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IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.

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Still maintained? Yes: 890 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v4.4.0.1 (Oct 2026).

Comparisons in Internet of Things (IoT): Home Assistant Cloud alternatives, Nest alternatives.

Docker #4 of 20 in Internet of Things (IoT)

At a glance

Thingsboard quick facts

Health score
97/100 GOOD
Stars
22,631
Last commit
yesterday (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v4.4.0.1, Oct 2026
Licence
Apache-2.0
View thingsboard/thingsboard on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "Provision, monitor and control your IoT entities in secure way using rich server-side APIs. Define relations between your devices, assets, customers or any other entities."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Thingsboard scores 97/100, #4 of 20 in Internet of Things (IoT): 890 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v4.4.0.1, 8 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 22,631 stars add 17.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 2.6 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    890 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v4.4.0.1 released 8 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 17.4 / 20

    23k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

4097 commits over the last 12 months
890
Last 90 days
4,097
Last 12 months
yesterday
Last push

Ranked #4 of 20 tools in Internet of Things (IoT) by health , between EMQX (#3) and evcc (#5) .

Details

LicenceApache-2.0
PlatformsJava, Docker, K8S
Latest releasev4.4.0.1 · 8 days ago
Stars22,631
Open issues143
DockerYes
Repositorythingsboard/thingsboard ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗ Live demo ↗

Thingsboard vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with Thingsboard (Internet of Things (IoT)), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Home Assistant 100 92k Apache-2.0 today
Node RED 98 24k Apache-2.0 4 days ago
Thingsboard (this tool) 97 23k Apache-2.0 yesterday
FMD Server 89 223 GPL-3.0 today
ioBroker 83 1.4k MIT yesterday
OpenRemote 83 1.9k AGPL-3.0 today

Thingsboard: common questions

Is Thingsboard still maintained?

Thingsboard had 890 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v4.4.0.1, is from 8 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.