iniNet Solutions

Name

iniNet Solutions

Legal name

iniNet Solutions GmbH

Website

https://spidercontrol.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

SCADA/HMI Platforms (IMAGABAB), Embedded & HMI Electronics Manufacturing (Industrial PCs, HMIs, Panel PCs) (IMAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Industrial HMI software
• Web-based SCADA
• PLC visualization
• Embedded automation
• Industry 4.0 software

Headquarters

HQ city

Muttenz

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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 (Perpetual): Perpetual software licenses for SpiderControl products including HMI Editor, SCADA Server, MicroBrowser, and AutomationBrowser. Licenses are sold via the online license shop (lizenz.spidercontrol.net).
2. OEM/Embedded Licensing: Licensing agreements with automation equipment manufacturers who embed SpiderControl technology into their hardware products (PLCs, operator panels). Manufacturers include WAGO, Beckhoff, Phoenix Contact, and others.
3. Custom Development Services: Customer-specific developments and custom engineering services for specialized automation requirements.
4. Online Academy: Training and education services through the SpiderControl Online Academy for becoming an I4.0 expert.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

iniNet Solutions develops and sells the SpiderControl platform, an HTML5 web-based HMI and SCADA toolchain that runs visualization directly on the embedded web servers of industrial PLCs without runtime fees. The unified HMI Editor creates projects spanning embedded Web-HMI, full-scale SCADA on servers and cloud, lightweight MicroBrowser clients, Chromium-based AutomationBrowser clients, and Industry 4.0 integration (SQL/MQTT/NodeRED/Python), sold both as direct licenses and through OEM embedded partnerships with automation manufacturers worldwide.

Product overview

iniNet Solutions offers SpiderControl, a unified HTML5 web-based HMI and SCADA platform organized around a single design tool (HMI Editor) that spans from lightweight Web-HMI directly on PLC embedded servers to full-scale SCADA on servers and cloud. The platform is divided into two main deployment tiers: Web-HMI products (embedded on PLCs from WAGO, Siemens S7, Beckhoff, Bosch ctrlX, Phoenix Contact PLCnext) and SCADA products (Embedded SCADA on all OS, Full Scale SCADA on Server & Cloud). Key client/browser products include the lightweight MicroBrowser (C-based, for WinCE/embedded/Android) and the full-featured AutomationBrowser (Chromium-based, for Windows/Linux/Android), both enabling Java-free display of legacy CODESYS Webvisu and other web-HMI formats. SpiderPLC provides browser-based function block programming as the Industry 4.0 field layer. The I4.0 Integration Suite adds SQL database, NodeRED/MQTT, and Python connectivity. SpiderControl is offered both as a direct product and as OEM/embedded solutions across seven industry verticals (Industrial Automation, Building Automation, Series Machines, Process Automation, Infrastructure Automation, Energy Automation, and Embedded Automation), with custom development services and an online academy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SpiderControl: Main product brand - HTML5 Web-HMI, SCADA, and visualization solutions for industrial automation
• SpiderPLC
• MicroBrowser
• AutomationBrowser
• I4.0 Integration Suite
• Online Akademie

