AVEVA Plant SCADA vs zenon Software Platform

AVEVA Plant SCADA9.2Visit zenon Software Platform8.8Visit

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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zenon Software Platform #5 in SCADA Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit COPA-DATA

• AVEVA Plant SCADA fits best

  Industrial plants needing mature supervisory control

• zenon Software Platform fits best

  Utilities and plants needing protocol breadth and failover

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Side by side

Feature	AVEVA Plant SCADA 9.2/10 Visit ↗	zenon Software Platform 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in SCADA Software	#5 in SCADA Software
Best for	Industrial plants needing mature supervisory control	Utilities and plants needing protocol breadth and failover
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Browser extension	Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Windows, Web	Windows, Web, Linux
Support	Docs	Docs, Community
Integrations	2 integrations	300+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AVEVA Plant SCADA 2/2 · zenon Software Platform 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	IEC 61850; DNP3; IEC 60870-5 (101/103/104); Modbus; ICCP/TASE.2; OPC UA/DA; IEEE C37.118; IEC 61850-90-5; 62056-21; PROFINET; PROFIBUS; EtherNet/IP; CAN/CANopen; SNMPv3; Syslog
Supported tags	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Operator clients	Desktop client; HTML5 web client; Access Anywhere browser access	Windows runtime client; browser-based Web Visualization Service 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	Combines SCADA/HMI, alarm analysis, historian, trends and reporting Supports redundancy and browser-based thin-client visualization Connects across a wide range of industrial protocols
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 COPA-DATA Linux support is documented for zenon Logic, not necessarily every component Its breadth may be more than teams seeking a narrow SCADA tool need
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 →	Designed for industrial and energy automation, zenon Software Platform brings SCADA and HMI visualization together with data acquisition, alarm management, reporting and process control. COPA-DATA describes it for manufacturers, machine… 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

• zenon Software Platform — where it wins

  • Combines SCADA/HMI, alarm analysis, historian, trends and reporting
  • Supports redundancy and browser-based thin-client visualization
  • Connects across a wide range of industrial protocols

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial pricing requires contacting COPA-DATA
  • Linux support is documented for zenon Logic, not necessarily every component
  • Its breadth may be more than teams seeking a narrow SCADA tool need

• 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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• zenon Software Platform8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad SCADA/HMI platform with historian, alarm analysis and failover capabilities.

  Visit COPA-DATAFull verdict →