Kepware+
Industrial IoT software
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What is Kepware+
Kepware+ is an industrial connectivity and data access offering that builds on Kepware’s OPC server technology to collect, normalize, and securely deliver OT data from industrial devices to enterprise applications and cloud services. It is used by manufacturers, system integrators, and OT/IT teams to connect PLCs, sensors, and SCADA/MES systems and to enable IIoT data pipelines. The product emphasizes protocol breadth, OPC UA-based interoperability, and centralized management/licensing for Kepware connectivity deployments.
Broad industrial protocol coverage
Kepware’s core value is extensive driver support for common PLCs, controllers, and industrial protocols used in manufacturing and process environments. This reduces custom integration work when connecting heterogeneous equipment across sites. It also helps standardize data access for downstream historians, MES, analytics, and cloud ingestion.
OPC UA interoperability focus
The platform centers on OPC UA and related industrial connectivity patterns that many plants already use for vendor-neutral data exchange. This makes it practical to bridge OT systems with modern applications without rewriting device-level integrations. It also supports common security and namespace concepts used in OPC UA deployments.
Scalable connectivity deployment model
Kepware+ is designed for organizations that need to deploy and manage connectivity across multiple machines, lines, or facilities. It supports repeatable configuration patterns and centralized approaches to licensing/entitlements compared with one-off gateway installs. This fits environments where connectivity is a shared service supporting multiple IIoT use cases.
Primarily connectivity, not apps
Kepware+ focuses on device connectivity and data delivery rather than providing a full manufacturing application layer. Organizations typically still need separate tools for dashboards, workflow, OEE, asset performance, or advanced analytics. This can increase overall solution architecture complexity when compared with platforms that bundle applications.
Windows-centric Kepware heritage
Kepware’s traditional deployment model is closely associated with Windows-based server installations, which may not align with container-first or Linux-only edge standards in some organizations. Teams pursuing lightweight edge footprints may need additional infrastructure decisions (e.g., gateways, VMs, or managed edge runtimes). This can add operational overhead for modern DevOps-style deployments.
Licensing and driver costs
Industrial connectivity products commonly license by driver, channel/device count, or feature set, and Kepware deployments can require careful sizing to control cost. As connectivity expands across plants, licensing management becomes an ongoing administrative task. Buyers should validate total cost for required protocols, redundancy, and scale-up scenarios.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kepware+ (Enterprise package) | Contact sales / Custom pricing | Enterprise bundle that standardizes Kepware Server and Kepware Edge capabilities at scale. PTC states "Contact us for pricing." |
| Kepware+ Manager (SaaS control plane) | Contact sales / Custom pricing | SaaS control plane to remotely view, configure, and manage Kepware deployments. PTC's product page directs customers to contact Sales and explicitly states there is no free trial for this solution. |
| (Related) Kepware Server | Pricing: à la carte via PTC Store (prices per driver/suite available in PTC Store); Trial: full-featured free trial available | Core Kepware connectivity product. PTC Store lists individual drivers and suites for purchase; some product pages list “Pricing Options: Contact Us”. |
Seller details
PTC Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1985
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https://www.ptc.com/
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