Balena
Balena offers a comprehensive platform for IoT fleet management, including device deployment, management, and scaling, with a range of tools and services such as balenaOS, balenaCloud, and balenaEtcher.
Services
Balena offers a comprehensive platform for IoT fleet management covering device deployment, management, and scaling. Key services include balenaCloud, a hosted platform for developing, deploying, managing, and scaling IoT device fleets, and balenaMachine, a dedicated instance of balenaCloud that can be installed on-premise in secure environments. Balena provides support for over 100 device types, ensuring a broad range of hardware compatibility for IoT projects. The platform also includes varying pricing plans, with a free tier available for up to 10 devices.
Products
Balena provides several key products to facilitate IoT device management. This includes balenaOS, an operating system designed to run Docker containers on embedded devices, and balenaEngine, a container engine for IoT that leverages Moby technology from Docker. Another notable product is balenaEtcher, a widely used tool for flashing SD cards and USB drives. Additionally, Balena offers openBalena, a free and open-source software to manage IoT devices, and balenaMachine for secure, on-premise deployment.
balenaCloud
balenaCloud is Balena's hosted platform designed to assist with the development, deployment, management, and scaling of IoT device fleets. It supports various device types, ensuring a flexible and scalable solution for different IoT projects. Developers can use local mode for direct code pushes to devices, facilitating a streamlined development environment. The platform offers different pricing plans, catering to both small-scale and large-scale IoT deployments.
balenaEtcher
balenaEtcher is a tool offered by Balena designed for flashing SD cards and USB drives. It is user-friendly and supports various image formats, making it a popular choice for both novice and experienced users. The tool aims to simplify the process of creating bootable drives and installing operating systems, adding significant value to IoT and embedded development workflows.