--- title: Particle Reviews meta\_title: 'Particle Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 195 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Particle works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 195 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IoT Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/iot-management --- # Particle Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Particle but has limited features. Are you part of the Particle team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Particle is the leading edge-to-cloud infrastructure for the Internet of Things, helping thousands of companies power world-class connected machines, sensors, and devices. Particle provides everything you need to build an IoT product in one tightly-integrated platform, so you can focus your time and energy on what matters: your product, application, data, and customers. Hundreds of manufacturers, thousands of startups, and 260,000 developers use Particle to power their IoT products; to learn more, visit particle.io. * * * Seller [Particle](https://www.g2.com/sellers/particle) Discussions [Particle Community](https://www.g2.com/products/particle/discuss) Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Raniz Bordoloi Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 5 months ### Return on Investment 16 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/particle/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Blynk IoT platform](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Blynk IoT platform") Blynk IoT platform 4.6/5(28) ](https://www.g2.com/products/blynk-iot-platform/reviews) [ ![Visual Studio](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Visual Studio") Visual Studio 4.5/5(4,004) ](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) [ ![Eclipse](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Eclipse") Eclipse 4.3/5(3,220) ](https://www.g2.com/products/eclipse/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/particle/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 195 real user reviews. Implementation Time 5 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![GUTIERREZ BARRAGAN K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GUTIERREZ BARRAGAN K.") GK GUTIERREZ BARRAGAN K. Sofware Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/26/2021 "Tiny board, great posibilities" 5/5 What do you like best about Particle? It has the adapter to connect to internet, it's very functional, until now I don't have problems with it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Particle? Idk there's something I dislike, it's tiny but powerful, as I said Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Particle: It's a very good option for develop what you need for your IoT system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Particle solving and how is that benefiting you? Projects monitoring temperature, movement, I'm developing now a system for the outdoor lights of my house Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Priit P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Priit P.") PP Priit P. CEO Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/26/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "IoT for everyone" 5/5 What do you like best about Particle? I have Particle Electrons operating non-stop for the past 3 years. Outdoors in humid and cold Northern conditions. Simple to program, but their cloud and fleet management is just wonderful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Particle? That MESH didn't work out.. It was a wonderful idea Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Particle: Everyone should use it. Stop building and managing your own cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Particle solving and how is that benefiting you? I can connect anything online. Anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Medical Devices](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Medical Devices") UM Verified User in Medical Devices Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/25/2021 "The fastest way to develop and deploy an IoT product" 4/5 What do you like best about Particle? Easy-to-use tools, excellent support and documentation, a lot of tutorials and affordable development kits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Particle? Relying too much on particle's own cloud solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Particle: Start with development kits and see if it fulfills your needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Particle solving and how is that benefiting you? Hackathon challenges, where you need very fast development, because of the limited time. Smart home systems and hobby projects. Remote control of devices via IoT. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Utilities](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Utilities") AU Verified User in Utilities Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/25/2021 "Particle.io Review" 5/5 What do you like best about Particle? End device certification of cellular devices, maturing platform and strong community support . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Particle? Changes without warning to the pricing model. Without frequently checking the website for pricing I base our business model on one pricing structure, only to find it has changed a year later. I understand the need to adjust pricing, but I think users should be notified when new price structures are implemented. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Particle solving and how is that benefiting you? Particle has made it much easier to bring cellular connectivity to our customers in the water and wastewater markets solving communication and cost issues we have with radio telemetry.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Computer Hardware](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Hardware") UC Verified User in Computer Hardware Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/25/2021 "particle review" 4/5 What do you like best about Particle? Working with particle brings about quite an easy way of prototyping, particle has introduced quite a lot of tools, documentation, and brought together a large community to help you move fast. One of the things I particularly like are the nice SDKs for both iOS and Android to bring a good user experience and a nice user interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Particle? the pricing can be hard to understand and create a profitable model around. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Particle: Far and away the best platform for prototyping IoT and building projects off of. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Particle solving and how is that benefiting you? internet-connected sensors, easy to connect hardware online via SDKs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Je'aime P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Je'aime P.") JP Je'aime P. Technical Research Design Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/27/2021 "Environmental Researcher and HPC Administrator" 5/5 What do you like best about Particle? The built-in/baked-in internet connectivity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Particle? The process to add new libraries. No flipping LoRa support. Will you all please at least provide supported libraries. Been asking for this along with others for a couple years now. SUPPORT LORA WE NEED IT!!!!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Particle solving and how is that benefiting you? Outdoor environmental monitoring. The switch to feather has helped greatly with prototyping and modularity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![SANJIT S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SANJIT S.") SS SANJIT S. Co-founder Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/26/2021 "Particle has the best hardware ever" 5/5 What do you like best about Particle? I love the easy to use and functionality the hardware has and feel it's better then arduinos Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Particle? Sometimes they out of stock and little expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Particle: Use it. I highly recommend it. Particle has it all Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Particle solving and how is that benefiting you? I am trying to devolop code in particle for heart rate sensing and integrate that feature into unity as visual display that can capture user heart beat real time through the hardware and project that visual data in augmented reality. After that we will devolop ai voice recognition to tell it to check user heart beat Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Chemicals](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Chemicals") AC Verified User in Chemicals Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/26/2021 "Particle Review" 5/5 What do you like best about Particle? Particle has a really easy to use web IDE and integrations platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Particle? I had a specific project I was trying to complete but I had trouble finding similar projects on the web - maybe a more developed help/project platform could make the service better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Particle solving and how is that benefiting you? I work in a lab where some places are sensitive to temperature and humidity. I used sensors, particle boards, a website to track the temperature and humidity minute by minute, and another website to send notifications when the temperature or humidity goes out of a specific range. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Environmental Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Environmental Services") UE Verified User in Environmental Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/26/2021 "Fun and feature rich IoT development platform" 5/5 What do you like best about Particle? The combination of webIDE, console, and community support via the particle forum. Being able to remotely program and quality check a device is invaluable. Being able to troubleshoot a customer need remotely and resolve their issue is key to building customer relations and trust. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Particle? The particle workbench platform not having a general library search and having to type out the needed library word perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Particle solving and how is that benefiting you? Built a remote monitoring device utilizing a Boron, ADS1115, and RTC3231 to measure 4-20ma signals from a submersible level transducer on a major sewer bypass. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Hospital & Health Care](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Hospital & Health Care") UH Verified User in Hospital & Health Care Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/1/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "the best and easiest PoC to Product IoT platform" 4/5 What do you like best about Particle? console and product management features. These features helping me to manage deployed devices in field Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Particle? hardware cost. I feel if particle can provide photon with lesser price then it will be good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Particle: if you wish to make a iot products poc in short time with very good quality and stability then definitely particle is good choice Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Particle solving and how is that benefiting you? We are making blood bank refrigerator monitors.We are solving non availability of blood in rural india Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ## Questions about Particle? 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. [ Ask about Particle ](https://www.g2.com/products/particle/discussions/new) GU Guest User What is Particle used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-particle-used-for) MM Michael Morley • Last activity over 5 years ago We are about to scale up the number of devices in service. 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