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AI IoT platforms: what they are and who makes them
self-service platforms with printed prices, firmware and fleet tools for embedded teams, hyperscaler connectivity services, industrial and white-label platforms: ThingsBoard, Datacake, Thinger.io through Blynk.
Types of AI IoT platforms
Self-service platforms with printed prices
ThingsBoard, Datacake, Thinger.io, Kaa and Ubidots publish plan amounts tied to device counts or server size. They suit a team that wants to budget before any sales call. Most of what they sell is dashboards, rules and storage, with AI as an add-on.
Firmware and fleet tools for embedded teams
Golioth, Balena, Particle and Arduino Cloud start from the device side: over-the-air updates, device identity and board support. They fit engineers who ship hardware, and they usually bill per device, per connection or per message rather than per seat. Golioth and Particle also name AI features.
Hyperscaler connectivity services
AWS IoT Core and Azure IoT Hub are building blocks inside larger cloud accounts. You pay for connection time, messages or hub units, and you assemble dashboards and analytics from neighboring services, which suits teams already living in those clouds.
Industrial and white-label platforms
Cumulocity targets industrial fleets with digital twins and machine learning operations, sold after a demo. Blynk sells device provisioning and white-label mobile apps with quoted enterprise terms. Both leave the entry price off the pages we could read, so budgeting starts with a sales call.
Facts at a glance
| Tool | Publisher | Based in | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThingsBoard | ThingsBoard, Inc. (named in the newsletter line on the vendor site) | Not stated on the vendor pages | Free tier + API |
| Datacake | DATACAKE GmbH | Germany (registered address in Vreden, per the privacy policy) | Free tier |
| Thinger.io | Not stated on the vendor pages | Not stated on the vendor pages | Trial + API |
| Golioth | Golioth, now part of Canonical (per the vendor site) | Not stated on the vendor pages | Trial + API |
| Balena | Balena Limited (per the privacy policy) | Not stated on the vendor pages | Free tier + API |
| Arduino Cloud | Arduino S.r.l. (privacy policy), wholly owned by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (privacy policy) | Italy (registered office in Monza, per the privacy policy) | Free tier |
| Ubidots | Connected World Company LLC (privacy policy, trading as Ubidots) | Not stated on the vendor pages | Trial + API |
| Kaa | KaaIoT Technologies LLC. (privacy policy) | Not stated on the vendor pages | Trial + API |
| Particle | Not stated on the vendor pages | Not stated on the vendor pages | Free tier + API |
| AWS IoT Core | Amazon Web Services, Inc. (per the AWS privacy notice) | United States (Amazon Web Services, Inc. is located in the United States, per the AWS privacy notice) | Trial + API |
| Azure IoT Hub | Microsoft Corporation (per the Microsoft privacy statement) | Not stated on the vendor pages | Free tier + API |
| Cumulocity | Not stated on the vendor pages | Not stated on the vendor pages | Trial + API |
| Blynk | Blynk, Inc. (per the privacy policy; the site footer says Blynk Technologies Inc.) | United States (a New York corporation, per the privacy policy) | Trial + API |