Products and services

• SpiderControl Web-HMI Standalone HTML5 Web-HMI product that enables visualization directly on the embedded web server of industrial PLCs (WAGO, Siemens S7, Beckhoff, Bosch ctrlX, Phoenix Contact PLCnext) without runtime fees, for industrial automation OEMs and end users.
• HMI Editor (Design Tool) Standalone design/authoring tool for creating HTML5 Web-HMI, SCADA, and digitalization projects across all PLC types and operating systems. Version 9 includes modern web-based engineering, multilingual projects, alarm lists with filtering, trending/historian, pop-up dialogs, SVG graphic rotation, and graphical macro selection with animated previews.
• SpiderControl Embedded SCADA Small-footprint SCADA solution that runs on PLCs, Raspberry Pi, operator panels, and embedded computers across WinCE/WEC, Linux, Raspbian, and Android, with OPC UA support, for embedded industrial applications.
• SpiderControl Full Scale SCADA (Server & Cloud) Full-scale SCADA server product for server and cloud deployment, supporting OPC UA, multi-PLC data aggregation, alarming, trending, and historian functionality, for industrial-scale monitoring and control.
• MicroBrowser Standalone lightweight, C-based HTML5 client for displaying web-based HMI content on resource-constrained devices, supporting WinCE/WEC platforms, Android, and embedded partner panels (Novakon, Wachendorff, Kontron, Pericom).
• AutomationBrowser Standalone industrial browser combining Chromium HTML5 viewer with MicroBrowser components, available for Windows, Linux, and Android. Displays CODESYS Webvisu V2.x, older SpiderControl, Phoenix WebVisit, SAIA S-Web-Editor, and other legacy applets without Java plugins. Patent application filed.
• SpiderPLC Standalone browser-based function block (FUPLA) programming environment for embedded devices, acting as the third programming level (field layer) for I4.0/IoT commissioning, with NodeRED, MQTT, and Python integration for edge computing.
• I4.0 Integration Suite Standalone Industry 4.0 integration suite enabling SQL database connections, NodeRED and MQTT integration, Python scripting, and ERP/digitalization connectivity for SpiderControl HMI/SCADA projects.
• Custom Development Services Professional services offering for customer-specific development of HMI, SCADA, and embedded automation solutions tailored to specialized requirements of industrial customers.
• Online Akademie (Training) Paid online training platform offering structured courses to become an I4.0 expert, covering SpiderControl HMI development, SCADA configuration, and digitalization topics for automation professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction in engineering effort through HMI standardization
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NovakoncoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 August 2023Taiwanese manufacturer of operator panels that utilizes the SpiderControl MicroBrowser in their devices. This partnership expands SpiderControl's reach in Asian markets through pre-installed MicroBrowser on Novakon hardware.
• Phoenix Contact (PLCnext Store)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 April 2019SpiderControl SCADA Server is available in the PLCnext Store for easy installation by all Phoenix Contact customers. The web server covers all functions of ILC and AXC servers. Also available for X86 architecture.
• WAGOcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWAGO embeds SpiderControl technology in their PFC100, PFC200, and PFC300 PLC families. SCADA Server STX available for WAGO controllers, enabling HTML5 SCADA directly on WAGO PLCs.
• BeckhoffcoreTechnology or IntegrationSpiderControl available on Beckhoff platforms including TwinCAT/BSD OS for industrial PCs and CX controllers with BACnet integration. Full support including Web/SCADA server and MicroBrowser.
• tci (The Coding Interface)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint online seminar collaboration with tci covering web server visualization on S7 without runtime fees. Combined presentation of SpiderControl HMI Editor and tci's CODESYS integration.
• Virtuelle FabrikminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Virtuelle Fabrik for EcoTech/vfTalk events at FHNW university. iniNet participates as exhibitor and contributes to technology events for natural future technologies.
• Rapid ManufacturingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer hosting house exhibition where iniNet showcases SpiderControl products alongside other automation solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Red Lion Controls: Red Lion provides HMI/SCADA/operator panel products and Crimson software for industrial automation, targeting the same machine-building and OEM integration customers as iniNet, with overlapping PLC integration and embedded visualization positioning.
• CODESYS (3S-Smart Software Solutions): CODESYS provides IEC 61131 programming and Webvisu visualization software that is embedded by the very same PLC manufacturers (WAGO, Beckhoff, Phoenix Contact) that iniNet partners with. Both companies compete and co-integrate on the same physical hardware ecosystem as embedded automation software suppliers.
• Beijer Electronics (iX HMI): Beijer offers the iX HMI software platform plus operator panels for industrial automation, directly overlapping with SpiderControl's HMI Editor and MicroBrowser/AutomationBrowser in target customer (machine builders, panel OEMs) and in OEM/embedded distribution model.
• Inductive Automation (Ignition): Inductive Automation's Ignition platform is a modern, web-based SCADA/HMI suite competing for the same industrial visualization workloads SpiderControl targets, particularly in manufacturing and process automation. Both emphasize HTML5/web-based clients with no client-side installation.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert): Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert (formerly Vijeo) HMIs and SCADA offerings serve the same machine-building and process automation customers, with comparable cross-vendor PLC integration and OEM-channel distribution.
• AVEVA (Wonderware / System Platform): AVEVA's Wonderware-based System Platform and InTouch HMI are established SCADA incumbents targeting the same industrial process and discrete manufacturing customers as SpiderControl's Full Scale SCADA offering.
• Rockwell Automation (FactoryTalk View / OptixPanel): Rockwell's FactoryTalk View and OptixPanel HMIs are part of its broader Logix/FactoryTalk suite for industrial automation, with overlapping HMI/SCADA functionality and similar equipment-manufacturer distribution dynamics.
• Mitsubishi Electric (MAPS SCADA / GT Works): Mitsubishi provides GT Works and MAPS SCADA products as part of its broader automation portfolio, competing for industrial HMI/SCADA budgets alongside SpiderControl, particularly in machine builder and plant-floor visualization use cases.
• Siemens (SIMATIC WinCC / TIA Portal HMI): Siemens' WinCC and TIA Portal HMI products are part of the broader SIMATIC automation portfolio competing against SpiderControl's Web-HMI and SCADA offerings, particularly on Siemens' own S7-1200/1500 controllers where SpiderControl targets third-party web-HMI integration.

Emerging players

• Asemic: Asemic is a niche player focused on HTML5 web-based HMIs and SCADA visualization for industrial automation, with comparable cross-platform claims and overlap on the embedded web-HMI use case where SpiderControl's MicroBrowser and AutomationBrowser compete.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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