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Head-to-head · Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Software

AVEVA Plant SCADA vs Siemens Opcenter

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score AVEVA Plant SCADA #2 in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Software 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Contact AVEVA
Siemens Opcenter #8 in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Software 6.6/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial ✓ 0 of 4 features Try Siemens Opcenter

AVEVA Plant SCADA leads on 1 check, Siemens Opcenter on 0, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAVEVA Plant SCADA · 8.2/10
  • Most featuresAVEVA Plant SCADA · 1 of 4

AVEVA Plant SCADA scores higher on our rubric for supervisory control and data acquisition software: 8.2 against 6.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #8.

AVEVA Plant SCADA offers alarm management; Siemens Opcenter doesn't publish it.

AVEVA Plant SCADA is the better fit for mid-market and enterprise process plants. Siemens Opcenter is the better fit for manufacturers managing execution across shop-floor workflows.

  • AVEVA Plant SCADA fits best

    Mid-market and enterprise process plants

  • Siemens Opcenter fits best

    Manufacturers managing execution across shop-floor workflows

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Side by side

Feature AVEVA Plant SCADA 8.2/10 Visit ↗ Siemens Opcenter 6.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.2 6.6
Ranking #2 in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Software #8 in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Software
Best for Mid-market and enterprise process plants Manufacturers managing execution across shop-floor workflows
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan Not published Not published
Free trial — —
Deployment Self-hosted, Browser extension Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Windows, Web Web
Support Docs Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations 2 integrations 6 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AVEVA Plant SCADA 1/4 · Siemens Opcenter 0/4
Built-in historian Not published Not published
Alarm management ✓ (best) Not published
High availability Not published Not published
Web client Not published Not published
Specs
Deployment Not published Hybrid
Maximum tags Not published Not published
Industrial protocols Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Supports visualization, alarms, interlocks, trends, and supervisory control
  • Offers more than 150 native communication drivers
  • Provides centralized deployment, version control, and rollback
  • Connects work orders, dispatching, quality checks and traceability.
  • Captures operator and machine data for production dashboards.
  • Integrates with ERP, PLM, CMMS and shop-floor systems.
Cons
  • On-premises deployment requires plant-side infrastructure
  • Pricing is obtained through sales or a distributor
  • Scripting and configuration may demand engineering expertise
  • A portfolio of products may require buyers to compare offerings carefully.
  • Pricing is contact-sales rather than published as a paid amount.
  • The 30-day trial applies to Opcenter X, not necessarily every product.
Our verdict

AVEVA Plant SCADA brings process visualization, alarming, trends, interlocks, and supervisory control into a configurable environment for plant personnel and industrial-process or infrastructure operations. Its desktop and HTML5 browser…

Read the review →

Siemens Opcenter is a manufacturing operations management portfolio for manufacturers that need to coordinate production execution and related shop-floor workflows. Its scope includes manufacturing execution, quality management, planning…

Read the review →
  1. AVEVA Plant SCADASupervisory Control and Data Acquisition Software 8.2Pricing on request
  2. Siemens OpcenterSupervisory Control and Data Acquisition Software 6.6Pricing on request · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • AVEVA Plant SCADA — where it wins

    • Supports visualization, alarms, interlocks, trends, and supervisory control
    • Offers more than 150 native communication drivers
    • Provides centralized deployment, version control, and rollback

    Where it doesn't

    • On-premises deployment requires plant-side infrastructure
    • Pricing is obtained through sales or a distributor
    • Scripting and configuration may demand engineering expertise

  • Siemens Opcenter — where it wins

    • Connects work orders, dispatching, quality checks and traceability.
    • Captures operator and machine data for production dashboards.
    • Integrates with ERP, PLM, CMMS and shop-floor systems.

    Where it doesn't

    • A portfolio of products may require buyers to compare offerings carefully.
    • Pricing is contact-sales rather than published as a paid amount.
    • The 30-day trial applies to Opcenter X, not necessarily every product.
  • AVEVA Plant SCADA8.2/10 · Pricing on request

    A configurable SCADA system for process plants needing broad connectivity and redundant control.

    Contact AVEVAFull verdict →
  • Siemens Opcenter6.6/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

    A broad MES portfolio for managing shop-floor execution, quality and traceability.

    Try Siemens OpcenterFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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