Cloud Studio IoT vs
An Ignition alternative for distributed IoT: LoRaWAN sensors, many sites and client portals on a monthly subscription. Compared with Ignition's public price list.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Cloud Studio IoT | Ignition |
|---|---|---|
| Licensing | Monthly subscription from €100/mo; no setup fees, no lock-in | Perpetual license per server; Ignition Platform $1,200 plus modulessource · checked 2026-09-18 |
| Web dashboards | Dashboards, alerts, reports and maps included in every plan | Perspective module $11,225 (unlimited HTML5 clients)source · checked 2026-09-18 |
| Support and updates | Included in the subscription; hosting included in our cloud | TotalCare: 20% of the software price, billed annuallysource · checked 2026-09-18 |
| LoRaWAN | 7 NS integrations (Actility, ChirpStack, TTN, Loriot, Helium) | Through MQTT from the network server; Cirrus Link MQTT Engine module $2,150source · checked 2026-09-18 |
| PLC connectivity | Modbus TCP/RTU, OPC-UA, MQTT, HTTP | OPC UA server with drivers for Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Modbus and Omronsource · checked 2026-09-18 |
| Scale model | Sized by devices (50 to 500+), sites and users | Unlimited tags, clients and connections per serversource · checked 2026-09-18 |
| Deployment | Our cloud (shared or dedicated server) or on-premise on your servers | Your own servers; Ignition Edge on devices; Cloud Edition with usage-based pricingsource · checked 2026-09-18 |
| Free option | No free plan; monthly billing with no lock-in | Maker Edition: free for non-commercial use (10k data points, 10 sessions)source · checked 2026-09-18 |
Why teams choose Cloud Studio IoT as their Ignition alternative
LoRaWAN without building the integration
With Ignition, LoRaWAN data arrives over MQTT from the network server, so the MQTT modules, the topics and where payloads get decoded are part of your project. Cloud Studio IoT connects directly to the main LoRaWAN network servers and decodes payloads with its codec library, so a new sensor shows up as a device with its variables.
A monthly subscription instead of licenses
A web SCADA with Ignition starts with the Platform and Perspective licenses ($12,425) plus 20% a year of TotalCare, a server and usually an integrator project. Cloud Studio IoT is a monthly subscription from €100 with hosting, dashboards, alerts, reports and the mobile app included.
Many sites and many clients
Cloud Studio IoT is organized by sites and client portals from the start, with white label for integrators who resell the platform. That fits utilities, smart city and service companies monitoring assets spread over hundreds of locations.