Golioth Reviews & Product Details

As Golioth uses MCUboot, it enables to use OTA both for firmware and TinyML models over Wifi or cellular. This is great as AI for microcontrollers is expanding greatly! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is a learning curve when you begin using a RTOS such as Zephyr. ST Microelectronics has very nice low power microcontrollers, it would be very nice for Golioth to partner with ST. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about golioth is how easy it makes managing my esp32s. I can not speak about all the features that golioth offers, but the features that i am using most of the time are: Device management and OTA updates. With device management, I can create templates, expand or upscale my project. I love using flags and filters. The process of connecting iot device such as esp32 is very straightforward. It saves me the hassle of going up to my roof to reprogram my esp32 :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only thing i do not like about it is the inability to use golioth with my arduino ide. Sadly i have to install golioth firmware SDK as a component of the ESP-IDF which is not my preferred way of proramming devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The thing I like about Golioth for us is that we are able to run device configurations smooth without disturbing shift schedule. First of all, we do not have to physically access devices to save time and effort. Device control uses a user interface that is simple and effective with our team able to handle updates and changes easily. The result has been more productivity and less downtime, more or our work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A downside of Golioth is that its interface is simple, but limited in what it can provide in query depth for control of certain device functions. It is definitely really useful to have updates and configurations managed this way, however, sometimes I wish there were more depth in customised settings. In addition, software can be slow to respond during heavy use, making it difficult for us to push an update or change when we need it the fastest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Golioth has caught my attention because of its capacity concerning the optimization of the interactions between the devices. A lot of that is done internally to keep all of the interconnections aligned and updated as the data exchange between devices take places. These processes when manual save a lot of time hence instead of doing them, we have an opportunity to do other things. The smooth transfer of data reduces the frequent need of manual intervention and guarantees business continuity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’m not quite a fan of one feature of Golioth, which deals with handling of faulty devices. Although it provides certain measurement instruments, these are often not adequate to actually pinpoint problem sources. This rather leaves us to guess, or spend time physically checking every insignificant device with our hands. A more specific diagnostic procedure would definitely be much more efficient and even when controversies crop up it would not take as long. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What makes Golith unique is that it helps you manage IoT devices. I like the secure data handling and easy, Google Cloud integration in particular. This is great for quickly spotting and fixing things when you get the real time insights from the dashboard. Our larger projects didn’t make the switch too painful, with deployment remaining simple even when necessary. Our use of Golith has made it a life saver when it comes to managing our Io devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The largest disadvantage of Golioth is that there is very little customization possible with its dashboards. This means that it becomes difficult to define special point of view towards different projects hence slowing our process. Furthermore, the software is incompatible with some of the specific IoT platforms, and we have to use additional tools. The above limitations make our work more cumbersome since they need time to be addressed, time which we prefer to devote to other pursuits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the best thing about Golioth is the way it preserver security. Encrypts data in transist as well in reist using which is necessary for keeping our IoT data secure. Besides device authentication, it’s also important, so that only the authorise device can connect to the network. The security provided by this level has instilled confidence into us as we grow our IoT infrastructure. We don’t anymore need to think about potential vulnerabilities just adding another device to our network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Golioth could improve its customer support one area. As a platform with a lot of great powerful features, on occasion we struggle to find the right resources or guidance when you run into complex problems. Response times on tech problems have dragged a bit longer than expected on the support side, and the documentation can be a bit more detailed I think. Occasionally it has slowed down project timelines and hindered the process of being efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For me, the crown jewel of Golioth is its strong focus on data analytics and its ability to represent that data cleanly. This provides useful information to know exactly how these devices are running, and the configuration possibilities allow directing attention to what is relevant. These have provided us with some actual information with which to form our decisions and enhance our general management into increasing an overall performance from our devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A disadvantage of the Golioth is that a user friendly flexibility in custom alerting during the process is not available since it is a built environment. It does notify and that is good but it doesn’t let me keep them as fine tuned as I need them to be. There is always a tendency of receiving many or even irrelevant alarms, which have impact on the effectiveness of response times. It’s a small point but bring so much unwanted elements into our processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My favorite feature about Golioth is how it ease the process of managing devices in the field, for us to be able to update IoT devices. The ability to have real time synchronisation of data is a major advantage since it every problem is detected and corrected instantly. Including it also adds even more value when linking it with our analytics software where you can easily gather data and proactively work on enhancing our systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

With Golioth, I experienced that some of the features can by get limited for complex configurations as our network expands. Flexibility in customizations is quite limited, so the ability to fit the system into certain niches may be an issue. Additionally, most of the implementation of the tool is quite easy, especially in the first instance, but most of the high level integration complexities take time and technical skills to implement, and this has been some of the causes of the delay in some of the processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For me one of the coolest things about Golioth is how it handles real time data. It makes it easy to plug all this in one place seamlessly and have access to it making integration with many IoT devices easy. Perhaps most useful is the dashboard that gives you an eye into device status, and how data flow is. Troubleshooting issues becomes easy. Being able to support multiple protocols also means that I can connect to all sorts of services much easier, which significantly increases our operational efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In one area which has been an issue with Golioth, is that devices can be a little slow to respond. If the real time data features are great, the latency can be frustrating during the critical times when we are supposed to get immediate updates. Our workflows have been affected, especially when quick decisions depend on the freshest information. On top of that, I’m also finding that the documentation isn’t as detailed as they should be, making it difficult for new team members to rapidly understand the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find that Golioth is particularly good with IoT system device management. With regards to IoT projects, I have noticed that it has been a game changer when it comes to device management for remote operation, monitoring and even upgrading. In this case, we implemented it to complement our cloud resources, and the coordination of data between the systems has been among our main gains. Its real time also assist us in making faster decision and improving device efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The simplicity of the built in reporting capabilities of Golioth are a downside. That means that we have to use third party analytics tools like Power BI to get the level of data insight we need, and of course that complicates our workflow. While this extra step might slow down on our rate of how quickly we can analyze data and make decisions. Having additional data reporting options outside of whats offered by Golioth would be great, but better still, if Golioth expanded its native analytics capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.