Which technologies do you consult on?

All of the major location, identification and IoT technologies: RTLS (UWB, BLE, Wi-Fi), RFID (passive, active and RAIN UHF), industrial IoT and sensors, GPS and GNSS, AGV and AMR robot fleets, and hybrid stacks that combine them. We recommend the right mix for each zone and use case, not a single technology.

Are you really vendor-neutral?

Yes. We do not sell hardware or a software platform of our own, and we take no resale commissions, so our technology and vendor recommendations serve your outcome rather than a product we need to move.

Do you work outside the UK?

We are UK-based and work across Europe and internationally, delivering in English, German and French. Engagements can be remote or on-site depending on the work.

What does a consulting engagement include?

Typically discovery and requirements, vendor-neutral technology selection, vendor evaluation and RFP support, ROI and business case, solution architecture, and an implementation roadmap. We scope each engagement to where you are.

Can you help after the decision is made?

Yes. We work across the full lifecycle - we can also deploy, integrate, and operate the system, so you can keep one independent team from business case through to live operation.

How do we get started?

Usually with a short call or a fixed-fee discovery to scope the problem, followed by a proposal with clear deliverables, timeline and fees. There is no obligation and no platform pitch.

VENDOR PROFILE · LORAWAN NETWORK

The Things Industries — independent vendor assessment.

The Things Industries grew out of The Things Network community and is now a credible enterprise LoRaWAN network platform vendor. This is TRACIO's vendor-neutral assessment — where TTI's developer ethos wins, and where Actility's enterprise depth fits better.

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Who they are

The Things Industries (TTI) is a Dutch privately-held company headquartered in Amsterdam, the commercial entity behind The Things Stack (formerly The Things Network) LoRaWAN platform.

Operates a global community-driven public network (The Things Network) and an enterprise platform (The Things Stack Cloud + on-premises offerings) for private LoRaWAN.

Where they're strongest

Developer-friendly platform and open-source heritage. The Things Stack is well-documented, with strong community support and credible enterprise-grade features.

Pricing scales from free community tier through to enterprise — accessible procurement path for organisations building LoRaWAN expertise progressively. Strong fit for innovation teams, mid-market deployments and pilots that may scale to production.

Where they're not the right answer

For carrier-scale deployments with deep OSS/BSS requirements, Actility ThingPark is more mature. For very-cost-sensitive simple deployments, ChirpStack open-source may suffice. The Things Stack sits in the middle — modern, accessible, but not the deepest enterprise option.

How they compare

Versus Actility: TTI more developer-friendly and cost-accessible; Actility deeper enterprise and operator scope. Versus ChirpStack: TTI commercial-grade with support; ChirpStack open-source DIY.

Versus AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN: cloud-vendor lock-in vs platform-agnostic; AWS attractive for AWS-standardised enterprises.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is The Things Network (community) suitable for production?

For non-critical applications, yes. For commercial production, the enterprise tier (The Things Stack Cloud or on-premises) is appropriate.

TTI or Actility for our private LoRaWAN?

Depends on scale and complexity. TTI for mid-market and developer-led teams; Actility for carrier-scale and operator-equivalent requirements.

Can we migrate from The Things Network to enterprise?

Yes — the Stack underpinning both is the same. Migration is operational and commercial rather than technical re-engineering.

Does TTI integrate with our cloud and IoT platforms?

Yes via standard MQTT, HTTP webhooks and integration adapters for AWS IoT, Azure IoT, GCP and major IoT platforms.

Last updated: 26 May 2026