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Blynk vs Hubble

Blynk and Hubble both land on Depends.

Blynk

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Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a commercial team shipping connected products and want low-code mobile dashboards without building an app yourself.

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Blynk versus Hubble
CompareBlynkHubble
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forCommercial IoT product teamsIoT device makers needing satellite links
Who it's not forHobbyists on zero budgets . pricing shifts killed maker projectsPeople seeking Hubble Contacts or baby monitors; wrong company
PrivacyOlder disclosed issues exist (2018 server CVE, 2019 library info disclosure); vendor publishes security docs; no recent critical findings in sources reviewed.⁶No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.16
Support qualityComplaints of abandoned support casesNo support evidence found
Public sentimentMakers praise the ease of use but repeatedly slam the move to paid subscriptions and the legacy shutdown.Sources contain no user reviews of the satellite network; nearly all Hubble reviews cover contacts or baby monitors.
Biggest gotchaLegacy Blynk was sunset; old apps and libraries break. Migration or community self-hosting required.⁴No public pricing. The sign-up dashboard advertises only a starter free trial, so expect a sales process.

Pick Blynk when

  • Commercial IoT product teams
  • Makers prototyping ESP32/Arduino devices
  • Teams wanting white-label mobile dashboards
  • LoRaWAN deployments via The Things Industries partnership

When Blynk is not a fit

  • Hobbyists on zero budgets . pricing shifts killed maker projects
  • Anyone relying on the discontinued free legacy platform
  • Security-critical industrial deployments without independent vetting
  • Teams needing pricing stability from their platform vendor

Pick Hubble when

  • IoT device makers needing satellite links
  • Remote asset tracking
  • Teams building on standard Bluetooth chips

When Hubble is not a fit

  • People seeking Hubble Contacts or baby monitors; wrong company
  • Indoor-only or city IoT projects with cellular coverage
  • Buyers wanting published prices before a sales call
  • Hobby projects; this is enterprise infrastructure

Sources

  1. Blynk | Products, Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  2. Blynk named Leader in IoT Platforms by G2blynk.io
    official
  3. Blynk pricing killed my hobby projects . Redditreddit.com
    review
  4. I rebuilt a free, self-hosted Blynk Legacy client . Redditreddit.com
    review
  5. No Support and Left high and dry . Blynk Communitycommunity.blynk.cc
    review
  6. CVE-2018-17785 in blynk-serveracunetix.com
    security
  7. Talos: Information disclosure in Blynk libraryblog.talosintelligence.com
    security
  8. Blynk and The Things Industries LoRaWAN partnershipthethingsindustries.com
    news
  9. Blynk Pricingblynk.io
    official
  10. Blynk vs ThingsBoard comparisonblynk.io
    official
  11. Satellite Bluetooth startup Hubble Network raises $200Mreuters.com
    news
  12. Hubble Network raises $200M to reach $1.6B valuationgeekwire.com
    news
  13. Startup Hubble Reaches Unicorn Statusbloomberg.com
    news
  14. Hubble Network Raises $200M Series Cpayloadspace.com
    news
  15. Hubble Opens Network To Every Bluetooth Deviceearthshot.vc
    news
  16. Hubble Network Security docshubble.com
    official