CANopen Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features

UA

Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/24/2021

"Specialist in CAN/CANopen and deterministic networks (TTE, TSN, EtherCAT, ...)"

3.5/5

What do you like best about CANopen?

CANopen integrated services for network management (NMT), publish-subscribe model using PDO, and client-server model using SDO for large data transfers and runtime configuration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CANopen?

Difficult to estimate latency and jitter for data transfers between the nodes. if there are hard real-time constraints, synchronous PDO transfers shall be used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CANopen:

It would help if you also considered EtherCAT depending on the requirements of your network. Please pay special attention to CANopen implementation you plan to use since it could include faults, provide reduced functionality, or have limiting constraints. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CANopen solving and how is that benefiting you?

CANopen provides solutions for deterministic control networks and networks for control and telemetry data exchange. CANopen advantages include communication compatibility and interoperability, ease in network configuration and management, and massive support for HW devices, controllers, and SW applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Anil D.

System Software Specialist

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/28/2021

"It’s highly safe, robust industrial protocol"

5/5

What do you like best about CANopen?

SDO, PDO and very clear objects classification Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CANopen?

Sometimes there are too many objects and certain designers abuse it by adding too many custom objects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CANopen:

It is highly recommended because of simplicity , network topologies and compact deployments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CANopen solving and how is that benefiting you?

The CANOpen is helping to model APIS for end applications. Like valve control and configuration is being done in top of CANOPEN with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UA

Verified User in Automotive

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/16/2021

"CANopen : Flexible, open and versatile solution for data communication"

4.5/5

What do you like best about CANopen?

Openness and possibility of applying for many industries for data communications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CANopen?

CANopen is not scalabe with respect to other bus communication technologies. Physical layer can be made intact. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IF

Verified User in Food & Beverages

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/26/2021

"CANOpen a really nice industrial protocol"

4/5

What do you like best about CANopen?

The flexibility it brings compares to other industrial protocols like Profibus or Profinet, and the excellent communication structure (SDOs, PDOs, etc..) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CANopen?

Perhaps for someone that hasn't been in touch before with a CANOpen the learning curve might be a little tricky (but for the rest, the benefits outweigh the problems). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AP

Verified User in Printing

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/7/2021

"Can open is a very stable protocol for sensors and actuators!"

4/5

What do you like best about CANopen?

You can set priorities By the arbitration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CANopen?

The speed is low and that limits the range of the application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UE

Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/1/2021

"CanOpen For Wind Renewal Energy"

5/5

What do you like best about CANopen?

Multi Master functionality is most useful function of CanOpen Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CANopen?

Maximum number of Application data that can be sent in single frame Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UM

Verified User in Mining & Metals

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/25/2021

"Not user friendly. Manuals are written poorly."

2.5/5

What do you like best about CANopen?

I like how you can view the status of multiple devices on the single interface. I also like how you can configure nodes from your laptop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CANopen?

Difficult to get understand the canopen magic interface. Takes some time getting use to. Not very intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CA

Verified User in Airlines/Aviation

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/19/2021

"Using CANopen in avionics purpose"

4/5

What do you like best about CANopen?

communication validation at hardware level, possibility to connect multiple devices to one data bus Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CANopen?

need to program any type of message into the device Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UM

Verified User in Medical Devices

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/26/2021

"CANopen is the best reliable & efficient open source communication protocol I have used so far."

5/5

What do you like best about CANopen?

Integrity of packet for corresponding destination, collision free communication Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CANopen?

There is nothing to dislike about CANopen Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UI

Verified User in Industrial Automation

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/17/2021

"I have little experience in automotive industry"

4/5

What do you like best about CANopen?

The CANopen protocols supported by many international manufacturers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CANopen?

Limited connectivity options and it will reduce the signal integrity based on termination resistors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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