What Copia Automation does

Copia Automation is a New York-based industrial automation software company, founded in 2018, that applies DevOps tooling — version control, automated backup, code review, and CI/CD-style workflows — to operational technology (OT) environments that have historically been managed manually. The company serves industrial operators, system integrators, and automation engineers responsible for fleets of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and other OT assets, with named customers spanning logistics (Amazon at 1,000+ PLCs across 35+ sites; Westfalia Technologies in automated storage), food and agriculture (Targan), packaging (Serpa Packaging), and surface finishing (Varland Plating), among others.

The product suite comprises four core offerings: Copia Source Control (Git-based version control for industrial automation projects), Copia DeviceLink (automated backup and change detection for PLCs and OT devices), Copia AI (an AI assistant for code documentation, ladder-logic-to-structured-text conversion, and troubleshooting), and Copia Actions (a workflow engine for OT code launched in May 2026). The platform is vendor-agnostic across eight major PLC brands — Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, Beckhoff, Omron, Mitsubishi, AutomationDirect, Schneider Electric, and ABB — and is delivered as either a hosted cloud subscription (Copia Cloud) or an on-premise/air-gapped deployment (Copia Enterprise Private Cloud). Compliance posture includes SOC 2 and ISO 27001, enabling deployment in regulated environments.

The business model is SaaS subscription-based with per-user and per-site licensing, annual billing terms, and a layered offering between cloud and private-cloud editions. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with a system integrator partner program and professional services revenue. The company is privately held and venture-backed, with approximately $55 million in total funding across multiple rounds — most recently a roughly $26 million round in June 2026 — and a headcount of 11–50 people.

Name

Copia Automation

Legal name

Copia Automation, Inc.

Website

https://copia.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Copia Automation provides Git-based version control, automated backup, AI-assisted code tools, and CI/CD workflows for industrial PLC and OT environments. Its vendor-agnostic SaaS platform serves enterprise operators, system integrators, and automation engineers managing multi-vendor PLC fleets across manufacturing, logistics, and heavy industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Code Lifecycle Management Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

iPaaS & Workflow Automation (BPAMAOAB)

Keywords

• Industrial code management
• OT DevOps platform
• PLC version control
• OT backup recovery
• Manufacturing software

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription (SaaS): Subscription-based licensing model for Industrial Code Lifecycle Management platform. Includes cloud-hosted options (Copia Cloud) and customer-managed deployments (Licensee Hosted Services / Private Cloud). Pricing based on number of Authorized Users and/or Sites.
2. Professional Services & Training: Onboarding services, training sessions (on-demand, live virtual, onsite), and professional services for customization and implementation support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Copia Automation sells a vendor-agnostic Industrial Code Lifecycle Management SaaS platform for PLCs, HMIs, and robotic controllers. Its four products — Copia Source Control (Git-based version control), Copia DeviceLink (automated backup and change detection), Copia AI (AI-assisted documentation and code conversion), and Copia Actions (configurable workflow/CI-CD engine) — give manufacturers and critical infrastructure operators version control, automated backup, governance, and disaster recovery for industrial OT code across multi-vendor environments.

Product overview

Copia Automation offers an Industrial Code Lifecycle Management Platform comprising four integrated products: Copia Source Control (Git-based version control for PLCs), Copia DeviceLink™ (automated backup and change detection for control devices), Copia AI (AI-powered code assistance), and Copia Actions (workflow automation engine). The platform is vendor-agnostic and supports major PLC brands including Siemens, Rockwell, ABB, Beckhoff, Schneider Electric, B&R, and WAGO. Copia serves as the central nervous system for industrial automation code, enabling visibility, control, and rapid recovery across manufacturing and critical infrastructure environments. The platform supports deployment options including cloud, customer-managed data centers, and air-gapped environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Copia Source Control: Git-powered version control platform for industrial automation enabling engineering teams to collaborate, scale, and maintain control over every version of their code.
• Copia DeviceLink™
• Copia AI
• Copia Actions

