FactoryTalk vs. Open Automation Software Comparison


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About Industrial software designed to help you reach your manufacturing operations goals. FactoryTalk® software is built for supporting an ecosystem of advanced industrial applications, including IoT. It all starts at the edge where manufacturing happens and scales from on-premise to cloud. Imagine supercharging your industrial environment with software that offers cutting edge design, maximizes operational efficiencies, and delivers predictive and augmented maintenance advantages. From process to batch to discrete applications, your most complex challenges are solved with the combination of award-winning Rockwell Automation software, hardware, and services.	About Liberate your Industry 4.0 data with Open Automation Software IIoT platform for Windows and Linux. OAS is truly an unlimited IoT Gateway for Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi 4, Windows IoT Core, and Docker deployments. Create HMI visualization for web, WPF, and WinForm C# and VB .NET applications. Log data and alarms to SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access, MySQL, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, MariaDB, SQLite, InfluxDB, and CSV files. MQTT Broker and Client interface along with cloud connectivity to Azure IoT and AWS IoT Gateway. Read and write data from remote Excel Workbooks. Alarm notification to email, SMS text, and voice messaging. .NET and REST API programmatic access. Allen Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix, GuardLogix, Micro800, MicroLogix, SLC 500, and PLC-5. Siemens S7-200, S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200, and S7-1500. Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, and Modbus ASCII for Master and Slave communications. OPTO-22, MTConnect, and OPC UA, OPC DA.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Manufacturers searching for an envision and Collaborate solution	Audience Industrial experts looking for a computing platform for automated systems to customers worldwide
Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Supported
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Pricing $1000.00/one-time/user Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $495 one-time payment Perpetual license with unlimited clients per licensed server. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.5 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Simple design for complicated process. Best overall tech support skill I've ever seen. Perhaps the most extensive libraries. Native integration is fantastic. Cons Rigid in it's implementation. Tech support is a subscription fee. DataLogging is very mediocre below the enterprise level. Enterprise level has perhaps the highest overall cost associated with it.	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Open architecture. Maximum flexibility for customization. Support is the absolute best. Flexible deployment solutions. Open automation has the best customer service by far over their competition. They have an excellent product. From real time data to data logging, data retrieval and writing to PLC's. Alarms, Alarm notification, report generation and email capabilities. With the tags and tag properties the options to construct anything with the data is as unlimited as the users abilities and imagination. Cons I don't really have any cons. The product works exactly how I need it to. I have been using this product suite for 15+ years. The software is well maintained. There are continual enhancements and upgrades. The configurations have always been backward compatible when upgrading. Not really a con but staying up to date is good to do.
Training Documentation Not Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Rockwell Automation Founded: 1903 United States www.rockwellautomation.com	Company Information Open Automation Software Founded: 1993 United States openautomationsoftware.com
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Categories Industrial Automation Supported Industrial IoT Supported Manufacturing Supported Manufacturing Execution Supported Manufacturing Intelligence Supported MRP Supported OEE Supported	Categories Data Visualization Supported ERP Supported IoT Supported Message Queue Supported Message-Oriented Middleware Supported MQTT Brokers Supported SCADA Supported
Show More Features MRP Features Bills of Material Not Supported Compliance Management Not Supported Document Management Not Supported Forecasting Not Supported Formula Management Not Supported Inventory Management Supported Order Management Supported Process Manufacturing Not Supported Product Configurator Not Supported Production Scheduling Supported Quality Control Supported Quality Management Supported Quote Management Not Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Resource Management Supported Safety Management Supported Supplier Management Supported Supply Chain Management Supported Manufacturing Execution Features Document Management Not Supported Forecasting Not Supported Quality Control Supported Quote Management Not Supported Resource Management Supported Supplier Management Supported Supply Chain Management Supported Traceability Not Supported	Show More Features Data Visualization Features Analytics Supported Content Management Supported Dashboard Creation Supported Filtered Views Supported OLAP Supported Relational Display Supported Simulation Models Supported Visual Discovery Supported ERP Features Accounting Integration Not Supported Accounting Management Not Supported CRM Not Supported Dashboard Supported Distribution Management Not Supported Enterprise Asset Management Supported Financial Management Not Supported HR Management Not Supported Inventory Management Supported Order Management Not Supported Project Management Not Supported Purchase Order Management Not Supported Purchasing Not Supported Reporting/Analytics Not Supported Sales Management Not Supported Supply Chain Management Supported Warehouse Management Supported IoT Features Application Development Supported Big Data Analytics Supported Configuration Management Supported Connectivity Management Supported Data Collection Supported Data Management Supported Device Management Not Supported Performance Management Supported Prototyping Supported Visualization Supported SCADA Features Alarm Management Supported Archiving & Retention Supported Dashboard Designer Supported Data Aggregation Supported Data Visualization Supported Hardware Integration Not Supported HMI Integration Supported Real-time Monitoring Supported
Integrations AVEVA Historian Supported CLEEN Supported Canary Historian Supported FactoryTalk AssetCentre Supported FactoryTalk Batch Supported FactoryTalk Edge Gateway Supported FactoryTalk Historian Supported FactoryTalk Linx Supported FactoryTalk Metrics Supported FactoryTalk ProductionCentre Supported FactoryTalk Transaction Manager Supported FactoryTalk Vault Supported FactoryTalk View Supported MariaDB Not Supported PARCview Supported PostgreSQL Not Supported SQL Server Not Supported SQLite Not Supported Visual Studio Not Supported X-Force Historian Supported Show More Integrations View All 25 Integrations	Integrations AVEVA Historian Not Supported CLEEN Not Supported Canary Historian Not Supported FactoryTalk AssetCentre Not Supported FactoryTalk Batch Not Supported FactoryTalk Edge Gateway Not Supported FactoryTalk Historian Not Supported FactoryTalk Linx Not Supported FactoryTalk Metrics Not Supported FactoryTalk ProductionCentre Not Supported FactoryTalk Transaction Manager Not Supported FactoryTalk Vault Not Supported FactoryTalk View Not Supported MariaDB Supported PARCview Not Supported PostgreSQL Supported SQL Server Supported SQLite Supported Visual Studio Supported X-Force Historian Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 8 Integrations
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