IoT vs Industrial Automation

Developers should learn IoT to build connected systems for smart homes, industrial automation, healthcare monitoring, and environmental sensing meets developers should learn industrial automation to work in sectors like manufacturing, energy, and logistics, where automation reduces costs, minimizes errors, and enables scalable production. Here's our take.

IoT

Nice Pick

Developers should learn IoT to build connected systems for smart homes, industrial automation, healthcare monitoring, and environmental sensing

Pros

• It's essential for creating real-time data-driven applications, improving efficiency, and enabling predictive maintenance in sectors like manufacturing and agriculture
• Related to: embedded-systems, mqtt

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Industrial Automation

Developers should learn Industrial Automation to work in sectors like manufacturing, energy, and logistics, where automation reduces costs, minimizes errors, and enables scalable production

Pros

• It's essential for implementing Industry 4
• Related to: programmable-logic-controllers, human-machine-interface

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. IoT is a platform while Industrial Automation is a concept. We picked IoT based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

IoT wins

Based on overall popularity. IoT is more widely used, but Industrial Automation excels in its own space.