Losant
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What is Losant
Losant is an enterprise IoT application enablement platform used to connect devices, ingest and manage telemetry, and build IoT workflows and dashboards. It targets product teams, operations, and developers building connected products and industrial monitoring applications. The platform emphasizes low-code workflow orchestration alongside APIs and integrations for custom development, with deployment options that include cloud and self-managed environments.
Low-code workflow automation
Losant provides a visual workflow engine for event processing, routing, and automation triggered by device telemetry. This reduces the amount of custom code needed for common IoT patterns such as alerting, enrichment, and state handling. Teams can iterate on logic quickly and keep workflows versioned within the platform. It is particularly useful for organizations that need both developer extensibility and faster configuration by non-specialists.
Device and data management
The platform includes device modeling, attribute/state management, and telemetry ingestion capabilities that support typical IoT fleet scenarios. It centralizes data collection and normalizes device data for downstream use in workflows, dashboards, and integrations. This helps teams avoid building foundational device registry and ingestion services from scratch. It also supports multi-tenant patterns commonly required by solution providers and OEMs.
Dashboards and integrations
Losant includes built-in visualization dashboards for operational monitoring and business reporting. It also supports integrations through APIs and common messaging patterns to connect with external applications and data stores. This enables end-to-end solutions from device connectivity through to user-facing views without requiring a separate BI tool for basic operational dashboards. The combination of dashboards and automation supports faster prototyping and deployment of IoT applications.
Not a connectivity provider
Losant is primarily an IoT application platform rather than a cellular connectivity or SIM management service. Organizations that need global connectivity management typically must pair it with a separate connectivity provider and integrate the data path. This adds vendor coordination and integration work for deployments that span multiple networks and regions. It can also complicate troubleshooting when issues cross platform and carrier boundaries.
Advanced analytics may require add-ons
While Losant supports rules, workflows, and dashboards, advanced analytics and data science workflows often require external services or custom development. Use cases such as large-scale time-series analytics, digital twin simulation, or complex predictive maintenance pipelines may need additional components. This can increase architecture complexity compared with platforms that bundle broader analytics suites. Data export, modeling, and governance decisions become more important as scale grows.
Learning curve for governance at scale
As deployments grow, teams must design consistent device models, workflow conventions, and tenant/role structures to maintain maintainability. Without strong governance, low-code workflows can become difficult to audit and standardize across teams. Enterprises may need additional process and documentation to manage changes safely. This is a common challenge for visual orchestration tools used in regulated or high-availability environments.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Developer Sandbox | Free | No cost, no credit card required; connect up to 10 devices; 30 days of data storage; intended for individual developers to build/evaluate and transfer work to an organization. |
| Launch (Self-Service) | $250 per month | 100,000 payloads per month; $100 per additional 100,000 payloads; 90 days data retention; Forums support; self-service online plan. |
| Growth (Self-Service) | $1,000 per month | 500,000 payloads per month; $50 per additional 100,000 payloads; 180 days data retention; Forums and Email support. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Contact sales for pricing; designed for millions of payloads per month; private installation options; up to 5 years of data retention; dedicated 24/7 support. |
| Enterprise Trial | Free (60-day) | 60-day enterprise trial with full platform access; no credit card required; connect unlimited devices; add unlimited team members with company emails; two one-hour solution support calls and dedicated email support. |
Seller details
Losant IoT, Inc.
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2015
Private
https://www.losant.com/
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