Microsoft Azure IoT Hub vs. ThingsBoard

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure IoT Hub
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft'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
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 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
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Microsoft Azure IoT HubThingsBoard
Features
Microsoft Azure IoT HubThingsBoard
Internet of Things
Comparison of Internet of Things features of Product A and Product B
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
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Microsoft Azure IoT HubThingsBoard
Small Businesses
AWS IoT Core
AWS IoT Core
Score 9.9 out of 10
Portainer
Portainer
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies

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Enterprises
AWS IoT Core
AWS IoT Core
Score 9.9 out of 10

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User Ratings
Microsoft 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
Microsoft 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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