What is Azure IoT Hub used for?

Azure IoT Hub is a Microsoft cloud service for connecting, monitoring, provisioning and configuring IoT devices with two-way communication. It is a good fit for managing a large fleet of connected devices and sending commands to remote equipment.

How much does Azure IoT Hub cost?

Azure IoT Hub is a paid product with no free plan.

Is Azure IoT Hub open source?

No. Azure IoT Hub is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Azure IoT Hub include DGIoT.

What are some alternatives to Azure IoT Hub?

Azure IoT Hub competes with AWS IoT Core, Particle and Cumulocity. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Azure IoT Hub alternatives.

Azure IoT Hub: features, pricing and alternatives

About Azure IoT Hub

Azure IoT Hub is a managed service in Microsoft Azure that acts as the central message hub between IoT applications and the devices they manage. It supports secure two-way communication, so devices can send telemetry to the cloud and receive commands and configuration back.

Beyond messaging, the service lets teams provision devices, monitor them and push configuration, and the vendor describes it as able to handle very large device fleets. It integrates with other Azure products for storage, analytics and application hosting, making it a common starting point for IoT solutions built on Azure.

Azure IoT Hub is a hosted commercial service available through Azure, with pricing under the Azure pricing pages. It is not offered as self-hosted software.

Key features

Secure two-way device communication
Device provisioning and onboarding
Remote device configuration
Device monitoring and management
Integration with other Azure services

Good fit for

→Managing a large fleet of connected devices
→Sending commands to remote equipment

Tags: iot; azure; cloud; device-management; device-provisioning; telemetry; managed-service

Azure IoT Hub: questions and answers

What is Azure IoT Hub used for?: Azure IoT Hub is a Microsoft cloud service for connecting, monitoring, provisioning and configuring IoT devices with two-way communication. It is a good fit for managing a large fleet of connected devices and sending commands to remote equipment.
How much does Azure IoT Hub cost?: Azure IoT Hub is a paid product with no free plan.
Is Azure IoT Hub open source?: No. Azure IoT Hub is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Azure IoT Hub include DGIoT.
What are some alternatives to Azure IoT Hub?: Azure IoT Hub competes with AWS IoT Core, Particle and Cumulocity. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Azure IoT Hub alternatives.