Cimplicity 8.5 Jun 2026

CIMPLICITY 8.5 is a client/server-based automation software platform designed to monitor, control, and optimize complex industrial processes. Released during GE Digital’s aggressive push toward unifying plant-floor data with enterprise IT, version 8.5 represented a "bridge release"—offering the rock-solid reliability of its predecessors with enhanced integration capabilities for Microsoft ecosystems and third-party databases.

CIMPLICITY is a true client-server HMI/SCADA software designed to monitor and control operations, ranging from single machine HMIs to complex, plant-wide enterprise systems. Version 8.5—released as part of the 8.x series—solidified GE's focus on high-performance HMI design, object-oriented database modeling, and tight integration with Microsoft technologies and GE's Proficy Historian. cimplicity 8.5

Encouraging a shift from 8.5 to newer versions like CIMPLICITY 2024/2026. CIMPLICITY 8