Comparison
Trial vs Enterprise vs Professional
Complete feature list from the CANsignal Suite edition guide. ✓ included · — not available.
| Feature | Trial | Enterprise | Professional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edition limits | |||
| Internet / connectivity | Required | Not required | Not required for core use |
| Signal Generators | 7 maximum | 15 maximum | Unlimited |
| CAN AI (Offline / Online) | — | — | ✓ |
| Projects and workspace | |||
| New / Open / Save / Save As / Close / Delete / Archive project | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project properties, health, versions, and recent projects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Import and export project packages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create and restore workspace backups | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Settings, logs, alerts, and audit trail | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Network and hardware | |||
| Connect / Disconnect CAN adapters (virtual bus, PEAK, Kvaser, VSCOM) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scan network, set bitrate, bus reset, adapter diagnostics, driver check | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware wizard and native driver / API status | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual bus settings (latency) and optional fault injection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Electronic Data Sheet (EDS / DCF) | |||
| Import EDS / DCF (and start simulated node from the same file) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| EDS validation against object dictionary rules | — | — | ✓ |
| EDS comparison (two files / two revisions) | — | — | ✓ |
| EDS quality scoring | — | — | ✓ |
| AI EDS optimization (assistant-aided) | — | — | ✓ |
| Device profile view | — | — | ✓ |
| Compliance check and Compliance Dashboard | — | — | ✓ |
| Network package import and export, EDS report export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Object Dictionary | |||
| Object Dictionary workspace (per-node tabs, search, favorites) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live / simulated values, periodic read, SDO read and write | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Add objects to Watch and Live Graphs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SDO, PDO, and process data | |||
| SDO client, batch read / write, export results | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDO Monitor (configurations, live signals, raw frames, decode) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Process Data view | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDO mapping editor, dynamic remapping, export signals | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Network control and discovery | |||
| NMT: Start, Stop, Pre-Operational, Reset Node, Reset Communication | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SYNC scheduler | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LSS Wizard and LSS FD Wizard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| USDO client and specialty protocols | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Network Explorer / network discovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trace, graphs, and dashboards | |||
| Trace capture: start, stop, pause view, clear, save, replay | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Up to four independent Trace slots | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live Graphs and signal watch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dashboard Builder (gauges, numeric, bar, radial, thermo, LED, charts) | — | — | ✓ |
| Add signals and export graph data | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Node Simulator and Signal Generators | |||
| Simulated Node: import EDS, create node, Start / Stop, multi-node tabs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Simulated Object Dictionary (local values, React / Read / Write) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Signal Generators bound to OD registers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual network, bus settings, fault injection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Python scripting | |||
| Python Studio: new / run / stop / save scripts | — | — | ✓ |
| Python environments | — | — | ✓ |
| Automation of connect, simulation, OD favorites, dashboards, and more | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Assistant (CAN AI) | |||
| AI chatbot / assistant | — | — | ✓ |
| Ask about project, analyze EDS, optimize EDS, analyze trace | — | — | ✓ |
| Generate Python scripts, project knowledge base, report writer | — | — | ✓ |
| AI trace root-cause helper | — | — | ✓ |
| Diagnostics and analysis tools | |||
| Bus Health, Heartbeat Monitor, Network Diagnostics, Network Topology | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CAN FD analyzer, bit-timing calculator, bus utilization, timing analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fault analyzer, signal recorder, signal comparison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expression engine / derived signals | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Device lifecycle and production | |||
| Device commissioning | — | — | ✓ |
| Store / configuration backup, device cloning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Calibration workspace, provisioning templates, firmware update | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Test Runner | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reports and enterprise workspace | |||
| EDS, network, trace, bus-health, and test reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Engineering workspace, enterprise dashboard, change tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Release candidate, collaboration, performance certification | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Production audit, plugin manager, export diagnostics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
60 comparison rows · Enterprise maps to the Light edition limits in the official guide.