TagoIO vs ThingSpeak

TagoIO is a full-stack IoT cloud platform for connecting devices, storing and analyzing data, building dashboards, managing users, and deploying IoT applications. It supports more than 500 device types through Networks and Connectors. Network integrations receive device data, Connectors decode manufacturer payloads into standard variables, and device buckets store the results in time-series storage. Devices can also connect directly to the API over HTTPS or MQTT. Supported methods include LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, CAT-1, CAT-M, Sigfox, BLE, WiFi, HTTP, and satellite networks. Prepared integrations include services such as Helium, AWS IoT Core, Particle, and Generic HTTPS Endpoint; users can also create a custom Network Integration. TagoRUN offers a branded customer portal with a custom domain, authentication, permissions, and feature controls, and the mobile app is listed for Apple App Store and Google Play. The free plan includes 5 devices and 5 dashboards without a credit card. Paid plans start at $49/mo. TagoIO states that it is ISO 27001 certified, encrypts data in transit using TLS 1.2 or higher and at rest using AES-256, and commits to 99.9% monthly uptime for eligible accounts.

ThingSpeak is a cloud IoT analytics platform for collecting, visualizing and analyzing live data streams. Devices can send data through REST or MQTT APIs, and listed libraries support Arduino, ESP8266, ESP32, Particle and Raspberry Pi. Each channel stores up to eight fields, with data private by default and an option to make channels public. Users can run scheduled MATLAB code hosted by ThingSpeak without a separate MATLAB license. React and TimeControl apps support responses to channel conditions and scheduled computations. The platform supports near-real-time stream processing, custom dashboards and machine learning tools. MathWorks describes its uses as IoT prototyping, proof-of-concept systems and hosted production for small- to medium-sized systems. The Free plan is free for non-commercial use, with four channels, three million messages per year and a 15-second update interval. MATLAB code execution is limited to 20 seconds for free users; TimeControl cannot schedule MATLAB Analysis more often than every five minutes, and channel visualizations update after ten minutes. Platforms listed are API and web.