AVEVA Plant SCADA vs VTScada

AVEVA Plant SCADA9.2Visit VTScada7.9Visit

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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VTScada #7 in SCADA Software 7.9/10 90-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 2 features Visit VTScada

• AVEVA Plant SCADA fits best

  Industrial plants needing mature supervisory control

• VTScada fits best

  Teams needing long trials and redundant SCADA servers

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Side by side

Feature	AVEVA Plant SCADA 9.2/10 Visit ↗	VTScada 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.9
Ranking	#2 in SCADA Software	#7 in SCADA Software
Best for	Industrial plants needing mature supervisory control	Teams needing long trials and redundant SCADA servers
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	90 days
Deployment	Self-hosted, Browser extension	Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Windows, Web	Windows, Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs	Email, Phone, Community, Docs
Integrations	2 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AVEVA Plant SCADA 2/2 · VTScada 2/2
Alarm management	✓	✓
Built-in historian	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment options	On-premises	On-premises
Protocol support	OPC UA, BACnet, IEC 61850, Modbus, DNP3, IEC 60870; 150+ native protocol drivers	OPC UA, OPC DA, DNP3, IEC, DF1, DDE, SNMP, Modbus (Serial, TCP/IP, RTU), Enron Modus, Stevens, Campbell Scientific Pakbus, Delta, Motorola, GE, Siemens, BSAP, Omron, DFS, Allen-Bradley CIP, MQTT, JSON, Sparkplug B
Supported tags	Not checked yet	1000 tags
Operator clients	Desktop client; HTML5 web client; Access Anywhere browser access	Windows PC runtime operator interface; web browser Anywhere Client on PCs, Macs, Linux, iOS, and Android; Windows desktop VTScada Internet Client
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	Built-in historian logs tags receiving data automatically Alarm tools include shelving, filtering, reporting, and notifications Dual and triple server plans offer synchronized redundancy
Cons	Pricing requires contacting AVEVA or a distributor On-premises deployment may require infrastructure and administration Advanced scripting and configuration can demand specialist expertise	No free plan; the product is paid Redundancy requires a multi-server plan Thin-client access limits vary by plan
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 →	VTScada provides SCADA software for monitoring and controlling industrial equipment and processes. Its operator interface brings together maps, trends, reports, and operator notes, while a built-in historian logs tags receiving data. Teams… 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

• VTScada — where it wins

  • Built-in historian logs tags receiving data automatically
  • Alarm tools include shelving, filtering, reporting, and notifications
  • Dual and triple server plans offer synchronized redundancy

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the product is paid
  • Redundancy requires a multi-server plan
  • Thin-client access limits vary by plan

• 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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• VTScada7.9/10 · 90-day trial

  SCADA with built-in history, broad protocol support, and redundant server options.

  Visit VTScadaFull verdict →