thingsboard
The premium Open Source alternative to AWS IoT Core
🎯 Best for:Enterprises building private IoT clouds and device fleets.
What is thingsboard?
Provides a scalable infrastructure for IoT device connectivity, data processing, and visualization via MQTT, CoAP, and HTTP. Includes a rule engine for automated device actions and multi-tenant dashboarding.
Tech Stack
JavaBackend & Auth
Why thingsboard?
- • High horizontal scalability
- • Visual workflow designer
- • Protocol agnostic
Limitations
- • High RAM requirements
- • Steep learning curve
- • Complex microservices architecture
3/5/2026
Last Update
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Forks
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Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on AWS IoT Core)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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