# Particle Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Particle Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other IoT products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/199984/Particle-IoT-Platform/alternatives --- # Particle Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on August 24, 2025 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Particle ## What is Particle? Particle provides an integrated IoT Platform-as-a-Service that helps businesses connect, manage, and deploy software applications to connected devices, from edge to cloud and back. Particle powers IoT products from hundreds of businesses — from fast-growing start-ups to Fortune 100 companies — and is used by more than 240,000 developers for IoT product development. Our expertise goes beyond world-class technology, enabling next-generation business intelligence. ## What is Particle used for? [IoT](https://www.capterra.com/iot-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 3 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Contact vendor for pricing Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Particle?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://www.particle.io&name=Particle) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Particle 4.3 (3) VS. [4.5 (28)](https://www.capterra.com/p/176111/SensrTrx-Manufacturing-Analytics/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price $720 Per Year Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.7 (3) Ease Of Use 4.6 (20) Value For Money 4.3 (3) Value For Money 4.4 (20) Customer Service 4.0 (3) Customer Service 4.7 (19) ## Particle alternatives [4.6 (254)](https://www.capterra.com/p/21581/PRTG-Network-Monitor/reviews/) Starting price $179.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 95% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Ubidots](https://www.capterra.com/p/276226/Ubidots/) [4.9 (20)](https://www.capterra.com/p/276226/Ubidots/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/276226/Ubidots/) [Blynk](https://www.capterra.com/p/179337/Blynk/) [4.8 (1,062)](https://www.capterra.com/p/179337/Blynk/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 99% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/179337/Blynk/) Highest Rated [Rayven](https://www.capterra.com/p/173908/Rayven-Industrial-business-intelligence/) [5.0 (24)](https://www.capterra.com/p/173908/Rayven-Industrial-business-intelligence/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/173908/Rayven-Industrial-business-intelligence/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Access Controls/Permissions 4.0 (1) 100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Connectivity Management 5.0 (1) 100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Critical link between devices, network, and reliable delivery of IoT data. Device Management 5.0 (1) 100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Maintenance and upkeep of physical and/or virtual devices Monitoring 5.0 (1) 100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user Real-Time Monitoring 5.0 (1) 100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks Third-Party Integrations 4.0 (1) 100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Particle 14 features Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Monitor the usage of assets, such as equipment, tools, software, etc., throughout their lifecycle Identify component attributes like servers, hardware, software, and manage relationships across all services Critical link between devices, network, and reliable delivery of IoT data. Import and export data to and from software applications Maintenance and upkeep of physical and/or virtual devices Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time Receive data and information in real time Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks Set & manage permission levels based on user roles and restrict access to only authorized individuals Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Features 4.3 (3) 4.3 Based on 3 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.3 (3) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial available Value for money 4.3 (3) 4.3 Based on 3 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.0 (3) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.0 (3) 4.0 Based on 3 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.3 Based on 3 reviews Filter by rating 5(2) 4(0) 3(1) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent Chip M. Cloud Software Sales Computer Software ### "Comprehensive, Global IoT Platform" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 11, 2023 I am a very happy and long-term customer of Particle. Particle allows me to focus on my business not on building and maintaining a global IoT platform. This is a huge productivity and scaling factor for my business. Pros Particle provides a consistent, supported and secure IoT platform to get your IoT solution on-line and working quickly. Cons Particle needs to roll out new features such as digital twins and eDRX more quickly to keep up with the competition. Reasons for choosing Particle Simpler, more comprehensive and Particle provides hardware which few other providers to. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MK Mark K. Partner Entertainment ### "Great choice for our Escape Room" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 29, 2022 We have an Escape Room, with multiple rooms, and multiple puzzles in each room. With Particle, I can build the puzzle, and then easily have it communicate state. This made our room much easier to build, and cooler for the guests. Pros The Arduino compatibility, coupled with the internet communication, was perfect for designing puzzles for our Escape Room. I was able to set up a common library with universal functionality, and then add the customizations necessary to it. Where more powerful Arduino was required, a simple serial interface between the Particle (we use Argon's) and the Arduino was simple. It wide access to ported Arduino libraries meant that I was able to interface to many off the shelf hardware solutions quickly and easily. But having self contained puzzles that were able to communicate easily over the internet not only made building the room much simpler (no wiring), but also allowed me to script the puzzles using Python. Cons Particle relies on their central server. This increases latency at times, as well as makes us dependent on the external internet functioning. Being able to operate our own central server would increase reliability and reduce dependency. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Design Engineer Automotive ### "Full IoT capabilities" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 March 31, 2022 Good platform, great 3rd party integrations and reasonable budget hardware. Pros Hardware plus software and cloud application package all in one. Cons The recent change of increase on prices and the deprecation on Particle 3rd gen XENON. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Independent research methodology Capterra's researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/proprietary-data-research/) How Capterra verifies reviews Capterra carefully verified over 2.5 million+ reviews to bring you authentic software experiences from real users. 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