Internet of Things: 4 Free Platforms To Build IoT Projects

The Internet of things is a set of physical objects that use network support to exchange data. These objects can be sensors, software, boards, and so on. This is an interesting ecosystem where the software can be connected directly to real hardware or devices. The most known boards that can be used for IoT project are Arduino (with its several versions) and Raspberry Pi.

Integrating these devices with cloud platforms is possible to collect and analyze data and create "smart" objects that can be controlled remotely. One way to control such devices is by using smartphones like Android and iOS devices. Boards like Arduino or Raspberry are cheap and everyone can experiment with IoT projects.

Cloud IoT platforms help developers and makers build and test IoT projects fast and easily.

IoT Platforms Analysis
Cloud IoT platforms provides several kind of services that can be very useful in IoT project:

Cloud data store
Event logic
Platforms integration