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Ignition vs ICONICS GENESIS (GENESIS64)

Ignition (Inductive Automation) is listed as SCADA, HMI, IIoT; ICONICS GENESIS (GENESIS64) (Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions) as SCADA, HMI. No direct integration between them is listed. Last reviewed October 19, 2026.

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Ignition

Inductive Automation · 13 integrations

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ICONICS GENESIS (GENESIS64)

Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions · 3 integrations

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Ignition vs ICONICS GENESIS (GENESIS64): key differences

Every row cites the vendor's own pages

Both are full HMI/SCADA platforms that now market unlimited licensing. Ignition sells one perpetual license per server with unlimited tags, clients and designers and publishes its list prices. ICONICS GENESIS (version 11, the successor to GENESIS64) uses five license tiers, from a tag-limited Pure tier to unlimited-tag Plus through Platinum tiers, and runs on Windows with IIS and SQL Server.

TopicIgnitionICONICS GENESIS (GENESIS64)
Licensing model[1, 8]One license per server; standard licenses are perpetual (one-time). Cloud Edition is usage-based.Tiered: Pure, Plus, Professional, Prime, Platinum. All licenses on one network must be the same tier.
Tags[3, 7]Unlimited tags per server license.Pure: 75 / 150 / 500 / 1,500 tags. Plus and above: unlimited GENESIS tags.
Clients[3, 8]Unlimited clients and concurrent Designers.Client entitlements limited by hardware performance, not by the license.
Public pricing[1, 2]Yes. Platform from US$1,200; Perspective module US$11,225 (list, Oct 2026).No public price list found on the official pages we reviewed.
Server OS[5, 10]Windows, macOS and Linux.Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2019, 2022, 2025 (Desktop Experience); needs IIS and SQL Server.
Web / mobile clients[4, 10, 6]Clients on Windows, macOS, Linux; iOS and Android via Perspective (HTML5).HTML5 WebHMI in Edge, Firefox, Safari and Chrome; 3D graphics in the browser.
MQTT / Sparkplug B[4, 2, 9]Built on open technologies including OPC UA and MQTT; Cirrus Link MQTT modules sold on the price list.MQTT publish/subscribe (e.g. Mosquitto, HiveMQ), Sparkplug B subscriber, Azure IoT Hub over AMQP; publisher and JSON are add-ons.
Historian & alarms[1, 7, 11]Industrial Historian suite (Historian Core + SQL Historian) US$3,500; Alarm Management suite US$3,200.Data Historian and Alarm Server included in every tier; ISA 18.2 compliance features.
Free options[5, 8]Fully functional free trial; free Maker Edition for non-commercial use.No free edition listed; unlicensed systems run in a "Demo" license tier.

Consider Ignition when…

  • You need Linux or macOS servers, or want to avoid a Windows/IIS/SQL Server dependency.
  • You want to price the project yourself from a public list before talking to sales.

Consider ICONICS GENESIS (GENESIS64) when…

  • You run Mitsubishi Electric equipment: GENESIS counts Mitsubishi Electric FA tags separately and integrates natively.
  • You need BACnet, SNMP and Azure IoT Hub connectivity in the same Windows-based package.

“Consider when” points are PlantWired's editorial reading of the sourced facts above, not vendor claims or a recommendation.

Directory listing side by side

AttributeIgnitionICONICS GENESIS (GENESIS64)
VendorInductive AutomationMitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions
CategoriesSCADA, HMI, IIoTSCADA, HMI
EcosystemsIgnitionMitsubishi Electric
Pricing modelPer-server license, unlimited tagsTiered license (Pure tag-limited; Plus to Platinum unlimited tags)
Listed integrations133
Websitehttps://inductiveautomation.comhttps://iconics.com/Products/GENESIS64
Direct linkNo direct integration listed

Shared integrations

HiveMQ

Sources

  1. [1]Inductive Automation: Ignition pricing: https://inductiveautomation.com/pricing/ignition
  2. [2]Inductive Automation: full price list: https://inductiveautomation.com/pricing/list
  3. [3]Inductive Automation: Ignition overview: https://inductiveautomation.com/ignition/
  4. [4]Inductive Automation: Universal Platform: https://inductiveautomation.com/ignition/platform
  5. [5]Inductive Automation: free trial download: https://inductiveautomation.com/downloads/
  6. [6]ICONICS press release: GENESIS (version 11) launch, Feb 18, 2025: https://iconics.com/news/press-releases/2025/iconics-introduces-genesis-a-paradigm-shift-in-scada-automation-and-digitalization-software
  7. [7]GENESIS v11 docs: Licensing Features: https://documentation.iconics.com/v11/Content/Licensing/licensing-features.htm
  8. [8]GENESIS v11 docs: Licensing Entitlements: https://documentation.iconics.com/v11/Content/Licensing/licensing-entitlements.htm
  9. [9]GENESIS v11 docs: Internet of Things Connectivity Overview: https://documentation.iconics.com/v11/Content/Data-Connectivity/Internet-of-Things/internet-of-things-connectivity-overview.htm
  10. [10]GENESIS v11 docs: System Requirements: https://documentation.iconics.com/v11/Content/system-requirements.htm
  11. [11]ICONICS: GENESIS64 product page: https://iconics.com/Products/GENESIS64
  12. Checked October 19, 2026. Prices are vendor list prices as shown on that date and may change.

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