Cumulocity
Dusseldorf industrial IoT platform with device management, streaming analytics and a published starter price, usable as the data layer under a predictive maintenance project
Quick Overview
| Company | Cumulocity GmbH |
|---|---|
| Category | Predictive Maintenance Software |
| Headquarters | Dusseldorf, Germany |
| Founded | 2012 |
| EU Presence | Yes - Germany (EU) |
| Data Location | Business plan: tenants in EU, US or APJ regions of your choice |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | Yes - connected single-node and air-gapped on-premise Edge, priced on request |
| Main Features | Device integration, device management, digital twin manager, DataHub, streaming analytics, cockpit dashboards, thin-edge.io, OPC UA gateway, MQTT |
| Pricing | Starter EUR 215/month billed annually; Business and Enterprise custom |
| Best For | Equipment makers and plants that want to build their own predictive models on an IoT base |
| Replaces | Uptake custom software |
Detailed Review
Cumulocity is a platform, not a ready-made fault library. It connects devices, stores and streams their data and lets teams deploy analytics models, and the company lists predictive maintenance as a use case next to remote monitoring and asset optimisation.
The imprint names Cumulocity GmbH, Marc-Chagall-Strasse 2, 40477 Dusseldorf, entered in the Dusseldorf commercial register under HRB 68832. The about page gives 2012 as the founding year.
A price you can read
The pricing page lists a Starter plan at EUR 215 per month, billed annually, with unlimited users, up to 2.5 million messages per month, a 95 percent uptime guarantee, 30-day data retention and up to three analytics models. Business and Enterprise plans are quoted.
That makes Cumulocity the one tool in this category where a pilot can be budgeted before the first sales call.
Cloud regions and Edge
Business plans offer multiple tenants in a region of your choice (EU, US or APJ). For sites that cannot send data out, the pricing page describes a connected single-node on-premise Edge and an air-gapped version for fully offline networks, both on custom pricing.
Building the models yourself
Streaming analytics can raise alarms and actions from live data, and DataHub offloads IoT data to a data lake for machine learning tools. The tooling is there, but the maintenance logic is yours to define or to buy from an integrator.
Limitations to Consider
Cumulocity gives you the IoT foundation, not diagnoses for specific machines; a team with no data scientist will reach a working result faster with a packaged product such as Acoem or PROGNOST. The Starter plan is capped at 2.5 million messages and three analytics models.
Who Should Use Cumulocity
Machine builders and industrial operators with an engineering team that wants a German platform vendor and the option of on-premise Edge.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Published entry price
- EU tenant region available
- On-premise and air-gapped Edge
- Open-source thin-edge.io for device connection
- Registered German GmbH
Cons
- A platform, not a ready diagnosis
- Starter limited to 2.5M messages and 3 models
- Higher plans are quoted
- Needs engineering effort for the maintenance logic
Alternatives to Cumulocity
Other European predictive maintenance software worth comparing before you decide:
Viking Analytics
Sweden · Vibration AI that learns each sensor's normal behaviour
Neuron Soundware
Czech Republic · Acoustic and vibration monitoring with edge units and web app
DALOG
Germany · Condition monitoring for heavy plant, backed by remote analysts
Railnova
Belgium · Telematics rules and maintenance workflow for rail fleets
See all European predictive maintenance software or compare them directly against Uptake custom software on our alternatives page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Partly. The Starter plan is EUR 215 per month billed annually; Business, Enterprise and on-premise Edge are custom.
Yes, the pricing page describes an air-gapped single-node deployment for isolated networks, quoted on request.
It is listed as a business initiative on top of the platform, so the models and rules are built with Cumulocity's analytics tools or by a partner.