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Powerful but simple Industrial IoT Solutions
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Features
76 features across 15 categories
AI(4)
Automatically spot irregularities in time series data to reduce their impact on statistical analysis
Detect patterns, predict outcomes, and enhance decision-making
Power predictive maintenance use cases using Python Machine Learning libraries and Ubidots data
Detect wear signs and potential faults in rotating equipment using vibration sensors at high-sampling frequencies
Automation(5)
Design sophisticated alert workflows using complex AND/OR logic, scheduled triggers, and inactivity detection
Automate actions and alerts based on your data with powerful condition-based rules
Add conditional and complex business logic to hardware with triggered webhooks, SMS, email, and Slack alerts
Trigger Events using another variable as threshold
Monitor hundreds of devices with a single Global Event
Billing(1)
Support for purchase orders and bank wire transfers for corporate procurement
Customization(1)
Define global rules that automatically replace predefined terms across an App with those that better fit your context
Data Management(7)
Transform raw data into meaningful insights for clearer trends and smarter decisions
Securely upload, retrieve, manage, and delete files within UbiFunctions
Store global variables that can be accessed from various places in your account for constants and shared credentials
Smart storage offering over 10 years of data preservation
Perform real-time calculations on your data with powerful math functions and logic
Create synthetic variables from raw device data using mathematical and statistical expressions
Time-series infrastructure optimized to receive, compute, and return millions of data points per second with rolling data retention
Dev Tools(8)
Build and run custom cloud functions in Node.js or Python with a built-in AI assistant for faster development
Customize your app's layout, navigation, and design to match your brand and user needs
Developer-friendly environment to code or embed your own widgets or entire platform pages
Build AI-powered custom widgets and pages, or embed external content, to tailor your dashboards
Develop HTML Canvas widgets using React to build robust UIs based on components
Automatically process data, trigger actions, and run custom logic to enhance your workflows
Test features and functionalities in an alternate account with the same features as your main one
A developer console to develop your own widgets, so they appear as native within your end-user applications
Device Management(4)
Organize and manage large device fleets using Device Groups and Device Types with bulk operations and automated onboarding
Add metadata to your devices for better organization, filtering, and data management
Streamline device onboarding with templates that define properties, variables, and appearance
Organize devices and resources with flexible grouping and tagging for easier management
Integration(7)
Increase data ingestion rate limits for centralizing data from multiple devices or external platforms
Centralize inbound data from your Ubidots account and forward it to other Ubidots modules or external services
Create your own API and parse data into a Node.js cloud function extending connect solution beyond Ubidots boundaries
Connect hardware to Ubidots cloud easily with more than 200 user-proven libraries and SDKs over HTTP, MQTT, TCP, UDP
Integrate with Google Tag Manager to improve your app with cookie compliance manager or customer support chat
Ingest data using MQTT, HTTP, TCP or UDP protocols, or create your own ingestion gateway
Extend platform capabilities with powerful add-ons
Mobile(1)
Access your applications from any Android device and stay informed when on the go
Reporting(2)
Deliver data clearly with scheduled PDF or Excel reports and exports
Generate automated CSV, XLS, or PDF reports and deliver them via email on a defined schedule
Security(6)
Increase your account's security by implementing an extra layer of protection beyond just username and password
Enterprise-grade access controls including login lockout, reCAPTCHA protection, SSO, password policies, and IP-based restrictions
Keep track of relevant actions performed across different entities such as dashboards, events, and devices
Use your Ubidots App as the host to your IoT resources and have a separate external app where end users access resources safely
User and token permissions with flexible, organization-wide roles
Enforce two-factor authentication for both admin and end users
Support(3)
Best-effort support from the IoT Engineering team
Enterprise-grade support with dedicated Technical Account Manager, defined response times, and guaranteed uptime SLAs
A dedicated Ubidots engineer working on purpose-built feature requests to accelerate deployment
User Management(8)
Give your collaborators their own access profile with full access level except for Plans & Billing section
Configure end users' contact information for Event's alerts via email, voice, or SMS
Give end users permissions to create, edit, and manage Organizations on their own for scalable multi-tenant deployments
Manage users with tailored permissions and conveniently subdivide your operation into organizations
Allow your end users to create device groups and reports independently
Deploy your white-labeled App to end users with custom permissions such as view-only or edit-only
Filter what your users can see and interact with in your app by matching tags between them and other entities
Assign permissions and restrictions to end-users or operators who interact with dashboards, devices, and events
Visualization(12)
Display data with versatile widgets designed for clear insights and better decisions
Access purpose-built widgets designed for complex, industrial-grade applications including SCADA views, heatmaps, and specialized integrations
Organize different pages into tabs or layers within any dashboard, holding variety of content from other Ubidots pages to external third-party resources
Expand the type of content displayed in your dashboards beyond widgets and data
Organize different pages into tabs or layers within any device, holding variety of content
Reuse the same dashboard for multiple devices
Use ECharts to tailor the appearance and behavior of widgets to simplify monitoring
Build complete IoT applications using prebuilt widgets for charts, maps, tables, indicators, and controls
Create real-time dashboards to analyze data and control devices using point-and-click tools with stock graphs, charts, and custom widgets
Dynamically aggregate data from multiple devices in your dashboards
Add preset filters in the dashboard navbar to filter widgets' data based on values and context
Visualize live data instantly with customizable, interactive dashboards
White Label(7)
Go beyond basic branding to fully tailor the look and navigation of your application
Deliver an experience that puts your brand front and center
Offer your own, custom-branded IoT Application
Enhance your brand presence with custom logo, domain, and colors
Offered as an add-on to remove branding indicators
Mask Ubidots branding with your own organization's brand with custom login portals, URLs, colors, logos, and languages
Get a version of the mobile app with your own branding and style
Pricing
Professional
- ✓50 devices included (+$2 per extra, up to 1,000)
- ✓10M dots per month
- ✓6 months data retention
- ✓5 organizations
- ✓5 end users
- ✓1 admin user
- ✓1,000 event executions included
- ✓1,000 UbiFunctions executions included
- ✓100 email alerts included
- ✓10 SMS/Voice alerts
- ✓6 dots/s throughput
- ✓Community support
- ✓Dashboards
- ✓Basic alerts
- ✓User management
Industrial
- ✓From 1 to thousands devices
- ✓Custom capacity dots
- ✓24 months data retention
- ✓Custom end users
- ✓10 admin users
- ✓Custom organizations
- ✓20 dots/s throughput
- ✓Custom events
- ✓Custom UbiFunctions
- ✓Custom email/SMS alerts
- ✓Standard support (24h response)
- ✓Custom branded app
- ✓Multiple apps
- ✓Advanced plugins
Enterprise
- ✓From 1 to thousands devices
- ✓Custom capacity dots
- ✓>24 months data retention
- ✓Custom end users
- ✓10+ admin users
- ✓Custom organizations
- ✓100 dots/s throughput
- ✓Dedicated cloud for >100 dots/s
- ✓Custom events
- ✓Custom UbiFunctions
- ✓Custom email/SMS alerts
- ✓24h response + Technical Account Manager support
- ✓Private deployment
- ✓SSO
- ✓SLAs
- ✓Full customization
Ubidots STEM
- ✓Dashboards
- ✓Alerts
- ✓Certain integrations
- ✓Limited capacity
- ✓For students, educators, and hobbyists
30-Day Free Trial
- ✓Full feature set access
- ✓No credit card required
- ✓Professional plan features
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Integrations
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