VTScada by Trihedral

What VTScada by Trihedral does

VTScada by Trihedral, the commercial brand of Trihedral Engineering Limited (founded 1986, headquartered in Nova Scotia, Canada), develops integrated SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and HMI (Human-Machine Interface) software used to monitor and control industrial operations across more than 100 countries. The company serves primarily municipal water and wastewater utilities (over 1,500 North American utility customers) as well as operators in oil and gas, power generation and distribution, broadcasting, manufacturing, marine, airport, and food and beverage verticals. Core product capabilities are bundled into a single install and license agreement rather than assembled from third-party add-ons: an Idea Studio drag-and-drop development environment, an integrated Historian with ODBC/SQL export, an ISA 18.2-compliant Alarm Notification System supporting email, SMS, VoIP, and Twilio integration, HTML5-based Anywhere Client thin clients with TLS encryption, and over 100 native device drivers supporting OPC, Modbus, DNP3, BACnet, MQTT/Sparkplug B, SQL, SOAP, and custom protocols. The platform scales from 50 I/O tags (VTScadaLIGHT free tier) to multi-million-tag distributed deployments, and ships with proprietary features including out-of-the-box application version control with rollback, encrypted operator notebooks, and redundant device communication networks.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market model combining direct enterprise field sales (nine offices across Canada, the US, and the UK) with a channel ecosystem of Certified Solution Providers, regional distributors (notably CB Automation in Ontario), and system integrators. Revenue is generated through perpetual software licenses (tag-, feature-, and concurrent-user-based), recurring SupportPlus annual subscriptions with 24/7 emergency support, professional engineering services, and VTScada Academy training. Since November 2020, Trihedral has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Electronics (Netherlands) B.V., part of Delta's industrial-automation and smart-manufacturing strategy, with the brand and management team retained. Leadership transition is in process, with CTO Devraj Sen (appointed March 2022) scheduled to assume the presidency on July 1, 2026.

Name

VTScada by Trihedral

Legal name

Trihedral Engineering Limited

Website

https://vtscada.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

VTScada by Trihedral develops integrated SCADA and HMI software for monitoring and controlling industrial operations, serving over 1,500 utility customers in North America and installations in 100+ countries across water/wastewater, oil and gas, power, and other critical-infrastructure verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

SCADA / Industrial Automation Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

SCADA/HMI Platforms (IMAGABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

SCADA, Instrumentation & Controls Integration for Water/Wastewater Projects (IMAFAGAK), Marine Automation, Control & PLC/SCADA Systems (IMAJAJAC)

Keywords

• SCADA software
• Industrial monitoring control
• HMI visualization
• Water wastewater automation
• OT cybersecurity software

Headquarters

HQ city

Bedford

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: VTScada software is licensed (not sold) on a perpetual basis. Licenses cover runtime, development, I/O tag counts, concurrent users, and feature modules. A software key is required to run the software. Licensing tiers include Runtime, Development Runtime, and various license types (e.g., Dual Server Premium).
2. SupportPlus Service: Annual support and maintenance services including technical support (in-house team, 24/7 emergency support), software updates, and access to support resources. Support pricing is available separately from software pricing.
3. Engineering Services: Professional engineering services for custom development, implementation, system integration, and training. Custom development and configuration services are offered.
4. Training Courses: VTScada Academy offers structured training courses including basic and advanced training. Courses are offered in various cities and at company facilities. Advanced training courses were in such demand they kept being added right up to event start.
5. VTScadaLIGHT (Free Version): Free version of SCADA software limited to 50 I/O tags, with up to 10 cumulative licenses without written consent. Used as a product-led growth entry point to convert users to paid versions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

VTScada by Trihedral develops and licenses a complete SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and HMI (Human-Machine Interface) software suite that bundles runtime, development tools, alarm management, a built-in Historian, HTML5 thin clients, and over 100 native device drivers into a single installation and license agreement. The platform enables industrial operators in water/wastewater, oil and gas, power generation, broadcasting, manufacturing, marine, airport, and food and beverage verticals to monitor, control, and visualize mission-critical processes at scale, ranging from 50 I/O tags on a laptop to multi-million tag distributed systems. VTScada is sold as a perpetual license with separately priced annual SupportPlus maintenance, supplemented by paid training through the VTScada Academy and a free VTScadaLIGHT entry-level version for small-scale use.

