--- title: Initial State Reviews meta\_title: 'Initial State Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Initial State works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.6 review\_count: 9 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-07-12' parent\_category: name: IoT Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/iot-management --- # Initial State Reviews & Product Details Initial State is an IoT platform for data visualizations. Stream data from your device and services to beautiful cloud-based data visualizations. * * * Seller [Initial State Technologies](https://www.g2.com/sellers/initial-state-technologies) Discussions [Initial State Community](https://www.g2.com/products/initial-state/discuss) Overview by Jamie Bailey Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Datadog](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Datadog") Datadog 4.4/5(726) ](https://www.g2.com/products/datadog/reviews) [ ![SAP Business Technology Platform](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SAP Business Technology Platform") SAP Business Technology Platform 4.4/5(421) ](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-business-technology-platform/reviews) [ ![TrendMiner](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "TrendMiner") TrendMiner 4.6/5(179) ](https://www.g2.com/products/trendminer/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/initial-state/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 9 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Vaibhav W.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Vaibhav W.") VW Vaibhav W. Senior Data Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/16/2022 "Review by VW" 4/5 What do you like best about Initial State? Helped a lot in data visualization, Good to use it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Initial State? More input sources needed for the user in the software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Initial State: yes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Initial State solving and how is that benefiting you? data visualization Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Projjal G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Projjal G.") PG Projjal G. System Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/9/2022 "Perfect tools for IoT applications" 4/5 What do you like best about Initial State? The dashboard insights and forecasting algorithms make it easy to capture and stream data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Initial State? The complexity of handling the software is a bit too high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Initial State solving and how is that benefiting you? IoT device monitoring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ## Questions about Initial State? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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