AWS IoT Core
AWS managed IoT service for securely connecting, managing, and ingesting data from millions of IoT devices using MQTT, HTTP, and WebSockets, with rules-based data routing to AWS services.
Best When
You're building an IoT solution on AWS and need enterprise-grade device management, secure communication, and native integration with AWS analytics and storage services.
Avoid When
You need a simple MQTT broker, multi-cloud device management, or your IoT platform is already Azure or Google Cloud.
Use Cases
- • Registering and managing IoT device fleets via Thing Registry API
- • Publishing commands to devices via MQTT or HTTP from agent workflows
- • Reading device shadow state (desired vs reported) for device status queries
- • Configuring IoT rules to route sensor data to DynamoDB, S3, or Lambda
- • Remote device configuration and OTA firmware update orchestration
Not For
- • Teams not in the AWS ecosystem
- • Simple MQTT brokers without device management (use HiveMQ or Mosquitto)
- • Extremely cost-sensitive deployments with millions of messages/day
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