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About Connects disparate devices and applications, from plant control systems to enterprise information systems. KEPServerEX is the industry’s leading connectivity platform that provides a single source of industrial automation data to all of your applications. The platform design allows users to connect, manage, monitor, and control diverse automation devices and software applications through one intuitive user interface. KEPServerEX leverages OPC (the automation industry’s standard for interoperability) and IT-centric communication protocols (such as SNMP, ODBC, and web services) to provide users with a single source for industrial data. The platform is developed and tested to meet our customers’ performance, reliability, and ease-of-use requirements. Watch our two-minute video below to see how KEPServerEX solves common connectivity challenges—providing secure and reliable access to real-time industrial data so everyone from the shop floor to the top floor can make smarter decisions.	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 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 Enterprises and plant managers interested in an industrial automation and connectivity platform solution to connect disparate devices and applications	Audience Industrial experts looking for a computing platform for automated systems to customers worldwide
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not 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 $452 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 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	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 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 Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information PTC Founded: 1985 United States www.ptc.com/en/products/kepware/kepserverex	Company Information Open Automation Software Founded: 1993 United States openautomationsoftware.com
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Categories Industrial Automation Supported Industrial IoT Supported	Categories Data Visualization Supported ERP Supported IoT Supported Message Queue Supported Message-Oriented Middleware Supported MQTT Brokers Supported SCADA 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 Advantech Intelligent Kitchen Display System Supported Canary Supported Energy AnalytiX Supported MATLAB Supported Mettler Toledo Retail Supported PostgreSQL Not Supported Predator DNC Supported Predator MDC Supported Predator PDM Supported Predator RCM Supported Predator Touch HMI Supported Predator Virtual CNC Supported Radley iSC Supported Simcad Pro Supported Simio Supported SimpleK Supported Splunk Cloud Platform Supported Systech ERP Supported Show More Integrations View All 31 Integrations	Integrations Advantech Intelligent Kitchen Display System Not Supported Canary Not Supported Energy AnalytiX Not Supported MATLAB Not Supported Mettler Toledo Retail Not Supported PostgreSQL Supported Predator DNC Not Supported Predator MDC Not Supported Predator PDM Not Supported Predator RCM Not Supported Predator Touch HMI Not Supported Predator Virtual CNC Not Supported Radley iSC Not Supported Simcad Pro Not Supported Simio Not Supported SimpleK Not Supported Splunk Cloud Platform Not Supported Systech ERP Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 8 Integrations
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