Observability and visualization platform for robotics and Physical AI
Dashboards & ObservabilityRobotics & Cobots
Cloud and desktop platform for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing multimodal robotics data. Supports ROS 1, ROS 2, and MCAP formats with 20+ customizable panels.
HMI/SCADA software for edge devices and embedded systems, from panel PCs to Raspberry Pi
SCADA & HMI
Cross-platform HMI/SCADA development environment for creating applications that deploy to Windows, Windows Embedded, and Linux edge devices. Formerly InduSoft Web Studio.
Enterprise PLM platform for product lifecycle management and digital thread
PLM & Product Lifecycle
PTC Windchill is an enterprise PLM platform providing BOM management, engineering change control, manufacturing process management, and supply chain collaboration with SAP ERP integration.
Universal industrial automation platform for SCADA, IIoT, and MES with unlimited licensing
SCADA & HMI
Ignition is a modular, web-based industrial automation platform that combines SCADA, IIoT, MES, and HMI capabilities with unlimited licensing. Built on open standards like OPC UA, MQTT, and SQL, it enables rapid development and deployment of industrial applications across enterprises of any size.
Enterprise secrets management tool that secures, stores, and controls access to tokens, passwords, certificates, and encryption keys via UI, CLI, or HTTP API.
Enterprise operations management suite for MES, quality, planning, and analytics
Manufacturing Execution
Siemens Opcenter is an enterprise manufacturing operations management (MOM) portfolio spanning MES, QMS, advanced planning and scheduling, and manufacturing intelligence. It connects PLM to shop-floor automation across discrete, process, and regulated industries.
Open-source edge platform for industrial and IoT interoperability
Edge ComputingIoT Platforms
Open-source edge computing platform for connecting devices, normalizing data, and routing it to enterprise or cloud applications. EdgeX Foundry uses a modular microservices architecture with device, core, application, and security services.
Open-source Kubernetes management platform for provisioning, securing, and operating multiple clusters across datacenters, clouds, and edge sites. Rancher supports Rancher-managed distributions such as RKE2 and K3s plus imported or hosted clusters including EKS, AKS, and GKE.
Enterprise integration and automation with low-code workflows
Data Integration & ETL
Workato is a cloud-based enterprise integration and automation platform for connecting SaaS, on-prem, API, and AI systems through low-code workflows, event streams, and MCP servers.
Open-core ERP with integrated MRP, MES, quality, and maintenance for manufacturers
ERP & Business SuitesManufacturing Execution
Odoo is an open-core ERP suite whose manufacturing modules cover MRP, shop-floor MES, PLM, quality control, and maintenance — sharing one database with inventory, sales, and accounting.
Cloud-native MES connecting SAP S/4HANA to shop floor operations across global plants
Manufacturing Execution
Enterprise MES and manufacturing operations platform built on SAP BTP. Covers shop floor execution, real-time OEE analytics, and machine connectivity for discrete, process, and batch manufacturing.
Open-source Kubernetes extension for managing containerized workloads at edge nodes
Edge Computing
Open-source Kubernetes extension for multi-site edge environments, providing edge autonomy, distributed health monitoring, and ServiceGroup workload orchestration. A CNCF sandbox project initiated by Tencent Cloud and co-launched with Intel, VMware, and Meituan.
Self-hostable workflow automation platform with 1,500+ integrations and native AI support
Data Integration & ETL
Open-core workflow automation platform that combines a visual node editor with full JavaScript/Python code steps, built for technical teams who need self-hosted control. Supports MQTT, webhooks, REST APIs, and 1,500+ connectors including AI models and industrial data sources.
Kubernetes-native edge computing framework extending container orchestration to edge
Edge Computing
Open-source CNCF-graduated project that extends Kubernetes APIs to edge computing environments. Enables containerized application deployment and device management across cloud-edge infrastructure with ~70MB memory footprint.
Scalable MQTT broker supporting 100M+ connections with 50+ integrations for IoT
Message Brokers & Streaming
EMQX is a unified MQTT platform that connects, processes, and streams data from millions of IoT devices to cloud, AI, and analytics systems. It supports 100M+ concurrent connections per cluster with sub-millisecond latency.
Enterprise Kafka distribution with ksqlDB, Schema Registry, and 120+ connectors
Message Brokers & Streaming
Confluent Platform is the enterprise distribution of Apache Kafka, adding ksqlDB for SQL stream processing, Schema Registry for data governance, 120+ Kafka Connect connectors, and enterprise security features including RBAC and audit logging.
Open-source distributed stream processing framework with exactly-once semantics
Data Integration & ETL
Apache Flink processes event streams with built-in state management, checkpointing, and unified batch/stream APIs. Used by Alibaba, Uber, and Netflix for real-time analytics at scale.
Cloud-native distributed messaging and streaming platform built for scale
Message Brokers & Streaming
Apache Pulsar is an open-source, cloud-native distributed messaging and streaming platform that combines pub/sub messaging and event streaming in a unified architecture. Its tiered storage and native multi-tenancy enable indefinite message retention and strong isolation for large-scale deployments.
Distributed event streaming platform for high-throughput data pipelines and analytics
Message Brokers & Streaming
Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, and mission-critical applications. Handles trillions of events per day with durable, fault-tolerant storage.
Open-source IoT platform for device management, telemetry, and multi-tenant dashboards
Dashboards & ObservabilityIoT Platforms
General-purpose IoT platform that handles device connectivity, data collection, rule-based processing, and visualization across MQTT, CoAP, HTTP, LwM2M, and SNMP. Supports multi-tenancy out of the box, making it popular with IoT service providers and enterprises managing thousands of devices.