What Codra does

Codra is a family-owned French industrial software company founded in 1986 that develops and distributes the Panorama Suite, a modular platform combining a SCADA/Hypervision layer (Panorama E2), a Communication front-end (Panorama COM), and a Data Historian (Panorama H2). The portfolio is extended by the COOX Origin MES/MOM platform and modular add-ons including Panorama Edge to Service (remote management), Panorama P2 (historical archiving), H2 Energy (SaaS energy management), BIM for Operations, Geo-SCADA, and the Security Pack aligned with ANSSI CSPN certification. The architecture is intentionally open, supporting protocols such as OPC UA/DA, BACnet, and IEC 61850, with technology integrations into ESRI ArcGIS, Luciad, QGIS, and OpenLayers for spatial visualization.

Codra serves more than 6,000 customers with over 70,000 installed licenses across energy, transportation, water, nuclear, defense, smart building, and industrial manufacturing verticals. Marquee deployments include Orano La Hague (2 million+ acquisition variables, 100+ servers, 200+ client stations), CEA Laser Mégajoule, ANDRA, Naval Group, Sanofi, Safran, CMA CGM, Eurotunnel, Network Rail, Veolia, and Ariane Group. The company operates regional offices in France (9 sites plus Massy HQ), the United Kingdom (Birmingham), Belgium (Nivelles), and South Africa (Johannesburg).

Revenue is generated through a combination of one-time/perpetual software licenses, recurring maintenance and support contracts, professional engineering services, training, and emerging SaaS offerings (notably H2 Energy). Distribution is predominantly indirect through a certified integrator and distributor network organized by vertical, supplemented by direct enterprise sales for strategic accounts. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Codra has progressively broadened its international footprint, added complementary product modules, and pursued ANSSI cybersecurity certification as a regulatory differentiator in European critical infrastructure markets.

Name

Codra

Legal name

Codra Ingénierie Informatique

Website

https://codra.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Codra is a family-owned French software company founded in 1986 that develops the Panorama Suite, an integrated SCADA, Data Historian, and Communication platform, alongside the COOX Origin MES/MOM system, serving 6,000+ enterprise customers across energy, nuclear, defense, transportation, water, and smart building sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Software Publishers (51321), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

SCADA/HMI Platforms (IMAGABAB), SCADA, Instrumentation & Controls Integration for Water/Wastewater Projects (IMAFAGAK)

Keywords

• SCADA software
• Industrial automation platform
• Data historian solutions
• MES software systems
• OT cybersecurity

Headquarters

HQ city

Massy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Codra generates revenue primarily through software licensing of its Panorama Suite and COOX Origin platforms. The company offers various license tiers including Standard, Essentials web unlimited, and Machine view HMI options. Licenses are deployed across industrial automation, energy, water, transportation, and other vertical markets with over 70,000 licenses installed worldwide.
2. Software Maintenance and Support: Recurring revenue from software maintenance contracts providing technical support, updates, and version maintenance. Codra offers dedicated expert support, hotline services, and proactive solutions for end users and integration partners.
3. Training Services: Revenue from training courses including Panorama Suite training, cybersecurity training cycles, and customized training sessions. Codra provides a training catalog with sessions planned throughout the year and a CODRA Classroom platform with step-by-step video tutorials.
4. Professional Engineering Services: Custom software engineering services including specific developments for industrial automation, test systems, scientific software, embedded and real-time systems, communication protocols, and dedicated information systems. Codra provides engineering expertise for legacy system modernization and specific application development.
5. H2 Energy SaaS: Energy management solution available in SaaS mode, combining the Panorama H2 cloud platform with advisory services for energy efficiency projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Codra develops and sells the Panorama Suite — an integrated SCADA, data historian, and communication platform — and the COOX Origin MES/MOM software. These platforms provide real-time monitoring, supervision, data acquisition, performance analysis, and operational optimization for industrial installations across energy, water, transportation, defense, nuclear, smart building, and manufacturing sectors.

