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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)

    Workato

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AWorkato is a cloud or on-premise automation and integration platform with enterprise-grade capabilities and no coding required. Workato provides pre-built connectors to integrate with over 300 business applications and enables task automation across apps.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure IoT HubWorkato
    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 HubWorkato
    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 HubWorkato
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Workato
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    57%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    50%
    Delivers good value for the price
    3 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    71%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Azure IoT HubWorkato
    Internet of Things
    Comparison of Internet of Things features of Microsoft Azure IoT Hub and Workato
    Feature
    Microsoft Azure IoT Hub
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Workato
    -
    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
    Cloud Data Integration
    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of Microsoft Azure IoT Hub and Workato
    Feature
    Microsoft Azure IoT Hub
    -
    Ratings
    Workato
    8.0
    38 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pre-built connectors00 Ratings10.038 Ratings
    Connector modification00 Ratings10.036 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration00 Ratings5.034 Ratings
    Data quality services00 Ratings6.031 Ratings
    Data security features00 Ratings9.034 Ratings
    Monitoring console00 Ratings8.038 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Azure IoT HubWorkato
    Small Businesses
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    Make
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    IBM App Connect
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure IoT HubWorkato
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (38 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure IoT HubWorkato
    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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    Workato
    Workato is brilliant to make separate applications work together without much effort or specialists being needed. When specific events on software A should trigger actions on B (or more) and you want that to happen without any development or big budgets, that's where Workato comes into play. It's a great help if you want tasks automated, communications flowing and data synced between different applications.
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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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    Workato
    • The Workato product interface is brilliantly thought through and designed. The learning curve for first timers is easy enough to get started and build useful things, and Workato really shines in their ability to handle complex triggers and interactions. Workato allows people to build software apps so much faster than by coding each functionality.
    • Workato has fantastic documentation, making things accessible without any holes in the product. The product just works, never has any bugs, never lags, and just generally allows us to see and change exactly what we need to.
    • Workato has an absolutely amazing support team. We tried the free version for a while, then realized it was the single most important software tool we have, and we upgraded. The support at the paid tier is A+, seriously the best from any company we've worked with. Feels more like a good friend then a support rep.
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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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    Workato
    • Customer support - responsive, but often not equipped to help efficiently identify root cause of issue. Need to improve escalation to technical resources and turnaround time
    • Recipe organization and sharing. Can be challenging to copy recipes, or grab recipes from publicly available site. There are often dependencies and errors that have vague descriptions.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Workato
    We need to develop Enterprise Application Integrations and Workato was not designed for this
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Workato
    The sheer work Workato eliminates from people's daily jobs is simply a great contribution to people's productivity and a boost to capability. It actually strikes the balance between business and tech teams. It also reduces dependency on developers, and speeds up their delivery too. The only reason it's not a full 10/10 is for the price - it's a bit expensive for what we'd like, and their batch or high data volume processing can be improved.
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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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    Workato
    They employ an extremely knowledgeable team of problem solvers. I've never had a disappointing interaction or one that has left me still searching for answers. I know that when I ask for help, they'll partner with me until we find a solution together
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Workato
    We discovered that we could not use Workato for our more complex, large enterprise integrations. It was useful for simple workflows that matched the prebuilt recipes.
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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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    Workato
    We already used Zapier, but since it doesn't support NetSuite we had to choose another automation platform. Now that we've been using Workato for a few months, we have plans to move the stuff we're going through Zapier to Workato. We set up a trial account with all the other platforms, and they were all more expensive and A LOT more complicated than Workato.
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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
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    Workato
    • As business consultants, Workato has greatly improved our offerings to our clients as well as improved the time frame to implement automated workflows and integrations.
    • For our clients, the return on investment is almost immediate. Once a Workato recipe is up and running (which can be done very fast), data is integrating, duplicate data entry and user errors are eliminated, and cross-company KPI metrics are easier to report than ever.
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