Carrier i-Vu vs Tridium Niagara Framework

Carrier i-Vu is building automation software for central monitoring, control, and optimization of HVAC and integrated building systems. i-Vu Pro presents system data, schedules, alarms, and trends in a browser-based interface accessible from web-enabled devices. It also includes dashboards, reports, trend visualization, insight sharing, security updates, and live system backups; Carrier describes it as built on open BACnet standards. The on-premises version is licensed for use in a customer's own infrastructure, while i-Vu Cloud is hosted on AWS and includes server maintenance, monitoring, database redundancy, backups, and software upgrades. Carrier says the cloud service uses BACnet Secure Connect. i-Vu Express supports integration with third-party systems such as lighting and metering. A Life Sciences offering provides change records, digitally signed reports, and audit-ready documentation aligned with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 expectations. Pricing is on request, and license or subscription scope and usage limits may apply. The cloud BAS service does not provide alarm monitoring, alarm response, or dispatch.

Tridium Niagara Framework is software infrastructure connecting devices and operational data with people and systems managing workflows in buildings, data centers, industrial processes, and smart cities. Built-in tools cover control logic, data management, user presentation, histories, schedules, and alarms, including HVAC, lighting, environmental monitoring, and access integration. Niagara Supervisor provides browser access to alarms, logs, graphics, schedules, and configuration data. It includes multiple open-protocol IP drivers; other drivers may be purchased separately. Security features include hashed passwords, TLS communications, certificate-based authentication, and a Security Dashboard. Niagara Cloud Suite adds remote access, station-data recovery, and API access to semantically enriched data stored with Microsoft Azure. It requires a supported framework version and an active Software Maintenance Agreement. Initial Supervisor licensing also requires an SMA, which is needed for the latest Niagara version. Tridium reports more than one million instances across hundreds of thousands of projects. Pricing is on request.