DT Cloud

What DT Cloud does

DT Cloud (深智云), legally Shenzhen Diao Tao Pioneer Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳市电陶思创科技有限公司), is a Shenzhen-based IoT cloud platform provider founded in 2015 that helps traditional Chinese manufacturing enterprises add connectivity, intelligence, and data-driven business models to their products. The company targets six vertical segments — Smart Home, Smart Community, Building/Office, Smart Health, Smart Hardware, and Smart Industrial — and serves 400+ enterprise customers including Midea, Konka, China Resources Land, ZKTeco, Color Life, and Kr Space.

The platform architecture combines a PaaS layer with 150+ APIs, six vertical SaaS applications, an industry-first IoT Search Engine that merges big data and AI for market intelligence, and supply chain resource services linking module manufacturers, solution providers, and OEMs. Product access is delivered through three modes: standardized (PCBA+module+APP+cloud) for rapid deployment across 100+ product categories, custom (super APP+private cloud+SaaS) for fully tailored deployments, and self-service PaaS for developers and SMBs. Connectivity support spans NB-IoT, WiFi, Bluetooth, and Bluetooth Mesh, and the platform integrates with major voice ecosystems including Tmall Genie, Amazon Echo, and Google Home.

DT Cloud monetizes through a mix of PaaS subscriptions, SaaS subscriptions across the six verticals, product access fees (standardized and custom), and supply chain transaction-related fees. The company maintains a headquarters in Shenzhen (approximately 3,000 square meters of total office space), a Suzhou subsidiary focused on East China, and a Foshan branch serving South China, with stated IoT service deployment spanning 80+ countries. Funding to date is limited to a single disclosed round of approximately $450K from Everest Venture Capital and Happen Capital in September 2016.

Name

DT Cloud

Legal name

深圳市电陶思创科技有限公司

Website

https://dtston.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DT Cloud operates an IoT cloud platform providing PaaS (150+ APIs) and six vertical SaaS products to traditional Chinese manufacturing enterprises, enabling smart product transformation across smart home, community, health, hardware, building/office, and industrial verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IoT Cloud Platform

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industry/Vertical Cloud Platforms (e.g., Gov/Healthcare/Financial Cloud Regions) (HDABAAAL), Enterprise PaaS (App Runtime & Managed Application Platforms) (HDAEAKAB)

Keywords

• IoT cloud platform
• PaaS services
• SaaS platform
• IoT transformation
• Smart hardware solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Baoan

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. PaaS Services: Platform-as-a-Service offering with commercial capabilities where vendors and developers can monetize through product activation volume or sales. Provides global IoT PaaS services with module firmware, cloud services, and software libraries.
2. SaaS Platform Services: Industry-specific SaaS platforms for maintenance operations capabilities, focusing on top-tier traditional manufacturing companies. Helps enterprises with application enablement and industry logic for operational efficiency.
3. Product Access Services: Standardized product solutions (PCBA+module+APP+cloud) and custom product solutions (super APP+private cloud+SaaS platform) for IoT product development.
4. Supply Chain Resource Services: IoT supply chain platform connecting module manufacturers, solution providers, and third-party platforms, providing hardware resources including ID design, modules, and PCBA solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DT Cloud (深智云) provides a comprehensive IoT cloud platform offering PaaS services with 150+ APIs and vertical SaaS solutions across six domains (smart home, smart community, smart health, smart hardware, building/office, smart industrial). The company enables traditional manufacturers to transform into IoT-enabled businesses through standardized hardware solutions (PCBA + module + APP + cloud), custom product integration, self-service development tools, IoT supply chain resources, and China's first IoT search engine combining big data and AI.

