Particle is an IoT, or Internet of Things, software system that aims to help users “reprogram
the world.”
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Particle is a developer-trusted IoT platform that helps users “gain insights into operations,
accelerate productivity, and build new revenue streams.”
Particle provides visibility to users for all of their IoT devices, allowing them to
remotely monitor these devices and other business critical assets with a complete asset tracking
platform.
In addition, Particle’s data pipeline bridges the gap between the physical and digital worlds
by allowing users to send commands and check device variables through its RESTful API.
Particle has three pricing plans available.
Free, Growth, and Enterprise.
The Free plan is, as the name suggests, free and supports up to 100 devices and up to 100K
data operations per month.
The Growth plan includes all the same features as the free plan, but also has in-app billing
and invoicing and unlimited OTA, or over-the-air, software updates.
The Growth plan is priced per block per month, and each block includes 720K data operations
per month and 100 additional devices.
Each block costs about $300 USD per month as of the recording of this video.
The Enterprise plan is for even larger data operations volumes and has premium 24/7 dedicated
support.
Pricing for the Enterprise plan must be quoted directly through Particle’s sales team.
Particle is a web-based solution available on all modern browsers and a mobile app for
both Android and iOS.
Particle comes with a number of features to help you manage IoT functions.
With the nature of IoT, users tend to have a substantial quantity of devices that need
to be registered, organized, and managed, and Particle does just that.
Users appreciate the fact that Particle consolidates hardware, software, and data features immediately
out of the box.
Device data is tracked with real-time event logs and an easy-to-use interface.
Additionally, software updates can be pushed to all devices safely and easily, including
new features, bug fixes, product behaviors, and more, even after products have been delivered
to customers.
These OTA updates can be pushed out to a subset of devices or to the entirety of users’
devices, and if those devices are busy with critical processes at the time of the push,
they can be deferred until available.
Particle’s single central interface manages all IoT devices into a consolidated data pipeline.
Data streaming collects, stores, and visualizes IoT device data to understand what, how, and
when events are happening across all devices.
Data collected from devices can be put into dashboards for a quick, bird’s-eye view.
That being said, some users have complaints on Particle’s documentation, stating it
could use more detail and customization options.
But once collected, this data can then be routed into the business apps that users are
likely already using, like Google Cloud, Oracle, SAP, or Salesforce.
Real-time critical alerts can route directly to business apps when important events transpire,
and cloud-side business rules can then be sent OTA to Particle devices in response to
these events.
Particle’s tracking capabilities work not only for stationary devices but also for devices
on the move and can track critical data including real-time location, historical location, motion,
temperature, and sound.
Asset tracking devices can be deployed with out-of-the-box, field-ready settings or with
highly customized configurations that don’t require writing code to reconfigure.
It’s a good idea to get multiple quotes before choosing an IoT solution.
If you’re interested in Particle, you might also want to consider Amazon Web Services
IoT, Blynk IoT, Boomi, or Twilio.
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