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EEclipse hawkBit
The update server you run yourself — reached 1.0 in 2026, and it is the backend behind more products than its profile suggests.
OSS update serverAny (device-agnostic)By Eclipse FoundationSince 2015Open source: EPL-2.0
- Type
- OSS update server
- How it works
- A rollout and artifact management server, deliberately not a device agent. It handles targets, distribution sets, staged rollouts and reporting over a plain HTTP protocol; how the device applies the update, and whether it can roll back, is entirely your side of the contract.
- Targets
- Any (device-agnostic)
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Rollback
- None built in — the device client decides
- Pricing*
- Free
- Free tier
- Yes
- Open source
- EPL-2.0
- Best for
- Full control with no per-device fee
- Notable
- Reached production-ready 1.0 in 2026
* Published list pricing at August 2026 (vendor pricing pages, August 2026), not a quote.
Strengths
- No per-device cost at any scale
- Mature rollout and campaign model
- Device-agnostic — pair it with any updater
- Vendor-neutral Eclipse governance
Trade-offs
- You operate it, back it up and secure it
- No device agent — you supply the other half
- No rollback logic of its own
- Setup is a project, not an afternoon
Visit Eclipse hawkBit → Documentation
Listed for comparison as of August 2026 — not an endorsement, and Eclipse hawkBit did not pay for placement. See disclosure.
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