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Build apps for the physical world with modern location technologies including iBeacon, Bluetooth and UWB as well as robust IoT connectivity and sensor stack with LTE-M, NB-IoT and smart IMU.

Choose the best SDK for your app

At Estimote, we provide complete Software Development Kits (SDKs) to get you quickly started building context-aware apps. We also equip you with software tools and APIs allowing you to distribute your real-world apps securely and at scale.

Presence authentication, proximity marketing, and automation

If you find that GPS technology is not accurate enough for your indoor or outdoor applications then choose our Estimote Proximity SDK. It is optimized for reliable entry and exit events and it will allow you to authenticate presence, send contextual notifications, display proximity-based content, or create software automations.

Works with Proximity Beacons. Their lifetime is 3 years with Estimote Monitoring enabled by default.

Locating people, way-finding, and attendance tracking

If you need to locate your users precisely, watch their real-time position on a floorplan, collect attendance data, or deliver way-finding instructions then choose our robust Estimote Indoor Location SDK.

It works best with Location Beacons. Map your space and test indoor positioning in minutes.

Real-time asset tracking and wireless sensor networks

If you want to track your assets as they move from place to place and collect additional sensor data, such as their temperature or vibrations, use Estimote SDK with the telemetry protocol.

For smaller objects, use our Estimote Stickers, which are optimized to last 6-12 months.

Personalized digital signage and interactive digital displays

If you want to display personalized content to people visiting your venues, try Estimote Mirror SDK. It will scan for signals from people's phones and will display contextual content on nearby screens.

Get started with intelligent displays using Estimote Mirror – the world's first video beacon.

Seamlessly track assets and vehicles indoor and outdoor

If you have key assets that move from one location to another, use our programmable LTE Beacon to precisely locate them both indoors and outdoors. You can use JavaScript and our Web IDE to create your own IoT apps.

Be one of the first people to play with LTE-M and NB-IoT using LTE Beacons Dev Kit.

Compare beacons

Here are the main differences. All of them leverage the same, intelligent firmware, but their lifetime, form-factor or details differ depending on the application.


Sticker	Proximity Tag	Proximity Beacon	Location Beacon	Location UWB Beacon	Video Beacon	LTE Beacon
Radio Details
Built-in Radios
BLE	BLE	BLE	BLE	BLE UWB	BLE WiFi	BLE LTE GPS
Default battery life
1	2	3	3	3	USB	2
Maximum battery life
1	3	5	5	5	USB	USB-C
Maximum Bluetooth range
7	70	100	150	200	10	200
Supported use-cases
Proximity (enter/exit events)
-			-	-	-
Indoor Location (X,Y)
-	-	-			-	-
Secure presence verification
-	-				-	-
Asset tracking
		-	-	-	-
Vehicle tracking
-	-	-	-	-	-
Digital signage
-	-	-	-	-		-
Dimensions
Thickness in milimeters
6	15	25	24	27	14	16
Length in milimiters
29-66	55	69	63	85	90	90
Width in milimiters
28-44	38	46	41	50	60	90
Weight in grams
8-12	30	86	67	98	72	57
Recommended SDK
Web IDE
-	-	-	-	-	-
Proximity SDK
-			-	-	-	-
Indoor Location SDK
-	-	-			-	-
Estimote SDK
	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mirror SDK
-	-	-	-	-		-
Fleet Management SDK
					-	-
Programming language
Objective-C & Swift
						-
Java & Kotlin
						-
JavaScript
-	-	-	-	-
Supported BLE packets
iBeacon

Eddystone-URL
					-
Eddystone-UID
-					-
Eddystone-EID
-	-				-	-
Estimote Monitoring
-
Secure Estimote Monitoring
-	-				-	-
Nearable
	-	-	-	-	-	-
Built-in Sensors
Accelerometer
					-
Temperature

