Edgecore ecCLOUD
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Edgecore ecCLOUD, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Edgecore ecCLOUD's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free | Cloud storage retention: 1 day |
| Trial | Free | up to 50 devices |
| Extended storage add-on | $1 a month | extended cloud storage · per device per month |
| AuthPort add-on | $2.90 a month | AAA authentication · service plans · captive portal · per device per month for each enabled site |
| Virtual Private Cloud | $500 a year | unlimited devices · up to 5,000 sites · custom branding · annual |
| Core Cloud | Priced on request | 500 sites · under 500 devices per site · 14-day storage retention |
The facts
Each one read from Edgecore ecCLOUD's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API authentication
- API requests use x-api-key and JSON headers; keys inherit the creating user's permissions and must be created separately for each cloud.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API documentation depth
- Edgecore publishes Swagger definitions and examples but advises inspecting browser requests because configuration inheritance is complex; no SDK is listed.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API integration
- The MSP Integration API lets MSPs, ISPs, and system integrators bring site, device, client, and network-status data into their own management dashboards.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Capacity
- The datasheet states that a cloud can register up to 500 sites, with up to 500 devices per site.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Captive portal
- The system provides per-SSID captive portals with drag-and-drop editing, branding and advertising elements.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Centralized management
- Administrators can provision devices, push configuration templates, view maps and collect real-time network statistics from one interface.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The user manual is a 277-page guide covering clouds, sites, device configuration, roles, billing, add-ons, SD-WAN and wireless features.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Encryption and privacy
- The datasheet states that device-to-cloud communication is encrypted and customer data is kept private.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Firewall requirements
- Deployments must permit outbound ICMP, XMPP TCP 5222/5223, web TCP 80/443, DNS, NTP and additional AuthPort or device-management ports.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Firmware operations
- Users can schedule, roll out and remotely upgrade firmware across multiple devices and perform remote reboot, LED blink and packet capture actions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- 2026 updates added webhooks, Aprecomm site synchronization and SMS authentication through smsstriker and Twilio.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence and hosting
- The end-user agreement describes proprietary web applications hosted by Edgecore, with access ending when the paid licence term expires; it grants no self-hosting rights.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: community and integration concerns
- A sysadmin discussion describes sparse user information, occasional ecCLOUD integration and firmware problems, and uneven regional support, while also calling the controller stable and inexpensive.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maintenance notice
- Edgecore warned that global ecCLOUD maintenance scheduled for October 2, 2026 could cause temporary unavailability or intermittent disruption.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- Dashboards report device status, client traffic, uptime and SSID associations and can send immediate alerts.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founding
- LinkedIn lists Edgecore Networks as founded in 2009.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal details
- Crunchbase lists the legal name Edgecore Networks Corporation and founder Rebecca Lin, describing it as formerly SMC Networks' Business Solution Group.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company ownership
- LinkedIn identifies Edgecore Networks Corporation as a wholly owned Accton Technology subsidiary with 201–500 employees and Irvine, California headquarters.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwanchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Device management
- It supports automatic provisioning, map-based monitoring, configuration templates, and real-time network statistics.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Device scale
- The datasheet lists up to 500 sites per cloud and 500 devices per site.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Mobile app status
- Edgecore's help material says the ecCLOUD mobile app was not officially released and was available only as an iOS TestFlight beta.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Guest service plans
- Built-in AAA and guest controls support time, traffic-quota and simultaneous-device limits for accounts.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: coverage-planner precision
- Independent reviews report that floor-plan coverage maps cannot model walls, columns or other obstacles, so results are approximate.checked 15 Oct 2026
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