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Xentr vs Ignition by Inductive Automation

Ignition by Inductive Automation.

SCADA and HMI platform with MES modules as add-ons.

Pick Ignitionif…

Picking Ignition: you want a SCADA-first platform and are comfortable building your own MES on top with Python scripting and a full-time integration partner.

Pick Xentr if…

  • You want OEE, work orders and quality out of the box, not stitched together from scripting modules.
  • You want a cloud SaaS your IT team doesn't have to host, patch or upgrade.
  • You want SSO, audit log and tenant isolation on day one, not as a project.

Ignition is the gold standard for SCADA. Xentr is the manufacturing OS you subscribe to — purpose-built, cloud-hosted and onboarded by our CX team.

Feature comparison

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Feature
Xentr
Ignition
MachineMetrics
Tulip
FourJaw
Platform Fit
Purpose-built MES (not a horizontal toolkit)
Yes
SCADA-first
Yes
Horizontal
OEE-only
Cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS
Yes
On-prem platform
Yes
Yes
Yes
Modern, opinionated UX for operators
Yes
Legacy HMI
Yes
DIY apps
Dashboard only
MES Coverage
OEE (shift-aware)
Yes
Module
Yes
Yes
Yes
Andon escalation
Yes
Custom
Hardware add-on
Work orders + DAG routing
Yes
Build-your-own
Basic
Yes
Quality / hold workflow
Yes
Build-your-own
Basic
Yes
Integrations
MQTT
Native
Native
Gateway
Via Edge
Via Edge
OPC-UA
Yes
Native
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fanuc FOCAS
Connector
Module
Yes
ERP (SAP / NetSuite / Dynamics)
Available
DIY
Partner
Partner
BI (Power BI / Tableau / Grafana)
Yes
DIY
Yes
Yes
Limited
Enterprise Readiness
SSO (SAML / OIDC)
Included
Module
Enterprise tier
Enterprise tier
Enterprise tier
SOC 2 Type II
Roadmap
Yes
Yes
Roadmap
Audit log + immutable events
Yes
DIY
Yes
Yes
Limited
99.9% uptime SLA
Growth + Enterprise
Self-managed
Enterprise tier
Enterprise tier
Enterprise tier
Time to Value
White-glove onboarding included
Yes
Paid services
Yes
Paid services
Yes
First machine live
Days
Weeks
Weeks
Weeks
Days
Full plant rollout
90 days
Quarters
90 days
Quarters
90 days

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