Windows 10 IoT Core Services Alternatives (September 2025)

Windows IoT product offerings and developer overview

Protect your data with Azure Sphere, a turnkey IoT device security and IoT platform solution for intelligent edge devices and microcontrollers.

Manage billions of IoT devices with Azure IoT Hub, a cloud platform that lets you easily connect, monitor, provision, and configure IoT devices.

Connect cloud intelligence to your edge devices with Azure IoT Edge, a comprehensive service that deploys artificial intelligence and custom logic to IoT devices.

Secure, reliable, and scalable over-the-air software updates for IoT devices. Seamlessly manage device software remotely, ensuring end-to-end security and compliance.

Microsoft Defender for IoT is an IoT security solution that offers asset discovery, vulnerability management, and threat protection for IoT and ICS/OT devices.

Azure Virtual Desktop combines the scale, security, and cost benefits of Azure and Microsoft 365 for a secure remote desktop from virtually anywhere.

Invent with purpose, realize cost savings, and make your organization more efficient with Microsoft Azure’s open and flexible cloud computing platform.

Learn about Azure Cloud Services, which helps you deploy and scale powerful cloud applications and APIs. Supports Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, .NET, and more.

At Build, we announced the latest update of Azure IoT Remote Monitoring, a solution accelerator that is fully operational right out of the box.

Learn about Azure Red Hat OpenShift, an OpenShift service managed by Microsoft and Red Hat with Kubernetes PaaS at its core. Discover a turnkey container platform.

Azure Lab Services provides secure, sharable virtual labs in the cloud with on-demand or scheduled access to preconfigured virtual machines.

IoT network solutions that are optimized to easily connect your device to the Internet over Wi-Fi, cellular, NFC, or BLE.

Manage, deploy, and patch your domain controllers in the cloud with Microsoft Entra Domain Services (formerly Azure Active Directory Domain Services).

Ubuntu Core is Ubuntu for IoT and embedded devices, optimised for security and reliable over-the-air (OTA) updates. Run your applications in a high-security, immutable and reliable embedded Linux OS.

Particle helps the world's most innovative companies power their connected machines, vehicles, and products.

Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed NoSQL and relational database for modern app development. Start building applications with a free trial.

Build Linux and Windows virtual machines (VMs) and save up to 80 percent with Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances and Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server.

Reach wider audiences on the devices they use with cloud video streaming, encoding, and indexing services from Azure Media Services.

Bosch IoT Suite is the Bosch Group’s core family of products and services enabling sophisticated AIoT solutions.

Learn about Azure Automation, a cloud automation service for process automating those long-running, error-prone, frequently repeated tasks with Windows PowerShell.

Learn about Azure Content Delivery Network, a secure and reliable global content delivery and acceleration solution.

Migrate and build apps. Azure App Service is a fully managed platform for creating web applications. The app service offers a range of app development plans and services.

Gain end-to-end observability into your applications, infrastructure, and network both on cloud and hybrid environments with Azure Monitor.

Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native SIEM that provides intelligent security analytics for your entire enterprise, powered by AI.

Azure Service Fabric is a distributed systems platform that makes it easy to package, deploy, and manage scalable and reliable microservices and containers.

Mbed OS is the fastest way to build IoT products with Arm processors

Azure API Apps give you the tools to develop, host, secure, and share REST APIs in your organization or with the world.

Protect your data, apps, and infrastructure against rapidly evolving cyberthreats with cloud security services from Microsoft Security.

Build, manage, and deliver solutions through the Azure Marketplace or Service Catalog with Azure Managed Applications.

Use Azure Arc solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud management to run Azure services anywhere. Accelerate innovation with Azure Arc–enabled data services.

Built on the proven analytical engine in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, Azure Analysis Services delivers enterprise-grade data modeling in the cloud.

Keep connected with Azure Service Bus, a cloud messaging system for connecting apps and devices across public and private clouds.

