This comparison is meant to help you to decide which of the data logging and weather serving embedded products fits your needs best. As every comparison it has some subjective element, especially when comparing with competing products. We tried to be fair, but might not highlight the specific strengths of competing products. If you suggest changes/additions, please drop us a mail.
Comparison below does not reflect the per-minute permanent storage option for Meteobridge NANO SD and RPI we are currently working on. When this gets finalized the Meteobridge RPI might be a very good upgrade alternative for Meteohub users, as Meteohub coming a long way from its start in 2007 is a bit outdated in new features and weather station support.
comparison of embedded weather logging systems
| Basic Information
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Meteobridge
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Meteohub
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WiFi Logger
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| on router platform
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NANO
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NANO SD
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PRO red
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on RPI 3B, 3B+, 4B
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on RPI 1, 2, 3, 3B
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v1 and v2
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| Product Picture
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| Manufacturer
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smartbedded GmbH
(software only)
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smartbedded GmbH
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smartbedded GmbH
(software only)
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private person
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| Link to more details
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www.meteobridge.com
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www.meteuhub.de
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www.wifilogger.net
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| Operating System
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OpenWrt (linux derivate reflecting demands of embedded HW)
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Raspbian (debian linux adaption to RPI)
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ESP32 microcontroller toolchain
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| Cost
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SW: 65€ perpetual license
HW: various router from TP-Link and D-Link abt 40€
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abt 200€ incl. perpetual license
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abt 270€ incl. perpetual license
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abt 380€ incl. perpetual license
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SW: 65€ perpetual license
HW: abt 100€ (incl. mandatory SLC microSD card, case, power supply)
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SW: 59€ perpetual license
HW: abt 100€ (incl. microSD card, case, power supply)
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abt 160€ incl. perpetual license
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| SW Updates
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2 years of free updates,
19€ for additional 2 years
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lifetime free
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2 years of free updates,
19€ for additional 2 years
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no more updates planned
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currently free
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| Network Connectivity
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- LAN
- WLAN 2.4 GHz
- WLAN 5 GHz (depending on HW)
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- LAN
- WLAN 2.4 GHz
- WLAN 5 GHz
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| Supported Weather Station Connectivity
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- USB (some HW does need a USB hub)
- TCP/IP
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- console plugin
- USB
- TCP/IP
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| Number of weather stations to be handled in parallel
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up to 5 (of same or different brand)
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up to 10 (of same or different brand)
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1
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| Supported Weather Stations
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MB on router platform
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MB NANO
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MB NANO SD
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MB PRO red
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MB RPI 3B,3B+,4B
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MH RPI 1,2,3,3B
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WiFi Logger
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| Davis Instruments
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- Vantage PRO2, Vue, Envoy (allows pass-through of data to PC)
- Envoy8x
- WeatherLink Live
- AirLink
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- Vantage PRO2, Vue, Envoy (allows pass-through of data to PC)
- Envoy8x
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- Vantage PRO2, Vue, Envoy (allows pass-through of data to PC)
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| Direct RF read-out of Davis Instruments sensor arrays
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- Meteostick needed to read RF data directly
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- RF module (US/EU/AU/NZ) included
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- Meteostick needed to read RF data directly
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| Oregon Scientific
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- WMR 928/968
- WMR 100
- WMR 200
- WMR 300
- WMRS 300
- WMR 89
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- WMR 928/968
- WMR 100
- WMR 200
- WMR 300
- WMRS 300
- WMR 89
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- WMR 928/968
- WMR 100
- WMR 200
- WMR 300
- WMRS 300
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| Fine Offset
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- WH1080 (aka WS1090, WS2080)
- WH2650 (aka Ambient ObserverIP)
- WH2310, WH4000
- GW1000 (aka Ecowitt)
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- WH1080 (aka WS1090, WS2080)
- WH2650 (aka Ambient ObserverIP)
- WH2310, WH4000
- GW1000 (aka Ecowitt)
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- WH1080 (aka WS1090, WS2080)
- WH2650 (aka Ambient ObserverIP)
- WH2310, WH4000
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| Peet Bros
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| Rainwise
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| Lufft
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- WS200/500/600/601/700
- Ventus V200A
- WS10
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- WS200/500/600/601/700
- Ventus V200A
- WS10
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| Thies
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| Gill
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| Weather Flow
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| Meade, Mebus, Irox, Nexus, Ventus
