AVEVA System Platform vs zenon Software Platform

AVEVA System Platform9.3Visit zenon Software Platform8.8Visit

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

• AVEVA System Platform fits best

  Large, distributed industrial operations

• zenon Software Platform fits best

  Utilities and plants needing protocol breadth and failover

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Side by side

Feature	AVEVA System Platform 9.3/10 Visit ↗	zenon Software Platform 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.8
Ranking	#1 in SCADA Software	#5 in SCADA Software
Best for	Large, distributed industrial operations	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	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile	Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, Windows, iOS, Android	Windows, Web, Linux
Support	Docs	Docs, Community
Integrations	6 integrations	300+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AVEVA System Platform 2/2 · zenon Software Platform 2/2
Alarm management	✓	✓
Built-in historian	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment options	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Protocol support	OPC-UA, MQTT, DNP3, Modbus, IEC 60870	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, browser-based, remote, tablet, smartphone	Windows runtime client; browser-based Web Visualization Service client
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	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 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	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 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 →	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 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

• 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 System Platform9.3/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Contact AVEVAFull verdict →
• zenon Software Platform8.8/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit COPA-DATAFull verdict →