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What is Golioth?

Golioth is an IoT development platform, or "middleware", best know for it's agnostic approach to supporting the development of custom hardware and firmware. Founder and CEO Jonathan Beri explains that he has "built the Golioth platform four times" while having worked at WeWork, Particle, and Google Nest. Leaning into his years of IoT platform development experience, Beri launched the final Golioth platform in 2020. Today, Golioth has gained global recognition as a "universal connector" by connecting physical devices to the web (IoT), and being able to easily stream and transform device-native data into a cloud-friendly format. The Golioth platform enables embedded engineers to easily capture, transform, and route data from device to cloud using low-power microcontrollers. Golioth can be used to manage devices, plus train and manage AI models on constrained devices using an open API, a flexible firmware SDK, a comprehensive suite of developer tools, and open-source reference designs. We enable businesses looking to build and release custom IoT devices to accelerate their time to market from prototype to production by using our IoT middleware that’s secure, dependable, and sustainable. Golioth also offers Solutions for owner/operators who don't have the team or the time to build their own hardware or IoT applications. Email solutions@golioth.io to learn more.

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Golioth makes it easy for hardware and firmware engineers to connect custom hardware to a full-featured cloud without needing to be a cloud expert. Golioth works best with products that are ready to scale. We enable excellent prototyping capabilities and our scalable cloud infrastructure means you can grow your product as soon as you’re ready. Golioth is ready-made for projects using Cellular, WiFi, and Thread connectivity. Application verticals run the spectrum from asset tracking to low-power sensor networks.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Golioth is device agnostic. Build with your preferred MCU, design your firmware, and use the Golioth SDK to send sensor data to whatever cloud, application, or data source you choose.

Golioth helps embedded engineers do more with their devices, differentiate their firmware, and capture valuable data in a shorter period of time.

Not sure where to start? Golioth's team of experts and partners can help.


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Golioth offers an IoT cloud infrastructure platform that simplifies device-to-cloud data streaming and fleet management. Their services include a flexible firmware SDK, device management features, and data routing configurations, aiming to reduce the complexity of IoT deployments.


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"Do you need OTA-TinyML? Golioth has you covered"
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Golioth have great support for microprocessors and it's great with Zephyr and open source real time operatoring system (RTOS)
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What do you like best about Golioth?

What I like best about golioth is how easy it makes managing my esp32s. I can not speak about all the features that golioth offers, but the features that i am using most of the time are: Device management and OTA updates. With device management, I can create templates, expand or upscale my project. I love using flags and filters. The process of connecting iot device such as esp32 is very straightforward. It saves me the hassle of going up to my roof to reprogram my esp32 :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Golioth?

The only thing i do not like about it is the inability to use golioth with my arduino ide. Sadly i have to install golioth firmware SDK as a component of the ESP-IDF which is not my preferred way of proramming devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Golioth solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am using golioth to manage my ESP32 devices around the house, which are keeping an eye on and controlling things like the water pump, overflow monitor, smart TV, and other electronics. The biggest advantage for me is to monitor my devices and do OTA thing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ariana Faustini of Golioth

Thank you for your feedback! Yes, it's true that we don't currently officially support Arduino, but we can let you know when that changes if you sign up for our newsletter. I have sent your feedback to our product team. However, for the moment, you may use the suggested approach to using Arduino with Golioth which we've written about on our blog. It sounds like that's what you're doing.

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What do you like best about Golioth?

The thing I like about Golioth for us is that we are able to run device configurations smooth without disturbing shift schedule. First of all, we do not have to physically access devices to save time and effort. Device control uses a user interface that is simple and effective with our team able to handle updates and changes easily. The result has been more productivity and less downtime, more or our work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Golioth?

A downside of Golioth is that its interface is simple, but limited in what it can provide in query depth for control of certain device functions. It is definitely really useful to have updates and configurations managed this way, however, sometimes I wish there were more depth in customised settings. In addition, software can be slow to respond during heavy use, making it difficult for us to push an update or change when we need it the fastest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Golioth solving and how is that benefiting you?

For us, one of the main problems Golioth fixes is that there is inefficiency writing and configuring devices manually. We used to have to physically go to each device to make a change, and that took forever. Now, we can do everything remotely and that, by far, adds a lot of efficiency. For us, the ability for the platform to roll out updates and handle configurations without downtime has really added value to increasing the productivity of our team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Golioth?

Golioth has caught my attention because of its capacity concerning the optimization of the interactions between the devices. A lot of that is done internally to keep all of the interconnections aligned and updated as the data exchange between devices take places. These processes when manual save a lot of time hence instead of doing them, we have an opportunity to do other things. The smooth transfer of data reduces the frequent need of manual intervention and guarantees business continuity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Golioth?

I’m not quite a fan of one feature of Golioth, which deals with handling of faulty devices. Although it provides certain measurement instruments, these are often not adequate to actually pinpoint problem sources. This rather leaves us to guess, or spend time physically checking every insignificant device with our hands. A more specific diagnostic procedure would definitely be much more efficient and even when controversies crop up it would not take as long. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Golioth solving and how is that benefiting you?

Golioth takes care of the problem of unequal management of devices by unifying control and providing the ability to automatically make changes. This has been a great sigh of reliefs especially for our team because we no longer have to hard code or monitor each device. Automating update saves time meaning minimal margin for error and this way we can concentrate on significant issues. This reliability is much higher compared to the previous highly manual systems we were using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Golioth?

What makes Golith unique is that it helps you manage IoT devices. I like the secure data handling and easy, Google Cloud integration in particular. This is great for quickly spotting and fixing things when you get the real time insights from the dashboard. Our larger projects didn’t make the switch too painful, with deployment remaining simple even when necessary. Our use of Golith has made it a life saver when it comes to managing our Io devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Golioth?

The largest disadvantage of Golioth is that there is very little customization possible with its dashboards. This means that it becomes difficult to define special point of view towards different projects hence slowing our process. Furthermore, the software is incompatible with some of the specific IoT platforms, and we have to use additional tools. The above limitations make our work more cumbersome since they need time to be addressed, time which we prefer to devote to other pursuits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Golioth solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is clear to me that with Golioth the management of IoT issues is much easier to address. This aspect helps avoid effort required in updating firmware and in seeing that every device communicates securely. The quick and deep analytical information is excellent for the identification of issues so that they can be corrected immediately. Data integration is made easier by cloud integration hence ensuring proper organization of data and an increase of efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Golioth?

One of the best thing about Golioth is the way it preserver security. Encrypts data in transist as well in reist using which is necessary for keeping our IoT data secure. Besides device authentication, it’s also important, so that only the authorise device can connect to the network. The security provided by this level has instilled confidence into us as we grow our IoT infrastructure. We don’t anymore need to think about potential vulnerabilities just adding another device to our network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Golioth?

Golioth could improve its customer support one area. As a platform with a lot of great powerful features, on occasion we struggle to find the right resources or guidance when you run into complex problems. Response times on tech problems have dragged a bit longer than expected on the support side, and the documentation can be a bit more detailed I think. Occasionally it has slowed down project timelines and hindered the process of being efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Golioth solving and how is that benefiting you?

Efficiently managing a large network of IoT devices and processing real time data is what Golith is solving. It makes it easier for us to know what state the device is in real time and to see any problems immediately. Optimizing maintenance schedules, minimizing downtime, and those devices are always connected — all of these have been especially beneficial. We were able to improve the way we manage and vehicles all together as it has been smoother and more productive for the company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Cameron Coetzee of Golioth

Hi Beatrice,

Thank you for using Golioth and taking the time to write a review! I am glad that you are finding our platform useful for security, and managing a big network of IoT devices .

Thank you for your feedback! I have passed it along to our product team.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at cameron@golioth.io.

Thanks again for the kind words,

Cameron

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What do you like best about Golioth?

For me, the crown jewel of Golioth is its strong focus on data analytics and its ability to represent that data cleanly. This provides useful information to know exactly how these devices are running, and the configuration possibilities allow directing attention to what is relevant. These have provided us with some actual information with which to form our decisions and enhance our general management into increasing an overall performance from our devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Golioth?

A disadvantage of the Golioth is that a user friendly flexibility in custom alerting during the process is not available since it is a built environment. It does notify and that is good but it doesn’t let me keep them as fine tuned as I need them to be. There is always a tendency of receiving many or even irrelevant alarms, which have impact on the effectiveness of response times. It’s a small point but bring so much unwanted elements into our processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Golioth solving and how is that benefiting you?

I found that with the help of Golioth, we were able to cope with the problem of monitoring and managing a great number of IoT devices. Real time health and performance analysis are fully efficacious due to these massive analytics so chances of failure of devices are easily controllable. As a result, we have benefited from time and money saved because of the fact that these devices do not require maintenance that would have been otherwise unneeded, while maintaining the best performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Cameron Coetzee of Golioth

Hi Gina,

Thank you for using Golioth and taking the time to write a review! I am glad that you are finding our platform useful for data analytics.

Thank you for your feedback! I have passed it along to our product team.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at cameron@golioth.io.

