--- description: Review of Open Automation Software Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Open Automation Software | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Data Visualisation Tools](/directory/400/data-visualization/software) > [Open Automation Software](/software/324198/open-automation-software) # Open Automation Software Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/324198/open-automation-software > Open Automation Software is an industrial Internet of Things (IoT) suite designed to help businesses connect data sources to the OAS platform, log data to open format databases and analyze it for further use and storage. The software lets developers utilize visualization tools to create web or native mobile applications. Built on a distributed network architecture, the application allows businesses to deploy data connectors in any configuration and facilitate live data cloud networking, redirecting, one-way networking communications with static or dynamic IPs. It provides OAS Alarm Logging and Notification software, which lets teams capture, analyze and archive events across multiple data points and trigger real-time notifications via emails, voice recordings and SMS. Open Automation Software offers APIs and SDKs for developers to create and execute native iOS/Android mobile or web applications and data integrations. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via a knowledge base, videos, chat, email and phone. > > Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 5 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 5 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Open Automation Software - **Location**: Lakewood, US - **Founded**: 1993 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 495.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Server based deployment to unlimited clients with variable pricing per tag. - **Target Audience**: 51–200 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Denmark and 40 more ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Alarm Management - Alerts/Escalation - Archiving & Retention - Asset Lifecycle Management - Big Data Analytics - Configuration Management - Connectivity Management - Customisable Branding - Customisable Dashboard - Dashboard Creation - Dashboard Designer - Data Aggregation and Publishing - Data Blending - Data Capture and Transfer - Data Connectors - Data Discovery - Data Extraction - Data Import/Export ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Data Visualisation Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/400/data-visualization/software) ## Related Categories - [Data Visualisation Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/400/data-visualization/software) - [IoT Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4273/iot/software) - [SCADA Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4795/scada-software/software) - [Big Data Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/3299/big-data/software) - [OEE Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/3691/oee/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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There are a number of wizards that make set up and use of the software fast and simple. It was by far the easiest to get up and running productively. > > **Cons**: Documentation was a bit behind the released versions, but they made it up with great youtube videos. Best to start with the videos than read the written docs. > > There customer support was the best I have experienced across all software applications. Technical support was readily available, incredibly knowledgeable, polite and followed up to make sure everything was working properly. I had a couple of calls, and interacted with different support techs. Each was fantastic but more importantly the handoff between them was seamless. Resolution was fast and the tech's provided training so I learned while getting help. FANTASTIC CUSTOMER SUPPORT\> ----- ### "Great versatile software solution for SCADA, HMI, Alarming, Data Logging, Trending and much more." — 5.0/5 > **Pat** | *13 October 2020* | Industrial Automation | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The product offering is solid and very scalable. You can start out inexpensively with just collecting your data and archiving it in an open data base format. Add additional features as you deem necessary. Their tag pricing is flexible and reasonable in cost. You can connect unlimited clients to the server, no additional charge to access your data. They have a good set of fast device drivers for the major PLCs, along with connection to OPC and OPC UA data servers. There is an alarm notification feature for texting, emailing, and voice messaging. > > **Cons**: Once upon a time it was difficult to find information on their website Knowledge Base. They have since improved the menu structure for the Knowledge Base. This was a big improvement. > > We have used Open Automation software solutions for a variety of projects from SCADA to HMI with custom gauges to data logging with custom report generation. Their support has been un-matched by any other manufacture that I have worked with. They have always responded very quickly to questions. Most times pointing to write-ups and/or videos on their website that address the question at hand. In the infrequent occurrence that I have discovered a problem with the software itself, they have provided an easy to install patch to rectify the issue in less than a day. You don’t get that from any other software provider. ----- ### "OAS for the Water/Waste Water Industry" — 5.0/5 > **David** | *28 September 2020* | Utilities | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: OAS allows my company to create custom SCADA applications for the Water/Waste Water Industries. OAS allows us to create amazing graphics using VB.NET and Blend that are the best in the industry. Reporting is very easy to implement which most SCADA packages struggle to provide. OAS device drivers all work flawlessly so additional 3rd party drivers are not required. > > **Cons**: None really. Maybe notifications when a new version is released. > > Awesome response to issues or questions from the support team. I've worked in the industry for over 30 years and being able to discuss issues/feature request with the development team is unheard of. OAS is my go to SCADA software. ----- ### "Data Collection and Displaying" — 5.0/5 > **Stephen** | *28 September 2020* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The user interface is very user friendly. Customer support is the best in the industry. Configurations can be easily configured and duplicated with CSV imports. Software updates are seamless and backward compatible. Email and Texting capabilities. > > **Cons**: This software package has so many features it is difficult to find something negative about it. > > Excellent software package to Log and retrieve data. Customer support is great. ----- ### "Open automation software, an awesome experience" — 5.0/5 > **Naveed** | *13 December 2020* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: We are offering services of automation to our clients. This is the software we use for our clients and it meets exactly to the requirements of our clients. We implement it in three different sites of the pharmaceutical industry and it works excellent to tranfer data and develop communication in between the machines. Highly recommended > > **Cons**: At first there were configurations problems with the software, however with the help of the customer care support team we solve it. ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/324198/open-automation-software) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data