Side by side
Kaa IoT Platform vs TDengine
Both stand on iot analytics software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
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Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3
TDengine combines time-series data management with ingestion, processing, and visualization tools for industrial use. The free self-hosted tier and cloud deployment options give teams distinct ways to get started.
Visit TDengineThe facts
| Kaa IoT Platform | TDengine | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Yes |
| Runs on | API, Self-hosted, Web | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Kaa Cloud 5: $9.99 a month | See the plans |
| Plans published | 9 | 12 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | kaaiot.com | tdengine.com |
| On iot analytics software | #7 of 24 | #3 of 24 |
Kaa IoT Platform: what it does well
TDengine: what it does well
- Free self-hosted tier covers up to 5,000 tags
- Connects to OPC, MQTT, Kafka, and other sources
- Includes caching, stream processing, and data subscription
- Supports SQL and horizontal scaling
What to know first
- Starter costs $970 a month
- Premium Support costs extra
- TSDB-OSS is released under the AGPL license
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