Transparency alternatives to Initial State
Other IoT platforms and connectivity vendors we measure, sorted by how much we found at them and not at Initial State. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 40 that differ from Initial State on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Initial State has 12 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “Found there, not found at Initial State” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Found there, not found at Initial State | Found at Initial State, not found there | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balenabalena.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to Balena | 65/100 | 7 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, +4 | nothing | Compare |
| Memfaultmemfault.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Memfault | 57/100 | 7 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, +4 | nothing | Compare |
| Particleparticle.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to Particle | 48/100 | 6 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, +3 | nothing | Compare |
| Datacakedatacake.coSee also Transparency alternatives to Datacake | 39/100 | 4 Data location stated, Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| EMnifyemnify.comSee also Transparency alternatives to EMnify | 35/100 | 4 Data location stated, Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| TagoIOtago.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to TagoIO | 35/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Litmuslitmus.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to Litmus | 32/100 | 4 Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Mendermender.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to Mender | 30/100 | 4 Status page with history, Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Onomondoonomondo.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Onomondo | 30/100 | 4 Status page with history, Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Qbeeqbee.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to Qbee | 30/100 | 4 Status page with history, Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Emteriaemteria.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Emteria | 30/100 | 3 Data location stated, Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | nothing | Compare |
| Monogotomonogoto.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to Monogoto | 30/100 | 3 Data location stated, Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | nothing | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.