AVEVA System Platform vs AVEVA Plant SCADA

AVEVA System Platform9.3Visit AVEVA Plant SCADA9.2Visit

Higher score AVEVA System Platform #1 in SCADA Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Contact AVEVA

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AVEVA Plant SCADA #2 in SCADA Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit AVEVA

• AVEVA System Platform fits best

  Large, distributed industrial operations

• AVEVA Plant SCADA fits best

  Industrial plants needing mature supervisory control

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Side by side

Feature	AVEVA System Platform 9.3/10 Visit ↗	AVEVA Plant SCADA 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.2
Ranking	#1 in SCADA Software	#2 in SCADA Software
Best for	Large, distributed industrial operations	Industrial plants needing mature supervisory control
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile	Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, Windows, iOS, Android	Windows, Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Integrations	6 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AVEVA System Platform 2/2 · AVEVA Plant SCADA 2/2
Alarm management	✓	✓
Built-in historian	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment options	Hybrid	On-premises
Protocol support	OPC-UA, MQTT, DNP3, Modbus, IEC 60870	OPC UA, BACnet, IEC 61850, Modbus, DNP3, IEC 60870; 150+ native protocol drivers
Supported tags	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Operator clients	desktop, browser-based, remote, tablet, smartphone	Desktop client; HTML5 web client; Access Anywhere browser access
Our review
Pros	Reusable object and template engineering supports consistent project design Alarm management includes shelving, suppression, grouping and aggregation Native historian, redundancy and multi-tier scaling support distributed sites	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
Cons	Pricing is available through sales contract rather than a public price list Its broad SCADA, MES and IIoT scope may exceed simpler site needs Documentation is the listed support channel	Pricing requires contacting AVEVA or a distributor On-premises deployment may require infrastructure and administration Advanced scripting and configuration can demand specialist expertise
Our verdict	AVEVA System Platform brings SCADA, operations visualization, MES and IIoT applications into an industrial operations platform. Its focus is organizations managing plant and enterprise operations across multiple facilities, including… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AVEVA System Platform — where it wins

  • Reusable object and template engineering supports consistent project design
  • Alarm management includes shelving, suppression, grouping and aggregation
  • Native historian, redundancy and multi-tier scaling support distributed sites

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is available through sales contract rather than a public price list
  • Its broad SCADA, MES and IIoT scope may exceed simpler site needs
  • Documentation is the listed support channel

• 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

• AVEVA System Platform9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad SCADA platform built for complex, multi-facility operations.

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

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

  Visit AVEVAFull verdict →