IoT Platforms List

My list of IoT platforms which I at least read about.

Sorted alphabetically.

• IronFlock
  • check what it exactly is
• CANcloud ?
• FlowFuse
• OpenRemote

• At the moment (08.09.2026) it is not really clear whether it can be interesting for Blanco. A couple of talks will be necessary to clarify this.
  • ⇒ this list is based only on my assumptions

Sorted alphabetically.

• Datacake
• FlowFuse
• ThingsBoard

• https://akenza.io/

• Swiss-made :)

• AWS IoT
  • assemble the application layer yourself
  • especially interesting :
    • Guidance for Tracking Assets & Locating Devices Using AWS IoT

• Arduino Cloud - a child project of Arduino
  • The application has a “Map” control, so it seems to be possible to integrate with it

• closed source !
  • but “get started for free”

• Forum

• Getting Started with the Arduino IoT Cloud

• CANcloud - IoT platform specialized for CANbus data

• open source
• works only with their hardware?

• https://www.chirpstack.io/

• Open-Source (MIT license)
• LoRaWAN only:
  • dashboards, data visualization, and alerting must come from a separate application platform.

• ChirpStack vs Kilo comparison (made by Kilo): https://kiloiot.io/compare/chirpstack/

• https://datacake.co/

• Pros
  • German company
  • mobile app available
  • white labeling possible
  • 5 devices free (?)
    • but maybe only when you buy a month of service
  • …
• Cons
  • …

• Datacake vs Kilo comparison (made by Kilo): https://kiloiot.io/compare/datacake/

• https://www.domoticz.com/
• Repo: https://github.com/domoticz/domoticz
• Forum: https://forum.domoticz.com/

• Smart Home
• Free
• Open Source
• big community

• seems to be outdated

• https://www.edgexfoundry.org/

• Repos: https://github.com/edgexfoundry

• TODO:
  • check what it is

• https://www.emqx.com

• Pros
  • …
• Cons
  • …

• https://flowfuse.com

• https://github.com/FlowFuse
  • the FlowFuse teams develops also FlowFuse Dashboard
    • https://dashboard.flowfuse.com/
    • Repo: https://github.com/FlowFuse/node-red-dashboard)
    • FlowFuse Dashboard is the follower of the Node-RED Dashboard
      • https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-dashboard

• Pros
  • open source (partially?)
  • …

• Cons
  • american company?
  • …

• https://freedomotic-platform.com/

• https://github.com/freedomotic

• outdated
  • latest release 2017 (?)

• https://www.home-assistant.io/

Home Assistant (62,3k stars on GitHub)

• more for private people(?)
  • ⇒ not for business use?

• https://www.iobroker.net

• Adapters list: https://www.iobroker.net/#en/adapters

• Pros
  • …
• Cons
  • it is unclear whether it is worthwhile to develop something for it, because the most users are private people
  • …

https://ironflock.com

• Marketplace: https://studio.ironflock.com/de/apps

• seems to be from Germany
• seems to be good
• TODO:
  • check!

• https://kiloiot.io/

• Pros
  • german company (Mariendorfer Damm 1, Berlin)
  • free for tests
    • simple registration (e.g. using Google account)
  • open for developers
    • APIs
    • docs
  • at least two russian developers :)
    • https://github.com/Kiloiot/kilo-service-center

• Cons
  • NO marketplace
  • Tim Kravchunowski not arrived at our appointment on 21.08.2026

• https://www.losant.com/

• Pros
  • Asset tracking possible (= GPS tracking)
    • through MQTT
    • through HTTP
  • …
• Cons
  • Price: Contact sales (“entirely customizable”)
    • seems that it is no demo and no trial possibility
  • …

• Losant vs Kilo comparison made by Kilo : https://kiloiot.io/compare/losant/

• https://mainflux.com/

• Pros
  • fully(?) open-source
  • serbian company
  • …
• Cons
  • written in Go
  • serbian company
  • …

• Microsoft Azure IoT
  • it is a toolkit, not a finished application
    • ⇒ the same here: assemble the application layer yourself

• “Pugins”:
  • Azure IoT Edge Modules
    • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/about-iot-edge
      • Azure IoT Edge is a device-focused runtime that enables you to deploy, run, and monitor containerized Linux applications, bringing analytics closer to your devices for faster insights and offline decision-making.
      • modules could be found on Azure Marketplace
        • ⇒ check it!

• https://www.openhab.org

• developed in Java

• Pros
  • open-source
  • Android / iOS apps
  • plugins possible
  • very nice docs
  • …

• Cons
  • seems to be “for home use only”
    • maybe it will be worthwile to check it
  • …

• https://openremote.io

• OpenRemote
  • page in vwiki

• Free open-source asset management platform. Built on Java, it utilizes Java-based protocols and extensions via a modular system.

