Ignition Cloud Edition

My main use case for Ignition Cloud Edition involves agriculture projects for farms.

In an agriculture project, we are using the Cirrus Link modules in Ignition for publishing and subscribing to the Ignition server from the different farms, which is the main point of using MQTT. I then push the data to the cloud using Snowflake, a Snowflake solution from a strategic partner with Ignition for cloud systems and data management.

I have another project for wind turbines using the MQTT solution from Ignition and pushing it to the cloud using Snowflake.

The best features Ignition Cloud Edition offers include a seamless and easy-to-learn solution. Ignition platform is a general, powerful platform that is easy to use and cost-effective, where in most cases, you pay one time for your license and then use it forever. The community of Inductive Automation and the support you receive is really strong.

The ease of use and cost-effectiveness of Ignition Cloud Edition benefit my projects since it is not complicated compared to other platforms and solutions, and it is reliable with no significant technical issues. If issues do arise, you can find help within minutes or hours at most. Regarding cost, there is no need to count a lot of parameters to know how much you will pay for your license; you just buy some modules if you need data management, leading to a structured and clear path of what you are paying for. I have experience with other solutions from different vendors, and it is hard to understand their licensing and costs.

Ignition Cloud Edition positively impacts my organization by adding these kinds of projects to our portfolio with Inductive Automation as a contractor, helping us secure similar projects in the future.

Ignition Cloud Edition saves time and the client is satisfied with the solution, and we wish to secure more contracts in the future.

Ignition Cloud Edition is fine as it is; it is perfect for my current needs.

I would suggest adding a separate course in Inductive Automation at Inductive University for Ignition Cloud Edition itself.

I have been using Ignition Cloud Edition for about three years on different projects.

Ignition Cloud Edition is stable.

Ignition Cloud Edition's scalability is easy because of the clear streamline for pushing data and the ease of scaling up with user-defined types working on the MQTT and Sparkplug protocols, all contributing to easy system scalability.

The customer support for Ignition Cloud Edition is perfect.

I worked with a client who previously used a different solution but suffered from its complexity, which gives me insight into how the end-user perceives such approaches. Complex solutions can lead to problems over time and hinder scaling up due to subscription costs and complexity. Ignition offers a powerful platform with cost-effective prices.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is good; they offer competitive pricing and the client was happy with it.

Although I cannot share specific metrics, I know it is cost-effective and allows the contractor to provide a competitive quotation, which helped us win the contract, add to our portfolio, and keep the client happy with the product.

Before choosing Ignition Cloud Edition, I evaluated other options, including the AVEVA solution with the cloud and AVEVA Connect for sharing the SCADA system to the cloud. During this evaluation for a client, we analyzed the market and selected a couple of solutions that fit the client best, where Ignition competed with AVEVA. Ultimately, the client continued with AVEVA due to existing integrations and concerns about making a significant change, although they respect both Ignition and AVEVA.

My advice for others looking into using Ignition Cloud Edition is to design the system very well, ensuring expertise in building it. It is important to pay for the highest level of support in the first year in case of any difficulties.

Ignition Cloud Edition's accuracy and reliability of output for its AI capabilities will be very reliable and accurate due to the integration with the different MCPs, and day after day, my confidence in the solution increases. I gave Ignition Cloud Edition a rating of nine out of ten.

I am using Ignition for systems, making systems, monitoring, and ticketing systems.

Ignition offers me unlimited features such as limited tags, which is very helpful, as well as unlimited users, which is also very helpful. Those are the two main advantages that stand out more than any other software. Ignition gives you the blank paper to dream it, reach it, and draw whatever you need. There is a lot of customization you can make if you have the right skills for that.

Ignition has positively impacted my organization by offering a price advantage compared with other software. Once I have the ability to build the program or product with Ignition, I can leave other products from any competitor company, giving me a lot of benefits and a lot of customization options. It provides the ability, at a lower price, to make the best advantages and best practices for everything, and in the end, I own it.

Ignition already has a lot of improvements through the variants of versions, such as the last version disabling the MCP and building views through the APIs, which I think is a very big move for Ignition. The Ignition teams make a lot of effort. Additionally, while I cannot mention everything right now, I can say that there is a need that customers express in the Ignition forum. If you need it, I think you can create it or scrape it from the web directly. For me, I do not see anything as a weak point; I think I have the ability to do the custom modules and Ignition gives me that ability. I am not the only one; I am talking about developers in general, as I think they provide us with a lot of tools to meet our needs.

I have been using Ignition itself, whether in the cloud or not, for four and a half years.

Ignition is, in my experience, 100% stable with great availability if you pick the right solution and build it on a strong foundation.

Ignition is scalable, and it has been able to grow with my needs, as I mentioned before. If I pick the right architecture, it would be great; for example, if I have a lot of sites, I go for edges for collecting data and sending it to the main. If I have many users, I split them to get the front end and back end. If I have IoT needs, I bring the MQTT in and implement it, so there is a lot of customization I can make. I think Ignition is the best way for scalability, 100%.

For customer support, I have reached out, and I rate it 100%. The support I receive is very fast and clear, and they do not let you go until the problem is resolved. The Ignition forum is a very good resource. For technical tickets or issues, once I create one, I find very good support.

Ignition University provides everyone with all the materials needed to do amazing work. For someone considering Ignition Cloud Edition, I think it is not bad, but honestly, I see it as overpriced. That is a problem for me. I think the last thing I should mention, and I already mentioned it, is to look again at the price. I rate this review a 10.