with competitor.
    • Pricing model not as flexible as competitor.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    • MicroPython Library not yet available for downlink DATA
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Open Source
    near to Zero Conf
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    We require Azure integration, data security and simple development. IoT Hub ticked all those boxes.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    AWS -> too loud :)
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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.
    Incentivized
    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
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