Device Management Should Be Free
Today, we’re excited to roll out a major update to Golioth’s pricing. We are transitioning from per-device per-month fees to a usage-based model. This change allows individual developers to use Golioth’s device management features for free, with no limit on the number of devices connected, and significantly broadens accessibility for teams using our platform across a diverse array of IoT use cases. By doing so, we reinforce our belief that critical device management features, like Over-the-Air (OTA) updates, are a basic right for IoT developers and a necessity for creating secure products.
Introducing Our New Pricing Structure
Golioth’s new pricing model is designed to meet the varied requirements of our users, from individual developers to large enterprises:
- Individual Developer Plan: Free
- Teams Plan: $299/mo (user management and support)
- Enterprise Plan: starting at $2,799/mo (features like SSO and private deployments)
This new model provides 1GB of OTA downloads and 200MB of log messages per month for free, sufficient for managing a moderately sized fleet in production, with no fees for device connections across all plans. For those who need more, additional usage is $0.35/MB for OTA downloads and $0.20/MB for logging. We continue to offer data ingestion and routing, with data streamed through Golioth at $1/GB to LightDB Stream and $0.40/MB for data streamed out to third-party services. Our new pricing model is designed to support developers at every stage of their journey, ensuring that Golioth remains the most accessible and developer-friendly IoT platform on the market.
Aligning Pricing with Device Behavior
Our updated pricing model is designed to accommodate the diverse behavior profiles of IoT devices. This is particularly advantageous for “sleepy devices” — those that wake up periodically to send sensor readings before going back to sleep. These types of devices, such as soil sensors, often operate with minimal data transmission, making them highly cost-sensitive under per-device fee structures. By eliminating these fees and focusing on actual usage, Golioth enables projects of every scale and complexity to leverage our advanced features without facing prohibitive costs.
Moreover, for projects with high bandwidth requirements, we offer volume discounts, ensuring that even large-scale deployments can be managed cost-effectively. This approach not only supports a broader range of IoT applications but also ensures that pricing scales sensibly with your project’s needs.
Why This Change Matters
Making device management free for individual developers emphasizes our commitment to the broader IoT community. OTA updates are crucial for the security, efficiency, and longevity of IoT products. We believe that every developer should have the capability to manage and update their devices remotely, without financial barriers.
This pricing update forces Golioth and our competitors to focus on innovation and creating unique value. We are moving away from the per-device fee model, recognizing it as outdated for supporting the wide range of IoT device use cases and behavior profiles. Instead, our focus is on creating a flexible developer experience, ensuring Golioth is compatible across numerous MCU platforms and can connect to any cloud destination, serving as the universal connector for IoT. This approach advances the IoT developer community and sets a new standard for what enterprises should expect from platform providers.
Looking Forward
We’re excited to see how these changes will enable developers to bring their visions to life with greater ease and less overhead. Our team is committed to continuously enhancing our platform and pricing to meet the evolving needs of the IoT industry.
For a detailed overview of our new pricing and to find the plan that’s right for you, visit our pricing page at Golioth Pricing.
We believe these changes will not only benefit our users but, also encourage a more innovative and secure IoT ecosystem. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing what you create with Golioth.
As always, never hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, comments or feedback: [email protected]
