AWS IoT Core: A complete and powerful platform for the IoT industry
September 22, 2020
AWS IoT Core: A complete and powerful platform for the IoT industry

Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with AWS IoT Core
AWS IoT is used to develop and prototype IoT devices. Recently, I have been prototyping an IoT device using a Raspberry Pi, and I decided to choose AWS IoT Core for the cloud solution. AWS IoT is used by the engineering department only to prototype and connect IoT devices to cloud solutions and perform analytics on the sensor data generated by IoT devices. By using AWS IoT Core, the business does not have to think about separate analytics software and data storage solution for the data generated by the IoT devices. With the use of the AWS IoT Core, we don't have to think about backend solutions and our focus remains on developing a power IoT edge device with less cost.
Pros
- AWS IoT Core integrates power analytics and an AI solution for sensor data processing.
- Great protocol support including HTTPs and MQTT required to connect resource constraint IoT devices to cloud
- High security standards during data transmission
- Scalability and a great user community
Cons
- Amazon IoT Core provides a lot of IoT services, so beginners need time to go through the documentation and Youtube videos.
- SQL-like Syntax in the IoT rules engine can be improved.
- Monitoring and and real-time dashboard features could be improved.
- AWS IoT Core has lowered the cost of device development and data management.
- Data analytics have become easy with power AI and ML algorithms.
- Overall, the platform is highly secure so data security is not an issue now.
We have checked other IoT platforms such as IBM Watson IoT and Microsoft Azure IoT, but Amazon IoT Core seems reasonable in terms of pricing and overall functionalities. Amazon IoT Core is easy to start and set up and our prior engagement with Amazon for AWS was a factor to go with AWX IoT Core. Other products are also good, but Amazon IoT Core has met all of our expectations. Its strong user community, affinity towards startups, and tech support are really great.
Do you think AWS IoT Core delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with AWS IoT Core's feature set?
Yes
Did AWS IoT Core live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of AWS IoT Core go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy AWS IoT Core again?
Yes
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