DecentIoT is the first truly decentralized and database-agnostic IoT platform designed to give you complete control over your data, devices, and costs. This section provides a concise introduction to DecentIoT, outlines the core benefits you'll gain, and guides you through the initial setup process.

Philosophy

DecentIoT empowers you to Connect, Control, and Scale your IoT projects with unprecedented freedom and efficiency. It is fundamentally decentralized by design, meaning your data remains in your chosen cloud, not on our servers. We believe in "Your Data, Your Will" motto, ensuring you maintain full ownership, privacy, and access management. Our platform eliminates vendor lock-in by being completely database-agnostic, allowing you to plug in and seamlessly integrate with your preferred cloud databases such as Firebase, MQTT, Supabase, or MongoDB and many more possibilities.

Currently in our Beta version we are allowing only Firebase and MQTT communication. Very soon we will launch a full phase platform step by step.

DecentIoT simplifies the journey from idea to launch, providing everything you need to build smarter and faster.

Key Benefits for Users

By leveraging DecentIoT, you gain access to a suite of powerful features and advantages:

• Complete Data Ownership and Privacy: DecentIoT ensures no data lock-in, your data resides exclusively in your chosen cloud, not on our servers. You retain full control over its privacy and access. We only store project settings, metadata and encrypted connection keys.

• Exceptional Cost Efficiency: Achieve outrageous cost efficiency by leveraging free tiers of cloud providers. You can run up to 99 devices per project free on Firebase free tier, with the possibility of unlimited projects. You only pay the provider if you exceed free usage, with no hidden fees or mark-ups from DecentIoT.

• Developer-First Approach: Built for developers, by developers, DecentIoT offers extensive APIs and documentation to facilitate seamless integration and development.

• Unparalleled Database Flexibility: Our platform is database-agnostic and plug-and-play, supporting a wide array of databases like Firebase, MQTT, Supabase, MongoDB and many more. You can effortlessly switch databases, mix-and-match, or scale across multiple free-tier projects, achieving zero vendor lock-in.

• Broad Hardware Compatibility: Currently, our hardware library supports only the ESP8266 device. However, we plan to add support for other popular devices like ESP32, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi in the future. Due to limitations of funding, we are unable to include these devices right now. We welcome sponsors and anyone interested in providing financial support to help us to expand device compatibility. With additional funding, we aim to create a single platform that securely connects a wide range of devices via Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or Cellular.

• Comprehensive Control and Monitoring: Monitor and control your entire fleet of devices from anywhere. Your dashboards are fully responsive and accessible from any browser, and native iOS and Android companion apps provide on-the-go management. Features include real-time alerts, customizable reports, and one-click dashboards, eliminating the need for custom software development.

• Secure Credential Handling : DecentIoT securely manages your cloud credentials by encrypting them and storing them in our database. We only keep these encrypted connection keys to build the communication to your chosen cloud. This ensures that your sensitive access information is protected, and even the DecentIot team doesn’t know about them. This approach aligns with our core principle that your data lives in YOUR chosen cloud, not our servers.

Why DecentIoT?

• Don't want to pay just to test? Unlike other platforms that charge after a few trial days, DecentIoT lets you prototype and run projects for free using cloud providers' free tiers.

• Cost-Optimized by Design: Run up to 99 devices per project free on Firebase's free tier, with no extra mark-ups.

• Your data, your cloud. Data never touches our servers; full ownership and privacy remain with you.

DecentIoT (Free for all tiers)

Devices

You can create and manage as many devices as you want on our platform.
However, the number of devices you can run at the same time depends on the backend configuration you choose (e.g., Firebase or MQTT).

• If you use Firebase without adding a payment method:
  Up to 99 devices simultaneously.

• If you add a payment method to Firebase:
  Unlimited devices.
  Firebase charges you only based on bandwidth and usage under its pay-as-you-go plan.

• If you use MQTT (via HiveMQ’s free tier):
  Up to 100 devices simultaneously.

If you need to go beyond the free limits, you can simply upgrade your own cloud provider (like Firebase or HiveMQ).
👉 You pay them directly — no charges from DecentIoT.

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Dashboards

• Unlimited

Datastreams

• Unlimited

Widgets

• Free

Projects

• Unlimited

Analytics (Coming Soon)

You’ll be able to store and analyze your data based on the cloud or database you connect (e.g., Firebase, MongoDB, etc.).
The data will be stored and managed according to the capabilities and limits of your selected provider.

Just like with devices:

• If you need more storage or processing, you can upgrade your own cloud service.
• You’ll only pay your provider, not DecentIoT.

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