# Ignition Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Ignition Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other SCADA products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/200185/Ignition-SCADA --- # Ignition Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on August 24, 2025 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Ignition ## What is Ignition? Ignition is a cross-platform, mobile-responsive, web-based SCADA solution that acts as a hub for everything on your plant floor. It’s also an IIoT solution that can use the MQTT publish and subscribe protocol, which streamlines data collection, facilitates Digital Transformation, and more. Ignition has three editions: standard Ignition, Ignition Edge, and Ignition Cloud Edition. Standard Ignition enables you to cost-effectively and remotely control processes, track, display, and analyze data, use an unlimited amount of tags and clients, create HMIs, generate reports, and connect to SQL databases. Ignition Edge turns any field device into a MQTT-enabled edge gateway and enables HMI visualization. Ignition Cloud Edition adds the flexibility of the cloud with a pay-as-you-go plan available on many cloud providers. The Ignition platform is trusted by some of the most iconic brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Sierra Nevada Brewing, and many more. ## What is Ignition used for? [SCADA](https://www.capterra.com/scada-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 6 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $14690 Other, One Time Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... 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[5.0 (5)](https://www.capterra.com/p/210416/OAS-Platform/#reviews) Starting Price $14690 Other, One Time Starting Price $495 Per User, One Time Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.0 (6) Ease Of Use 4.8 (10) Value For Money 4.7 (6) Value For Money 4.8 (9) Customer Service 4.0 (6) Customer Service 5.0 (9) ## Ignition alternatives [SIMATIC SCADA](https://www.capterra.com/p/200706/SIMATIC-SCADA/) [4.6 (10)](https://www.capterra.com/p/200706/SIMATIC-SCADA/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 90% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/200706/SIMATIC-SCADA/) [LAquis SCADA](https://www.capterra.com/p/148857/LAquis-SCADA/) [5.0 (1)](https://www.capterra.com/p/148857/LAquis-SCADA/#reviews) Starting price $70.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/148857/LAquis-SCADA/) [inVIEW IIoT Platform](https://www.capterra.com/p/206251/inVIEW-IIoT-Platform/) [5.0 (2)](https://www.capterra.com/p/206251/inVIEW-IIoT-Platform/#reviews) Starting price $3.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/206251/inVIEW-IIoT-Platform/) [FactoryStudio](https://www.capterra.com/p/200363/FactoryStudio/) [5.0 (2)](https://www.capterra.com/p/200363/FactoryStudio/#reviews) Starting price $480.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/200363/FactoryStudio/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/200185/Ignition-SCADA/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Dashboard Designer 4.5 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Create custom dashboards per your specific requirements Data Aggregation and Publishing 4.5 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Assemble data from multiple sources Event Logs 4.5 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process HMI Integration 5.0 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Human machine interface or a dashboard that connects users to devices and machines Real-Time Monitoring 4.5 (2) 50.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks Alarm Management Configure and receive notifications when something is out of order Ignition 9 features Configure and receive notifications when something is out of order Moving and separately storing data that is not actively used or continuous storage of data for compliance purposes Create custom dashboards per your specific requirements Assemble data from multiple sources Graphical representation of data A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process Hardware components included as part of the software system Human machine interface or a dashboard that connects users to devices and machines Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks Features 4.7 (6) 4.7 Based on 6 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.7 (6) Free Trial Free Version Basic $14,690 Other,One Time Pro $23,080 Other, Ultimate $33,100 Other, Value for money 4.7 (6) 4.7 Based on 6 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.0 (6) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.0 (6) 4.0 Based on 6 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.3 Based on 6 reviews Filter by rating 5(3) 4(2) 3(1) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent TW Tara W. Director of Sales & Onboarding Accounting ### "Amazing automated billing and payments software" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 July 31, 2023 Been using it since ~2018/2019 and absolutely love it. Their Customer Service/Support is amazing, and we've always had awesome Account Managers. Pros The automated payment process, which is combined with the engagement letter. Cons The New Proposal Editor is much more complex than the original. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Software Enginner Mechanical or Industrial Engineering ### "You can skip the free trial. Just buy it." 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 May 22, 2023 Pros I used Ignition for an HMI project, with a SCADA implementation in the background. In my opinion, Ignition has no real competition right now in the SCADA space. There may be others who are arguably better at one specific thing, but no other package comes close to the overall value Ignition provides. You should absolutely be looking to learn it especially due to the material available online. The HMI are not super fancy but will get the job done. You can design fully optimized mobile interfaces for operators to use on your factory floor. Cons It could have updated more often. Also, I believe the free license could be longer. Nowdays, you only have a 2 hours free license. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anthony U. Ingeniero IoT Industrial Automation ### "Best in Class" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 February 6, 2022 Pros It’s a SCADA based on an unlimited model. No tag limit. Based on open source technology and future proof software. Ready for 4.0 solutions. Cons All manuals are in English but still very well explained. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User SCADA Specialist Renewables & Environment ### "Ignition by Inductive Automation works!" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 August 5, 2021 I often describe Ignition as the swiss army knife of SCADA integration. With its modular licensing it is very cost-effective tailored to specific project needs. Pros A modular SCADA gateway system that allows integrating different protocols (OPC, MQQT, Modbus, gateway connections to name a few) into one uniform system and aggregate data via Ignition provided component as well as scripting and python coding. Cons Nothing major really. I've ran into some issues in the past mostly 3rd party related. Though, 3rd party as well as Ignition's support was very helpful to provide custom solutions. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JL Jasper L. Accountmanager Internet ### "Ignition just works" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 17, 2021 Pros Ignition is just an easy to start on platform that just works. It's really a joy to develop on and the applications are so stable. I also like that the price is so much lower then those big companies. Cons I have none to be honest. It's not perfect, but definitely best thing out there. Switched from [ThingWorx](https://www.capterra.com/p/212395/ThingWorx/) Ignition just beats Thingworx at every topic, for a cheaper price. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. PJ Pratik J. Instrumentation and Controls Engineer Semiconductors ### "Good Software but Worst Customer Support" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 February 8, 2021 We have historical data for anything starting from Cycle time to Push buttons. Pros The features you can have which helps you do anything you want with the Data from PLC,CNC's etc. Cons Software has two options Vision and Perspective but both do not have same flexibility. Their Customer care is always busy with wait times of hours. Even if you pay for it you would not get premium service which does not justify if you need immediate help. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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