OPC Server Vendors for Industrial Automation

This article provides a list of OPC server vendors, including their features and support structures. Please check the linked pages for details on each company. Each company profile also lists the India-side sales partner, distributor or office where one is published, because local procurement and support availability affect project schedules as much as product specifications do.

TAKEBISHI CORPORATION

Source: TAKEBISHI CORPORATION Official Website
(https://www.faweb.net/en/product/opc/)

Founded in April 1926, TAKEBISHI CORPORATION is a Japanese company with 100 years of history. It has participated in the OPC Foundation, which develops the OPC UA standard, since its early days. The company provides an English-language contact point for inquiries when issues arise. For products covered by the maintenance service period, major version upgrades are provided free of charge^{*1, *2}.

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Velotic

Source: PTC Official Website
(https://www.ptc.com/en/products/kepware/kepware-server)

Velotic is an independent industrial software company launched in March 2026*1, bringing together GE Vernova’s Proficy and PTC’s Kepware and ThingWorx under one brand. In India, Kepware products are supplied and supported through Sarla Advantech Pvt. Ltd. (part of ATS Global), which is listed as a Kepware Preferred Distributor serving India*2. Sarla Advantech covers pre-sales, implementation, training, technical support, and migration or upgrade work for Kepware products, and operates offices in Navi Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Ghaziabad, and Visakhapatnam*3.

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Honeywell International

Source: Honeywell International Official Website
(https://www.matrikonopc.com/)

Honeywell International is a technology company with operations across a wide range of fields, including building management, aerospace, and energy. Its OPC brand, Matrikon, has more than 100,000 installations worldwide^*1. MatrikonOPC has a 24-hour customer service center and provides remote support online, by phone, and by email^*2.

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Softing Industrial Automation

Source: Softing Industrial Automation Official Website
(https://industrial.softing.com/products/opc-opc-ua-software-platform/opc-server-middleware/datafeed-opc-suite-extended.html)

Softing Industrial Automation is a German company specializing in industrial communication and data connectivity, with more than 40 years of experience in industrial data communication^*1. Its dataFEED OPC Suite Extended combines OPC UA and OPC Classic communication, controller connectivity, data processing, and cloud integration in a single product, and supports simultaneous access to up to 100 OPC UA, OPC Classic, and OPC Tunnel servers^*2. A trial version with 72 hours of runtime is available for verification before purchase^*3.

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Siemens

Source: Siemens Official Website
(https://www.siemens.com/en-gb/products/opc-ua/)

Siemens OPC UA servers link SIMATIC PLC data with HMI, SCADA, MES, ERP, and cloud systems. On supported S7-1200 and S7-1500 CPUs, the server runs in the controller. SIMATIC NET is the PC-based alternative for supported equipment^*1. The classic S7-1200 requires firmware V4.4 or later for server operation, while methods and structured data types require V4.5. For the S7-1500, server support starts at firmware V2.0 and client support at V2.6^*2. Limits and licensing depend on the CPU, firmware, and TIA Portal version.

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Inductive Automation

Source: Inductive Automation Official Website
(https://inductiveautomation.com/ignition/modules/ignition-opc-ua)

Inductive Automation develops Ignition, a software platform for industrial applications. Its Ignition OPC UA Module provides OPC UA server functionality and works with device drivers to connect supported PLCs, including controllers from Allen-Bradley, Siemens and Omron. Ignition can also connect to external OPC UA servers as a client, allowing projects to retain an existing communication layer. The module runs on Windows, Linux and macOS, and the OPC UA Module and Core Drivers are included in the Ignition platform.

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AVEVA

Source: AVEVA Official Website
(https://www.aveva.com/)

AVEVA provides OPC UA connectivity for different application environments. AVEVA PI OPC UA Server gives compatible clients access to PI System data through OPC UA 1.04, including current-value reads and writes, subscriptions, and raw or aggregated historical reads. Version 1.0 supports X.509 certificate authentication; username/password authentication, OPC UA Methods, and Alarms and Conditions are not supported^*1. System Platform provides a separate OPC UA service for accessing Application Server runtime data, with write access controlled by client access rules and Galaxy security roles^*2. Choose the component according to the source system and required client operations.

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