Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to DZone's Guide to Internet of Things

An early mover’s map for navigating this bleeding edge space

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DZone's Guide to Internet of Things launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Internet of Things Business Primer▲91

   A product manager's how-to guide to build an IoT Business

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Matrix▲214

   Internet of things for everyone

   2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Particle▲73

   Prototype, scale, and manage your Internet of Things

   2015 · particle.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Netbeast API▲113

   An IoT development platform

   2016 · netbeast.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Things Gateway▲100

   Crowdsourced global and open Internet of Things data network

   2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DZone's Guide to Cloud Development▲4

   Looks at options for cloud providers and services.

   2016 · dzone.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Dot▲166

   Intelligent and contextual notifications

   2016 · doteverything.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up▲54

   When networks of machines communicate with each other

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   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 →

10. 10
    iotlist▲141

    Discover the internet of things

    2015 · thegenai.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Analyse Asia - 118: The State of Internet of Things in Asia Pacific with Charles Anderson▲54

    Trends on Asian companies & countries on IoT innovation

    2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GameDevMap▲81

    A map and catalog of game development organizations.

    2017 · gamedevmap.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Blockstack▲128

    A new internet for decentralized apps

    2016 · blockstack.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    IoUT▲74

    The Internet of Useless Things

    2015 · internetofuselessthings.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hello Tech Pros: Data Science Helps Build Strategic Advantage▲64

    Jamie Dixon on technology

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    App Developer Atlas▲89

    Helping developers make the right tool choices

    2014 · appdeveloperatlas.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Analyzing The Smart Home Landscape With Nate Williams of August▲61

    We discuss tectonic shifts in the smart home platform space

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    NodeUp #110 - 1:1 w/ Myles Borins▲60

    Discussing Node Core, LTS releases, and the community.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Neura▲62

    The Internet of Things begins with you

    2014 · neura.me · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The DZone Guide to Enterprise Integration▲3

    Contains a wide range of information around integration

    2016 · dzone.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dweet▲64

    Ridiculously simple messaging for the Internet of Things.

    2014 · dweet.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    DZone's Guide to Performance and Monitoring▲3

    Smash your bottlenecks. Your users will thank you.

    2016 · dzone.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ansible for DevOps▲74

    Server and configuration management for humans

    2015 · ansiblefordevops.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Little Metrics Book▲64

    A free field guide to metrics

    2016 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

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