01Cloud & open-source twin services
AWS IoT TwinMaker
Amazon's service for creating digital twins of real-world systems and using them to monitor and improve operations.
Best for: Building twins on AWS.
Visit AWS IoT TwinMaker →Digital Twin Platform Solutions
Platforms and building blocks for digital twins beyond the main vendor suites: cloud and open-source twin services, industrial and manufacturing platforms, infrastructure and building twins, simulation tools, and standards.
23platforms and tools
6Categories
6FAQs answered
02Cloud & open-source twin services
Eclipse Ditto
Open-source framework for creating and managing digital twins in the IoT.
Best for: Open-source device twins.
Visit Eclipse Ditto →03Cloud & open-source twin services
FIWARE
Curated open-source platform components for building smart solutions, widely used for city and industry data.
Best for: Open smart-city and data platforms.
Visit FIWARE →04Cloud & open-source twin services
ThingsBoard
All-in-one IoT platform to build, deploy and scale IoT solutions, including device and asset models.
Best for: Device data, dashboards and rules.
Visit ThingsBoard →05Industrial & manufacturing
NVIDIA Omniverse
Libraries and microservices for building industrial digital twins and robotics simulation applications.
Best for: Physically accurate factory twins.
Visit NVIDIA Omniverse →06Industrial & manufacturing
AVEVA
Industrial software company whose portfolio covers engineering, operations and asset performance for process industries.
Best for: Plants and process industries.
Visit AVEVA →07Industrial & manufacturing
GE Vernova Software
GE Vernova's software for the energy and electrification sector, including grid and asset performance tools.
Best for: Power and energy assets.
Visit GE Vernova Software →08Industrial & manufacturing
Emulate3D
Simulation and emulation software used to build digital twins of material-handling and automation systems.
Best for: Testing controls before commissioning.
Visit Emulate3D →09Industrial & manufacturing
Cognite
Industrial data platform that unifies operational data so industrial AI and twin applications can use it.
Best for: Contextualised industrial data.
Visit Cognite →10Industrial & manufacturing
IBM Maximo
Asset management suite that uses AI insights to help manage, maintain and optimise assets.
Best for: Asset-heavy operations.
Visit IBM Maximo →11Industrial & manufacturing
twinzo
Live 3D digital twin for factory logistics, with real-time location tracking.
Best for: Intralogistics and forklift fleets.
Visit twinzo →12Infrastructure, cities & buildings
Bentley iTwin
Platform for building SaaS solutions to design, build and operate infrastructure digital twins.
Best for: Roads, rail, utilities and plants.
Visit Bentley iTwin →13Infrastructure, cities & buildings
Cesium
Platform of foundations for using 3D geospatial data, including visualisation and streaming.
Best for: 3D maps and geospatial twins.
Visit Cesium →14Infrastructure, cities & buildings
ArcGIS Urban
Esri's urban planning, design and development software for working in 3D city models.
Best for: City planning twins.
Visit ArcGIS Urban →15Infrastructure, cities & buildings
Willow
Operational AI platform for the built world that unifies building systems data and predicts failures.
Best for: Smart buildings and campuses.
Visit Willow →16Infrastructure, cities & buildings
Matterport
3D cameras and software that digitise buildings into navigable 3D models.
Best for: Capturing existing buildings.
Visit Matterport →17Infrastructure, cities & buildings
Akselos
Structural performance management software that supports design optimisation and predictive maintenance.
Best for: Structural and offshore assets.
Visit Akselos →18Simulation & modelling
Ansys Twin Builder
Digital twin platform for modelling, simulating and analysing virtual system prototypes.
Best for: Physics-based system twins.
Visit Ansys Twin Builder →19Simulation & modelling
OpenModelica
Open-source environment for modelling and simulating complex physical systems with the Modelica language.
Best for: Open-source system modelling.
Visit OpenModelica →20Simulation & modelling
Unity for industry
Unity's industry solutions for digital twins, AR and VR built on its real-time 3D engine.
Best for: Interactive 3D twin front ends.
Visit Unity for industry →21Healthcare & life sciences
Unlearn
Uses AI to create digital twins of clinical trial participants, aiming to streamline clinical development.
Best for: Clinical-trial twins.
Visit Unlearn →22Standards & community
Digital Twin Consortium
Industry consortium that works on digital twin guidance, reference models and interoperability.
Best for: Following industry standards work.
Visit Digital Twin Consortium →23Standards & community
Digital Twins Definition Language (DTDL)
Open language for describing the models of digital twins, used by Azure Digital Twins and others. The repository's last commit was in March 2025.
Best for: Describing twin models.
Visit Digital Twins Definition Language (DTDL) →Choosing the right approach
Match your requirement to a starting point, then compare vendors.
| Twin on a public cloud | AWS IoT TwinMaker or Azure Digital Twins (see Digital Twins Software) |
|---|---|
| Open-source device twins | Eclipse Ditto, FIWARE or ThingsBoard |
| Factory and robot simulation | NVIDIA Omniverse or Emulate3D |
| Industrial data foundation | Cognite or AVEVA |
| Roads, rail and cities | Bentley iTwin, Cesium or ArcGIS Urban |
| Smart buildings | Willow or Matterport |
| Physics-based models | Ansys Twin Builder or OpenModelica |
| Common model language | DTDL and the Digital Twin Consortium |
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Frequently asked questions
Quick answers.
What is a digital twin platform?
It is software that connects live data from a physical asset or system to a digital model, so teams can monitor, simulate and optimise it.
How is this page different from Digital Twins Software?
Digital Twins Software lists 13 vendor platforms such as Azure Digital Twins, Dassault Systèmes, PTC, Siemens and Ansys. This page covers other platform solutions, building blocks and standards.
Do I need one platform or several?
Often several. A twin may use an IoT data service, a modelling or simulation tool, and a 3D visualisation layer.
What are the main types of digital twin?
Asset twins model one machine, system twins model groups of assets, and process or city twins model whole operations or places.
What should I check when choosing?
Check data connectors, modelling and simulation depth, 3D and geospatial support, openness and standards, scalability, security and total cost.
Where does this list come from?
It is a curated selection of well-known digital twin platforms, tools and standards, chosen to complement the Digital Twins Software page. Every link was checked on 7 October 2026 and descriptions are paraphrased from each site. Inclusion is not an endorsement or ranking.
Chosen to complement the Digital Twins Software page. Descriptions are paraphrased from each site (checked 7 October 2026). Inclusion is not an endorsement or ranking.