Product overview

VTScada by Trihedral is a unified SCADA HMI software platform offering a complete integrated solution in a single install and license agreement. The core product VTScada scales from small systems (50 I/O via free VTScadaLIGHT) to enterprise deployments (multi-million tags). Key integrated components include: VTScada itself as the main SCADA platform with built-in development tools (Idea Studio), alarming (ISA 18.2 compliant Alarm Notification System), data logging (Historian with ODBC/SQL export), thin client access (HTML5 Anywhere Client), and device connectivity (100+ native drivers). The platform is available via perpetual license with SupportPlus service tiers. VTScada 12.2 represents the current major version, with version 12.1 as a prior stable release.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VTScada Complete SCADA and HMI software suite bundling runtime, development tools (Idea Studio), alarm management, Historian, HTML5 thin clients, and over 100 native device drivers in one install and license. Scales from 50 I/O on a laptop to multi-million tag distributed systems for water/wastewater, oil and gas, power, broadcasting, manufacturing, marine, airport, and food and beverage operators.
• VTScadaLIGHT Free version of VTScada SCADA software limited to 50 I/O tags, restricted to non-commercial use with maximum of 10 cumulative licenses per organization without written consent. Used as a product-led growth entry point to convert users to paid versions.
• VTScada 90-Day Trial Full-featured 90-day trial of VTScada software for evaluation, requiring a software license key issued by the sales team before use.
• VTScada Version 12.2 Current major version of the VTScada platform released as a General Availability update with enhanced connectivity tools, streamlined configuration workflows, modern protocol support (TLS 1.3, OPC UA updates), DNP3 Secure Authentication v5, and 50x faster Tag Browser performance for large applications.
• VTScada SupportPlus Annual support and maintenance service for VTScada customers, including access to the in-house technical support team, 24/7 emergency support options, software updates, and access to support resources. Pricing is separate from software license pricing.
• VTScada Academy Online training platform offering structured VTScada courses at multiple levels (Level 1 basics, Level 2 introductory development, Level 4 advanced programming/scripting), with both in-person courses in various cities and online training for operators, developers, and Certified Solution Providers.
• Grundfos Integration for VTScada Plug-and-play VTScada integration with Grundfos Dedicated Controls (CU362) and Control MPC (CU352) pump controllers, including an automated Grundfos Tag and Screen Builder that generates tags and standardized application screens for monitoring and controlling up to six Grundfos pumps over Modbus or BACnet, targeting wastewater lift stations, stormwater stations, and booster stations.

Quantifiable outcome

• City of Houston selected VTScada over four competing SCADA products after extended evaluation of features, licensing, and support
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Integration12 records