• Demos
  • https://openremote.io/demo/

• Forum: https://forum.openremote.io/
  • sent a post “Any ideas for OpenRemote add-ons / apps / tools ?”
    • https://forum.openremote.io/t/any-ideas-for-openremote-add-ons-apps-tools/4437

• Pros
  • Java
  • active development
  • good docs (seems to be)

• Cons
  • no marketplace

• Misc
  • Fleet management with openremote:
    • https://openremote.io/fleet-telematics-open-source/
    • https://docs.openremote.io/docs/user-guide/domains/fleet-management/
    • OpenRemote with Fleet Management (FM) by Teltonika

https://www.opentms.co.uk/

Open Source Transport Management solution

Repo: https://github.com/dominicfinn/open_tms

• Oracle IoT

• https://www.particle.io/

• Pros
  • free for personal use (https://www.particle.io/pricing/)
  • open source (partly?)
  • https://community.particle.io/
    • sent a post “Any ideas for Particle add-ons / apps / tools ?”
      • https://community.particle.io/t/any-ideas-for-particle-add-ons-apps-tools/72460
  • seems to be very interesting for development
    • nice docs
    • own IDE
  • …

• Cons
  • marketplace seems to be only for hardware
  • …

• Ideas
  • make add-ons with copied functionality from Wialon (or other TMSes)

• https://tago.io

• Pros
  • TagoIO ist für immer kostenlos für bis zu 5 Geräte und 5 Dashboards, mit den enthaltenen Kernfunktionen und ohne Kreditkarte.
  • partially open-source (core?)
  • …

• Cons
  • server in USA
  • …

• TagoIO vs Kilo - comparison made by Kilo: https://kiloiot.io/compare/tago-io/

• https://www.thethingsindustries.com/stack/

• Only LoRaWAN network server
  • ⇒ not “full” IoT platform (no dashboards, rules, reports etc.)

• The Things Stack vs Kilo - comparison made by Kilo: https://kiloiot.io/compare/the-things-stack/

• https://www.thinger.io/

• Forum
• Plugins marketplace
  • Plugins Wiki - info about developing plugins
• Thinger.io Android client

• Marketplace https://marketplace.thinger.io/
  • seems to be big (check it)
    • https://github.com/thinger-io/plugins contains ca. 200 folders

• Pros
  • open source
  • existing marketplace
  • …

• Cons
  • only one developer (seems to be)
  • The Community edition seems to not to support MQTT (!)
  • …

• Decision
  • 2026-08.21
    • not really big platform, but it costs nothing to make a forum post as far as MQTT implementation will be ready ⇒ do it later

https://thingsboard.io/

ThingsBoard - my (old) page

https://thingsboard.io/docs/

• GPS tracking
  • https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/ROS/pages/166920428/GPS-tracking+using+MQTT+and+ThingsBoard
  • ThingsBoard installation using the container (PART 1)
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSj3a6Xyy48
  • GPS asset tracking with ThingsBoard (PART 2)
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48gC4T2lTjs
  • https://blog.wermescher.com/blog/http-gps-daten-auf-thingsboard-empfangen/
  • https://blog.wermescher.com/blog/owntracks-android-app-auf-thingsboard-mittels-mqtt/
  • https://thingsboard.io/use-cases/site-fleet-tracking/

• ThingsBoard vs Kilo comparison (made by Kilo): https://kiloiot.io/compare/thingsboard/

• https://thingspeak.mathworks.com/
• Community: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/discussions/thingspeak

• seems to be free for personal use

• not really big thing, but the community is live

• ThingWorx IIoT platform by PTC

• https://ubidots.com

• seems to be focused on “Industrial IoT”

• Pros
  • german support seems to exist
  • white-labeling possible
  • …
• Cons
  • american company
  • …

• Ubidots vs Kilo comparison made by Kilo: https://kiloiot.io/compare/ubidots/

• https://webthings.io/
• Repos: https://github.com/WebThingsIO
• Docs: https://webthings.io/docs/

• Mozilla project (previously, not now)

• was selled to Entgra and seems to be not open source anymore

• 11 Open Source Internet of Things (IoT) Platforms and Tools
• Top 12 Open-source IoT Platforms businesses must know from Hitechnectar

• my OLD list
  • SiteWhere
    • now https://devicechain.io
      • TODO : check, because the site was blocked at DJHN
  • ThingSpeak
  • OpenWSN
  • Zetta
    • OUTDATED