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Particle pricing
Particle publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Particle pricing is free across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Particle plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maker | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
| Production | $100/month | 3 | +$100/month, 3 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Maker
FreeThe entry tier. It covers 5 free devices, cloud access, basic features.
Production
$100/monthOver Maker, this tier adds:
- Unlimited devices
- Advanced analytics
- Enterprise support
Where Particle stops being free
Maker, Free
- 5 free devices
- Cloud access
- Basic features
Production, $100/month
The first thing you pay for:
- Unlimited devices
- Advanced analytics
- Enterprise support
What the product covers
The full Particle feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Device OS
- Cloud Platform
- Device Management
- OTA Updates
Integrations
- REST API
- WebHooks
- Integration marketplace
- 3rd party services
Platform
- Particle devices support
- Custom hardware support
- Cloud support
- Mobile apps support
People bring Particle in for connecting cellular and wifi iot devices to a managed cloud platform, deploying firmware updates and collecting device telemetry at fleet scale. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Particle are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Smart Home
Too few smart home tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Particle (this page) | Free | subscription | - | |
| Rachio Pro | $10/month | One-time controller purchase with optional cellular subscription | - | vs Particle |
| ESPHome | Free | open-source | - | vs Particle |
| Losant | Free | subscription | - | vs Particle |
| MQTT | Free | open-source | - | vs Particle |
| Hubitat Elevation | $189.95/one-time | - | - | vs Particle |
| Crestron | On request | quote | - | vs Particle |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Particle badges page.
Before you pay for Particle
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and $100/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Particle runs on particle devices, custom hardware, cloud, mobile apps, and is published by Particle Industries of San Francisco, California, USA. The full record is on the Particle review, and the rest of the category is under best smart home tools.
Particle pricing questions
- How much does Particle cost?
- Particle publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Maker up to $100/month for Production. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Particle have a free plan?
- Yes. The Maker tier costs nothing and covers 5 free devices, cloud access, basic features. Paying starts at $100/month for Production.
- What is the difference between Maker and Production on Particle?
- Production costs $100/month against Free, and adds unlimited devices, advanced analytics, enterprise support.
- Which smart home tools can I use without paying?
- 4 of the 8 smart home tools listed alongside Particle have a free tier: ESPHome, Losant, MQTT, Matter.
- What am I actually paying for with Particle?
- The record lists 12 features across 3 areas: other, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for connecting cellular and wifi iot devices to a managed cloud platform, deploying firmware updates and collecting device telemetry at fleet scale.
- Does Particle charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Particle prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Particle against before paying?
- The closest smart home tools in this directory are Rachio Pro, ESPHome, Losant, MQTT. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Particle covering price, platforms and features.