Products and services

• Copia Source Control Git-based version control platform purpose-built for industrial automation that enables engineering teams to track every change, collaborate in real time, and prevent code-related downtime while maintaining full version history for auditability and compliance. Supports ladder logic, function block diagrams, and structured text across PLCs, HMIs, and robotic controllers.
• Copia DeviceLink Lightweight on-device agent that automates PLC and OT asset backups across entire environments, communicating via outbound HTTPS to Copia servers. Provides automated backup scheduling, real-time change detection, proactive alerts, and visual diff comparisons to replace manual USB-based backup processes.
• Copia AI AI-powered assistant that automates documentation generation, interprets legacy code, and accelerates development for controls engineers. Converts between ladder logic and structured text, summarizes complex codebases, and connects to existing Copia repositories and DeviceLink backups for context-aware outputs referencing actual PLC project files.
• Copia Actions Configurable workflow engine purpose-built for operational technology code running on PLCs, HMIs, and robotic controllers. Automates industrial code governance including backup verification, library version audits, code reviews, compliance reporting, and automated testing, with workflows defined as YAML files triggered by events, schedules, or DeviceLink backup events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce PLC-driven downtime by 80%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and minor.

• Danieli Automation DIGI&METstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Partnership to drive Industrial DevOps innovation globally. Danieli is a major automation provider for the metals industry.
• Frost & SullivanminorOthersIndustry analyst firm that recognized Copia as a growth accelerator in Industrial DevOps and identified the category as a top growth opportunity for industrial automation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Siemens: Major PLC and industrial automation OEM with TIA Portal, offering native project/version control and engineering tooling for Siemens estates. Comparable because Siemens addresses overlapping needs in OT code governance, particularly for single-vendor Siemens deployments that Copia also serves.
• Rockwell Automation: Dominant North American PLC vendor behind Studio 5000 and Allen-Bradley controllers, increasingly adding software services around code lifecycle, backup, and governance. Direct overlap with Copia's Rockwell-focused segment and the most credible incumbent risk.
• GitLab: Git-based version control and DevOps platform used broadly in enterprise software development, increasingly positioned for embedded and industrial use cases. Comparable as the broader DevOps incumbent Copia extends into the OT vertical.
• AVEVA: Industrial software incumbent offering engineering, operations, and information management across process and discrete industries. Comparable as a large-scale OT software platform whose reach into plant-level code lifecycle overlaps with Copia's footprint.
• Honeywell Forge: Honeywell's industrial software suite (Forge, Experion) includes OT data, asset, and cybersecurity modules aimed at plant operations. Adjacent incumbent competing for OT software budget in the same manufacturing accounts.
• Emerson: Industrial automation incumbent with DeltaV DCS and PACSystems, increasingly bundling software services around plant operations and reliability. Comparable as a large automation vendor with overlapping enterprise accounts.
• Schneider Electric: Global automation and energy management vendor whose EcoStruxure platform spans PLCs, SCADA, and asset management. Comparable as an OT software incumbent in the same multi-vendor accounts Copia serves.

Direct peers

• PTC: Industrial software company with Codebeamer ALM and Windchill PLM, providing lifecycle management for engineering code including industrial automation. Most direct competitor in the ALM-for-industrial segment where Copia also competes.
• Beckhoff Automation: PLC and PC-based automation vendor (TwinCAT) where Copia explicitly supports Beckhoff in its multi-vendor coverage. Comparable because Beckhoff customers are a named Copia target segment and Beckhoff's own tooling partially overlaps.

Emerging players

• Inductive Automation: Independent SCADA/MES software vendor (Ignition) used widely in industrial operations. Adjacent peer because it operates in the same industrial automation software stack where Copia's governance and backup products sit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/copiaautomation
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/copiaautomation
• Facebookfacebook.com/copiaautomation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/copiaautomation

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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