Product overview

DT Cloud (深智云) is an IoT cloud platform offering comprehensive 'PaaS + SaaS' services for traditional manufacturing enterprises. The platform architecture consists of three main product access modes: (1) Standardized Product Access using PCBA + module + APP + cloud for rapid deployment across 100+ product categories; (2) Custom Product Access with super APP + private cloud + SaaS platform for 100% customization; and (3) Self-service Development through a menu-driven PaaS platform with 150+ APIs. Supporting these are six vertical domain SaaS platforms: Smart Water Purifier Management, Smart Air Purifier Management, Smart Building Office Management, Smart Community Management, Smart Home Management, and Smart Hardware Management. The platform also includes China's first IoT search engine combining big data and AI for industry intelligence, plus IoT supply chain resource services connecting manufacturers with module suppliers and solution providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Product Access Solution (自定义产品接入方案) Custom product access solution featuring super APP + private cloud + SaaS platform for 100% customization with independent database and globally deployed cloud platform, designed for enterprise customers requiring fully tailored IoT deployments.
• Self-Service Development PaaS Platform (自助开发PaaS平台) Menu-based IoT product development platform with 150+ application interfaces enabling low technical threshold and low-cost smart product development.
• Self-Service Operations SaaS Platform (自助运营SaaS平台) Convenient IoT product operations management platform for managing deployed smart products and business operations for developers and enterprises.
• IoT PaaS Service (物联网PaaS服务) Global IoT platform service with 150+ APIs supporting device connectivity, cloud communication, and data management for enterprises, with commercial capabilities allowing vendors and developers to monetize through product activation volume or sales.
• IoT Search Engine (物联网搜索引擎) China's first IoT industry search engine that innovatively combines big data and AI technology to provide accurate IoT industry information including potential customers, sales channels, product information, and market trends.
• Smart Water Purifier Management SaaS Platform (智能净水管理SaaS平台) One-stop data application platform for water purifier manufacturers and distributors, connecting mobile terminals, water purifiers, and SaaS platform for user, product, and channel data collection and analysis.
• Smart Air Purifier Management SaaS Platform (智能空气净化器管理SaaS平台) One-stop data application platform for air purifier and fresh air equipment manufacturers, collecting and analyzing user, product, and channel data.
• Smart Community Management SaaS Platform (智慧社区管理SaaS平台) Complete IoT-attribute solution for community industry including hardware development, subdivision functional subsystems, property management backend, and owner/merchant APP.
• Smart Home Management SaaS Platform (智能家居管理SaaS平台) SaaS platform for smart home management enabling unified control of connected smart home devices and scenario-based automation.
• Smart Hardware Standardized Solution (智能硬件标准化解决方案) PCBA + module + APP + cloud standardized solution for rapid, stable, low-cost IoT product development across 100+ product categories including smart sockets, lights, scales, water purifiers, and air purifiers.
• IoT Supply Chain Resource Service (物联网供应链资源服务) Innovative resource sharing service establishing connections with module manufacturers, solution providers, and third-party platforms to provide comprehensive supply chain support including ID design, modules, and PCBA solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 帮助400多家企业实现商业效率的提升 (Helped 400+ enterprises improve commercial efficiency)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• 深圳市宝安区人民政府flagshipOthers · 26 July 2018As the only IoT cloud platform invited to 宝博会, showcasing latest IoT technologies and mature product applications as a government-recommended enterprise
• 科沃斯蒲公英加速器 (Kewu Dandelion Accelerator)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 July 2018Selected as one of 24 teams in the X-man program, advancing AI+IoT integration and receiving accelerator support for business growth
• 美国奥郎格 (Airgle)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership for smart air purifier and water purification products, helping Airgle achieve intelligent upgrade of health products through IoT platform services
• 深圳市人工智能行业协会 (SAIIA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2017Became a member of Shenzhen AI Industry Association, gaining access to latest AI technology information and industry insights to optimize service capabilities
• 中兴物联 (ZTE IoT)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2017Strategic partnership for NB-IoT module technology and smart water purification vertical, accelerating IoT commercialization through combined technical advantages
• 天猫精灵 (Tmall Genie)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2017Deep Smart Cloud's full product line seamlessly connects with Tmall Genie, enabling all smart products on the platform to be controlled via voice commands through Alibaba's smart speaker
• 广东省净水设备协会coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized IoT Smart Water Purification Industry Seminar, collaborating on industry standards and market development for water purification IoT solutions
• 阿里云 (Alibaba Cloud)coreTechnology or IntegrationJointly showcased Qualcomm 9206 + Alibaba IoT Platform + Deep Smart Cloud SaaS solution at MWC 2018
• 高通 (Qualcomm)coreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration on NB-IoT module technology and IoT solutions showcased at international exhibitions

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gizwits (机智云): Gizwits is a Chinese IoT PaaS provider focused on smart hardware developers and manufacturers. Closely comparable to DT Cloud's self-service PaaS platform with 150+ APIs and developer community, serving overlapping IoT verticals.
• Ayla Networks: Ayla Networks provides IoT platform-as-a-service for manufacturers across consumer, commercial, and industrial segments. Closely comparable business model to DT Cloud's vertical SaaS approach serving brand manufacturers.
• Tuya Smart: Tuya is a leading global IoT cloud platform offering PaaS and SaaS services for smart device manufacturers. Directly comparable to DT Cloud's vertical PaaS/SaaS model, with similar target customers in home appliances, lighting, and smart hardware, but at significantly larger global scale.

Broad incumbents

• Alibaba Cloud IoT (阿里云IoT): Alibaba Cloud provides IoT platform services as part of its broader public cloud offering, including Link IoT Platform, device management, and AI services. Comparable as a competitor targeting Chinese manufacturers with comprehensive cloud + IoT bundling.
• Tencent Cloud IoT (腾讯云IoT): Tencent Cloud offers IoT Explorer platform covering device connectivity, data management, and AI analytics. Competes with DT Cloud for Chinese enterprise IoT workloads, leveraging Tencent's broader cloud and consumer ecosystem.
• Huawei Cloud IoT (华为云IoT): Huawei Cloud provides IoTDA, OceanConnect, and NB-IoT services for industrial and consumer IoT. Competes with DT Cloud especially in NB-IoT-enabled smart devices and industrial IoT verticals.
• JD Cloud (京东云): JD Cloud provides IoT services as part of JD's broader cloud and supply chain platform. Competes with DT Cloud for Chinese smart device manufacturers, leveraging JD's retail and logistics ecosystem.
• AWS IoT: AWS IoT Core and related services provide managed cloud services for connected devices globally. Comparable as competing infrastructure layer for enterprise IoT, though primarily serving international and large-enterprise customers.
• Microsoft Azure IoT: Azure IoT Hub, IoT Central, and Digital Twins provide comprehensive IoT PaaS for enterprise manufacturers. Comparable cloud-based IoT platform targeting enterprise digital transformation use cases similar to DT Cloud's value proposition.
• Baidu IoT (百度天工): Baidu Cloud's Tiangong IoT platform provides device connectivity, AI analytics, and edge computing. Comparable as competing Chinese IoT cloud platform with strong AI capabilities, serving similar manufacturer customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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