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Golioth
Golioth provides a complete device-to-cloud foundation specifically designed for hardware teams building IoT products.
Our verdict
Who it's for
IoT infrastructure as code for hardware teams, connecting devices and routing data with ease.
Who should look elsewhere
Additional usage beyond free tiers for OTA bandwidth, logs, and data streaming incurs extra costs.
Pros
- +Significantly reduces time and cost for building IoT cloud infrastructure (e.g., 6+ months saved).
- +Device, connectivity, and service agnostic, offering flexibility in hardware and RTOS choices.
- +Built-in security features from day one, including encryption and certificate authentication.
- +Simplifies data routing and transformation with easy-to-configure pipelines.
- +Enables hybrid AI for faster decisions at the edge and continuous model improvement.
Cons
- −Additional usage beyond free tiers for OTA bandwidth, logs, and data streaming incurs extra costs.
- −Advanced features like custom retention for data storage, advanced permissions, audit logs, SSO, and private cloud are only available in higher-tier or custom plans.
- −Community support is the primary option for the free tier, with dedicated support only for paid plans.
Key features
- ✓Connect Any Device (Wi-Fi, Cellular, Ethernet, Thread, Bluetooth)
- ✓Hybrid AI Orchestration (on device, on cloud, across systems)
- ✓Golioth Pipelines for data routing and transformation (YAML-configured)
- ✓Real-time monitoring and health metrics for devices
- ✓Secure Over-the-Air (OTA) software updates with automatic rollback
- ✓Remote device settings and procedure calls
- ✓End-to-end encryption and certificate authentication
- ✓Flexible device cohorts and tags for management
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect | $0.25 | month | $0.25 per active connection per month; No platform tiers. Same features for everyone |
| Fleet Control OTA | $0.0095 | month | OTA update bandwidth |
| Pipelines | $0.008 | month | Data processed and delivered |
| Logs / LightDB retain | $0.001 | month | Only billed for long-term retention; Free: 14-day logs, 30-day LightDB Stream |
| Location | $0.005 | month | Per API request |
| Free credits | $50 | month | $50 in free credits on the official page |