Case Study: Fing achieves secure, future-proof IoT updates and 30,000 customers with Ubuntu Core (Canonical)

Fing snaps up 30,000 customers with a secure, future-proof IoT device

Fing, maker of the #1 free network scanner app with over 40 million downloads, launched Fingbox — a home network security and troubleshooting device — via Indiegogo and now supports 30,000 users. Because remote IoT hardware is high-risk, Fing needed a future-proof OS that delivered fail-safe, automatic updates, strong isolation, and the ability to add features by software rather than forcing hardware replacements.

Fing chose Ubuntu Core and Canonical’s IoT app store, using snaps for transactional, isolated updates and a branded repository for release control. The solution lets Fing push routine updates weekly (full fleet updates in ~2 days) and force critical patches worldwide within hours, saved roughly 3–4 man-months of development, avoids about €100k in annual DevOps costs, and keeps Fingbox devices secure and continually evolving.

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Carlo Medas

Co-Founder