About Kaa
Kaa is an Internet of Things platform designed for enterprise use. It supports device management, data collection, analytics and visualization, remote control, and over-the-air updates.
The platform is offered with a free plan and includes additional products such as Kaa Cloud, Kaa Next IoT Cloud, Kaa Universal Energy Controller, Kaa IoT Gateway, Kaa IAM, and Kaa Industrial VPN. It also provides IoT dashboards and services for various use cases like energy management, smart farming, and fleet management.
Key features
- Device management
- Data collection
- Analytics and visualization
- Remote control
- Over-the-air updates
- IoT dashboards
Good fit for
- Energy management
- Smart farming
- Fleet management
Kaa: questions and answers
- What is Kaa used for?
- Kaa is an enterprise IoT platform for device management, data collection, analytics and visualization, remote control, and over-the-air updates. It is a good fit for energy management, smart farming and fleet management.
- Is Kaa open source?
- Yes. Kaa is open source. Its source code is on GitHub at kaaproject/kaa.
- Is Kaa free?
- Yes. Kaa is open source, so the software itself is free to use. A managed cloud version is also available.
- Can I self-host Kaa?
- Yes. Kaa can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
- What is Kaa an alternative to?
- Kaa is an open-source alternative to Particle, Losant, AWS IoT Core and Azure IoT Hub. Other open-source alternatives to Particle include DGIoT, EMQX and VerneMQ.
- Is Kaa actively maintained?
- The most recent commit to Kaa was on 5 November 2024. The project has 1.4k stars on GitHub.
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