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IoT Platforms

Name Beta Open source Supp. protocols Supp. HW platforms
Xively No Platform No, Libraries Yes -basically everything (ARMmbed, linux, arduino, android, iOS, embedded C…)
GadgetKeeper No No REST, JSON-RPC over TCP socket, JSON-RPC over HTTP, JSON-RPC over MQTT -arduino, raspberry PI, beaglebone, …
ThingSpeak No Yes -arduino, raspberry PI,
SmartLiving Yes Platform No, Libraries Yes
DeviceHub No Platform No, Libraries Yes REST and MQTT API -arduino, raspberry PI, Intel Galileo, Edison, …
Amazon WS IoT Yes No HTTP, MQTT and others
Microsoft Azure No Platform No, SDK Yes HTTP, AMQP, MQTT -certified Azure devices (Beaglebonne, Intel Edison, Raspberry PI, …) + support for multiple OS Platforms (Linux, Win, mbed, …)
Carriots No No RESTful API (HTTP), MQTT -any web connnected device
ARMbed Yes Platform No, SDK Yes -aimed for ARM microcontrollers
Sensor Cloud No Platform No, Libraries Yes RESTful API -any web connnected device
GroveStreams No Platform No, Libraries Yes REST API -any web connnected device
M2X AT&T No Platform No, Libraries Yes -basically everything (Android, Arduino, BeagleBone, Electric Imp …)
SenseIoT No Platform No, Libraries Yes REST API -any web connnected device
IBM Bluemix No No MQTT + REST & Real-time API -any device (connects over MQTT protocol)

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Gadget Keeper

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Thing Speak

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Device Hub

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Amazon WS IoT

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Microsoft Azure IoT

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Carriots

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ARM bed

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Sensor Cloud

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Grove Streams

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M2X AT&T

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SenseIoT

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IBM Bluemix

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