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24 alternatives to DZone Refcard: Getting Started With MQTT

HTTP is too heavyweight for IoT devices

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DZone Refcard: Getting Started With MQTT launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   MQTT Studio▲87

   Build your own MQTT dashboard in minutes

   2023 · mqtt.studio · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MyMQTT▲67

   The simple message queuing telemetry transport client

   2022 · mymqtt.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Mqtizer▲85

   Cross-platform MQTT client for industrial-grade IoT

   2023 · mqtizer.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sandstorm.io▲101

   A better way to run a personal server

   2015 · sandstorm.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Conquer the IoT confusion and make yourself an expert▲6

   Use standardized protocols like MQTT, HTTP-Requests and REST

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Built.io Flow express▲89

   IFTTT for business users.

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   µTT – A new faster MQTT broker▲115

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MQTT Buddy▲8

   Best MQTT app for IoT and Home Automation

   2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Finally.io▲81

   IFTTT for cloud infrastructure

   2014 · finally.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Project Maelstrom▲88

    An Internet Powered By You; Not A Central Server

    2014 · bittorrent.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Netbeast API▲113

    An IoT development platform

    2016 · netbeast.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    EMQX▲6

    The most scalable open-source MQTT broker for IoT

    2019 · emqx.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bytebeam▲134

    Build ESP32-based IoT projects 10X faster

    2022 · bytebeam.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Bevywise MQTT Broker▲5

    Connect Devices, Collect & Analyse Data & Visualize it

    2016 · bevywise.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TaskPipes▲89

    IFTTT for data processing

    2015 · taskpipes.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Apitronics▲75

    Nest for Farming

    2014 · apitronics.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FlytBase▲75

    Build Intelligent, Connected Drone Applications

    2017 · flytbase.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Go IoT Platform▲13

    GoIoT: Efficient, scalable MQTT IoT platform in Go.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Frame.IoT▲70

    An Arduino-compatible dev kit for wi-fi projects

    2020 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

20. 20FE
    First ever MQTT and XMPP dual-protocol server▲8

    2018 · blog.process-one.net · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Mezz, a curl-able WiFi sandbox for IoT pentesting▲40

    A self-contained wifi sandbox for inspecting your own IoT devices - ABGEO/mezz

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Enterprise Should Suck Less- 15: Easing the pain of IoT Developers ▲61

    Interview about IoT platform & Thing Query Language for devs

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Mqtt Broker for 10 Years▲15

    Intended for 10-year (plus hopefully) deployment lifetime on $10-30 of silicon. The kind of thing you screw to a wall, plug in, and walk away from for a decade. No telemetry, no phone-home updates, no external dependencies. Storage decisions get a sanity checked against NVS wear... a write-per-PUBLISH would shred the flash in months, so the retained store and in tables that stay in PSRAM. Its heavily written with AI and borrowed a lot of visuals from Tasmota. Not for production use yet (been currently running it for a month with great results!)

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    MQTT Client by Relbis Labs▲8

    Simplest way to troubleshoot and analyze MQTT messages

    2025 · its alternatives →

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