FactoryTalk View 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

FactoryTalk View

4.5

(19)

Pricing

Starting at $35,000.00 per year

About FactoryTalk View

FactoryTalk View is human-machine interface (HMI) software designed for real-time visualization in manufacturing environments. It supports industries such as process, batch, and discrete manufacturing, providing visibility into operations for standalone machines or enterprise systems. The software enables operators, engineers, and management to access consistent machine performance data to support production management.

The platform is available in two editions to meet different operational requirements. FactoryTalk View Site Edition (SE) offers supervisory-level monitoring for production processes with distributed-server capabilities. FactoryTalk View Machine Edition (ME) provides machine-level operator interfaces. Both editions include a library of faceplates, clear displays, and a common programming language to ensure consistency. The software features trending tools for analyzing real-time and historical data, as well as advanced graphic objects such as Radar Charts and NET controls.

Additionally, FactoryTalk View is scalable, supporting standalone systems and distributed visualization across enterprises. It includes Edge Historian functionality with data log integration to I...

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FactoryTalk View Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $35,000.00 per year

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$35,000.00

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FactoryTalk View Features

Popular features found in Workflow Management
Access Controls/Permissions
Alerts/Notifications
Approval Process Control
Collaboration Tools
Compliance Tracking
Document Management
Drag & Drop
Forms Management
Reporting/Analytics
Search/Filter
Third-Party Integrations
More features of FactoryTalk View
3D Objects
Activity Tracking
Ad hoc Analysis
Ad hoc Reporting
AI/Machine Learning
Asset Tracking
Audit Management
Benchmarking
Big Data Analytics
Business Process Automation
Configuration Management
Connectivity Management
Content Creation
Content Management
CRM
Cross-Device Publishing
Customizable Branding
Customizable Dashboard
Dashboard
Data Analysis Tools
Data Blending
Data Capture and Transfer
Data Connectors
Data Discovery
Data Import/Export
Data Integration
Data Management
Data Migration
Data Quality Control
Data Security
Data Transformation
Data Visualization
Decision Support
Demand Forecasting
Device Management
Email Management
ERP integration
For Sales/Marketing
For Training/Education
Functions/Calculations
Graphical Workflow Editor
Historical Reporting
Inspection Management
IT Asset Management
Key Performance Indicators
KPI Monitoring
Master Data Management
Mobile Access
Mobile Dashboards
Modeling & Simulation
Monitoring
Network Monitoring
No-Code
OLAP
Predictive Analytics
Predictive Maintenance
Preventive Maintenance
Private Dashboards
Prototype Creation
Public Dashboards
Real-time Alerts
Real-Time Reporting
Real World Backdrop
Relational Display
Remote Access/Control
Scorecards
Self-service Analytics
Single Page View
Superimposed Objects
Trend Analysis
Usage Tracking/Analytics
User Management
Virtual Reality
Visual Discovery
Widgets

FactoryTalk View User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.5

Ratings Breakdown

58%

37%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.2

Value for money

4.2

Customer support

4.1

Functionality

4.6

Jonnabelle A. V.

Verified reviewer

Food & Beverages

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2025

Strong for Automation, Could Improve on User Interface

At Nestlé, we used FactoryTalk View in both process control and packaging environments. It handled operator interfaces, alarms, and real-time monitoring. It was reliable overall, and once the system was up and running, it required minimal intervention.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

One of the biggest advantages of FactoryTalk View is how well it integrates with ControlLogix. That tight connection really streamlines development and troubleshooting. It’s especially helpful when working across complex packaging lines and process areas. Things just sync up well without a lot of extra setup.

Cons:

Where it falls short is in the HMI design flexibility. Compared to platforms like AVEVA InTouch, it feels a bit limited and dated. Building more modern or dynamic screens takes more time and sometimes feels clunky. It works, but there’s room for improvement in the user interface side of things.