Learn about Azure Virtual Network. Create your own private network in the cloud. View features and build a hybrid IT infrastructure you can control.

This article provides an overview of Azure Front Door.

Protect, monitor, and report on your Azure Virtual Network resources using Azure Firewall, a cloud-native network security and analytics solution.

Connect, develop, & deliver IoT apps quickly & easily with state-of-the-art Cloud IoT Application Enablement Platform

Manage massive fleets of small IoT Linux devices with balena's IoT management cloud platform. Your first 10 devices are full-featured and always free. Develop, deploy, manage and scale your IoT fleet with balena.

Bring your own containers and deploy to App Service as a web app running on Linux in seconds using Web App for Containers feature of Azure App Service.

Learn about Azure Notification Hubs. Send push notifications to iOS, Android, Windows, or Kindle from any backend. Easier mobile app development.

Build, debug, deploy, and manage cloud applications—using any platform or language—with Azure development tools, including Visual Studio.

AWS IoT lets you securely connect and manage devices, collect and analyze device data, and build and deploy solutions that drive greater business value.

Explore how Microsoft Defender XDR helps identify and stop cyberattacks across endpoints, identities, email, collaborations tools, SaaS apps, cloud workloads, data loss insights, and more.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a cloud security posture management (CSPM), cloud workload protection (CWP) and DevOps security solution for multicloud and hybrid environments

Build, manage, and monitor all your apps in Microsoft Azure Portal. A single, unified hub built for you, your team, and your projects.

Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) equips IT for comprehensive computer device management, enabling remote monitoring and management utilizing the same infrastructure across platforms.

Build real-world Web3 applications using Azure, Web3 developer tools, and security services.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint helps stop attacks, scales endpoint security resources, and evolves defenses. Learn more about cloud-powered endpoint protection.

Learn how Azure App Service helps you develop and host web applications.

Eseye is the only partner you need to realise your IoT goals. From initial idea to successful deployment – plus everything in-between.

Schneider Electric USA. EcoStruxure Platform.The digital backbone connecting best-in-class operational technology (OT) solutions with the latest in IT technology to unlock trapped value in your operations and leverage the true potential of the Internet of Things.

IoT Cloud Platform service provider in Chicago and Dallas. IoTConnect is an IoT platform that allows businesses to build and deploy innovative apps and get most comprehensive analytics.

Next-gen device management for company-owned and managed Android & iOS tablets, kiosks, smartphones, IoT edge devices, and more.

With Azure SignalR Service, adding real-time communications to your web application is as simple as provisioning a service.

Safeguard cryptographic keys and other secrets used by cloud apps and services with Microsoft Azure Key Vault. Try it now.

Connect business offices, retail locations, and sites securely with Virtual WAN, a unified wide-area network portal powered by Azure and the Microsoft global network.

The Golioth IoT platform helps developers to build, secure, manage, and connect custom hardware, then capture, transform, and route device data to the cloud.

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is a dynamic threat intelligence solution that helps protect your organization from modern cyberthreats and exposure.

Store images for all types of container deployments and OCI artifacts, using Azure Container Registry.

Azure API Management offers a scalable, multi-cloud API management platform for securing, publishing, and analyzing APIs.

Learn how Azure Stack brings the agility of cloud computing to your on-premises environment.

HiveMQ is the proven enterprise MQTT platform designed to connect, communicate, and control IoT data under real-world stress. Learn more.

The easiest to use cellular platform for IoT devices. Scale deployments with a single global SIM and network in over 200+ countries across 500+ carriers.

Azure Archive Storage provides a low cost means of delivering durable, highly available, secure cloud storage and data management for rarely accessed data.

Easily manage your Azure storage accounts in the cloud, from Windows, macOS, or Linux, using Azure Storage Explorer.

Learn about how Azure confidential computing protects data in use and learn ways to build confidential workloads in the cloud.

