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العربية Kilo vs Ubidots: which IoT platform fits your deployment?
Ubidots is a mature, white-label-ready IoT platform known for its polished dashboards — 20+ widget types including SCADA-style controls — and its UbiFunctions serverless engine. Here is where the two platforms genuinely differ, verified against Ubidots’ live public pages.
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Kilo vs Ubidots at a glance
| Capability | Kilo | Ubidots |
|---|---|---|
| AI assistant that acts, with confirmation gates | — | |
| Built-in LoRaWAN network server | ✓ All plans, incl. free | ✓ Managed LNS (ChirpStack-based) |
| Built-in mioty network server | — | |
| Dashboard widgets | Real-time widgets + 3D building twin | 20+ types incl. SCADA-style + custom HTML |
| Custom serverless scripting | — | ✓ UbiFunctions (Node.js / Python) |
| Inline payload normalization (no-code field mapping) | Via UbiFunctions code | |
| Rule versioning, rollback & step-through debugging | — | |
| Alert channels | Email, SMS, push (Critical Alerts app) | Email, SMS, voice, WhatsApp, Slack, webhooks |
| Alarm escalation chains + Apple-approved Critical Alerts app | — | |
| White-label / branded portals | — | ✓ Quoted add-on |
| Raw TCP/UDP ingestion | — | |
| Free tier for commercial use | ✓ 5 devices | — (STEM: 3 devices, non-commercial only) |
| Entry paid plan | €25/mo (25 devices) | $99/mo (50 devices) |
| Pricing shape | Flat plan tiers | Devices + data points (“dots”) + executions metered |
| On-premise / private deployment | ✓ Same server, cloud or on-prem | Private cloud option |
Ubidots column verified against public Ubidots pages on 2026-07-02. Spot an error? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
Choose Ubidots if…
- You need SCADA-style dashboards or fully custom widgets — Ubidots supports custom HTML-canvas widgets on top of its 20+ built-in types.
- You want to transform data in code: UbiFunctions runs Node.js or Python serverless functions on HTTP or cron triggers.
- Your alerts must reach people over voice calls or WhatsApp, channels Ubidots supports natively.
- You resell to end customers and need branded portals, custom domains, and per-organization user management.
Choose Kilo if…
- You want a free tier you can actually use commercially: Kilo’s 5 free devices carry no non-commercial restriction, versus Ubidots STEM’s 3 devices for personal projects only.
- You prefer flat, predictable pricing — Kilo plans are simple tiers from €25/month with no data-point or execution metering to model.
- You want an AI assistant that executes changes — device onboarding, rules, alarm escalations — behind a confirmation gate, plus rule debugging with versioning and rollback.
- You run LPWAN at scale: LoRaWAN and mioty terminate in the same built-in network server on every plan, and escalation chains with an Apple-approved Critical Alerts app make sure alarms wake someone.
Trying Kilo alongside Ubidots
Run the two side by side before deciding. LoRaWAN gateways speaking LoRa Basics Station or the Semtech UDP packet forwarder re-point at Kilo’s built-in network server, MQTT devices publish to a second broker, and payload mappings are rebuilt with inline normalization — no functions to rewrite. Book a call and we’ll walk your device list first.
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Kilo vs Ubidots FAQ
Is Ubidots free?
Only for non-commercial projects: Ubidots STEM offers 3 forever-free devices for students, researchers, and hobbyists, plus a 30-day full-feature trial. Commercial use starts at $99/month (Professional: 50 devices, 10 million data points), with metered overages for extra devices, data points, and event executions. Kilo’s free tier — 5 devices — has no non-commercial restriction.
Is Kilo a good Ubidots alternative?
If you are searching for an Ubidots alternative with simpler pricing, yes: Kilo uses flat plan tiers from €25/month instead of metering devices, dots, and executions, and adds built-in LoRaWAN and mioty network servers on every plan, an AI assistant that acts with confirmation, and a 3D building twin. Ubidots counters with deeper widget customization, UbiFunctions scripting, and voice/WhatsApp alerting.
Does Ubidots support LoRaWAN?
Yes — both via integrations with networks like The Things Stack and through its own managed LoRaWAN network server (based on ChirpStack) at lns.ubidots.com, documented for its Professional plan with 50 devices and 5 gateways. Kilo’s LoRaWAN and mioty network server is built into every plan, including the free tier.
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Predictable pricing, batteries included
Start free with 5 devices — commercial use welcome, network server included. Or book a call and we’ll size a Kilo plan against your current Ubidots bill.