AI capability2 records

Feature16 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CB AutomationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 August 2020CB Automation Inc., a Toronto-based industrial automation company with over 30 years of experience, became the VTScada distributor for Ontario, Canada. CB Automation provides local sales support, training, and technical assistance to VTScada integrators and end users in Ontario, Quebec, and Eastern Canada. Active in water & wastewater, power & energy, chemical, petrochemical, food & beverage, metals & mining, pulp & paper, and transportation. Nazim Ismail is President.
• GrundfoscoreTechnology or Integration · 17 September 2019Grundfos and Trihedral jointly developed a new Grundfos Tag and Screen Builder fully integrated into VTScada. The automated tool generates all necessary tags and application pages when operators plug in Grundfos Dedicated Controls (CU362) or Control MPC (CU352) pump controllers. Supports Modbus or BACNET protocol configuration. The integration removes user error, increases efficiency, and reduces integration costs for municipalities. Robert Montenegro, Grundfos EVP, stated the integration makes setup and data access for Grundfos controls easier than ever.
• MPE EngineeringcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMPE Engineering is a VTScada Certified Solution Provider (CSP) since 2014. They support hundreds of SCADA installations at municipalities across western Canada, including water treatment plants, booster stations, lift stations, and wastewater treatment plants. MPE collaborated with Trihedral to develop the redundant Motorola IP Gateway driver for the District of North Vancouver project.
• Century Control SystemsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCentury Control Systems, Inc. of Daleville, Virginia, entered into a Certified Solutions Provider (CSP) agreement with Trihedral. CSPs are certified system integrators trained and recognized by Trihedral for VTScada expertise.
• SPOC AutomationminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSPOC Automation uses VTScada as the foundation for its cloud-based Well Optix SCADA platform. Dennis Martin, Midcontinent Sales Manager at SPOC, describes VTScada-based solutions in their Two Minute Drive video series. Well Optix allows customers to achieve advanced monitoring and control quickly and inexpensively.
• Mach AlertminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMach Alert provides San Francisco with fire station alerting (FSA) solutions using VTScada. The full-featured alerting solution is designed for state-of-the-art functionality and reliability in fire and medical alerting processes.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure platform includes Wonderware-derived SCADA/HMI capabilities that compete with VTScada, particularly in water utility and infrastructure projects where Schneider's broader electrical and automation portfolio allows bundled offerings.
• GE Digital (iFIX / CIMPLICITY): GE Digital's iFIX and CIMPLICITY HMI/SCADA offerings compete with VTScada in power generation, manufacturing, and water sectors. As part of GE Vernova, they bundle SCADA with broader grid and industrial software portfolios.
• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell's FactoryTalk View SE and broader FactoryTalk suite is a competing SCADA/HMI offering, frequently deployed alongside Allen-Bradley PLCs in water/wastewater and discrete manufacturing where VTScada also competes as a hardware-agnostic alternative.
• Siemens Digital Industries: Siemens offers SIMATIC WinCC / TIA Portal HMI/SCADA as part of its broader automation portfolio. Competes with VTScada in water/wastewater and manufacturing, often bundled with SIMATIC PLC hardware versus VTScada's hardware-agnostic approach.
• AVEVA: AVEVA (formed via the Wonderware/OSIsoft combination) is a broad industrial software incumbent offering HMI/SCADA (Wonderware), historian (PI System), and engineering suites overlapping with VTScada's runtime, historian, and connectivity capabilities across water, power, and process industries.
• Emerson (DeltaV / Movicon): Emerson's DeltaV distributed control system and Movicon SCADA platform are major incumbents in process industries (water, oil & gas, power). Emerson is also the parent of the FloBoss flow computers that VTScada connects to via its native FBx/DNP3 drivers.
• Honeywell Process Solutions: Honeywell's Experion and Movicon-derived HMI/SCADA solutions target process industries (oil & gas, power, chemicals) that overlap with VTScada's verticals, typically as part of larger integrated control system bids versus VTScada's standalone software approach.
• Mitsubishi Electric (GENESIS64 / Iconics): Mitsubishi's acquisition of Iconics brought GENESIS64 HMI/SCADA into a larger automation portfolio, providing Mitsubishi PLC customers with a bundled SCADA alternative to VTScada's hardware-agnostic platform.

Direct peers

• Inductive Automation: Inductive Automation's Ignition is the most direct SCADA/HMI peer: an independent, software-first platform serving water/wastewater, manufacturing, and other verticals with comparable drag-and-drop development, web-based thin clients, and SQL/OPC integrations. Competes head-to-head against VTScada in municipal and industrial RFPs.
• COPA-DATA: COPA-DATA (zenon/straton) is an independent SCADA/HMI vendor of similar scale and product breadth to VTScada, with comparable energy, water/wastewater, and industrial vertical focus and a similar perpetual-license + support revenue model. Directly competes in mid-market SCADA deals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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