AVEVA Plant SCADA vs Ovation Green

AVEVA Plant SCADA9.2Visit Ovation Green8.4Visit

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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Ovation Green #6 in SCADA Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Contact Emerson

• AVEVA Plant SCADA fits best

  Industrial plants needing mature supervisory control

• Ovation Green fits best

  Renewable operators monitoring generation and storage sites

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Side by side

Feature	AVEVA Plant SCADA 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Ovation Green 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.4
Ranking	#2 in SCADA Software	#6 in SCADA Software
Best for	Industrial plants needing mature supervisory control	Renewable operators monitoring generation and storage sites
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	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AVEVA Plant SCADA 2/2 · Ovation Green 2/2
Alarm management	✓	✓
Built-in historian	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment options	On-premises	Not checked yet
Protocol support	OPC UA, BACnet, IEC 61850, Modbus, DNP3, IEC 60870; 150+ native protocol drivers	Not checked yet
Supported tags	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Operator clients	Desktop client; HTML5 web client; Access Anywhere browser access	Web browser; Windows and Linux clients
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	Monitors and operates multiple renewable generation and storage assets Calculates and sums IEC-61724 KPIs, with alarms and historical analysis Automates generation, GADS and dispatch reporting
Cons	Pricing requires contacting AVEVA or a distributor On-premises deployment may require infrastructure and administration Advanced scripting and configuration can demand specialist expertise	Pricing requires contacting Emerson Focuses on renewable assets rather than broad SCADA use cases Protocol documentation does not name specific supported protocols
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 →	Ovation Green is Emerson’s renewable-energy asset management and SCADA software for operators and owners of solar, wind, battery-storage and other generation assets. It provides centralized monitoring and operation across single or… 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

• Ovation Green — where it wins

  • Monitors and operates multiple renewable generation and storage assets
  • Calculates and sums IEC-61724 KPIs, with alarms and historical analysis
  • Automates generation, GADS and dispatch reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Emerson
  • Focuses on renewable assets rather than broad SCADA use cases
  • Protocol documentation does not name specific supported protocols

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

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

  Visit AVEVAFull verdict →
• Ovation Green8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A renewable-focused SCADA system with alarms, historian, KPI calculations and reporting.

  Contact EmersonFull verdict →