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balena.io · IoT platforms and connectivity · checked 2026-10-12

61/100CBand C

Rank 1 of 44 in IoT platforms and connectivity, where the median is 17.

Public transparency score, not a product or security rating. Latest check: 2026-10-12. How the score works.

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Overview

6 days since the newest dated result, 6 since the oldest. 12 of 12 criteria have a measured result in the last 30 days. Failed checks and undated results are excluded.

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Balena

balena.io · IoT platforms and connectivity

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  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
  6. F
C 61of 100 Rank 1 of 44

Published commitments5 of 9 found

Measured behaviour1 of 3 found

Checked 2026-10-12. Every line links the page we found it on. A cross means we found nothing at the addresses we checked, not that the vendor has no such document. A transparency score, not a product rating.

Downloads include all checks, source URLs, dates and the snapshot ID for your procurement file. We do not issue badges.

The label is the whole measurement in one object: every criterion with its weight, the band, and the date. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.

Every line in it links the page we found the result on, or lists the addresses we checked. A cross means we found nothing there, not that Balena has no such document.

Where Balena sits in IoT platforms and connectivity

  1. A0 0%
  2. B0 0%
  3. C2 5%
  4. D2 5%
  5. E12 27%
  6. F28 64%
44 vendors with a score; 8 more without a score because we could measure too little. Bands have fixed thresholds, see how the score works.

The band of Balena is marked. Vendors without a score are the ones where we could measure too few criteria to rank them – a gap on our side, counted separately.

What Balena states

The exact figures and names we read off the pages linked below, with the sentence they stand in. This is what they publish, not what we verified about their systems.

Gaps, heaviest first

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Data location: where they say data is hosted

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No statement about data location found.

Checked 7 addresses on 2026-10-12.

Show the 7 addresses we checked
  1. https://balena.io/security – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  2. https://balena.io/trust – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  3. https://balena.io/legal/privacy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://balena.io/privacy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://balena.io/privacy-policy – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  6. https://balena.io/compliance – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://balena.io/legal/privacy-policy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Data location stated in IoT platforms and connectivity: 9 of 44 companies

✗weight 2 of 3

Third-party requests seen on the first load, before any interaction.

Checked 1 address on 2026-10-12.

Show the 1 address we checked
  1. https://balena.io/ – third-party requests before any interaction: 5b4dcn321xtp.statuspage.io, ajax.googleapis.com, cdn.amplitude.com, cdn.jsdelivr.net, cdn.prod.website-files.com, cdn.statuspage.io, cdn1.hubspot.net, d3e54v103j8qbb.cloudfront.net, fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com, forms-na1.hsforms.com, forms.hsforms.com, hubspotonwebflow.com, js.hsforms.net, static.hsappstatic.net, unpkg.com, www.google.com, www.googletagmanager.com, www.gstatic.com

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Across the market: No third-party tracking before consent in IoT platforms and connectivity: 8 of 51 companies

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Certifications named (SOC 2, ISO 27001)

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No named certification found.

Checked 6 addresses on 2026-10-12.

Show the 6 addresses we checked
  1. https://balena.io/security – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  2. https://balena.io/trust – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  3. https://balena.io/trust-center – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://balena.io/compliance – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://balena.io/legal/security – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://trust.balena.io/ – reached, no match (HTTP 200)

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Across the market: Certifications named in IoT platforms and connectivity: 5 of 44 companies

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Uptime SLA with a figure

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No uptime figure found.

Checked 6 addresses on 2026-10-12.

Show the 6 addresses we checked
  1. https://balena.io/legal/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://balena.io/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://balena.io/legal/service-level-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://balena.io/trust/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://balena.io/uptime – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://balena.io/legal/uptime-sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Uptime SLA with a figure in IoT platforms and connectivity: 0 of 44 companies

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security.txt (RFC 9116)

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No security.txt found.

Checked 1 address on 2026-10-12.

Show the 1 address we checked
  1. https://balena.io/.well-known/security.txt – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: security.txt (RFC 9116) in IoT platforms and connectivity: 4 of 44 companies

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Named privacy contact (DPO or privacy address)

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No named privacy contact found.

Checked 7 addresses on 2026-10-12.

Show the 7 addresses we checked
  1. https://balena.io/legal/privacy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://balena.io/privacy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://balena.io/privacy-policy – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  4. https://balena.io/legal/privacy-policy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://balena.io/legal/privacy-notice – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://balena.io/trust/privacy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://balena.io/datenschutz – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Named privacy contact in IoT platforms and connectivity: 16 of 45 companies

Evidence

The full source lists sit behind these two groups, so that the answer above stays readable.

Published, with a source 6
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Data processing agreement (DPA)

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Published and readable without a login.

Source: https://www.balena.io/dpa · checked 2026-10-12

Across the market: Data processing agreement in IoT platforms and connectivity: 3 of 44 companies

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Subprocessors: the published list

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The actual list is published, not just a promise to keep one.

Source: https://www.balena.io/trust · checked 2026-10-12

Across the market: Subprocessor list in IoT platforms and connectivity: 1 of 44 companies

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Status page with incident history

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A public status page with incident history.

Source: https://status.balena.io/ · checked 2026-10-12

Across the market: Status page with history in IoT platforms and connectivity: 15 of 47 companies

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Public pricing with figures

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Actual numbers on a public page.

Source: https://www.balena.io/pricing · checked 2026-10-12

Across the market: Public pricing in IoT platforms and connectivity: 21 of 45 companies

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HTTPS enforced with HSTS

weight 2 of 3

HTTP redirects to HTTPS and the HSTS header is set.

  • HSTS max-age 31536000 seconds (365 days).
    Show the exact wording

    max-age=31536000

    Read at https://balena.io/

Source: https://balena.io/ · checked 2026-10-12

Across the market: HTTPS enforced with HSTS in IoT platforms and connectivity: 34 of 52 companies

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Notice before subprocessors change

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The vendor commits publicly to giving notice before the list changes.

  • Notice promised before the list changes 5 days.
    Show the exact wording

    9.4 Customer may object to the engagement of such New Sub-Processor by notifying Balena within 5 Business Days of Balena's update to the link found at paragraph 9.2 ab

    Read at https://www.balena.io/dpa

Source: https://www.balena.io/dpa · checked 2026-10-12

Across the market: Notice before subprocessors change in IoT platforms and connectivity: 3 of 44 companies

History

100 0 2026-10-05: 65 of 1002026-10-12: 61 of 100 2026-10-05 2026-10-12
Score over the last 2 runs we measured Balena in: 65 (2026-10-05), 61 (2026-10-12).

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Balena

6 found · 6 not found · 0 not measured across 12 public checks.

12 of 12 criteria have a measured result from the last 30 days. Oldest dated result: 2026-10-12.

Investigate 6 open evidence questions
  1. Data location stated

    Which locations apply to our primary data, backups and support access? Which region can we select for this plan?

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  2. Certifications named

    Please share the current certificate or audit report and its scope, covered legal entity, products and validity period.

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  3. Uptime SLA with a figure

    Which availability commitment applies to our plan? Please include the measurement window, exclusions and credit claim process.

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  4. No third-party tracking before consent

    Which third-party requests occur before a visitor makes a choice, and for what purpose? Please distinguish the public website from the product.

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  5. security.txt (RFC 9116)

    Where should we report a vulnerability, and what acknowledgement and follow-up process should we expect?

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  6. Named privacy contact

    Which privacy contact handles requests for our account, and what escalation path should we use?

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