Insights Hub vs. ThingWorx

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Insights Hub
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Insights Hub is a cloud-based IoT operating system that connects products, plants, systems, and machines, to harness data with advanced analytics. Insights Hub also gives users access to a growing number of apps and a dynamic development platform as a service (PaaS).N/A
ThingWorx
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
ThingWorx is an IoT and machine-to-machine (M2M) development platform acquired by PTC in 2014 and merged with Axeda Machine Cloud in the same year, to expand PTC's development offerings.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Insights Hub
Chose Insights Hub
The ease of getting started, the ability to scale and the pricing model is a key differentiation for Insights Hub. The solution can be implemented at a much lower cost point to start with making the barrier to entry much smaller. The out of the box apps give customers ready …
Chose Insights Hub
Ability to use the apps straight out of the box rather than having to build and configure out of the box
Much better price point
ThingWorx

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Features
Insights HubThingWorx
Internet of Things
Comparison of Internet of Things features of Product A and Product B
Insights Hub
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Ratings
ThingWorx
7.9
7 Ratings
0% below category average
IoT Device Management00 Ratings8.57 Ratings
Device Security00 Ratings7.97 Ratings
IoT Data Management00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
IoT Analytics00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
IoT Integration00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
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Small Businesses

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AWS IoT Core
AWS IoT Core
Score 7.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series Switches
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Score 8.0 out of 10

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Enterprises

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AWS IoT Core
AWS IoT Core
Score 7.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Insights HubThingWorx
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(4 ratings)
8.7
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Insights HubThingWorx
Likelihood to Recommend
Siemens AG
Great for getting started quickly and only for the tools you use. Scaling up is then fast and there is an extensive range of ready made apps that support industrial use cases. Connectivity to the OT layer for data collection and remote access is simplified and takes away much of the complexity in getting connected and surfacing data from machines or sensors.
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PTC
It is well suited for situations where you require an end-to-end platform for pushing code and managing data and security of the IoT application. However, it is not well suited for the case when you want to scale the app up to many users and this requires more from the part of the product.
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Pros
Siemens AG
  • Easy to get started
  • Good pricing model
  • Ease of use
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PTC
  • Asset Monitoring - quick and easy to deploy, can connect to the plant floor and get real-time data from devices.
  • Analytics - The TWX Analytics extension has a variety of analyses that can be done into any data source input into TWX.
  • Alerts notification - you can program alerts to be sent via email/SMS seamlessly.
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Cons
Siemens AG
  • An overview and drilldown into where attributes are used across the solution, such as in rules, dashboards and apps. This would make it easier to maintain and understand the potential impact of change.
  • Provide more detailed and insightful information when an app has changed so the end user knows what is new or different.
  • Quick and user-friendly app building tools to create user entry forms on dashboards that doesn't require Mendix or VFC.
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PTC
  • Advanced functionality in control and data visualization often requires additional coding from the user.
  • Support and tutorials provided are often lacking in detail or are not readily transferable.
  • Mashup development works poorly on small monitors or laptops.
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Likelihood to Renew
Siemens AG
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PTC
We started more than a year ago and do not plan to replace it
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Support Rating
Siemens AG
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PTC
Experienced and knowledgeable customer support executives, Thingworx is a very large product and contains a myriad of features which is not easy to remember without enough training or hands-on experience
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Alternatives Considered
Siemens AG
Equivalent and/or better.
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PTC
Well-suited - multiple streams from many data sources, highly scalable application scenarios.Good for a quick test of internet of things (IoT) connectivity and for deploying access via the web. Smooth deployment, easy to couple to devices. Easy cooperation with Splunk, which we use also.
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Return on Investment
Siemens AG
  • Not really applicable as we are a reseller
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PTC
  • Good for quick deployment of customer specific control of IoT
  • Good for quick test of IoT platform
  • Difficult to debug complicate system
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