Senior expert SCADA and MES at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
Sep 7, 2026
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, eliminating the need to rely solely on AWS, allowing Ignition Cloud Edition to perhaps manage that independently.
I think Ignition Cloud Edition could be more intuitive on how to use it. When I'm trying to accomplish something, I pretty much have to have the certification to really know how to get it done or look it up.
Control Automation Engineer at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Sep 4, 2026
From my perspective, one area that Ignition Cloud Edition could be improved is the learning curve. Ignition Cloud Edition is powerful, and that is a good thing, but because it is powerful, there is a lot to learn. If you are new to the platform, you have to understand tags, databases, scripting, perspective, security, alarms, historical data, gateways, and many other concepts, which can be overwhelming for someone starting from zero. I would love to see even more guided experiences for new users.
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. That is a negative point that could be improved. I believe it is still a bit difficult in terms of development, since with Ignition, to develop you need a bit of knowledge of technologies that are outside traditional automation, such as Python and HTML for screen development.
Developer Advocate at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10
Jun 10, 2026
Ignition Cloud Edition itself functions well, but Ignition in general has some things that could be improved, and the cloud edition also has those same issues. The way the historian is set up is not conducive to large deployments and it makes querying the data challenging.
Senior Control Engineer at a construction company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 5
Jun 9, 2026
Ignition Cloud Edition is fine as it is; it is perfect for my current needs. I would suggest adding a separate course in Inductive Automation at Inductive University for Ignition Cloud Edition itself.
Ignition Architect at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Jun 4, 2026
Ignition already has a lot of improvements through the variants of versions, such as the last version disabling the MCP and building views through the APIs, which I think is a very big move for Ignition. The Ignition teams make a lot of effort. Additionally, while I cannot mention everything right now, I can say that there is a need that customers express in the Ignition forum. If you need it, I think you can create it or scrape it from the web directly. For me, I do not see anything as a weak point; I think I have the ability to do the custom modules and Ignition gives me that ability. I am not the only one; I am talking about developers in general, as I think they provide us with a lot of tools to meet our needs.
Ignition Cloud Edition is a scalable software solution designed to enhance operational efficiency through cloud-based data integration and real-time insights, providing businesses with powerful tools for better decision-making.This fully-featured platform streamlines industrial processes and enables seamless deployment of applications across diverse environments. Its cloud infrastructure supports robust data management, helping users achieve greater scalability and flexibility. With Ignition...
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, eliminating the need to rely solely on AWS, allowing Ignition Cloud Edition to perhaps manage that independently.
I think Ignition Cloud Edition could be more intuitive on how to use it. When I'm trying to accomplish something, I pretty much have to have the certification to really know how to get it done or look it up.
From my perspective, one area that Ignition Cloud Edition could be improved is the learning curve. Ignition Cloud Edition is powerful, and that is a good thing, but because it is powerful, there is a lot to learn. If you are new to the platform, you have to understand tags, databases, scripting, perspective, security, alarms, historical data, gateways, and many other concepts, which can be overwhelming for someone starting from zero. I would love to see even more guided experiences for new users.
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. That is a negative point that could be improved. I believe it is still a bit difficult in terms of development, since with Ignition, to develop you need a bit of knowledge of technologies that are outside traditional automation, such as Python and HTML for screen development.
Ignition Cloud Edition itself functions well, but Ignition in general has some things that could be improved, and the cloud edition also has those same issues. The way the historian is set up is not conducive to large deployments and it makes querying the data challenging.
Ignition Cloud Edition is fine as it is; it is perfect for my current needs. I would suggest adding a separate course in Inductive Automation at Inductive University for Ignition Cloud Edition itself.
Ignition already has a lot of improvements through the variants of versions, such as the last version disabling the MCP and building views through the APIs, which I think is a very big move for Ignition. The Ignition teams make a lot of effort. Additionally, while I cannot mention everything right now, I can say that there is a need that customers express in the Ignition forum. If you need it, I think you can create it or scrape it from the web directly. For me, I do not see anything as a weak point; I think I have the ability to do the custom modules and Ignition gives me that ability. I am not the only one; I am talking about developers in general, as I think they provide us with a lot of tools to meet our needs.