Best IoT Analytics Software in 2026
Updated
In short: InfluxDB is ranked #1 of 20 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of TDengine and ThingsBoard. The best-ranked option with a free plan is TDengine. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Datacake at €25/mo.
20 iot analytics software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Device limit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | InfluxDB | 8.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 2 | TDengine | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $281.25/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 3 | ThingsBoard | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $39/mo | Yes | 49 /mo | 50 devices | View |
| 4 | Losant Enterprise IoT Platform | 8.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 250 /mo | 1,000 devices | View |
| 5 |  Ubidots | 7.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $99/mo | Yes | 99 /mo | 50 devices | View |
| 6 |  Zoho IoT | 7.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | 25 devices | View |
| 7 | Datacake | 7.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €25/mo | Yes | — | 25 devices | View |
| 8 |  TagoIO | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $49/mo | Yes | 49 /mo | 100 devices | View |
| 9 | Apache IoTDB | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 10 | TrendMiner | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 11 | Seeq | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 12 | AWS IoT SiteWise | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 13 | Cumulocity IoT | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 14 | ThingWorx | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 15 |  Kaa IoT Platform | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 9.99 /mo | — | View |
| 16 |  OpenRemote | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 17 |  Thinger.io | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | 100 devices | View |
| 18 |  ThingSpeak | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | 10 devices | View |
| 19 | FactoryTalk Analytics | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 20 |  Honeywell Forge | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which iot analytics software is ranked first on Inferse?
InfluxDB is ranked #1 of 20 with a score of 8.9. TDengine is second and ThingsBoard third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 20 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Datacake has the lowest first paid tier we found: €25/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.