Deprecated Plugin Risk
Grafana's official OPC-UA plugin reached EOL June 2024. Running unsupported software in production creates security and compatibility risk as Grafana versions advance.
Grafana 12.x Compatible · Actively Maintained · No Middleware Required
OPC-UA Grafana Plugin for Industrial Data Visibility
Connect your OPC-UA industrial servers directly to Grafana dashboards. Live machine data, historical analysis, enterprise-grade authentication – no custom middleware, no deprecated plugins. Ready for Grafana 10.x through 12.x.
12+
Grafana versions supported
3
Auth methods including certificates
13+
Historical aggregate functions
Trusted for
Grafana 10.x / 11.x / 12.x
Live & Historical Data
Certificate Authentication
Native Grafana Alerting
Actively Maintained 2026
Grafana's official OPC-UA plugin reached end-of-life in June 2024. It no longer receives updates or bug fixes. Organizations upgrading to Grafana 10.x, 11.x, or 12.x may encounter compatibility issues. DEFTeam's plugin is an actively maintained, drop-in replacement.
Why Switch
Why Industrial Teams Are Moving to a Modern OPC-UA Grafana Solution
Four reasons organizations are replacing legacy OPC-UA Grafana integrations with DEFTeam's actively maintained plugin:
Middleware Complexity
Most OPC-UA to Grafana integrations require intermediate databases, data pipelines, or third-party products. DEFTeam's plugin connects directly – no extra layers to maintain.
Security Gaps
Legacy OPC-UA integrations often lack certificate-based authentication support. Industrial environments need proper encryption and auth – not just anonymous connections.
Data Stays Siloed
Machine data locked in SCADA systems or separate industrial tools cannot be combined with IT data in Grafana. Teams end up switching between disconnected tools to get a full picture.
How It Works
A Direct Bridge Between Your Machines and Your Dashboards
DEFTeam's OPC-UA plugin sits between your Grafana instance and your industrial OPC-UA servers – querying machine data on demand, exactly when a dashboard panel requests it. No intermediate database. No scheduled sync jobs. No data pipeline to maintain.
- Live queries return the current value of any OPC-UA node on every dashboard refresh – operators always see what is happening right now.
- Historical queries pull recorded data across any time range – enabling incident investigation, shift comparisons, and trend analysis without leaving Grafana.
- Aggregate functions run server-side – averages, min/max, counts, deltas – reducing data transfer and keeping dashboards responsive.
- Dashboard variables let one template serve multiple machines or production lines – operators switch context with a single dropdown.
- Native alerting means Grafana's standard alert rules and notification channels work on OPC-UA data just like any other datasource.
Getting Started
From Installation to Live Dashboard in 4 Steps
DEFTeam's plugin installs from the Grafana Plugin Catalog. Setup requires only your server endpoint and authentication method – the visual tag browser handles the rest.
Install the Plugin
Search "Opcua" in the Grafana Plugin Catalog and install with one click – or use the CLI for automated deployments.
Configure the Datasource
Enter your OPC-UA server endpoint URL, choose your authentication method, and click Save & Test to verify the connection.
Browse Your Nodes
Use the visual Tag Browser to explore your OPC-UA address space. Click any variable node to select it – no node IDs needed.
Build Your Dashboards
Add live or historical panels, configure alerts on any node, set up dashboard variables, and share with your operations team.
Already using Grafana's deprecated plugin? Migration to DEFTeam's plugin is straightforward – the connection model is similar and our team can assist with the transition to ensure continuity of your existing dashboards and alert rules.
Full Capabilities
Live Data
History
Discovery
Alerting
Flexibility
Annotations
Everything Your Industrial Team Needs in One Plugin
Six capabilities that cover the full range of industrial Grafana monitoring requirements:
Real-Time Machine Queries
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Historical Data & Aggregates
Query recorded node data across any time range with 13+ server-side aggregate functions – Average, Min, Max, Count, Delta, Range, Start, End, and more – for fast trend analysis.
Visual Tag Browser
Browse the full OPC-UA node hierarchy through a visual tree interface. Search by name, expand folders, and click to select – the node ID populates automatically.
Native Grafana Alerting
Full integration with Grafana's alert engine. Define thresholds on any OPC-UA node and receive notifications through any Grafana notification channel – no separate alerting system needed.
