AVEVA Plant SCADA vs AVEVA Edge

AVEVA Plant SCADA9.2Visit AVEVA Edge9.0Visit

Higher score AVEVA Plant SCADA #2 in SCADA Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit AVEVA

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AVEVA Edge #4 in SCADA Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit AVEVA Edge

• AVEVA Plant SCADA fits best

  Industrial plants needing mature supervisory control

• AVEVA Edge fits best

  Teams needing broad device connectivity

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Side by side

Feature	AVEVA Plant SCADA 9.2/10 Visit ↗	AVEVA Edge 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#2 in SCADA Software	#4 in SCADA Software
Best for	Industrial plants needing mature supervisory control	Teams needing broad device connectivity
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Browser extension	Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Windows, Web	Web, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
Support	Docs	Docs
Integrations	2 integrations	17 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AVEVA Plant SCADA 2/2 · AVEVA Edge 2/2
Alarm management	✓	✓
Built-in historian	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment options	On-premises	Hybrid
Protocol support	OPC UA, BACnet, IEC 61850, Modbus, DNP3, IEC 60870; 150+ native protocol drivers	Modbus, MQTT Sparkplug B, OPC UA, OPC DA, OPC XML, OPC HDA, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron, Schneider Electric
Supported tags	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Operator clients	Desktop client; HTML5 web client; Access Anywhere browser access	Windows desktop runtime; HTML5 web browser; iOS/iPad; Android
Our review
Pros	More than 150 native communication drivers and broad protocol support Centralized deployment adds version control and rollback Alarm workflows, trends, redundancy, and HTML5 browser access	Over 100 native industrial communication drivers OPC, Modbus, MQTT Sparkplug B and major PLC connectivity Alarms, historian logging, redundancy and HTML5 mobile access
Cons	Pricing requires contacting AVEVA or a distributor On-premises deployment may require infrastructure and administration Advanced scripting and configuration can demand specialist expertise	Commercial pricing requires contacting AVEVA Support channel listed is documentation Evaluation copy is limited to 40 development hours
Our verdict	AVEVA Plant SCADA is supervisory control and data acquisition software for plant personnel and industrial-process or infrastructure operations. It combines process visualization, supervisory control, alarming, interlocks, trends, and… Read the review →	AVEVA Edge is an HMI and SCADA development and runtime platform for industrial automation. It supports projects running on Windows and Linux edge systems, with HTML5 browser access from phones, tablets and other devices. The product is… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AVEVA Plant SCADA — where it wins

  • More than 150 native communication drivers and broad protocol support
  • Centralized deployment adds version control and rollback
  • Alarm workflows, trends, redundancy, and HTML5 browser access

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting AVEVA or a distributor
  • On-premises deployment may require infrastructure and administration
  • Advanced scripting and configuration can demand specialist expertise

• AVEVA Edge — where it wins

  • Over 100 native industrial communication drivers
  • OPC, Modbus, MQTT Sparkplug B and major PLC connectivity
  • Alarms, historian logging, redundancy and HTML5 mobile access

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial pricing requires contacting AVEVA
  • Support channel listed is documentation
  • Evaluation copy is limited to 40 development hours

• AVEVA Plant SCADA9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  Plant-focused SCADA with broad protocol support, alarm workflows, redundancy, and browser access.

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• AVEVA Edge9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad protocol coverage and redundant SCADA capabilities for connected industrial operations.

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