# Azure IoT Edge vs Rafay

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Rafay

| Attribute | Azure IoT Edge | Rafay |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46.5 (26% (low)) | 53 (42% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A managed service that deploys cloud intelligence, AI models, and business logic directly onto IoT edge devices, enabling local analysis and decision-making without constant cloud connectivity. | A comprehensive platform that enables organizations to expose GPU infrastructure and Kubernetes workloads as managed, self-service cloud services with built-in multi-tenant governance, automation, and visibility across hybrid and air-gapped environments. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"iso_27001":false,"soc2_type_ii":false,"license_model":"proprietary","pricing_model":"per_node_core","cli_shell_access":true,"deployment_model":"saas","device_discovery":false,"edge_ml_inference":true,"hardware_provided":false,"kubernetes_native":true,"ota_fleet_updates":true,"air_gapped_support":true,"control_plane_model":"k8s-extension","multi_cloud_neutral":true,"bundled_service_mesh":true,"centralized_sso_rbac":true,"eks_gke_aks_lifecycle":true,"cost_management_module":true,"edge_iot_scale_capable":false,"central_fleet_dashboard":true,"gpu_accelerator_support":true,"telco_mec_purpose_built":false,"multi_cluster_config_sync":true,"bundled_observability_stack":true,"offline_disconnected_operation":true,"bare_metal_vsphere_provisioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 14 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Azure Stream Analytics"},{"name":"Azure Custom Vision"},{"name":"Azure Functions"},{"name":"Azure SQL Database"},{"name":"Azure Marketplace (certified edge modules)"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"Loki"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Crossplane"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"AWS EKS"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure AKS"},{"name":"Google Cloud GKE"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud OKE"},{"name":"Argo CD"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Free tier with message limitations","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"message_size":"0.5 KB","messages_per_day":"8000"}},{"free":false,"name":"S1","includedLimits":{"message_size":"4 KB","messages_per_day":"400000"}},{"free":false,"name":"S2","includedLimits":{"messages_per_day":"6000000"}},{"free":false,"name":"S3","includedLimits":{"messages_per_day":"300000000"}}],"summary":"Runtime is free and open-source (MIT license). Service itself is free but requires Azure IoT Hub; actual costs depend on hub tier and modules deployed.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/iot-edge/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:32:40.444Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Platform fee plus per-node/per-GPU usage fee with volume discounts. Enterprise Support (24x7x365) available at 20% of subscription cost.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://rafay.co/platform/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T21:38:16.059Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | free | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Edge Computing)

| Capability | Azure IoT Edge | Rafay |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Control plane model | - | K8s extension |
| Kubernetes native | - | ✓ |
| Offline disconnected operation | - | ✓ |
| Hardware provided | - | ✗ |
| Ota fleet updates | - | ✓ |
| Device discovery | - | ✗ |
| Edge ML inference | - | ✓ |
| GPU accelerator support | - | ✓ |
| Air gapped support | - | ✓ |
| Telco mec purpose built | - | ✗ |
| Central fleet dashboard | - | ✓ |
| Multi cloud neutral | - | ✓ |
| License model | - | Proprietary |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:46:23.799Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*