Ignition SCADA

Ignition SCADA

Inductive Automation
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About

Ignition SCADA by Inductive Automation® combines an unlimited licensing model, with instant web-based deployment, and the industry-leading toolset for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) — all on one open and scalable universal platform. Ignition is The New SCADA because it solves all the major pain points of old SCADA . Ignition empowers your business to easily control your processes, and track, display, and analyze all your data, without limits. Ignition SCADA software comes standard with a comprehensive set of data acquisition tools which includes built-in OPC UA to connect to practically any PLC, and the ability to seamlessly connect to any SQL database. Ignition can also turn any SQL database into a high-performance industrial historian and connects to IIoT devices through MQTT.

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 Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not 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

Enterprise organizations

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 Not Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$1620 one-time fee
Free Version Supported
Free Trial 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 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • *Pricing model *Excellent source of independent / self paced learning (Inductive University) *Ease of use with minimal formal training *Free full version of software (2 hour time out on clients) *Versatility *Interoperability *Seamless Database and PLC integration *Greatly reduced development time *Excellent Tech support ( Knowledgeable and helpful) Infinitely versatile scripting functionality *******The Ignition platform is capable of performing ANY business software function. With an intermediate level knowledge of python / java / SQL you can create the modules and scripting functions to provide limitless functionality.
  • Flexible, performant, smart, really helps developers, pricing is really good, licencing is very easy.

Cons

  • Possibly the cost of support when using multiple instances of Ignition at a single facility. I will update this when I have heard back from Ignition support. Ignition had a wonderful in person training program pre-covid. But there is talk of not starting it back up and pushing everything to virtual online training. If this occurs it would be a BIG con for me. When it comes to getting the most out of training I don't think there is any comparison between in person and online learning. In person wins every time.
  • There is not much to dislike about Ignition. I have not seen anything better on the market.

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 Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Inductive Automation
Founded: 2003
United States
inductiveautomation.com/scada-software/

Company Information

Open Automation Software
Founded: 1993
United States
openautomationsoftware.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

QuickHMI

QuickHMI

Indi.An GmbH
VTScada

VTScada

Trihedral
Winlog

Winlog

Sielco Sistemi srl
FactoryTalk Optix

FactoryTalk Optix

Rockwell Automation
Fernhill SCADA

Fernhill SCADA

Fernhill Software
Adroit Ignite

Adroit Ignite

Adroit Technologies
ControlLogix SIL 2

ControlLogix SIL 2

Rockwell Automation
FactoryTalk Logix Echo

FactoryTalk Logix Echo

Rockwell Automation

Categories

Data Historians Supported
HMI Supported
SCADA Supported

Categories

Data Visualization Supported
ERP Supported
IoT Supported
Message Queue Supported
MQTT Brokers Supported
SCADA Supported

SCADA Features

Alarm Management Not Supported
Archiving & Retention Not Supported
Dashboard Designer Supported
Data Aggregation Supported
Data Visualization Not Supported
Hardware Integration Supported
HMI Integration Supported
Real-time Monitoring 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

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

Integrations

Azure SQL Database Not Supported
Cogent DataHub Supported
DataHUB+ Supported
HighByte Intelligence Hub Supported
MariaDB Not Supported
MySQL Not Supported
Nextbitt Supported
Oracle Database Not Supported
PARCview Supported
PostgreSQL Not Supported
SQL Server Not Supported
SQLite Not Supported
Seeq Supported
TrendMiner Supported
Visual Studio Not Supported
dataPARC Historian Supported

Integrations

Azure SQL Database Supported
Cogent DataHub Not Supported
DataHUB+ Not Supported
HighByte Intelligence Hub Not Supported
MariaDB Supported
MySQL Supported
Nextbitt Not Supported
Oracle Database Supported
PARCview Not Supported
PostgreSQL Supported
SQL Server Supported
SQLite Supported
Seeq Not Supported
TrendMiner Not Supported
Visual Studio Supported
dataPARC Historian Not Supported
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