Dashboard Variables
Use Grafana template variables in node ID and alias fields. One dashboard template serves multiple machines, lines, or facilities – operators switch context with a dropdown.
Dashboard Annotations
Mark significant events on time-series charts using historical OPC-UA data. Correlate machine events with operational incidents directly on the dashboard timeline.
Enterprise-Grade Authentication – 3 Methods, 5 Security Policies
Anonymous for internal networks · Username/Password for standard deployments · Certificate-based auth with Basic256Sha256 and AES encryption for production environments requiring maximum security.
Use Cases
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Who Benefits from DEFTeam's OPC-UA Grafana Plugin
Industrial and operations teams that already run OPC-UA infrastructure and want to surface that data in Grafana without custom development.
Industrial · OT/IT Integration
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Manufacturing and
production
operations teams needing real-time line visibility
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Maintenance engineers
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Energy
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utilities organizations monitoring distributed assets
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IT/OT
integration teams bridging operational and enterprise monitoring stacks
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Organizations migrating off Grafana's deprecated OPC-UA plugin
Bridging the Gap Between Machine Data and the Teams Who Need It
Industrial organizations generate enormous amounts of OPC-UA data from their equipment. The challenge is getting it to the right people – operations managers, reliability engineers, energy teams – through the dashboards they already use, without building and maintaining a custom integration layer.
Teams We Serve
Manufacturing and
production
operations teams needing real-time line visibility
Maintenance engineers
investigating equipment behavior and incidents
Energy
and
utilities organizations monitoring distributed assets IT/OT
integration teams bridging operational and enterprise monitoring stacks
Organizations migrating off Grafana's deprecated OPC-UA pluginWhat Your Team Gets
Live
Real-time machine data in Grafana on every refresh
0
Extra middleware or databases needed
13+
Aggregate functions for historical analysis
12.x
Latest Grafana version supported
Supported OPC-UA Query Types
Live Data
Historical Raw
Average
Min / Max
Count
Delta
Range
Interpolative
FAQ
OPC-UA Grafana Plugin – Frequently Asked Questions
Questions IT and operations teams ask before deploying DEFTeam's OPC-UA Grafana plugin.
What is OPC-UA and does my equipment support it? +
OPC-UA (Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture) is the industry-standard
communication protocol for industrial automation and control systems. Virtually every modern
industrial machine, PLC, and SCADA system from major manufacturers supports OPC-UA. If your
equipment was manufactured in the last decade, it almost certainly already speaks OPC-UA.
Is Grafana's official OPC-UA plugin still available? +
Grafana's official OPC-UA datasource plugin was deprecated in 2024 and reached end-of-life
in June 2024. It no longer receives feature updates, bug fixes, or security patches.
Existing installations continue to work but will encounter compatibility issues as Grafana
advances beyond versions 10 and 11. DEFTeam's plugin is an actively maintained alternative
that supports Grafana 10.x through 12.x.
Can one dashboard serve multiple machines or production lines? +
Yes. DEFTeam's plugin fully supports Grafana's template variable system in both node ID and
alias fields. This means you can build one dashboard template and switch between machines,
production lines, or facilities through a dropdown selector – without rebuilding the
dashboard for each asset.
What authentication methods does the plugin support? +
The plugin supports three authentication methods: Anonymous (suitable for internally secured
networks), Username and Password (standard credentials stored encrypted in Grafana's secure
storage), and Certificate-based authentication with security policies including None,
Basic128Rsa15, Basic256, Basic256Sha256, Aes128, and Aes256. Certificate-based
authentication is recommended for production industrial environments.
Does the plugin work with Grafana alerting and annotations? +
Yes. The plugin has full integration with Grafana's native alerting engine – allowing you to
define alert rules and thresholds on any OPC-UA node value, using any of Grafana's standard
notification channels. It also supports dashboard annotations via historical queries,
enabling teams to mark and correlate significant events on time-series charts.
Ready to Connect Your Industrial Data to Grafana?
Whether you need a straightforward plugin installation, a migration from Grafana's deprecated OPC-UA plugin, or a fully managed industrial monitoring setup – DEFTeam's team is ready to help.
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