Thanks again for the kind words,

Cameron

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What do you like best about Golioth?

My favorite feature about Golioth is how it ease the process of managing devices in the field, for us to be able to update IoT devices. The ability to have real time synchronisation of data is a major advantage since it every problem is detected and corrected instantly. Including it also adds even more value when linking it with our analytics software where you can easily gather data and proactively work on enhancing our systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Golioth?

With Golioth, I experienced that some of the features can by get limited for complex configurations as our network expands. Flexibility in customizations is quite limited, so the ability to fit the system into certain niches may be an issue. Additionally, most of the implementation of the tool is quite easy, especially in the first instance, but most of the high level integration complexities take time and technical skills to implement, and this has been some of the causes of the delay in some of the processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Golioth solving and how is that benefiting you?

One of the things we like about Golioth, is how it handles the large scale IoT device updates and tracking thing, what saves us a lot of time. I love that you get real time data sync to know when problems are happening sooner rather than later. And with our analytics software, Golioth also makes it easy to collect and analyze data, helping to make our system more reliable and better enable us to make decisions that improve operations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ariana Faustini of Golioth

Thank you for the feedback! As Golioth was designed to maximize IoT customization, I highly recommend you join our forums (https://forum.golioth.io) to discuss any challenges you're experiencing with the implementation. Our engineering team is highly active on the forum and we are happy to offer suggestions for platform extensibility and complex configurations. If you require additional support, our solutions team could also potentially help you: solutions@golioth.io.

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What do you like best about Golioth?

For me one of the coolest things about Golioth is how it handles real time data. It makes it easy to plug all this in one place seamlessly and have access to it making integration with many IoT devices easy. Perhaps most useful is the dashboard that gives you an eye into device status, and how data flow is. Troubleshooting issues becomes easy. Being able to support multiple protocols also means that I can connect to all sorts of services much easier, which significantly increases our operational efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Golioth?

In one area which has been an issue with Golioth, is that devices can be a little slow to respond. If the real time data features are great, the latency can be frustrating during the critical times when we are supposed to get immediate updates. Our workflows have been affected, especially when quick decisions depend on the freshest information. On top of that, I’m also finding that the documentation isn’t as detailed as they should be, making it difficult for new team members to rapidly understand the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Golioth solving and how is that benefiting you?

Solving the problems we struggled with trying to control disparate sets of IoT devices at our work requires Golith. Previously we were dealing with scattered data across different platforms in order to get those insights. Thanks to centralized monitoring, our operations have been streamlined much more. This centralization not only saves us time, but more importantly improves our responsiveness to issues. And the software also allows better collaboration since you can share data and ideas faster and therefore increase your productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Cameron Coetzee of Golioth

Hi Sara,

Thank you for using Golioth and taking the time to write a review! I am glad you are finding our platform useful for handling real-time data, and troubleshooting.

Thank you for your feedback! I have passed it along to our product team.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at cameron@golioth.io.

Thanks again for the kind words,

Cameron

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What do you like best about Golioth?

I find that Golioth is particularly good with IoT system device management. With regards to IoT projects, I have noticed that it has been a game changer when it comes to device management for remote operation, monitoring and even upgrading. In this case, we implemented it to complement our cloud resources, and the coordination of data between the systems has been among our main gains. Its real time also assist us in making faster decision and improving device efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Golioth?

The simplicity of the built in reporting capabilities of Golioth are a downside. That means that we have to use third party analytics tools like Power BI to get the level of data insight we need, and of course that complicates our workflow. While this extra step might slow down on our rate of how quickly we can analyze data and make decisions. Having additional data reporting options outside of whats offered by Golioth would be great, but better still, if Golioth expanded its native analytics capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Golioth solving and how is that benefiting you?

Golioth solves the challenge of managing IoT hardware in multiple sites. Before, we spent way too much time manually checking and updating each device. Now we can monitor everything in real time, remotely sending updates, which reduces downtime dramatically using Golioth. And team collaboration has improved as well, since we all work off the same data set. We have become more efficient and gained time back to work on things that are more strategic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Cameron Coetzee of Golioth

Hi Erica,

Thank you for using Golioth and taking the time to write a review! I am glad that you are finding our platform useful for IoT system device management.

Thank you for your feedback! I have passed it along to our product team.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at cameron@golioth.io.

Thanks again for the kind words,

Cameron

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What do you like best about Golioth?

Golioth have great support for microprocessors and it's great with Zephyr and open source real time operatoring system (RTOS) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Golioth?

Quite complex to start with and unserstand all the features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Golioth solving and how is that benefiting you?

Integrates into Zephyr and then can connect to the Golioth platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.