Replacement Guide

How to Build Your Own Ubidots

Replace Ubidots with a custom build. Powerful but simple Industrial IoT Solutions

1-2 Weeks
76 features21 integrations1-2 weeks

Estimated Timeline

Based on 76 features at 1-2 Weeks difficulty, expect about 1-2 weeks with AI-assisted development.

1
Planning & architecture
1-2 days
2
Core features (Phase 1)
3-4 days
3
Advanced features (Phase 2)
3-4 days
4
Testing & deployment
1-2 days

Recommended Tech Stack

Next.js 14

Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components

Supabase

PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first styling for rapid UI development

Key Features to Replicate

Top features across 8 categories. See all 76 features

Visualization(12 features)

20+ Widget Types

Display data with versatile widgets designed for clear insights and better decisions

Advanced widgets & pluginsPremium

Access purpose-built widgets designed for complex, industrial-grade applications including SCADA views, heatmaps, and specialized integrations

Dashboard layers

Organize different pages into tabs or layers within any dashboard, holding variety of content from other Ubidots pages to external third-party resources

Dashboard pages

Expand the type of content displayed in your dashboards beyond widgets and data

Device layers

Organize different pages into tabs or layers within any device, holding variety of content

+7 more in this category

Dev Tools(8 features)

AI-accelerated UbiFunctionsAI

Build and run custom cloud functions in Node.js or Python with a built-in AI assistant for faster development

App Builder

Customize your app's layout, navigation, and design to match your brand and user needs

BYOC - Bring Your Own Charts

Developer-friendly environment to code or embed your own widgets or entire platform pages

Custom Widgets and PagesAI

Build AI-powered custom widgets and pages, or embed external content, to tailor your dashboards

React.js in the HTML Canvas widgetPremium

Develop HTML Canvas widgets using React to build robust UIs based on components

+3 more in this category

User Management(8 features)

Admin users

Give your collaborators their own access profile with full access level except for Plans & Billing section

Contact methods for end users

Configure end users' contact information for Event's alerts via email, voice, or SMS

Delegated user & organization managementPremium

Give end users permissions to create, edit, and manage Organizations on their own for scalable multi-tenant deployments

End-User Management

Manage users with tailored permissions and conveniently subdivide your operation into organizations

Manage device groups & reports as an end user

Allow your end users to create device groups and reports independently

+3 more in this category

Data Management(7 features)

Data Aggregation

Transform raw data into meaningful insights for clearer trends and smarter decisions

File storage APIPremium

Securely upload, retrieve, manage, and delete files within UbiFunctions

Global propertiesPremium

Store global variables that can be accessed from various places in your account for constants and shared credentials

Long Term Retention

Smart storage offering over 10 years of data preservation

Synthetic Variables

Perform real-time calculations on your data with powerful math functions and logic

+2 more in this category

Integration(7 features)

Custom API rate limitsPremium

Increase data ingestion rate limits for centralizing data from multiple devices or external platforms

Data pipelinesPremium

Centralize inbound data from your Ubidots account and forward it to other Ubidots modules or external services

Data plugins: 3rd party data input/output

Create your own API and parse data into a Node.js cloud function extending connect solution beyond Ubidots boundaries

Device friendly API and SDKs

Connect hardware to Ubidots cloud easily with more than 200 user-proven libraries and SDKs over HTTP, MQTT, TCP, UDP

Google Tag ManagerPremium

Integrate with Google Tag Manager to improve your app with cookie compliance manager or customer support chat

+2 more in this category

White Label(7 features)

Advanced UI customizationPremium

Go beyond basic branding to fully tailor the look and navigation of your application

Custom Domain, Colors & Logo

Deliver an experience that puts your brand front and center

Custom-branded apps

Offer your own, custom-branded IoT Application

Custom-branded PlatformPremium

Enhance your brand presence with custom logo, domain, and colors

Remove Powered by Ubidots badgePremium

Offered as an add-on to remove branding indicators

+2 more in this category

Security(6 features)

2FA

Increase your account's security by implementing an extra layer of protection beyond just username and password

Advanced security & access controlPremium

Enterprise-grade access controls including login lockout, reCAPTCHA protection, SSO, password policies, and IP-based restrictions

Audit logsPremium

Keep track of relevant actions performed across different entities such as dashboards, events, and devices

OAuth 2.0Premium

Use your Ubidots App as the host to your IoT resources and have a separate external app where end users access resources safely

Role-Based Access Control

User and token permissions with flexible, organization-wide roles

+1 more in this category

Automation(5 features)

Event logic & alert automation

Design sophisticated alert workflows using complex AND/OR logic, scheduled triggers, and inactivity detection

Events / Rules Engine

Automate actions and alerts based on your data with powerful condition-based rules

Events engine

Add conditional and complex business logic to hardware with triggered webhooks, SMS, email, and Slack alerts

Events with dynamic thresholds

Trigger Events using another variable as threshold

Global events

Monitor hundreds of devices with a single Global Event

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Ubidots

Monthly$99/mo
Yearly$1.2k/yr
5-Year Total$5.9k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~11 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyModerate

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $948
SaaS
$1.2k
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $2.8k
SaaS
$3.6k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $4.7k
SaaS
$5.9k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 76 features at moderate complexity.

Ready to Build?