Inductive Automation

Inductive Automation is a California-based industrial automation software company founded in 2003 by Steve Hechtman, a systems integrator with over 25 years of experience in the industry. The company's flagship product, Ignition, is a universal industrial software platform designed for SCADA, IIoT, MES, HMI, and digital transformation applications. Built on a modular architecture, Ignition enables organizations to collect data, build industrial applications, and scale systems without the traditional licensing constraints that limit most enterprise software. The company has established itself as a major player in the industrial automation space, with its software trusted by 61% of Fortune 100 companies across diverse industries including manufacturing, automotive, water and wastewater, solar and battery energy storage, and data centers. Inductive Automation differentiates itself through its unlimited licensing model, which provides customers with unlimited clients, tags, connections, and designers for a single server license fee. This approach, combined with a robust integrator network and comprehensive free training through Inductive University, has helped build a strong community of users and developers around the platform.