Reasons for choosing FactoryTalk View

We went with FactoryTalk View mainly because of its tight integration with Rockwell’s ControlLogix platform, which was already the backbone of our automation system at Nestlé. This native compatibility meant less hassle connecting PLCs to the HMI and smoother overall system management.

Bien C.

Verified reviewer

Food Production

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2025

FactoryTalk View Review

Iappreciate the software's ability to support both standalone machine-level HMI and distributed visualization solutions, making it suitable for various applications.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

FactoryTalk View supports both standalone machine-level HMI (Human-Machine Interface) and distributed visualization solutions, making it suitable for a wide range of applications from process to batch and discrete manufacturing.

Cons:

I find the software complex to set up and configure, especially if they don't have a strong background in control systems

Dustin z.

Computer Software

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2019

very useful

use on programming water plants

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

is useful but the only one my company use

Cons:

ir cratches all the time , causing delays in my work

Chris D.

Verified reviewer

Consumer Goods

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2018

FactoryTalk VantagePoint is powerful access to industrial data

Fast access to all manufacturing data across the entire company

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The key to FactoryTalk VantagePoint is to treat all data as time series "tag" data when setting up connectors. Being able to quickly grab any tag across the entire company and drop it on a trend chart or bring it into Excel is very powerful. The application can connect to all major industrial historians as well as any SQL or Oracle database. This gives you access to just about any data available.

Cons:

The best features of the product are not well exposed and are not as user friendly. For example, the ability to finesse a data set within the Excel Add-in is called Post-SQL processing, hidden deep within the wizard, and requires knowledge of SQL as well as undocumented syntax to refer to columns.

Russell W.

Verified reviewer

Industrial Automation

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2019

FactoryTalk Suite

I have had good luck with the software and with all the documentation. I have had spotty luck with the support team. More times than not they can get to the source of the problem right away, but occassionally you seem to get someone who appears to have not had much real life use of the products.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I appreciate that the FactoryTalk suite can integrate data from the plant floor to a high level manager. I can easily gather data via FactoryTalk Linx and push it to my displays in FactoryTalk View SE, my historian in FactoryTalk Historian SE, and even to reports via VantagePoint. The HMI is easy to use and I like how everything integrates more or less seamlessly.

Cons:

The View SE displays can use some higher quality (vector based) graphics. The graphics engine is a little old and needs some reworking. Also, some basic integration of database calls and tabular data in the HMI is missing without the engineer doing quite a bit of work or relying on third party active-x controls.

Sergio A.

Verified reviewer

Industrial Automation

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2018

The best tool set in the automation market compared to all the automation brands

Complete control of your productive plant.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This is a complete sotware set of tools for implement the automation projects and manage the operations, process and business of the company. Works perfect and give you the best benefits if you integrate this software with the hardware of the same brand. The cost compared to others companies is very competitive.

Cons:

The initial configuration of the software is not as intuitive and easy as you can desire, because depends to much of specific configurations of Windows OS.

Verified

Reviewer

Building Materials

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

FactoryTalk

Working as an operator in a manufacturing plant, our systems interface is done using FactoryTalk software and overall it has been a very positive experience.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

The end user interface is limited only by the programmer’s capability and skill set.

Cons:

As the end user, the weaknesses of the interface can be magnified by the programmer and their knowledge of the factory or processes being controlled.

Jhon Jairo V.

Verified reviewer

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed March 2018

human machine interface design software

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

This allows import of images for construction of animations for the design of the interface, is user friendly, allows different protocols of industrial communications

Cons:

This is too expensive, the acquisition of the software is allowed by the purchase of this and not by the purchase of equipment. Training is expensive should integrate the system

Verified

Reviewer

Automotive

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2018

I use FactoryTalk to create displays for our manufacturing machines used by operators and managers.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Works well with other Rockwell products, machine controllers and drivers. It works better than their competitor products.

Cons:

Some portions are more complex than they should be such as the setup and configuration. I have to configure multiple parts for it to work properly, such as the communication, human machine interface, and server setup.