Comparison
Ubidots excels at enabling teams to deploy cloud-native, multi-tenant IoT applications quickly, with built-in scalability, remote access, and predictable operational overhead across distributed assets and customers.
Ignition excels at on-premises industrial control and SCADA use cases that require tight integration with PLCs, local networks, and real-time process automation within a single facility or plant environment.
Ubidots and Ignition do not necessarily exclude each other, but can be used as a complement by combining Ignition for local control and plant-level operations, and Ubidots for cloud-based monitoring, analytics, remote access, and cross-site visibility.
At a Glance
The table below highlights the key structural differences between Ubidots and Ignition across deployment model, use-case focus, and operational considerations. It summarizes how each platform is typically used in practice and the types of teams and environments they are best suited for.
Overview
Need to deploy customer-facing IoT applications quickly
Require multitenancy and white labeling
Want predictable cloud costs
Operate distributed or remote assets
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Require tight PLC integration and on-prem control
Have in-house automation engineers
Operate primarily within a single facility
Prefer perpetual licensing models
Learn more about the differences between Ubidots and Ignition.
Feature comparison
Reviews
"I love the ease of use and complete feature set. With the new HTML widgets in the dashboards, Ubifunctions and key integrations, it is a very complete service. Customer service is amazing so I am very content".
Chip M.
Sep 5, 2023, Capterra
"It’s a SCADA based on an unlimited model. No tag limit. Based on open source technology and future proof software. Ready for 4.0 solutions".
Anthony U.
Feb 6, 2022, Capterra
"We have had an excellent experience with Ubidots and we use it for our IoT application development and our customer / end user visualization products. We have had great technical support from the team at Ubidots and are pleased to recommend them and their platform".
Steve B.
Oct 3, 2024, Capterra
"I often describe Ignition as the swiss army knife of SCADA integration. With its modular licensing it is very cost-effective tailored to specific project needs".
Anonymous user
Aug 5, 2021, Capterra