HiveMQ vs Ignition by Inductive Automation
On the evidence we track, HiveMQ leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Features
The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.
| Feature | HiveMQ | Ignition by Inductive Automation |
|---|---|---|
| Auth model | mTLS | - |
| Delivery guarantee | at-least-once | - |
| Deployment | hybrid | - |
| Message history replay | ✓ | - |
| Mqtt support | ✓ | - |
| Pricing model | connections-metered | - |
| Self hostable | ✓ | - |
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
HiveMQ
LeaderHiveMQ is a messaging platform purpose-built around MQTT to transport data from industrial equipment and IoT devices to business applications across hybrid environments. It supports managed cloud, self-hosted, and on-premise deployments with strong security, scalability, and governance features for mission-critical operations.
Ignition by Inductive Automation
Ignition allows users to collect data from industrial equipment and systems, build custom applications for monitoring and control, and deploy them across diverse hardware platforms from servers to tablets and remote field devices.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
HiveMQ
LeaderFree tiers available. Production from $299/month. Usage-based and capacity-based options for larger deployments.
- LabFree
- TLS encryption
- Authentication & authorization
- Free MQTT connectivity
- Production$299/month
- TLS encryption
- RBAC
- 99.95% Uptime SLA
- Broker REST API
- Cloud ServerlessFree
- TLS encryption
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Cloud StarterUsage-based pricing
- TLS encryption
- Authentication
- Authorization
- 99.95% Uptime SLA
- Broker REST API
- Cloud EnterpriseContact sales
- Full RBAC
- Client certificate authentication
- OAuth/JWT
- Audit logging
- Client event history
- +2 more
- Self-Managed EnterpriseContact sales
- On-premise deployment
- Up to 99.99% Uptime SLA
- Full RBAC
- Client certificate authentication
- OAuth/JWT
- +3 more
Ignition by Inductive Automation
Alarm Management Suite $3,200 (billing period not specified). Free trial available (2-hour timeout, resettable).
- Alarm Management Suite$3200 one-time
- Alarm notification with pipeline builder
- Email notifications and roster management
- Twilio SMS integration
- Voice notifications with text-to-speech
- Unlimited clients, tags, and connections
- +1 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
HiveMQ
Leader- Kafka
- Amazon Kinesis
- AWS CloudWatch
- Prometheus
- Graphite
- Apache Kafka
- Microsoft Azure
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
Ignition by Inductive Automation
- Twilio
HiveMQ or Ignition by Inductive Automation: which one depends on you
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