Kaa IoT Platform vs Losant Enterprise IoT Platform
Kaa IoT Platform
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Losant Enterprise IoT Platform
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| Figure | Kaa IoT Platform | Losant Enterprise IoT Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9.99/mo | $250/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 5 |
| Spec score · IoT Analytics Software | 8.1 (#13) | 8.2 (#11) |
| Spec score · IoT Device Management Platforms | 8.1 (#11) | 8.2 (#9) |
| Deployment | Kaa is offered as Kaa Cloud, a KaaIoT-hosted private instance, or a self-hosted deployment in the customer's infrastructure. | Losant offers its managed cloud hosted on Google Cloud, installation in a customer's public cloud account, and on-premises installation. |
| Purpose | Kaa is an end-to-end IoT platform for building applications, managing connected devices, processing data, and analyzing device telemetry. | Losant describes its platform as a low-code way to build real-time connected IoT solutions. |
| Security | Kaa supports TLS or DTLS device communications, preshared keys and client-side TLS certificate authentication, and credential provisioning, suspension, and revocation. | Losant states it is SOC 2 compliant and ISO 27001 certified, with regular third-party audits and annual ISO recertification. |
Plans
Kaa IoT Platform
- Free planFree
- Kaa Cloud 5$9.99 a month
- Kaa Cloud 100$99 a month
- Kaa Cloud 250$175 a month
- Kaa Cloud 500$325 a month
- Kaa Cloud 1000$625 a month
- Node-RED Cloud$15 a month
- Self-hostedPriced on request
- KaaIoT-HostedPriced on request
Losant Enterprise IoT Platform
- Launch$250 a month
- Growth$1,000 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Developer SandboxFree
- Enterprise IoT PlatformPriced on request
In their own words
Kaa IoT Platform
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Losant Enterprise IoT Platform
Losant Enterprise IoT Platform is a low-code platform for building real-time connected IoT solutions. Its Visual Workflow Engine provides drag-and-drop tools for logic and orchestration across cloud and edge environments. Experience Views support multi-tenant applications, custom branding and domains, and built-in authentication or enterprise SSO. Device features include digital twins, an MQTT broker, webhooks, and real-time two-way command and control. The platform offers dashboards, Jupyter notebook execution for batch analytics, and integrations with cloud AI/ML services. Edge capabilities include Modbus, OPC UA, BACnet, and SNMP connectors, remote deployments, and store-and-forward for intermittent connections. Deployment can use Losant’s managed Google Cloud service, a customer’s public cloud account, or an on-premises installation. The free Developer Sandbox allows up to 10 devices and 30 days of data storage without a credit card. Launch costs $250 a month and includes 100,000 monthly payloads and 90 days of retention; Growth costs $1,000 a month. Losant states that it is SOC 2 compliant and ISO 27001 certified.