Cumulocity IoT vs Losant Enterprise IoT Platform

Cumulocity IoT8.6Visit Losant Enterprise IoT Platform8.2Visit

Higher score Cumulocity IoT #3 in IoT Device Management Platforms 8.6/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Cumulocity IoT

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Losant Enterprise IoT Platform #5 in IoT Device Management Platforms 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Losant

• Cumulocity IoT fits best

  Organizations needing analytics alongside fleet management

• Losant Enterprise IoT Platform fits best

  Mid-market teams building workflows and edge logic

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Side by side

Feature	Cumulocity IoT 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Losant Enterprise IoT Platform 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.2
Ranking	#3 in IoT Device Management Platforms	#5 in IoT Device Management Platforms
Best for	Organizations needing analytics alongside fleet management	Mid-market teams building workflows and edge logic
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	€215/mo	$250/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001	SOC 2, ISO 27001
Integrations	10 integrations	13 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cumulocity IoT 0/3 · Losant Enterprise IoT Platform 0/3
Device provisioning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Firmware updates	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Remote commands	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Device limit	Not checked yet	1000 devices
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported protocols	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Connects devices through MQTT, REST, OPC UA, LwM2M, and gateway integrations Combines fleet lifecycle controls with digital twins and asset hierarchies Provides real-time analytics, dashboards, SQL querying, and machine-learning integration	Visual workflows support cloud logic and local edge execution. Device management, digital twins and customizable dashboards are included. Connectors span AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and MQTT.
Cons	Starter is limited to one tenant and 2.5M messages per month Business and Enterprise tiers require custom pricing Starter includes 30-day retention and community support	Launch is $250 per month and includes 100,000 monthly payloads. Launch retains data for 90 days; Growth retains it for 180 days. Provisioning and OTA operations are less central than workflows and analytics.
Our verdict	Cumulocity IoT is an industrial IoT and AIoT platform for connecting, managing, and analyzing equipment data. It is aimed at equipment makers and organizations in manufacturing, utilities, healthcare, telecommunications, logistics, energy,… Read the review →	Losant Enterprise IoT Platform gives teams a low-code environment for collecting, processing, visualizing and analyzing connected-device data. It is aimed at enterprises building connected products and industrial IoT applications, with… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cumulocity IoT — where it wins

  • Connects devices through MQTT, REST, OPC UA, LwM2M, and gateway integrations
  • Combines fleet lifecycle controls with digital twins and asset hierarchies
  • Provides real-time analytics, dashboards, SQL querying, and machine-learning integration

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter is limited to one tenant and 2.5M messages per month
  • Business and Enterprise tiers require custom pricing
  • Starter includes 30-day retention and community support

• Losant Enterprise IoT Platform — where it wins

  • Visual workflows support cloud logic and local edge execution.
  • Device management, digital twins and customizable dashboards are included.
  • Connectors span AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and MQTT.

  Where it doesn't

  • Launch is $250 per month and includes 100,000 monthly payloads.
  • Launch retains data for 90 days; Growth retains it for 180 days.
  • Provisioning and OTA operations are less central than workflows and analytics.

• Cumulocity IoT8.6/10 · 30-day trial

  A broad industrial IoT platform pairing fleet control with real-time analytics and AI integration.

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• Losant Enterprise IoT Platform8.2/10 · Free plan

  A workflow- and edge-focused IoT platform with cloud and self-hosted deployment options.

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