Kaa IoT Platform - Enterprise and Open Source Development History
Difference between Kaa Enterprise platform and Kaa 0.x open-source platform
Kaa Enterprise is a completely new generation of the Kaa platform that was built with the best features of the first generation (now Kaa 0.x) in mind while taking advantage of the modular microservice architecture and emerging IoT standards.
Kaa Enterprise platform provides key IoT functions out of the box as well as allows you to customize its components or add new ones as you see fit.
| Feature | kaa 0.x open-source | kaa enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Monolithic | Microservices |
| Connectivity protocol | Proprietary | Open, standards-based |
| Gateway connectivity model | One connection per device | Single, multiplexed connection |
| Communication security | RSA+AES | (D)TLS |
| SDK | Required | Optional |
| Device credential management | No | Yes |
| Device metadata | Structured | Structured or unstructured |
| Device filtering / grouping | Yes | Yes |
| Data collection | Single data type, structured only | Unlimited data types, isolated flows, structured or unstructured |
| Configuration management | Structured only | Structured or unstructured |
| Data processing and analytics | 3-rd party integrations | Built-in or 3-rd party integrations |
| Data visualization | 3-rd party integrations | Built-in customizable dashboards or 3-rd party integrations |
| Device notifications | Yes | No, superseded by commands |
| Command execution | No | Yes |
| Over-the-air updates | No | Yes |
| Multiple applications | Yes | Yes |
| Application versioning | Yes | Yes |
| Technology stack | Mainly Java | Polylingual |
| Scalability, elasticity, self-healing | Manual | Automated container orchestration |
| Server configuration | Non-portable, stored in DB | Portable declarative blueprint |