Velotic today announced that Kepware has been recognized as a leader in two industrial connectivity assessments. QKS Group named Kepware the outright leader in the 2026 SPARK™ Matrix for Industrial Edge Connectivity Platforms, while Frost & Sullivan ranked Kepware the top Visionary Leader in its 2026 Frost Radar™ for Industrial Connectivity Software.

Industrial facilities are under pressure to put their data to work, yet that data is spread across equipment from many vendors using different protocols. Secure, reliable access to operational technology (OT) data is the first step in turning it into intelligence and action. Kepware helps customers build on existing systems, reducing integration complexity and making industrial data available to operational systems, enterprise applications, cloud platforms, and the analytics and AI initiatives that depend on it.

The QKS Group report states, “Kepware’s competitive advantage is rooted in the fundamentals that matter most in industrial environments: breadth of device and protocol connectivity, performance, reliability, security, interoperability, and decades of automation expertise.” – Vyshak K., Principal Analyst – Edge Computing Systems.

The Frost & Sullivan report states, “Velotic Kepware holds the clearest incumbent position in the market. Its scale is supported by decades of deployment, deep OT trust, broad protocol coverage, and a large installed base – a level of production credibility that newer connectivity, broker, and industrial data platform vendors often struggle to match.” – Romeo López-Serrat, Research Analyst – Industrial Automatization & Software.

Kepware provides a connectivity foundation for industrial AI. Its portfolio includes Kepware Server, Kepware Edge, and Kepware+ Manager, supporting Windows and Linux-based deployments and centralized management. Velotic is investing in this foundation to simplify secure connectivity at scale and expand data modelling and contextualization closer to the source. Its roadmap also includes asset modelling, governance, and AI-assisted experiences.

“Recognition from QKS Group and Frost & Sullivan validates what manufacturers already know. Kepware is the trusted software for connecting industrial data at scale,” said Chris Baldwin, Chief Product Officer at Velotic. “As part of Velotic, we are heavily investing to improve the core of Kepware and also enable our manufacturing customers to achieve new outcomes with industrial data through analytics and AI.”

As industrial organizations move beyond simply connecting machines and systems, they need industrial data that is useful – not just raw data – that can be used across the enterprise to drive intelligent operations. Kepware’s roadmap builds its current footprint by expanding into areas organizations need help with in order to scale operations: contextualization, asset modeling, governance, and AI-assisted experiences.

With more than 7,000 customers across more than 120 countries, Kepware brings decades of industrial experience, broad interoperability, and proven credibility in production environments.

About Velotic

Velotic is an independent industrial software company that turns Industrial Intelligence into action. Through Kepware™, Proficy™, and ThingWorx™, Velotic connects industrial data, context, expertise, and AI with decisions and action – helping customers achieve better-performing operations that stay dependable as they evolve and conditions change. Velotic serves more than 8,000 customers, with 1,200 employees across 27 countries and an ecosystem of more than 150 partners.

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