Overview
Kaa IoT Cloud | AWS | ||
---|---|---|---|
Pricing | Per device | Per device + traffic + storage + external services | Per device + traffic + storage + external services |
Free plan | Yes, up to 5 devices, unlimited time, no credit card is required | 12-month, $300 free trial, a credit card is required | $300 trial money, a credit card is required |
Getting started time | A few hours | Up to a few days | A few hours |
Required IoT expertise | Basic, no console usage required | Expert, need to use a console | Expert, need to use a console |
Setup | Basic | Expert | Expert |
Customization | Allows deploying your own services + customizable UI + cloud providers integration using Kafka | No | No |
Open APIs | All | All | All |
End-to-end IoT use case | Yes | No | No |
Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Key advantages | All features are in one place, customizable UI, self-hosted deployment available | Great SLA, huge cloud ecosystem | Great SLA, huge cloud ecosystem |
Comparison Summary
- Kaa, AWS, and Google Сloud can be all used to successfully set up typical IoT solutions but the key difference here is that Kaa is more IoT-oriented while AWS and Google are more ecosystem-oriented cloud platforms.
- For this reason, the Kaa IoT Cloud requires the least technical expertise from the user while offering an easy setup and a visual UI for all common tasks. AWS and Google Cloud feature more complex workflows with a greater number of steps to accomplish similar tasks, require using a console for setup, and take it longer to make yourself familiar with the platform (especially AWS).
- Also, Kaa is designed to provide all the required IoT capabilities in one place and under a single UI as well as address an end-to-end IoT flow by default, from data collection to visualization. As different from that, AWS and Google require you to set up a full-fledged ecosystem of services to tackle your specific use case and be really good at DevOps if you need several.
- Once again, as an IoT-oriented cloud platform, Kaa allows for very flexible customizations up to the point where the user or developer creates a unique flavor of Kaa that matches their functional needs, desirable UI/UX, and design stylebook. Due to its flexible deployment, Kaa can even be used as a designated IoT platform within AWS or Google Cloud ecosystems!
- For AWS and Google, however, customization is definitely not a strong suite as they practically offer none at all. But you can still rely on their huge ecosystems of modules and applications to create a variety of IoT solutions for your most common needs. Speaking of pricing, Kaa has a simpler and more transparent cost calculator by charging portionally to the number of connected devices. You’ll need to factor in a few more variables when considering your expenses with AWS or Google, though. Kaa is also more cost-efficient when comparing similar IoT setups from all three vendors.
- Finally, Kaa offers an unlimited free trial with no credit card required!
- You can also see a step-by-step technical comparison in our blog, where we set up similar IoT solutions in each of these cloud platforms.