Modbus Poll Alternatives

Modbus Poll is described as 'Modbus master simulator designed primarily to help developers of Modbus slave devices or others that want to test and simulate the Modbus protocol. With the multiple document interface you can monitor several Modbus slaves and/or data areas at the same time' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Modbus Poll for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Flathub and SaaS apps. The best Modbus Poll alternative is ModPackQT, which is free. Other great apps like Modbus Poll are CoreBus, ModbusScope, ModScan and ModSim.

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  1. ModPackQT icon
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    A complete Modbus Master and Slave simulator in your browser. Read, write, and simulate registers with RTU serial and TCP/IP support. Parse datasheets with AI. Visualize data in real time.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. CoreBus icon
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    CoreBus is a cross—platform terminal for working with COM ports and TCP sockets with support for Modbus TCP/RTU/ASCII protocols.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. ModbusScope icon
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    ModbusScope is a graphical user interface tool designed for logging data using the Modbus protocol. It enables users to visualize the data in graphs while logging continues, and supports exporting the data to a CSV file for later analysis.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. ModScan icon
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    ModScan is for use in development or maintenance of multi-vendor systems utilizing the popular PLC communications protocol as developed by Gould Modicon. It allows the PC to operate as a MODBUS master device, polling a connected slave for data.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. ModSim icon
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    ModSim32 is a very simple but powerful application for simulating data from modbus slave devices. ModSim is an MDI application which allows you to define multiple blocks of data points which may then be accessed from a connected modbus master.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. QModBus icon
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    QModBus is a free Qt-based implementation of a ModBus master application. A graphical user interface allows easy communication with ModBus slaves over serial line interface. QModBus also includes a bus monitor for examining all traffic on the bus.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Modbus Slave is for simulating up to 32 slave devices in 32 windows!. Speed up your PLC programming with this simulating tools. Start programming and test before you receive your slave device from supplier.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Modbus master/slave tool for Windows with drag-and-drop HMI dashboards, data logging, alarms and Structured Text scripting.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Modbux icon
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    Free, open-source Modbus client and server simulator for Windows, macOS and Linux. Read, write and scan registers with per-register data types, and simulate devices over TCP or RTU without hardware.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Modbus Pro brings Modbus diagnostics into the modern era. Most engineers juggle a seperate master poller and slave simulator, often with dates interfaces. Modbus Pro puts both in one clean app

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. QModMaster is a free Qt-based implementation of a ModBus master application. A graphical user interface allows easy communication with ModBus RTU and TCP slaves. QModMaster also includes a bus monitor for examining all traffic on the bus.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. CAS Modbus Scanner is a utility to retrieve coils, inputs, holding registers, and input registers from a Modbus enabled device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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