Move your plant monitoring to the cloud. Connect Modbus, MQTT, and OPC UA devices to live dashboards from any browser — no servers to install, no software to deploy, no IT overhead.
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A cloud SCADA platform is an industrial supervisory control and data acquisition system hosted on cloud infrastructure rather than on a dedicated on-site server. The result: your operators get live process data, alarm management, and trend history from any web browser — on a PC, tablet, or phone — without VPNs, remote desktop, or on-premise Windows servers.
SCADA Cloud by ModbusSimulator is purpose-built for industrial engineers who need monitoring without the traditional SCADA complexity. A lightweight edge connector runs at your site (on a PC or Raspberry Pi), polls your field devices over Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, MQTT, or OPC UA, and forwards encrypted data to the cloud platform. Your dashboards, alarms, and historical data live in the cloud — accessible from anywhere, always available.
Unlike traditional SCADA platforms that require weeks of server setup and client deployment, SCADA Cloud gets your first device connected and displaying live data in under 15 minutes. For system integrators and OEM machine builders, it means deploying monitoring to dozens of customer sites without any on-site server infrastructure.
Industrial-grade monitoring delivered as a fully managed cloud service
No servers, no VMs, no IT maintenance. SCADA Cloud manages the infrastructure — you manage devices and dashboards. Always online, automatic updates.
Drag-and-drop HMI canvas with gauges, trend charts, value displays, and alarm panels. Shareable dashboard URLs for operators, managers, and customers.
Set threshold alarms on any tag. Email notifications with escalation and clear workflows. Alarm acknowledgement with mandatory comments. Full alarm history.
Automatic time-series storage for every tag. Query any time range, compare multiple tags, and export to CSV for reporting or Excel analysis.
One edge connector handles Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, MQTT, and OPC UA simultaneously. Runs on Windows PC or Raspberry Pi. No cloud firewall rules needed.
Admin, Operator, Viewer roles per user per site. Every tag write, alarm acknowledgement, and configuration change is logged for compliance.
Why engineers are switching from traditional SCADA to cloud platforms
| Criterion | Cloud SCADA (SCADA Cloud) | On-Premise SCADA (Ignition, WinCC, etc.) |
|---|---|---|
| Server infrastructure | ✓ No server required | Windows server at each site |
| Setup time | ✓ Under 15 minutes to first live data | Days to weeks for server setup + licensing |
| Remote access | ✓ Any browser, no VPN | Requires VPN or additional licensing |
| Multi-site monitoring | ✓ Add new site in minutes | New server + installation per site |
| Software updates | ✓ Automatic — always latest version | Manual update process, downtime risk |
| Maintenance overhead | ✓ Zero — fully managed platform | OS updates, backups, hardware replacement |
| Protocol support | Modbus TCP/RTU, MQTT, OPC UA | Wide (Modbus, OPC, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, etc.) |
| Real-time control logic | Monitoring + manual setpoint writes only | Full ladder/FBD/SFC control available |
| Trial availability | ✓ 60-day free trial, no credit card | Limited demos, license quotes required |
Create your account at scada.modbussimulator.com. No credit card. Full access for 60 days — unlimited devices, tags, dashboards, and users.
Download and run the edge connector on a PC at your site. Add devices by protocol: Modbus TCP (IP + port), Modbus RTU (COM port + baud), MQTT (broker URL), or OPC UA (server URL).
Map registers to tags. Drag widgets onto a dashboard canvas. Set alarm rules. Share the dashboard URL. Your plant is now monitored from the cloud.
Manufacturing plants: Monitor machine cycle counts, OEE, fault bits, and production rates from Modbus-enabled PLCs. Operators on the floor and managers in the office share the same live dashboard — no more phone calls asking "is the line running?"
Energy and utilities: Connect energy meters (Schneider, ABB, Eastron) over Modbus TCP/RTU to track consumption, demand, power factor, and voltage. Configure alarms for peak demand thresholds and receive email alerts before penalties apply.
Renewable energy: Monitor solar inverters (SMA, SolarEdge, Fronius, Huawei — all support Modbus TCP) and track power output, yield, string data, and faults on a cloud dashboard accessible from headquarters or remotely.
Water and wastewater: Connect pump controllers, flow meters, and level sensors over Modbus RTU. Set high-level and dry-run alarms with email escalation to on-call operators — no on-site server needed.
System integrators and OEMs: Deploy monitoring to customer sites without shipping a server. Each customer gets an isolated workspace. Manage all sites from a single integrator account.
A cloud SCADA platform is industrial monitoring software hosted on cloud servers — no on-premise hardware required. SCADA Cloud by ModbusSimulator connects your field devices (Modbus, MQTT, OPC UA) through a lightweight edge connector at your site, then presents live data, alarms, and trends through a browser-based interface. Access your plant data from anywhere — no VPN, no remote desktop, no client software.
Yes. The edge connector model means your site only initiates outbound connections — no inbound firewall ports are opened. All communication uses TLS encryption. Access is controlled by authentication with role-based permissions. Every configuration change and tag write is logged in a tamper-evident audit trail.
SCADA Cloud supports Modbus TCP (direct IP connection), Modbus RTU (via edge connector with RS-485/RS-232), MQTT (subscribe to any broker topic — AWS IoT, HiveMQ, Mosquitto), and OPC UA client connections. Multiple protocols work simultaneously — you can monitor Modbus energy meters, MQTT sensors, and OPC UA PLC tags on the same dashboard.
Traditional platforms like Ignition need a Windows server, client installs, and significant IT setup. SCADA Cloud is fully managed — no server, no installs. First device connected in under 15 minutes. Multi-site setup takes minutes vs. per-site server deployments. Main difference: SCADA Cloud is optimized for monitoring and alarming, not custom PLC control logic. For pure monitoring — especially multi-site — cloud SCADA wins on simplicity and cost.
Yes — multi-site is a core use case. Each site gets its own isolated workspace: devices, tags, dashboards, alarms, and users. A system integrator can manage hundreds of customer sites from a single platform login. Adding a new site takes minutes — no server deployment, no travel needed.
No credit card. No server. No software to install on workstations. Connect your first device and see live data in under 15 minutes.