# EMQX vs Ignition by Inductive Automation

**Leader by Vioscale score:** EMQX

| Attribute | EMQX | Ignition by Inductive Automation |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 53.8 (61% (medium)) | 31.7 (29% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An MQTT-based infrastructure platform that enables real-time communication between numerous IoT devices and cloud systems, with built-in data processing, 50+ integrations to enterprise backends, and AI agent capabilities for autonomous device monitoring and control. | A flexible platform that centralizes industrial operational data and enables rapid development of custom automation applications deployable to devices at any scale, from single installations to enterprise systems. |
| integrations.count | 50 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"ClickHouse"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Pulsar"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"InfluxDB"},{"name":"TDengine"},{"name":"TimescaleDB"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"Azure Blob"},{"name":"Confluent Cloud"},{"name":"Webhook"}]` | `[{"name":"Twilio","native":true,"category":"communications","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier available. Tiered subscription model with different SLA levels (99.9% and 99.99%). Pricing not transparently displayed.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.emqx.com/zh/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T18:25:14.074Z"}` | `{"type":"perpetual","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Alarm Management Suite","features":["Alarm notification with pipeline builder","Email notifications and roster management","Twilio SMS integration","Voice notifications with text-to-speech","Unlimited clients, tags, and connections","Upgrade protection with automatic new modules"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":3200,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Comprehensive alarm monitoring and notification system with pipeline builder, supporting voice, SMS, Twilio, and WhatsApp delivery with customizable escalation paths","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Alarm Management Suite $3,200 (billing period not specified). Free trial available (2-hour timeout, resettable).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://inductiveautomation.com/pricing/solution-suites/alarm-management","retrievedAt":"2026-09-01T14:48:20.368Z","startingPrice":{"amount":3200,"currency":"USD"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":3200,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:24:52.909Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*