IoT · Toronto

IoT Software Development Company in Toronto, built to ship.

A sensor reading is worthless if it arrives too late to act on. Our IoT platforms move data from device to operator insight in milliseconds, handling provisioning, real-time telemetry, edge processing, and operational dashboards inside one connected system. The architecture is built to grow from a hundred devices to a hundred thousand without buckling. We have done it at fleet scale. Toronto (EST) is 10.5 hours behind India (IST), so the live overlap is limited to your early morning and our evening, which is why we run an async-first workflow backed by a dedicated project manager who keeps your day moving even while our main build hours are offline for you.

4.9 Top Rated Plus on UpworkYou own 100% of the code and IP. NDA on request.

Toronto market

Toronto is Canada's largest tech talent market and ranked third in North America in CBRE's 2025 Scoring Tech Talent report, behind only the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. With over 3,000 active startups, a deep base in fintech, AI and healthtech, and tech hiring that surged about 22 percent year over year in 2025, demand for custom software and mobile apps far outpaces local supply. Geminate Solutions gives Toronto founders and enterprises a dependable remote product team to build and ship without the local hiring squeeze.

Local signal: Toronto ranked third in North America in CBRE's 2025 Scoring Tech Talent report and added 42,900 tech jobs between 2021 and 2024, the most of any Canadian market.

Financial services and fintechArtificial intelligence and dataHealthtechE-commerce and retail techSaaS and enterprise software

4.9★

Top Rated Plus on Upwork

250K+

daily active users on apps we built

10M+

requests per minute handled

50+

products shipped worldwide

What we build

IoT Software Development for Toronto teams, end to end

Device management platforms for provisioning, registration, grouping, and lifecycle tracking

Over-the-air firmware updates with staged rollouts, verification, and rollback

Real-time data pipelines using MQTT brokers, Kafka, and time-series storage

Edge computing layers that run logic on gateways for local decisions and lower bandwidth

Protocol abstraction that normalizes MQTT, CoAP, HTTP, Modbus, BLE, and LoRaWAN into one schema

Operational dashboards with threshold alerts, anomaly detection, and historical trends

Your time zone

Toronto (EST) is 10.5 hours behind India (IST), so the live overlap is limited to your early morning and our evening, which is why we run an async-first workflow backed by a dedicated project manager who keeps your day moving even while our main build hours are offline for you.

Your IP, your code

Your IP belongs to you from day one, we operate under NDA, and our English-fluent team is structured around async communication and a dedicated PM so Toronto clients stay in control despite the time difference.

Priced in CAD

Transparent, milestone-based, scoped on a free call. No hidden costs and no lock-in.

FAQ

IoT Software Development in Toronto, answered

Which IoT protocols and device types can you support?

We support MQTT, CoAP, HTTP and REST, WebSockets, Modbus over TCP and RTU, BLE, and LoRaWAN out of the box. A protocol abstraction layer lets us add new device protocols without rewriting your application code, so mixed fleets stay on one platform.

How do you secure connected devices and their data?

Each device receives a unique X.509 certificate for mutual TLS authentication, so only trusted devices connect. We add device identity management, encrypted channels, secure boot verification, and network segmentation between the device and application layers.

Can you integrate an IoT platform with our existing SCADA or industrial systems?

OPC-UA and Modbus are how we reach SCADA and industrial control systems, plus historians such as OSIsoft PI. That bridge connects existing operational technology to a modern cloud platform without ripping out the equipment you already run.

How do you handle the big time gap between Toronto and India?

We are honest that the live overlap is short, mostly your early morning and our evening, so we run an async-first process. A dedicated project manager owns daily updates, written handoffs and a fixed live call window, which means you get clear progress every morning rather than chasing replies across time zones.

Is offshore development with Geminate Solutions cheaper than hiring developers in Toronto?

Toronto's developer market is the most competitive in Canada, so an offshore product partner generally lowers your build cost while still delivering senior-level work. We confirm the exact cost on a discovery call tied to your scope and timeline instead of quoting a flat figure.

How much does IoT Software Development cost in Toronto?

Every iot project is scoped on a free call rather than sold as a fixed package, and most engagements start with a paid pilot sprint so you see the work before you commit. You get a clear number in CAD before anything starts.

Do we own the code?

Yes, completely. The code, the project, and the content are handed to you. You hold the keys, not us. We sign an NDA before you share anything.

How long does it take?

Most builds go live in two to four weeks. Larger products with a custom backend or migration take longer, and you get a firm timeline before any work begins.

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