Ambient Light
-	-				-	-
Magnetometer
-	-	-		-	-	-
Pressure
-	-	-			-	-
Additional tech
Programmable NFC
-					-
Programmable RGB LED
-	-				-
Programmable button
-	-	-	-	-	-
Other tech
-	-	-	GPIO RTC EEPROM	GPIO RTC EEPROM	HDMI eMMC	-
Pricing & availability
Availability
in stock	in stock	in stock	in stock	in stock	limited	in stock
Units in the dev kit
10	3	4	3	4	3	2
Dev Kit price
upon request	upon request	$99	upon request	upon request	upon request	$129
Cloud subscription fee
free up to 20 devices	free up to 20 devices	free up to 20 devices	free up to 20 devices	free up to 20 devices	free up to 20 devices	from $2 per device per month
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	Sticker Beacon	Proximity Tag	Proximity Beacon	Location Beacon	Location UWB Beacon	Video Beacon	LTE Beacon
Built-in Radios	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 UWB	Bluetooth 5.0 WiFi	Bluetooth 5.0 LTE-M/NB-IoT GPS/GALILEO/ GLONASS
Default battery life	1 year	2 year	3 years	3 years	3 years	USB	2 years
Maximum battery life	1 year	3 year	5 years	5 years	5 years	USB	USB-C
Maximum Bluetooth range	7 meters	70 meters	100 meters	150 meters	200 meters	10 meters	200 meters
Supported use-cases	asset tracking	proximity, asset tracking	proximity	indoor location	indoor location	digital signage	asset tracking, vehicle tracking, proximity gateway
Thickness	6 mm	15 mm	25 mm	24 mm	27 mm	14 mm	16 mm
Length	29-66 mm	55 mm	69 mm	63 mm	75 mm	90 mm	90 mm
Width	28-44 mm	38 mm	46 mm	41 mm	50 mm	60 mm	90 mm
Weight	8-12 g	30 g	86 g	67 g	98 g	72 g	57 g
Recommended SDK	Estimote SDK	Proximity SDK	Proximity SDK	Indoor SDK	Indoor SDK	Mirror SDK	Web IDE
Fleet management	Estimote App	Estimote SDK	Estimote SDK	Estimote SDK	Estimote SDK	Cloud via WiFi	Cloud via LTE
Programming language	Objective-C Swift Java Kotlin	Objective-C Swift Java Kotlin	Objective-C Swift Java Kotlin	Objective-C Swift Java Kotlin	Objective-C Swift Java Kotlin	Objective-C Swift Java Kotlin JavaScript	JavaScript
Supported BLE Packets	iBeacon, Eddystone-URL, Nearable	iBeacon, Eddystone-URL/UID, Estimote Monitoring	iBeacon, Eddystone-URL/UID, Estimote Monitoring, Secure Monitoring	iBeacon, Eddystone-URL/UID/EID, Estimote Monitoring, Secure Monitoring	iBeacon, Eddystone-URL/UID/EID, Estimote Monitoring, Secure Monitoring	iBeacon	iBeacon, Eddystone-URL/UID, Estimote Monitoring
Built-in sensors	accelerometer, temperature	accelerometer, temperature	accelerometer, temperature, ambient light	accelerometer, temperature, ambient light, magnetometer	accelerometer, temperature, ambient light, pressure	temperature	accelerometer, temperature
Additional tech	n/a	NFC	NFC, RGB LED	NFC, RGB LED GPIO RTC EEPROM	NFC, RGB LED GPIO RTC EEPROM	HDMI, eMMC	NFC, RGB LED, programmable button
Availability	in stock	in stock	in stock	in stock	in stock	on request	in stock
Units in the devkit	10	3	4	3	4	3	2
Devkit price	upon request	upon request	$99	upon request	upon request	upon request	$129
Software subscription	free up to 20 devices	free up to 20 devices	free up to 20 devices	free up to 20 devices	free up to 20 devices	free up to 20 devices	from $2 per device per month
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Prototype, test and deploy with us

Build your solution from concept to scale with all the necessary tools and help from Estimote experts. Our team of experienced engineers and product people will guide you through the deployment process.

Proof of Concept

During this phase we will work with you to verify your project hypothesis and test your solution with a small group of users. We will provide you with all the necessary hardware and software tools.

Validate your project idea
Select the right infrastructure for your project (including custom hardware & software )
Build working prototype with our engineers

Pilot

Once the PoC is ready we will help you test your refined idea on real world users to see how the solution is performing in practice. We will help you run a pilot in a few locations.

Perform initial beacon installation
Test not only the experience, but also the deployment operations
Design the overall architecture of your system

Scale

Once the solution is ready we will help you scale it to all your locations. You will use our enterprise fleet management tools to deploy and maintain the infrastructure across all your facilities.

Develop a deployment plan & tools for the full roll-out
Install beacons in all your locations
Manage your beacons fleet with our APIs & cloud infrastructure

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Try our Software Platform!

If you are done prototyping and plan to deploy your apps across hundreds of locations our SaaS subscription is right for you. We've built the features, applications, and RESTful APIs you'll need across your project life cycle.

For smooth installation use our Deployment Tools to configure and deploy beacons in bulk. Once your beacons are installed use our Management RESTful API and Cloud Dashboard to monitor your fleet or update them remotely. Next, use our Analytics RESTful API to derive valuable location insights from your data or activate Infrastructure Sharing, our built-in provisioning system to securely share your beacon network with selected third-party apps.

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