
Ignition: The New SCADA
The Unlimited Platform for SCADA and So Much More.
Ignition SCADA
Ignition SCADA by Inductive Automation combines an unlimited licensing model, with instant web-based deployment, and the industry-leading toolset for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) — all on one open and scalable universal platform.
Ignition is The New SCADA because it solves all the major pain points of old SCADA to empower your business to easily track, display, and analyze your data, without limits.
Major Features
Take Data Acquisition to the Next Level
- Ignition SCADA software comes standard with a comprehensive set of data acquisition tools which includes built-in OPC UA to connect to practically any PLC, and the ability to seamlessly connect to any SQL database.
- Ignition can also turn any SQL database into a high-performance industrial historian and connects to IIoT devices through MQTT.
Control Your Process with Powerful HMIs
- With Ignition, you can easily start and stop processes, monitor multiple data points at multiple locations, and check the status of the entire plant floor at any given moment.
- Ignition comes standard with the Ignition Designer, the industry’s most powerful IDE, so you can effortlessly create optimized HMI screens to do whatever you need.
True Real-Time Monitoring
- Ignition is engineered to streamline data-throughput so you see true real-time tag values.
- Ignition’s real-time monitoring gives you the power to quickly see the status of your facility, on any device.
Powerful Visualization Tools
- Easily create dynamic SCADA dashboards with powerful tools for data analysis. Stay on top of your business objectives with a full library of customizable charts and tables, to monitor key performance indicators, see at-a-glance trending, and more.
Easy Web-Based Deployment, Infinite Scalability
- With Ignition, you can instantly web-launch an unlimited number of zero-install, full runtime clients on virtually any device from a central server.
- With architectures for virtually every type of system and an unlimited licensing module, Ignition can fit any size of implementation and can easily grow with your company’s needs.
Benefits

Unlimited Licensing:
Unlimited tags, clients, screens, and connections

Web-Based Deployment:
Web-launch clients to any device with a web-browser

Universal Platform:
SCADA, alarming, reporting, and more — on one platform

Rapid Development:
Speed development with templates and object-oriented design tools

Built on Trusted IT standards:
SQL, Java, Python, and OPC UA

Industry-Leading Support
The industry’s best tech support and training