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- TE923, TE827, TE821
- DV928, W831
- W835
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- TE923, TE827, TE821
- DV928, W831
- W835
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- TE923, TE827, TE821
- DV928, W831
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| LaCrosse, ELV
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- WS300PC/440/500
- WS550/777/888
- WDC7000, WS1610
- RS500
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- WS300PC/440/500
- WS550/777/888
- WDC7000, WS1610
- RS500
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- WS300PC/440/500
- WS550/777/888
- WDC7000, WS1610
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| Supported Standard Uploads
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MB on router platform
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MB NANO
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MB NANO SD
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MB PRO red
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MB RPI 3B,3B+,4B
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MH RPI 1,2,3,3B
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WiFi Logger
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| Weather Networks
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- Weather Underground
- AWEKAS
- WeatherForYou (aka PWS Weather)
- MetOffice WOW
- Windfinder
- Windguru
- CWOP
- Open Weather Map
- Previmeteo
- Idokep
- Weatherflow
- Wetter.com
- Weather Cloud
- Agroclima
- Meteonews
- Terre-net
- AnythingWeather
- Wetterring
- Meteoagro Net
- Ambient Weather Network
- Windy
- Wetterwarte Sued
- Schleswig-Holstein-Netz
- Weatherlink Cloud (for Davis stations only)
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- Weather Underground
- AWEKAS
- WeatherForYou (aka PWS Weather)
- MetOffice WOW
- Windfinder
- Windguru
- CWOP
- Open Weather Map
- Previmeteo
- Idokep
- Weatherflow
- Wetter.com
- Weather Cloud
- Agroclima
- Meteonews
- Terre-net
- AnythingWeather
- Wetterring
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- WeatherLink Cloud
- Weather Underground
- MetOffice WOW
- Weather Cloud
- Windy
- WeatherForYou (aka PWS Weather)
- AWEKAS
- CWOP
- GLOBE
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Additional Weather Services
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- Weather Underground Weather Camera
- Meteobridge Weather Camera
- Meteoplug Cloud Graphing
- user defined APRS
- Meteotemplate Format
- Weather34 Format
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| Supported Individual Uploads
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MB on router platform
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MB NANO
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MB NANO SD
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MB PRO red
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MB RPI 3B,3B+,4B
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MH RPI 1,2,3,3B
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WiFi Logger
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| Upload Technology
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- HTTP, HTTPS
- FTP, SFTP
- email
- twitter
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| Upload Trigger
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- interval
- fixed time
- user-defined condition
- data availability
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| Upload Content
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- user-defined strings with sensor data included
- web cam pictures with user-defined weather data annotation
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- user-defined strings with sensor data included
- web cam pictures with user-defined weather data annotation
- user-defined interactive HTML/Javascript graphs
- database exports in user-defined format, resolution and time frame
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- user-defined static graphs
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unknown
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| Sensor Data Handling
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MB on router platform
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MB NANO
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MB NANO SD
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MB PRO red
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MB RPI 3B,3B+,4B
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MH RPI 1,2,3,3B
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WiFi Logger
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| Data Display in GUI
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- current sensor data
- min/max values for current hour/day/month/year
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- current sensor data
- min/max/average values for day/month/year
- historical min/max/average sensor data in resolution hour/day/month/year
- interactive graphs on current data (last 48h) down to per-minute resolution
- interactive graphs on historical data down to hourly resolution
- local graphical weather34 dashboard (not on MB PRO)
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- current sensor data
- static graphs on all ever received data down to per-minute resolution
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- current sensor data
- reflection of historical to the extent it is provided by the Davis console
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| Data Management
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- all sensor data kept in RAM for abt 24 hours
- persistent storage of min/max/average values for current hour/day/month/year
- min/max/average computations are done immediately
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- all sensor data kept in RAM for abt 48 hours
- persistent storage of min/max/average values for any hour/day/month/year
- min/max/average computations are done immediately
- storage capacity > 10 years
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- each received sensor data is stored permanently
- min/max/average computations are done by delayed time schedules
- storage capacity > 10 years
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- reflects data as provided by the Davis console.
- storage capacity of a few thousand entries (resolution is determined by the Davis console)
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| Data Editing
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- min/max/average values for current hour/day/month/year can be edited via GUI
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- persistent storage of min/max/average values for any hour/day/month/year can be edited via GUI
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- raw data can deleted, but not edited via GUI
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| Data Import
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- Meteohub raw data
- Meteoplug exports
- WSWIN exports
- CUMULS exports
- Meteotemplate exports
- weewx exports
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- Meteohub raw data
- WSWIN exports
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| Data Export
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data in user defined time resolution and time frame
- NOAA text format
- WSWIN format
- any user-defined format (CSV, JSON, XML, ...)
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monthly data
- Meteohub raw data
- WSWIN exports
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