Kaa IoT Platform

Spec sheet

Purpose

Kaa is an end-to-end IoT platform for building applications, managing connected devices, processing data, and analyzing device telemetry.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Intended users

The maker describes Kaa as an enterprise platform for projects of any scale and lists use cases including industrial IoT, healthcare, logistics, energy, agriculture, and smart cities.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Deployment

Kaa is offered as Kaa Cloud, a KaaIoT-hosted private instance, or a self-hosted deployment in the customer's infrastructure.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Security

Kaa supports TLS or DTLS device communications, preshared keys and client-side TLS certificate authentication, and credential provisioning, suspension, and revocation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Support

KaaIoT offers engineering assistance and production support, while the plan comparison lists forum-based support for Kaa Cloud plans.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Alerts and rules

The platform supports alerts through email, Slack, SMS, and push notifications, and its rule engine can trigger real-time actions from device data.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Analytics integration

Kaa integrates with Open Distro for Elasticsearch and supports data adapters for sending collected data to databases and analytics systems.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Connectivity

The platform supports MQTT and HTTP device connections, with optional encrypted channels and gateway connectivity for devices without IP connectivity.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Dashboards

Visualization includes configurable gauges, charts, maps, and tables, plus custom widgets and reusable dashboard templates.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Data collection

Its collection protocol supports delivery acknowledgements, batching, structured and unstructured data, and gateway store-and-forward for intermittent connections.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Device management

Kaa uses digital twins, device attributes, credential management APIs, and lifecycle workflows to manage connected devices.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Device updates

Kaa supports over-the-air software updates with update confirmations, semantic-version compatibility paths, and rollback of buggy versions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Multi-tenancy

A single Kaa instance can serve multiple tenants with separate data, users, permissions, applications, devices, and dashboards.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kaaiot.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• IoT Analytics Software#13 of 248.1
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