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Built for homeowners, not home servers
ThermalTrace is for live probe temperature curves, freeze alerts, and optional SMS — without running your own infrastructure.
ThermalTrace vs alternatives
| Capability | ThermalTrace | DIY script + cron | Generic IoT app |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeze alerts (email/SMS/push) | Built-in, per-household | You wire Twilio + cron | Varies; often push-only |
| ESP/Arduino push ingest | One-time device key | Custom endpoint | Often cloud-vendor lock-in |
| History & CSV export | Member+ | Self-hosted DB | Subscription tiers |
| Share links & Grafana | Pro | Manual setup | Rare on consumer apps |
| Household multi-user | Free | N/A | Family plans extra |
Who it's for
- Free — one garage, live charts, email/chat alerts while you evaluate.
- Member — CSV history and more devices through a cold season.
- Pro — SMS, push, share links, and webhooks when someone needs to wake up at 2 a.m.
Full feature matrix
Every entitlement at a glance — then pick a plan.
| Feature | Free | Member | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devices | |||
| Push ingest devices | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| Pull JSON feeds | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Alerts | |||
| Email, Discord, Telegram, Slack | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SMS alerts (Twilio) | — | — | Yes |
| Browser push notifications | — | — | Yes |
| Outbound + reading webhooks | — | — | Yes |
| Integrations | |||
| Inbound snooze / status webhooks | — | — | Yes |
| Prometheus metrics + Grafana JSON | — | — | Yes |
| History | |||
| Charts, YoY overlay, anomaly hints | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CSV export | — | Yes | Yes |
| Sharing | |||
| Public share links (live, history, embed) | — | — | Yes |
| Dashboard API keys | — | — | Yes |
| Embeddable live widget | — | — | Yes |
| Public status pages + iCal feed | — | — | Yes |
| Households | |||
| Multiple properties / households | 1 | 1 | Multiple |
| Billing | |||
| Pro free trial | — | — | 14 days (+7 with referral) |