The Truth About Limitations in Today’s IoT Platforms and The Solution! Decentralized & Database Agnostic IoT Systems.

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So far, platforms like Blynk and Arduino Cloud have helped developers by providing ready-made dashboards, real-time data sync, and device control via mobile apps — all without building a full-stack system from scratch. That’s a huge relief for IoT developers, no doubt.

But unfortunately, these platforms come with some serious limitations — especially once you go beyond hobby-level experimentation.

Here are just a few examples from Blynk:

1. Maximum 10 devices under the free tier
2. Limited number of widgets — even using the map widget requires an upgrade
3. In-app messaging? Only available under the enterprise plan
4. 30,000 messages per month limit on the free tier

Now imagine hosting a real-world IoT project. These limits are frustrating, even unacceptable. In most cases, developers hit the ceiling within 7 days. 🤯

But to be very honest — it's not entirely their fault.

These platforms are based on a centralized cloud/database model. That model itself has natural boundaries.

🧠 Think about it for a second...

A centralized platform is running a single database/server for 10,000+ users. Each user is constantly sending data from multiple devices. Let’s say each user consumes just 500 MB.

That’s 5,000,000 MB, or around 4.8 TB of storage. What if you have millions of users 😫?

Can anyone realistically offer this kind of scale for free? Be honest… Can you? The answer is no — and that’s why free tiers are always so limited.

🧱 Breaking down the wall of limitations:

🌍 But what if I told you — I can offer 10 TB storage for 10K individual projects, completely free?

No tricks. No hidden costs. Nothing shady. How? -By flipping the architecture completely.

Instead of forcing everyone to use a central database, what if every user brought their own? Imagine having the same ready-made dashboard system — with drag-and-drop functionality — but instead of storing data in a central server, you connect your own Firebase, Supabase, MongoDB, or even your own MQTT broker.

Every user. Their own database. Their own cloud. Even each project may have different databases of a user.

Just like that — 💥 Decentralized IoT Infrastructure.

I know you probably have a lot of questions. And I expected that. 😉

For example — “Can Firebase handle real-time communication well enough?” Yes. Firebase Realtime Database is perfectly optimized for that.

And I know — in IoT, real-time communication is critical. You can’t afford to sacrifice speed, reliability, or security.

That’s why I built this architecture with those exact priorities. It’s not just an idea anymore — this thing is real, reliable, and ready for the real world.

🎯 So, what are the core benefits of this new architecture?

1. Full control over your data — nothing is stored on our servers
2. Firebase gives you 1 GB of free storage — dedicated only to your projects And in IoT, most data are small — just a few bytes or kilobytes
3. Unlimited device support — no more counting or upgrading
4. Firebase even offers in-app messaging for free
5. Blynk gives you 30k messages/month, but Firebase gives you 20k messages/day!

The fun thing is, if you use firebase for a central system, then this free tier is nothing! But in my architecture the way I am utilizing your free tier, it plays a role like diamond!

Still need more?

I know it sounds unbelievable — but I’ve proven every bit of it. Thousands of hours. Months of sleepless nights. Trial, error, debugging, repeat and repeat, again and again.

It’s not theory anymore now! It’s tested. It’s working. It’s real.

And yes — I’ve even built an IoT library to support this architecture end-to-end.

🤝 I’ve decided to make this platform Open Source — for the community, by the community.

This is a small contribution from my side — a way to give back to all the developers, learners, and dreamers who are trying to build something meaningful in the world of IoT.

I believe platforms like this should belong to the people who use them, not be locked behind paywalls or limitations.

The architecture is designed to help you make the most of free tools and resources already out there — and unlock possibilities that were previously out of reach.

👉 Here’s the working prototype: PROTOTYPE LINK

🔴 I’ve also added a video demo showing a successful live trial — Using my custom library, web interface, and real hardware (ESP8266). No fluff. Just results.

1. Demo with real hardware
2. Demo with simulation environment

This is my signature to the IoT community.

💬 Keep me in your prayers, and Insha’Allah, the fully functional platform will be launching soon.

The countdown has begun. Can’t wait to see you at the launch event. 🎉

Cheers to all the IoT and Embedded Engineers! See you soon.

If you are interested to contribute this amazing Open Source platform you are most welcome and send your interest at this email: [e-mail]