Thingsboard by thingsboard
Open-source IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.
About Thingsboard
From the project's README at github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Install ThingsBoard on-premises or use ThingsBoard Cloud. Getting started with ThingsBoard
Check out our Getting Started guide or watch the video to learn the basics of ThingsBoard and create your first dashboard! You will learn to:
Connect devices to ThingsBoard Push data from devices to ThingsBoard Build real-time dashboards Create a Customer and assign the dashboard with them. Define thresholds and trigger alarms Set up notifications via email, SMS, mobile apps, or integrate with third-party services. Features
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 22k | github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard |
| GitHub forks | 6.3k | github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 9.4 years | since Dec 2016 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 79 | last: 1 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2025-3261. What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Thingsboard?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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