Moving Ahead in the Arduino IoT Cloud

The Arduino IoT Cloud offers various plans, with different features for each plan enabled to certain levels. In the chapter, you will be guided through the different options available at the time of writing, including the enterprise plans, and a description of the additional functionalities they provide.

Then, you will be invited to put into practice what was learned in previous chapters by implementing and expanding the examples with further functionalities. The Arduino IoT Cloud is a live product, always evolving, and this chapter will list official Arduino sources of information, allowing you to monitor any updates and future releases.

You will also get an insight into the Arduino PRO hardware and software tools, which are specially designed for industrial IoT solutions. This information will help you to design and build professional solutions for your industry.

In this chapter, we will cover the following main topics:

• Arduino...

Arduino IoT Cloud plans

The Arduino IoT Cloud comes with different plans for different types of entities, and every entity comes with different types of pricing plans for its users. In the Arduino IoT Cloud, there are mainly three entities, which include individuals, schools, and organizations, as shown in Figure 14.1.

Figure 14.1 – The Arduino IoT Cloud plans’ different categories

The Arduino IoT Cloud team divided the pricing plans according to different categories and users, and pricing varies from category to category. There are also different pricing plans available in those categories. For the updated pricing plans and features, visit https://cloud.arduino.cc/plans/.

We will discuss all the categories step by step in the following subsections, and the business plan will be discussed in a separate section. Firstly, we will look at plans for individuals in the next subsection.

Plans for individuals

First, we will start with pricing...

Arduino PRO

Arduino PRO is a separate line of products that contain professional tools in both the hardware and software categories. These tools are specially designed to carry out industrial operations, such as those found in aviation, industry 4.0, healthcare, robotics, smart cities, and smart homes/offices. We will explore both the hardware and software tools step by step in the following subsections.

Arduino PRO hardware

Arduino PRO is a line of products offered by Arduino LLC, the company behind the popular open source Arduino platform. Arduino PRO boards are designed for users who have a more advanced understanding of microcontrollers and electronics, and who are looking for boards that offer additional features and capabilities compared to the standard Arduino boards. These boards are often used by makers, engineers, and professionals for various applications.

In the following subsections, we will only explore three types of hardware; for a complete list, please visit...

Further resources and insights

Arduino continuously evolves its products and services according to the latest demands and trends. Hence, it’s difficult to cover everything. So far, I have just mentioned some useful resources that will help you to keep yourself updated with the latest news and features.

It’s best to keep an eye on the Arduino official blog for the latest news related to its products and updates at https://blog.arduino.cc/. Communities always share and help users to learn, so become part of the fastest-growing community by joining the Arduino Community forum, which can be found here: https://forum.arduino.cc/. You can also share your projects and learn from others’ projects at Arduino Project Hub: https://projecthub.arduino.cc. For instant communication with fellow community members, you can join the Discord channel: https://discord.gg/jQJFwW7.

Along with the Arduino community, you can also be part of some other globally famous maker communities...

Summary

In this chapter, we explored different pricing plans for individuals, educational institutes, and enterprise organizations. All the plans were discussed in depth, and we also compared the plans to explore further differences. The Arduino IoT Cloud provides features with different thresholds for different plans, according to users’ needs. Then, we explored the Arduino PRO software and hardware tools in depth, allowing you to make informed decisions when developing industrial solutions. Finally, we explored further resources that can provide you with the latest news and updates about product developments, and we also shared different community resources that a user can benefit from by becoming a member.

So, after reading this chapter, you will be able to identify which pricing plan you need for your usage and also guide your organization or customers, according to their needs, on which Arduino Cloud plan is suitable for them. You also now know the Arduino PRO hardware...