Cedalo MQTT Platform Release 3.1
Cedalo MQTT Platform 3.1 is now available. This version brings powerful new integrations with InfluxDB and Azure Event Hubs, introduces Dynamic Bridge Configuration via a new MQTT control API, and adds UI support for managing bridges directly via the Platform — all with zero downtime.
It also introduces connectivity for open-source Mosquitto brokers, allowing users to bring their existing OS brokers into the Cedalo platform for monitoring, testing, and management.
In addition, Mosquitto can now use HTTP for authentication of MQTT clients by querying an HTTP server, allowing users to manage authentication in existing HTTP based solutions.
The first version of our Policy Engine, included in the 3.1 release, enables users to define Data Validation rules, adding a new level of control, safety, and governance to their MQTT infrastructure.
Let’s explore the powerful new capabilities introduced in this release.
↔️ OS Broker Connectivity
Feature Description: The Cedalo MQTT Platform 3.1 introduces full connectivity for open-source Mosquitto brokers, allowing users to integrate their existing brokers into the Cedalo Platform without replacing or upgrading them to Pro editions.
This includes:
- Secure connection and onboarding of OS Mosquitto brokers
- Monitoring and visualization of connected brokers within the Cedalo Web UI
- Live publish/subscribe testing
- Dynamic security management through the UI
- Foundation for enabling future unlockable premium features across the network
User Benefit: This is a breakthrough for organizations already running open-source Mosquitto in production. Without needing to migrate or refactor existing setups, users can now integrate OS brokers into the Cedalo ecosystem and benefit from centralized monitoring, UI tools, and enterprise controls.
It’s the fastest path to extending observability, security, and control across a distributed MQTT infrastructure — with minimal friction and no downtime.
Pricing and plan information:
- Instance: On-premises
- Subscription plan: L and Enterprise
For more information on OS Broker Connectivity, refer to this documentation.
🔗 InfluxDB Bridge
Feature Description: The new InfluxDB Bridge enables seamless, native integration between the Cedalo MQTT Platform and InfluxDB, a leading time-series database. This bridge allows users to define which MQTT messages should be written to the database, how data is structured, and which InfluxDB measurements it is stored in. All of these are without external connectors or scripts.
Built-in and fully managed within the broker, the InfluxDB Bridge is optimized for low-latency, real-time data delivery.
User Benefit: This integration is a game-changer for users in industrial IoT, smart manufacturing, or environmental monitoring. It enables quick and reliable setup of telemetry pipelines for historical analysis, real-time dashboards, and alerting.
By eliminating complexity and ensuring direct compatibility with Grafana and other tools, users gain a streamlined and dependable path from MQTT to visualization and analytics.
Pricing and plan information:
- Instance: Cloud and On-premises
- Subscription plan: L and Enterprise
To learn more about the InfluxDB Bridge feature, refer to this documentation.
☁️ Azure Event Hubs Bridge
Feature Description: The new Azure Event Hubs Bridge connects your MQTT data streams directly with Microsoft Azure Event Hubs, enabling scalable, event-driven integration with the Azure ecosystem. It supports topic filtering, batching, authentication with tokens or keys, and is designed for high-throughput messaging scenarios.
User Benefit: Ideal for enterprises operating in Microsoft environments, this bridge enables real-time ingestion of MQTT data into Azure for further processing with services like Stream Analytics, Power BI, or long-term storage in Azure Blob. It eliminates the need for custom code or third-party connectors, making your MQTT setup Azure-native, efficient, and enterprise-ready.
Pricing and plan information:
- Instance: Cloud and On-premises
- Subscription plan: L and Enterprise
Refer to this documentation for more details on the Azure Event Hubs Bridge
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🧩 Bridge Configuration UI
Feature Description: Users can now configure and manage InfluxDB, Azure Event Hubs, and MongoDB bridges directly in the Cedalo Web UI. This user interface allows administrators to add, update, or remove bridges in real time, without editing config files or restarting the broker.
User Benefit: The new UI significantly enhances usability and operational efficiency, particularly in environments with frequent updates or complex configurations. Users can make safe, validated changes live in production, minimizing errors and downtime. This enhancement also simplifies onboarding for new team members or non-developers managing deployments.
Pricing and plan information:
- Instance: Cloud and On-premises
- Subscription plan: L and Enterprise
To learn more about the Bridge Configuration UI, visit this documentation.
⚙️ Dynamic Bridge Configuration via MQTT Control API
Feature Description: The new MQTT Control API allows you to configure and manage bridges dynamically via MQTT topics. You can create new bridges, modify existing ones, or remove them at runtime through secure, structured MQTT messages. This API is built for automation, fleet management, and edge-cloud coordination.
User Benefit: This is ideal for users managing fleets of brokers or deploying in dynamic environments where manual config changes aren’t practical.
The MQTT Control API enables you to automate deployment workflows, respond to changing conditions instantly, and operate your infrastructure with precision and flexibility using standard MQTT.
Pricing and plan information:
- Instance: On-premises
- Subscription plan: S, M, L, and Enterprise
To learn more about this feature, visit this documentation.
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🔐 Data Validation via Policy Engine
Feature Description: The Policy Engine v1 of Pro Mosquitto introduces Data Validation based on JSON Schema. Validation rules can be configured via a JSON file and updated dynamically through both the MQTT API and the user interface (UI).Payloads published to specific MQTT topics or topic patterns (including wildcards like + and #) are intercepted and validated against the assigned schema before publishing. If a message fails validation, it is blocked, and a log entry is generated with the reason for failure. All validation attempts are logged with a timestamp, topic, result, and failure reason when applicable.
User Benefit: This feature enables enterprise users to enforce structured payload validation directly at the broker level. It ensures data integrity, blocks malformed or unauthorized payloads, and adds a critical layer of governance and quality control for MQTT infrastructures.
Users benefit from improved system reliability and reduced debugging and integration effort.
Pricing and plan information:
- Instance: On-premises
- Subscription plan: Enterprise
To learn more about Data Validation via the Policy Engine, refer to the documentation.
🌐 Client Authentication via HTTP
Feature Description: The HTTP Authentication plugin allows the Mosquitto broker to send a query including client credentials to a remote HTTP server and to use the response to determine whether the client is authenticated. The query can be configured to use different HTTP methods, different payload formats, and to pass different MQTT client session information as query parameters.
User Benefit: This feature allows Mosquitto to integrate with HTTP based authentication solutions that already exist in an enterprise.
Pricing and plan information:
- Instance: On-premises
- Subscription plan: Enterprise
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About the author
Philip Ackermann is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Cedalo, bringing over 20 years of software development experience to the team. During his 11 years at the Fraunhofer Institute, specializing in Web Compliance and IoT technologies, he focused on software engineering, software architecture, and product development.
In addition to that, Philip is a published author, having written five books on software development, covering topics such as Java, JavaScript, Node.js, and Fullstack web development. Two of these books have been translated into English, broadening their global impact and enriching the international software development community.
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