ThingsBoard
ThingsBoard: A broad IoT platform covering ingestion, automation, dashboards, alarms, and advanced analytics. Ranked #4 of 24 in IoT Analytics Software by our editors (8.9/10); pricing: Free plan; best for broad IoT monitoring and analytics deployments.
At a glance
- Editor score8.9 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forBroad IoT monitoring and analytics deployments
- Free planYes
- Paid from$49/mo
- Anomaly detectionYes
- Founded2016
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Supports MQTT, HTTP, CoAP, and LwM2M telemetry ingestion
- Combines dashboards, alarms, automation, prediction, and anomaly detection
- Offers cloud-hosted, self-managed, private-cloud, and open-source options
Where it doesn't
- The Free plan is limited to 5 devices and 5 assets
- Advanced capacity requires moving through multiple paid tiers
- Broad functionality may exceed the needs of simple monitoring projects
Our verdict on ThingsBoard
ThingsBoard is an open-source IoT platform for connecting devices, collecting telemetry, processing events, managing assets, and building interactive dashboards. It is aimed at IoT developers, pilot teams, and organizations managing production deployments. Device connectivity covers MQTT, HTTP, CoAP, and LwM2M, while the platform supports web, desktop, mobile, API, and self-hosted access. Its scope suits teams that need monitoring and analytics alongside device and asset management rather than a narrow dashboarding tool.
Pricing is structured around monthly plans. Free includes 5 devices, 5 assets, 1M data points per month, and community support. Prototype costs $49 per month and adds capacity for 50 devices, 50 assets, and 10M data points per month for PoCs and MVPs. Pilot is $149 per month with 100 devices, 100 assets, 100M data points per month, a help desk, and white labeling. Startup is $399 per month for 500 devices, 500 assets, and 500M data points per month, with priority help desk support and white labeling. Business is $749 per month for 1,000 devices, 1,000 assets, 1B data points per month, priority help desk support, and white labeling.
The platform’s strongest differentiator is its breadth. Rule Engine processing supports automation, dashboards can use custom widgets and layouts, and alarms and notifications support operational monitoring. Trendz Analytics adds visualization, prediction, calculated fields, and anomaly detection, with machine learning and real-time stream processing included in the category capabilities. Integrations include AWS IoT, Azure IoT Hub, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Kafka, RabbitMQ, OPC-UA, and LoRaWAN ecosystem services such as ChirpStack and The Things Stack. Choose ThingsBoard for broad IoT coverage and deployment flexibility; choose a narrower product if you only need basic device dashboards.
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ThingsBoard pricing
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ThingsBoard fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $49/mo |
| Device limit | 50 devices |
| Data retention | 60 days |
| Stream processing | Real-time |
| Custom dashboards | Yes |
| SQL querying | Not verified |
| Anomaly detection | Yes |
| Machine learning tools | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android |
| Compliance & security | 2FA |
| Support | Community, Docs, Tickets |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 12 integrations: AWS IoT, Azure IoT Hub, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, MQTT, OPC-UA, Kafka … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | thingsboard.io |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
ThingsBoard integrations
ThingsBoard lists 12 integrations on its own site.
- AWS IoT
- Azure IoT Hub
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub
- MQTT
- OPC-UA
- Kafka
- RabbitMQ
- ChirpStack
- The Things Stack
- Loriot
- Sigfox
- Custom integrations
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Alternatives to ThingsBoard
- Apache IoTDBA strong open-source choice for SQL-driven, high-throughput IoT analytics.9.3
- InfluxDBA mature, flexible time-series platform for IoT, observability, and real-time analytics.9.2
- TDengineA broad industrial time-series platform with a valuable free tier and high paid pricing.9.0
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ThingsBoard vs the competition
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