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iTwin Platform vs Cognite Data Fusion

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iTwin Platform

Bentley Systems · Engineering Information & Digital Twin

02040608010076EPC INDEX

The most open digital twin platform in the catalogue, aimed at teams that build their own applications.

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Cognite Data Fusion

Cognite · Engineering Information & Digital Twin

02040608010080EPC INDEX

A leading industrial data platform for operations-side digital twins, entering a new chapter inside Schneider Electric and AVEVA.

  1. 8Capability25%8
  2. 9Interoperability20%9
  3. 8Scale15%9
  4. 5Usability15%7
  5. 8Deployment10%8
  6. 7Ecosystem15%7
AttributeiTwin PlatformCognite Data Fusion
VendorBentley SystemsCognite
CategoryEngineering Information & Digital TwinEngineering Information & Digital Twin
StatusActiveActive
DeploymentCloudSaaS
Licensingn/an/a
Standardsn/an/a
Strengths
  • Open APIs
  • Change tracking
  • Reality and GIS integration
  • Broad data contextualisation
  • Operations focus
  • Cloud delivery
Considerations
  • Developer skills required
  • Not an out-of-the-box application
  • Platform costs scale with use
  • Pending ownership change
  • Owner-operator rather than EPC focused
  • Engineering information management needs a partner system

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