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Alternatives to ABB 800xA
22 manufacturing tools sit alongside ABB 800xA in this directory. Below is what separates each from ABB 800xA on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 0
- Cheaper to start
- -
- ABB 800xA starts at
- On request
Why people look past ABB 800xA
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the ABB 800xA entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
ABB 800xA publishes a single plan, ABB Ability System 800xA at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Digital solutions for energy and automation
Priced and rated the same as ABB 800xA on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Industrial automation platform for SCADA, HMI and MES
- Sold on a Per-server licensing with published module pricing; unlimited clients and tags model rather than quote.
Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights
- Sold on a one-time model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to ABB 800xA's 1.
Industrial edge platform that collects, normalises and forwards OT data to cloud and enterprise systems
- Publishes an entry price of $1500/month, where ABB 800xA does not.
- Sold on a Per site by data point count model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to ABB 800xA's 1.
Enterprise asset management suite licensed by a shared pool of AppPoints rather than by named user
- Publishes an entry price of $3150/month, where ABB 800xA does not.
- Sold on a Per year by AppPoint pool model rather than quote.
- 4 tiers to ABB 800xA's 1.
Industrial connectivity server translating 150-plus PLC protocols into OPC UA, formerly KEPServerEX
Priced and rated the same as ABB 800xA on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every ABB 800xA alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABB 800xA (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| ABB AbilityPick ABB Ability if you want the cloud analytics and asset performance layer rather than the control system itself. | On request | Quote | - | vs ABB 800xA |
| IgnitionPick Ignition if you want unlimited-tag SCADA and HMI at a fraction of the licence cost and do not need a certified safety system. | On request | Per-server licensing with published module pricing; unlimited clients and tags | - | vs ABB 800xA |
| AVEVA PI SystemPick PI System if the problem is historising and distributing process data rather than controlling the process. | On request | One-time | 3 | vs ABB 800xA |
| Litmus Edge | $1500/month | Per site by data point count | 3 | vs ABB 800xA |
| IBM Maximo Application Suite | $3150/month | Per year by AppPoint pool | 4 | vs ABB 800xA |
| Kepware Server | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| Petasense | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| COPA-DATA zenon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| Nanoprecise Sci Corp | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| KCF Technologies | $199/one-time | Per monitoring point, quoted | 2 | vs ABB 800xA |
| Samotics | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| Erbessd Instruments | $999/one-time | One-time purchase | 2 | vs ABB 800xA |
| Flow Software | $11390/one-time | One-time purchase | 3 | vs ABB 800xA |
| Poseidon Systems | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| Augury | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| PROGNOST Systems | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| MOVUS | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| Rockwell FactoryTalk | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| Sensemore | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| Seeq | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| GENESIS Version 11 | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
| AVEVA System Platform | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ABB 800xA |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the ABB 800xA badges page.
What you would be giving up
ABB 800xA is most often brought in for a refinery replacing operator consoles and control room infrastructure while keeping working field controllers in place, a pulp and paper mill consolidating process, electrical and safety monitoring into a single operator workplace, a mining operation that needs sil 3 safety functions on the same network as process control rather than a separate safety system, a marine or offshore platform where abb already supplies the electrical distribution and iec 61850 integration removes a second system. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If ABB 800xA is broadly right and the question is cost, the ABB 800xA pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Manufacturing category lists everything the directory holds, and best manufacturing tools ranks them.
ABB 800xA runs on windows. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about ABB 800xA alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to ABB 800xA?
- 22 other manufacturing tools are listed in this directory, led by ABB Ability, Ignition, AVEVA PI System, Litmus Edge. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to ABB 800xA?
- None of the manufacturing tools listed alongside ABB 800xA publish a free tier on the record we hold.
- Why do people look for an alternative to ABB 800xA?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from ABB 800xA?
- ABB 800xA is most often brought in for a refinery replacing operator consoles and control room infrastructure while keeping working field controllers in place, a pulp and paper mill consolidating process, electrical and safety monitoring into a single operator workplace, a mining operation that needs sil 3 safety functions on the same network as process control rather than a separate safety system, a marine or offshore platform where abb already supplies the electrical distribution and iec 61850 integration removes a second system. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to ABB 800xA?
- None of the manufacturing tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these ABB 800xA alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Manufacturing, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare ABB 800xA against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against ABB 800xA covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every manufacturing tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Manufacturing category, 22 tools beside ABB 800xA. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.