Product overview

Codra offers a unified platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the Panorama Suite, which comprises three core interdependent products: Panorama E2 (SCADA platform for real-time control and monitoring), Panorama COM (communication front-end for data acquisition from PLCs, telemetry, and IoT devices), and Panorama H2 (Data Historian for data archival, analysis, and reporting). These core products are complemented by specialized modules including Security Pack (ANSSI-certified cybersecurity), H2 Energy (energy efficiency SaaS), BIM for Operations (3D model integration), Panorama Edge to Service (remote management), and Panorama P2 (historical solution). Additionally, COOX Origin serves as a standalone MES/MOM platform for manufacturing execution, providing production tracking, OEE calculation, quality management, and traceability aligned with ISA-95 standards. The portfolio is designed for industrial automation across sectors including energy, water, transportation, defense, nuclear, and smart buildings, with over 70,000 licenses deployed worldwide. Codra also offers custom engineering services for specific software development needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Panorama Suite: Digital platform for real-time monitoring of installations and improving operating performance. Includes Panorama E2 (SCADA), Panorama H2 (Data Historian), Panorama COM (Communication), and Panorama P2 (Historical solution).
• Panorama E2
• Panorama H2
• Panorama COM
• Panorama Edge to Service
• COOX Origin
• H2 Energy
• CSIRT Panorama

Products and services

• Panorama Suite
• Panorama E2
• Panorama COM
• Panorama H2
• COOX Origin
• Panorama Edge to Service
• Panorama P2
• Engineering Services Custom software development and integration services for industrial digital transformation projects, including solution design, deployment, and technical support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Orano La Hague site: Over 2 million acquisition variables monitored, 100+ servers, 200+ client stations - second largest control room in the world
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers35 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AssystemcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSystem integrator partner for industrial automation projects. Collaborated with Codra on Prayon phosphate production facility modernization, replacing legacy SCADA systems with Panorama Suite.
• GTD BarcelonacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSystem integrator responsible for Ariane 5 post and control-command system replacement. Selected Panorama E2 for the new pilot system, emphasizing Codra's cybersecurity commitment as a key selection criterion.
• SPIE PaucoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIntegration partner for Euralis Semences project, implementing Panorama E2 for seed manufacturing process monitoring and control.
• Nuclear AMRCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre partnership. Codra joined to support nuclear industry digital transformation and advanced manufacturing.
• French FabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench industrial ecosystem initiative. Codra participates as a member of French Fab, promoting French manufacturing excellence and digital transformation.
• ProaviaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association partnership. Codra collaborates with Proavia for industry networking and knowledge sharing in industrial automation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AVEVA: AVEVA is a UK-headquartered global leader in industrial software including SCADA (Wonderware), Historian (OSIsoft PI), and MES, serving the same energy, water, transportation, and manufacturing verticals as Codra. It is the most direct global competitor to Codra's Panorama Suite and COOX Origin.
• COPA-DATA: COPA-DATA (Austria) develops zenon, a SCADA/HMI platform widely used in European energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure markets. As a European mid-market SCADA vendor, it competes most directly with Codra's Panorama E2 for similar mid-size industrial customers.
• OSIsoft (AVEVA PI System): OSIsoft's PI System is the dominant industrial data historian, now part of AVEVA. It is the primary global alternative to Panorama H2 for time-series industrial data collection and analytics across Codra's customer verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell's FactoryTalk View and FactoryTalk Historian provide SCADA and data historian functionality primarily for discrete manufacturing customers. It is a competitor on the MES/COOX side and increasingly on Panorama H2-style historian deals.
• Honeywell Forge: Honeywell offers Experion and Forge platforms covering process industries, SCADA, and digital transformation. It serves many of the same oil & gas, chemical, and utility customers that Codra targets across Europe and Africa.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric provides EcoStruxure, an integrated SCADA/automation platform with strong presence in energy, water, and building management — overlapping heavily with Codra's Panorama E2 deployments in those verticals.
• Siemens Digital Industries: Siemens offers SIMATIC WinCC and a full automation stack covering SCADA, PLCs, and DCS for global industrial customers. Its integrated offering and scale compete with Panorama Suite at large enterprise accounts across Codra's target verticals.
• GE Digital (Proficy): GE Digital's Proficy Historian and iFIX SCADA serve process and discrete manufacturers globally, directly comparable to Panorama H2 and Panorama E2. It competes on large enterprise deals in industrial and energy verticals.

Emerging players

• Inductive Automation: Inductive Automation's Ignition is a modern, web-based SCADA/MES platform rapidly gaining adoption in industrial and manufacturing markets. It represents a cloud-native, lower-cost alternative to traditional SCADA vendors like Codra for smaller and mid-market customers.
• ICONICS (Mitsubishi Electric): ICONICS (now part of Mitsubishi Electric) offers GENESIS64 and Hyper Historian SCADA/visualization suites with strong building automation and IoT focus. It overlaps with Panorama E2 in BMS/FM and Smart Building deployments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CodraPanorama
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/codra
• Xx.com/CodraPanorama

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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