AVEVA System Platform vs ABB MicroSCADA X

AVEVA System Platform9.0Visit AMABB MicroSCADA X7.1Visit

Higher score AVEVA System Platform #1 in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit AVEVA

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AM ABB MicroSCADA X #5 in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Software 7.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit ABB

• AVEVA System Platform fits best

  Enterprise, multi-tier SCADA operations

• ABB MicroSCADA X fits best

  Enterprise power-distribution operators

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Side by side

Feature	AVEVA System Platform 9.0/10 Visit ↗	AMABB MicroSCADA X 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	7.1
Ranking	#1 in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Software	#5 in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Software
Best for	Enterprise, multi-tier SCADA operations	Enterprise power-distribution operators
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, iOS, Android	Web
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features AVEVA System Platform 1/4 · ABB MicroSCADA X 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	Cloud
Maximum tags	Not published	Not published
Industrial protocols	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Reusable object- and template-based engineering Advanced alarm management and native process historian Centralized deployment, redundancy and secure distributed scaling	Integrates distribution-management functionality with SCADA. Provides an HMI for monitoring network conditions. Cloud-enabled and designed to scale to portable devices.
Cons	Pricing is available through contract rather than a public price list Its multi-tier scope may exceed the needs of a single-site operation Published support channels list documentation	Focused on power distribution rather than broader plant SCADA needs. Pricing is available through contact with sales. Does not include AI features.
Our verdict	AVEVA System Platform brings supervisory control and SCADA together with operations visualization, MES and IIoT applications. It is designed for industrial organizations managing plant and enterprise operations across multiple facilities,… Read the review →	ABB MicroSCADA X is a power and automation control solution for monitoring and operating power distribution systems. It is aimed at enterprise power-grid operators who need an overview of network conditions and distribution-management… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AVEVA System Platform — where it wins

  • Reusable object- and template-based engineering
  • Advanced alarm management and native process historian
  • Centralized deployment, redundancy and secure distributed scaling

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is available through contract rather than a public price list
  • Its multi-tier scope may exceed the needs of a single-site operation
  • Published support channels list documentation

• ABB MicroSCADA X — where it wins

  • Integrates distribution-management functionality with SCADA.
  • Provides an HMI for monitoring network conditions.
  • Cloud-enabled and designed to scale to portable devices.

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on power distribution rather than broader plant SCADA needs.
  • Pricing is available through contact with sales.
  • Does not include AI features.

• AVEVA System Platform9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A distributed SCADA platform with reusable engineering, alarm management and a native historian.

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• AMABB MicroSCADA X7.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A cloud-enabled SCADA solution focused on monitoring and managing power distribution networks.

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