Understanding Operations Hub Licensing Tiers

This topic describes the different license options available for Operations Hub.

The Licensing Client is automatically installed with the Operations Hub installation. These are the different license levels for using Operations Hub.

  • Demo: This a limited version to try out the application for 2 hours. You can explore the features and functionalities of Operations Hub before making a purchase decision.
  • Freemium: This is a commercial license packaging offering Historian or Plant Applications customers an opportunity to try out Operations Hub out of the box content.
  • Canvas: This is our entry-level HMI offering, providing capability and connectivity to create basic HMI applications for monitor and control on top of our SCADA products.
  • Insights: This is our mid-level offering, designed to provide capability and connectivity to create customized MES application on top of Proficy Plant Applications.
  • Ultimate: This is our premium offering, granting complete access to Operations Hub. You will enjoy unrestricted access to all features, tools, and application capabilities in order to create a wide variety of operational interfaces and enable Connected Worker initiatives across an enterprise.

Available Components for Licenses

The following table describes the Operations Hub components available for each license level.

Category Component Demo (No License) Freemium Canvas Insights Ultimate
Layouts Grid ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓
Flexbox ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓
Coordinate ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓
Classic ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
GE Data Source Connectivity Proficy CIMPLICITY ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓
Proficy iFIX ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓
Proficy Historian ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Proficy Plant Applications (MES) ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓
Proficy Workflow ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓
Additional Data Source Connectivity SQL ✓ ✗ ◆1 ✓ ✓
REST API ✓ ✗ ◆1 ✓ ✓
OPC UA ✓ ✗ ◆1 ◆1 ✓
MQTT ✓ ✗ ◆1 ◆1 ✓
Extensions Custom Plug-in SDK ✓ N/A ◆1 ◆1 ✓
Operations Hub Plug-ins Button ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Line Chart ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Pie Chart ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Check Box ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
CIMPLICITY HMI Webspace ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
DataGrid ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Date Picker ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Gauge Bar ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Gauge Circular ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Gauge Linear ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Alarm Card ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Alarm Count ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Batch Alarms ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Batch Binding Prompts ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Batch Control ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Batch List ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Batch Menu ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Batch Parameter ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Batch Phase Control ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Batch Prompts ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Batch Recipe Info ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Batch Reports ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Batch SFC ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Batch Step Control ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Batch Step List ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Breadcrumb ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Bullet Graph ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
DateTime Range Picker ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Dropdown ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Favorite Organizer ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Histogram ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
HTML Editor ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
iFrame ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Mimic Card ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Pareto Chart ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Pivot Grid ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Solid Gauge ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Sparkline ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Spider Chart ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Timeline ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Trend Card ✓ ◆2 ✓ ✓ ✓
Value Display ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Variwide Chart ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
HMI Graphics ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
iFIX HMI Webspace ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Image ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Indicator ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Simple Indicator ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
List ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Radio Button ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Slider ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Text ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Text Area ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Text Input ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Toggle ✓ N/A ✓ ✓ ✓
Interactive Map ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Repeater ✓ N/A ✗ ✓ ✓
Line Connector ✓ N/A ✓ ✗ ✓
Plant Applications Web Client List of Plug-ins ✓ ◆2 ✗ ✓ ✓
  1. ◆ Optional add-on components available for the respective license for an additional cost.
  2. ◆ Plug-ins are available during runtime only for the Freemium tier. Users get out-of-the-box applications installed with a freemium license (Analysis App with Historian freemium, Plant Applications Web Client Apps with Plant Applications freemium, etc.)

N/A - Not applicable to a Freemium license as users are not allowed to create, edit, or save Apps and pages.