Eclipse Kapua integrates with Eclipse Hono

Overview

Eclipse Kapua and Eclipse Hono serve different but complementary roles in IoT architectures. Kapua provides device management and multi-tenancy, while Hono focuses on scalable telemetry ingestion and command dispatch.

Integration Architecture

Both projects can be deployed together:

• Kapua: Device registry, authentication, lifecycle management
• Hono: High-throughput telemetry ingestion, command routing

Use Cases

• Large-scale Deployments: Use Hono for high-volume telemetry, Kapua for device management
• Hybrid Architectures: Kapua for enterprise integration, Hono for protocol abstraction
• Protocol Flexibility: Hono's protocol adapters complement Kapua's MQTT focus

Tradeoffs

• Kapua provides a more complete, integrated platform
• Hono offers more flexibility but requires more assembly
• Both are Eclipse projects with similar licensing (EPL)