ThingsBoard
also: ThingsBoard CE · ThingsBoard PE
Open-source IoT platform for device management, data collection, rule processing, and dashboards, available self-hosted or as a cloud service.
ThingsBoard collects device data over MQTT, HTTP, CoAP, and LwM2M, processes it with a visual rule engine, raises alarms, and presents customer-facing dashboards. A Community Edition is open source, with a Professional Edition and cloud service adding features.
Where it bites: self-hosting at scale needs operations work, some features are only in the paid edition, and custom widgets and rule chains need maintenance.
Outside help is worth it for device onboarding, rule chains, and alarms, customer dashboards, and scaling a self-hosted deployment.
Common requests
- Device onboarding and MQTT integration
- Rule chains and alarms
- Dashboards for customers
- Self-hosting and scaling
Founder takeaway
Decide early between self-hosting and a managed service; operations effort is the hidden cost of open-source IoT platforms.
official site: thingsboard.io · ThingsBoard, Inc.
engineer review pending