IoT Device Agents Compared
EmbedThis offers a family of actively supported device agents. Ioto has the smallest, most efficient embedded web server with integrated cloud device management, and suits devices whether or not they connect to the cloud. GoAhead and Appweb remain actively supported for existing and new devices. Use the comparison below to choose the right agent for your device.
Ioto is ideal for both the smallest embedded systems with minimal memory and for those that require the utmost in performance and security. It offers the highest performance embedded web server, HTTP client, SSE, Embedded Database, JSON management, MQTT and comprehensive AWS IoT integration.
| Ioto | GoAhead | Appweb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code Size | 300KB | 500KB | 2MB |
| HTTP/1.1 Server | |||
| HTTP Client | |||
| Web Sockets | |||
| Server-Sent Events (SSE) | |||
| MQTT Client | |||
| Over-the-Air Updates | via EmbedThis Updater | via EmbedThis Updater | |
| Suite of Management Apps | |||
| Cloud Manageable | |||
| Replicated device state to the cloud | |||
| IPv4 and IPv6 | |||
| SSL/TLS | |||
| File Upload and PUT requests | |||
| Authentication and User Management | |||
| Session and Cookie Handling | |||
| C function Actions | |||
| Full-duplex streaming | |||
| Embedded Database | |||
| JSON State Management | |||
| AI and Machine Learning | OpenAI APIs, Agentic Workflows | ||
| Programming Model | Fiber coroutines | Single threaded | Multithreaded |
| Throughput (Raspberry PI 4) | 9,300/sec | 3,200/sec | 1,800/sec |
| CGI / FastCGI | |||
| HTTP/2 Protocol | |||
| HTTP Proxy |