# Better than Ignition. Any SCADA? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 5, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/better-than-ignition-any-scada/17215 "2018-03-05T03:54:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 41
**Author:** ![R.Alamsha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@R.Alamsha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/R.Alamsha)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/better-than-ignition-any-scada/17215/41 "2018-08-07T16:19:47Z")
> [@robin.abdul](#): > > But for smaller applications, and requirements, HMI systems, Still Simens is the Best 1. Which siemens?. WinCC or WinCC OA ? 2. How much WinCC costs for 65,000 tags? 3. FYI, Ignition is designed as a direct replacement and better alternative for WW Archestra. I think, WinCC, FTView and WW Archestra are windows based and almost identical in functionalities. 4. To gain expertise on a product, training is a must. It's better for new SI's to attend Ignition training to master the tips, tricks and dig out the deep secrets buried inside Ignition. Compared to other SCADA's, Ignition has a bit steep learning curve. But the rewards are very high. 5. pls check out this one. > [@Ignition SCADAaaS (SCADA as a Service)](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-scadaaas-scada-as-a-service/17207): > > Few months back, i was giving a presentation on Ignition to a client. I have my demo SCADA running on my old 2008 model, Intel dual core, abandoned ubuntu home server. I can access my home server from anywhere via ddns. As usual, i accessed my home server’s Ignition web page, logged in, reset the 2 hrs trial, launched my Ignition client and started giving the presentation. Then the client asked for some functionality. So i launched the designer and fulfilled his request. Suddenly, the client in… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/better-than-ignition-any-scada/17215)._