ThingsBoard is an open-source IoT ❰Internet of Things❱ platform for device management ᐉ data collection ᐉ processing and visualization for your IoT projects

Reduce costs using cost optimization and analysis through Microsoft Cost Management. Increase transparency, accuracy, and efficiency in cost management.

Qubitro is an IoT device and data platform that provides a secure, scalable, and reliable IoT cloud service for your IoT projects.

Learn about Azure Web Application Firewall, a firewall service that helps improve web app security.

Lower TCO. Migrate SQL Server workloads to the cloud to get the HA/DR and security of SQL Server combined with the flexibility and hybrid connectivity of Azure.

Learn about high-performance block storage for Azure Virtual Machines. Explore cost-effective options with cloud Ultra, SSD, and HDD disks.

Make autoscaling your VMs easier with Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets. Run thousands of virtual machines in minutes based on customizable metrics.

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a managed Kubernetes service with hardened security and fast delivery. Deploy and manage containerized applications with AKS.

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management delivers asset visibility, risk-based prioritization, and remediation tools to help your teams address critical vulnerabilities.

Enjoy fast, private cloud connections—including MPLS VPN connections—between Azure and on-premises datacenters with Azure ExpressRoute.

Try Azure File Storage for managed file shares that use standard SMB 3.0 protocol. Share data with on-premises and cloud servers, integrate with apps, and more.

Try Azure Database for PostgreSQL to build reliable and intelligent applications for your organization. Explore open-source PostgreSQL database.

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Get HDInsight, an open-source analytics service that runs Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and more. Integrate HDInsight with big data processing by Azure for even more insights.

AWS IoT Core enables secure two-way communication between internet-connected devices and AWS services with device gateway and device SDK capabilities.

Build apps faster and scale automatically on Azure SQL Database, the intelligent, fully managed relational cloud database.

Easily and securely connect, manage, and ingest data from globally dispersed devices.

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based unified endpoint management platform that empowers IT to manage, assess, and protect apps and devices. Learn more about the product family.

Cloud security at Tenable starts with a unified CNAPP powerful enough to manage posture, secure workloads, govern identity & access management, and much more.

Learn about Microsoft Defender for Business, an endpoint security solution built to help protect small businesses against cybersecurity threats.

Learn how Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery integrate to provide an end-to-end backup and disaster recovery solution with unlimited scale.

Infoblox NIOS 9.0.1 delivers advanced encrypted security and privacy for enterprises (DoT/DoH), expands multi-cloud automation and templated API integrations, and strengthens cost-effective DDI reliability for hybrid networks of any size—today and into the future.

Cisco IoT Control Center is a comprehensive solution empowering businesses to manage and monetize their Internet of Things (IoT) devices efficiently.

Rely on mobile backend as a service (mbaas) from Azure to reduce time to market with cloud services, tools, and DevOps.

1oT is a carrier independent connectivity provider for IoT. We remove the complexities of IoT connectivity and help companies scale globally.

Learn how our experts can make your security program relevant, actionable, and sustainable with a combination of cybersecurity services.

Miradore's MDM software (mobile device management) enables you to easily view, manage, and secure Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows devices. Try for free.

Improve print security, discard print servers, reduce support tickets and take control. Deploy our cloud print management solution in minutes.

PHP cloud server control panel that support Digital Ocean, Linode, AWS, Vultr, Azure and other custom VPS. Git deployment webhook and easiest control panel to manage Laravel, Cake, Symphony or WordPress.

The 360° cloud-based remote connectivity solution built for scale, productivity, and security.

Explore Microsoft products and services for your home or business. Shop Surface, Microsoft 365, Xbox, Windows, Azure, and more. Find downloads and get support.

Explore Microsoft products and services for your home or business. Shop Surface, Microsoft 365, Xbox, Windows, Azure, and more. Find downloads and get support.

Learn about changes, improvements, and features in Azure Time Series Insights Gen2.