Thingsboard
IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 95% of tracked projects; popularity more than 89%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 22k |
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| Latest release | v4.3.1.5 · 11 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Java, Docker, K8S |
Is Thingsboard actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 3708 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 588 of them.
The most recent tagged release, v4.3.1.5, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 20 projects we track in Internet of Things (IoT), Thingsboard ranks #4 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Thingsboard actually does
Thingsboard is an open-source platform designed for Internet of Things workloads. It provides tools for device management, data collection, processing, and visual representation of connected hardware metrics. It is distributed under the Apache-2.0 licence.
Best fit: It suits developers and organisations building self-hosted IoT monitoring pipelines that require structured telemetry ingestion and dashboarding.
Worth knowing: The enterprise stack is built with Java and containerised orchestration tools, which implies a significant operational baseline and memory footprint compared to lighter single-binary alternatives.
Deployment notes
You will typically deploy this via Docker or Kubernetes with persistent volumes for data storage and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination for device endpoints.
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