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Feature Set Ratings
Internet of Things

7.9
ThingWorx
79%
Watson IoT Platform
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
ThingWorx ranks higher in 5/5 features
ThingWorx ranks higher in 5/5 features
IoT Device Management

8.4
84%
8 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Device Security

7.9
79%
8 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
IoT Data Management

7.7
77%
7 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
IoT Analytics

7.4
74%
8 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
IoT Integration

8.3
83%
8 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- ThingWorx and Watson IoT Platform are tied in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

8.4
ThingWorx
84%
11 Ratings
8.4
Watson IoT Platform
84%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

10.0
ThingWorx
100%
1 Rating
Watson IoT Platform
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

10.0
ThingWorx
100%
1 Rating
Watson IoT Platform
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
ThingWorx
Thingworx can be used primarily when manual intervention is required to install and develop error-prone products. Basically, it requires less code and is more likely to be used in most IoT projects. It can actually save you a lot of time and money by reducing code, reducing license limits, and reducing staff time. Few IoT projects do not require automation. In this case, many Thingworx modules are not needed.

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Computer & Network Security Company, 501-1000 employeesWatson IoT Platform
For large companies with large-scale manufacturing, electronics management, and infrastructures that require lots of maintenance, IBM Watson IoT is a must-have. It greatly increases performance, decreases downtime, and is an all-around great management dashboard. This is best for infrastructures that have a larger infrastructures of IoT devices in an enterprise/manufacturing setting, otherwise IBM Watson may not bring many benefits to your team.
Code Evangelist
aspace, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees
Pros
ThingWorx
- 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.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 501-1000 employeesWatson IoT Platform
- The asset information is available in both static and dynamic format (from thermal images, to OEM data, to time series data). The ability to ingest all the information using a single platform has great value.
- Another benefit is a seamless integration with Maximo. This has been a challenge with other 3rd party systems available.
- The experience of IBM Maximo systems updates is positive.
Supervisor, Business Transformation
Plains Midstream CanadaOil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
ThingWorx
- The MQTT interface needs improvement, its crashed during development of new entities on a frequent basis.
- The standard time series and trend tools are very basic and dont compare well with Top-end historians but its possible with some relative easy interfacing to use 3rd party applications.
- Care, forethought and experience is required when building complex applications, it's difficult to delete entities once the network becomes large and complex. N+Maintaining synchronicity between multiple dev and productions systems has to be carefully managed.
Managing Director
Aquamatix Ltd.Utilities, 1-10 employees
Watson IoT Platform
- Some of the tutorials could use a little more improvement - While there is a considerable amount of documentation, most of the good documentation for Watson IoT we found to be from third-parties.
- Administration and billing tools could use a bit more improvement - The UI is a bit clunky and poorly-designed here.
- Be prepared to work with IBM support to get this going - Their turn-around support for inquiries can be lengthy, and setup time may also be quite lengthy because of this.
Code Evangelist
aspace, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees
Pricing Details
ThingWorx
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Watson IoT Platform
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
ThingWorx
ThingWorx 10.0
Based on 1 answer
We started more than a year ago and do not plan to replace it
Senior Consultant
A.T. KearneyManagement Consulting, 1001-5000 employees
Watson IoT Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
ThingWorx
ThingWorx 10.0
Based on 1 answer
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
Senior Software Engineer
Accion LabsInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees
Watson IoT Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
ThingWorx
Azure and Oracle IoT and Thingworx all provide very good support and very easy analytics when it comes to data streams. ThingWorx and Azure both have very good security and provide a robust set of capabilities. However, ThingWorx's main advantage is its built-in templates for custom apps that are industry-agnostic unlike many of its peers.

Verified User
Former Employee in Other
Education Management Company, 501-1000 employeesWatson IoT Platform
Predix has recently launched their Asset Performance management Unified system. I am keen to see how it stacks up against Watson.
Supervisor, Business Transformation
Plains Midstream CanadaOil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees
Return on Investment
ThingWorx
- ThingWorx drastically increased our volume of projects in digital solutions, before TWX we used to work on 1/2 projects a year. Now we have around 10 projects running at the same time, that only in my region.
- For customers I noticed an increase in satisfaction when talking about an MES system, TWX does a great job in being a one-stop-shop for all things MES.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 501-1000 employeesWatson IoT Platform
- Positive - This tool greatly increases most company's manufacturing and production efficiency, and the use-cases are extensive. It was a great way of decreasing down-time for us.
- Negative - Took lots of work and energy to get up and running, we had to rely on IBM support and tutorials many times during this process.
- Positive - Quite cheap, most of the tiers of pricing cost very little, and it's possible to use Watson IoT for a few months for free to see if it is beneficial for your company.
Code Evangelist
aspace, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees