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Ignition Cloud Edition vs VNS3 comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Ignition Cloud Edition
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VNS3
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the AWS Marketplace category, the mindshare of Ignition Cloud Edition is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VNS3 is 0.3%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AWS Marketplace Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ignition Cloud Edition0.3%
VNS30.3%
Other99.4%
AWS Marketplace
 

Featured Reviews

Hassana Abubakar - PeerSpot reviewer
Control Systems (Scada) Engineer at Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited
Cloud monitoring has transformed real-time plant control and automated preventive maintenance
There is always room for improvement, and at the moment, I am on the good side. I do not really have a bad side of it or anything that I would like to see changed; I love what I see and I love what I use. One feature that comes to my mind as missing in Ignition Cloud Edition is the user graphics in the user interface. The graphics in the user interface, such as the slider or the shapes for the equipment, can be improved upon. When I am selecting a tank, I should see a real tank, or when I am selecting a breaker, it should look like a real breaker in the field, or a valve or a sensor or a slider. Every other feature, such as the graphs and charts, are cool.
FA
Analytics Engineer at acquisition.ai
Centralized networking has secured multi-cloud data pipelines and improves analytics reliability
VNS3 could improve in terms of ease of setup, as while it is powerful, initial configuration for complex multi-cloud topologies can still feel quite technical and requires strong networking knowledge. Another potential improvement would be to tighten native integration with modern data stack tools; Airflow, dbt, and cloud data warehouses can benefit from more out-of-the-box connectivity templates. Additionally, the user interface and observability experience could be more modern and intuitive, especially for quickly diagnosing network flows without diving deep into logs. A pain point regarding needed improvements is that troubleshooting can still feel quite network engineering heavy. For data teams in my organization, we often want more pipeline-level visibility, such as directly seeing which ETL jobs or data flows are impacted when a tunnel or route changes. I would also appreciate more automation around policy setup, such as having auto-generated secure network templates for common data architectures such as AWS to Snowflake or on-premises to BigQuery, which would significantly reduce setup time.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Ignition Cloud Edition has had a very positive impact on my organization."
"Ignition Cloud Edition has positively impacted my organization by enabling sharing so that projects can be shared without everyone having to access them through manual file sharing."
"Ignition gives you the blank paper to dream it, reach it, and draw whatever you need."
"Ignition platform is a general, powerful platform that is easy to use and cost-effective, where in most cases, you pay one time for your license and then use it forever."
"Ignition Cloud Edition has had a very positive impact on our organization, especially in the way we access and use industrial data."
"What I love about Ignition Cloud Edition is the advantages and functionalities it has over other SCADA software."
"My main use case for Ignition Cloud Edition, even if it's just in my learning phase, was that it is a very interesting cloud platform, it was very much feasible, it can interface to multiple types of controllers and also with RTUs, and I see that its application can be used in other applications which is much more comfortable than other available platforms."
"Ignition Cloud Edition has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to get more projects and also increasing our revenue."
"VNS3 has positively impacted my organization by centralizing management and reducing operations overhead in terms of manpower and cost."
"People should try VNS3 as we have not faced any issues with this product and I recommend it to others."
 

Cons

"My concern is about cybersecurity. Since it's a cloud platform, the chances of countering cybersecurity attacks will be a major concern."
"The way the historian is set up is not conducive to large deployments and it makes querying the data challenging."
"I think Ignition Cloud Edition could be more intuitive on how to use it."
"The accuracy of Ignition Cloud Edition is not very great, and reliability also needs improvement."
"Ignition Cloud Edition can be improved in the sense that it doesn't come with some drivers in the Cloud version. For example, local device drivers are not included, and you always need a local Ignition Edge there."
"The pricing aspect of Ignition Cloud Edition is actually on the high side."
"Ignition Cloud Edition reflects that it is still missing some driver options and we require a more cost-effective solution, which is why I rate it an eight on a scale of one to ten."
"For someone considering Ignition Cloud Edition, I think it is not bad, but honestly, I see it as overpriced."
"VNS3 could improve in terms of ease of setup, as while it is powerful, initial configuration for complex multi-cloud topologies can still feel quite technical and requires strong networking knowledge."
"VNS3 could benefit from additional features such as the ability to share files through a pre-signed URL, which would be useful for team members to collaborate."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
25%
Manufacturing Company
20%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Construction Company
27%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Healthcare Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ignition Cloud Edition?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing was quite good, as it was straightforward based on how many machines, what kind of hardware we wanted to use, and how many users were needed.
What needs improvement with Ignition Cloud Edition?
Improvements for Ignition Cloud Edition should include the addition of more traditional PLCs-based drivers. I would also suggest that they might launch future Ignition Cloud Edition-based services,...
What is your primary use case for Ignition Cloud Edition?
My main use case for Ignition Cloud Edition is regarding the customer deployment of these Ignition Cloud Edition projects when they do not want to install on the on-premises servers. My main use ca...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VNS3?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for VNS3 are reasonable at the current price.
What needs improvement with VNS3?
VNS3 could benefit from additional features such as the ability to share files through a pre-signed URL, which would be useful for team members to collaborate. Implementing pre-signed URL functiona...
What is your primary use case for VNS3?
VNS3 is primarily used for backup and storage purposes, allowing us to maintain our daily logs and store them there. For compliance requirements, we archive files and other storage on VNS3. When we...
 

Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about Ignition Cloud Edition vs. VNS3 and other solutions. Updated: September 2026.
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