{"id":2697,"date":"2009-12-04T00:06:15","date_gmt":"2009-12-03T16:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/?p=2697"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:56:20","slug":"list-of-free-and-open-source-scada-m2m-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/list-of-free-and-open-source-scada-m2m-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"SCADA software list – free, open source and commercial"},"content":{"rendered":"

A friend recently asked me to provide him with a good SCADA software list and so my research about SCADA began.<\/p>\n

I have always wondered if open-source SCADA are systems used to assist utility operators in powering, managing, and automating the utilities. When I mention utilities, I’m thinking of water, electricity, oil, and gas.<\/p>\n

How are utility operators managing the various complex aspects of these utilities? When it comes to water pressure, electrical voltage, temperature, proximity, etc, all these measurements are important information to know and managed well.<\/p>\n

To support the business of utility management, SCADA systems are commonly applied to provide real-time strategic information for utility operators to make informed decisions.<\/p>\n

What is SCADA? It stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. SCADA functions by collecting data from remote locations and sending the data back to a central location for the data to be processed and controlled. It is extremely useful for SCADA systems to be implemented in areas that are dangerous and far away from the core area.<\/p>\n

A SCADA system usually includes a combination of the following components:<\/p>\n