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KMC Commander

KMC Commander is a cloud-based IoT platform for monitoring and controlling buildings and connecting existing systems.

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#11 of 26
Score
6.3
KMC Commander's website

What KMC Commander is

KMC Commander is a cloud-based IoT platform for monitoring and controlling buildings and connecting existing systems. An on-premises gateway gathers data from meters, sensors, devices, and systems and sends it to the cloud, where users can track trends and operate systems remotely. A dashboard can display a full property portfolio and manage multiple locations. Listed functions include energy monitoring, CO2e calculation, custom dashboards, schedules, and text and email alarms. KMC says Commander harmonizes more than 130 equipment brands, including Carrier, Honeywell, Siemens, Trane, Lennox, Belimo, and Schneider Electric. It offers an open API, unlimited users, and customizable access permissions. The interface is described as responsive, and KMC says it retains trend and data history long term with unlimited data. Security measures named by KMC include a secure gateway and operating system, encrypted communications, user permissions, and outbound-only communication on common ports. The hybrid deployment combines an on-premises gateway with cloud services. The annual point license covers 100–10,000 points; each device data point used for alarms, schedules, trends, or control logic consumes one license point. Pricing requires a qualified account sign-in, and licenses include one year of cloud storage, software, and security updates, with annual renewal thereafter.

Good

  • Dashboards can cover multiple locations.
  • Integrates with more than 130 equipment brands.
  • Lists unlimited users and configurable permissions.
  • Includes energy monitoring and text and email alarms.
  • Stores unlimited data history, according to KMC.

Watch out

  • Pricing requires sign-in with a qualified account.
  • Annual point-license renewal is required after year one.
  • Each monitored or controlled point consumes a license point.
  • Requires an on-premises gateway for building data.

Who it suits

KMC presents Commander for asset owners and managers, facility managers, building engineers, and integration partners. It suits teams managing building systems across multiple locations that need monitoring, alarms, and remote control.

Verdict

Commander combines building data monitoring and control with portfolio views, alarms, and broad equipment integration. Buyers should clarify point licensing and renewal requirements before selecting a license.

Plans and prices

From KMC Commander's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
KMC Commander point license—100–10,000 points · includes one year of cloud storage, software updates, and security updates · Annual license; price requires sign-in with a qualified account.

The facts

Each one read from KMC Commander's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

API
KMC describes Commander as an open API based platform and lists a fully supported API as a feature.checked 9 Oct 2026
Audience
KMC presents Commander for asset owners, asset managers, facility managers, building engineers, and integration partners.checked 9 Oct 2026
Connectivity
KMC says the platform connects to on-premises meters, sensors, devices, and systems through an on-premises gateway and sends data to the cloud.checked 9 Oct 2026
Data handling
The platform collects building data through an on-premise gateway and sends it to the cloud, where users can track, trend, and trigger systems and devices remotely.checked 9 Oct 2026
Data history
KMC says the platform stores trends and data history long term with unlimited data.checked 9 Oct 2026
Features
Listed features include energy monitoring, CO2e calculation, custom dashboards, system schedules, and text and email alarms.checked 9 Oct 2026
Integration
The platform offers an open API, and KMC names BrainBox AI among its partners.checked 9 Oct 2026
Integrations
KMC says the platform harmonizes more than 130 equipment brands, including Carrier, Honeywell, Siemens, Trane, and Schneider Electric.checked 9 Oct 2026
Intended users
KMC presents the product for asset owners and managers, facility managers, building engineers, and integration partners.checked 9 Oct 2026
Interface
The CIO and IT Director page describes a responsive HTML5 interface, while the Commander site calls its interface mobile first and responsive.checked 9 Oct 2026
License limits
A license point is a device data point used for alarms, schedules, trends, or control logic; each such point consumes one license point.checked 9 Oct 2026
License renewal
The selection guide says point licensing includes one year of cloud storage, software, and security updates, with annual renewal thereafter.checked 9 Oct 2026
Partners
The site features BrainBox AI and another AI building analytics software partner, and identifies KMC Commander as an Intel Market Ready Solution.checked 9 Oct 2026
Portfolio management
It can show an entire portfolio on one dashboard and manage multiple locations.checked 9 Oct 2026
Purpose
KMC Commander is a cloud based IoT platform for monitoring and controlling buildings and connecting with existing systems.checked 9 Oct 2026
Security
KMC says communication is outbound only on common ports and that security includes a secure gateway and OS, encrypted communication, and user permissions.checked 9 Oct 2026
Security architecture
KMC describes Commander as using more than a dozen technologies and best practices for security.checked 9 Oct 2026
Support
KMC links to online help for current help, documentation, and integration details, and provides a toll free support contact number of 877.444.5622.checked 9 Oct 2026
Supported brands
KMC lists Carrier, Honeywell, Siemens, Trane, Lennox, Belimo, Schneider Electric, and other brands among more than 130 integrated brands.checked 9 Oct 2026
Users and permissions
The product lists unlimited users and customizable user access and permissions.checked 9 Oct 2026

The company

Company history
KMC Controls says it was founded in 1969 by Ken Kreuter as Kreuter Manufacturing Company.checked 9 Oct 2026
Founded
1969checked 28 Sep 2026
Headquarters
New Paris, Indiana, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Maker
KMC Controls describes itself as an independent American manufacturer serving a global network of system integrators and distributors from northern Indiana.checked 9 Oct 2026

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