Synnax GTM brain

Synnax sells a unified hardware control, data acquisition and analysis platform to engineering teams running instrumented tests and operations.

category

Hardware test and control software

market profile

  • text: Hardware testing combines real-time control, sensor acquisition and post-test analysis, often across separate systems.
  • text: Hardware teams working on robotics and industrial automation need to connect sensor-driven systems and automate operations.

personas

  • title: Test engineering lead
    pains:
    • Operators juggle live controls, telemetry and post-test review across tools
    • Investigating anomalies and comparing high-frequency runs slows iteration
  • title: Controls engineer
    pains:
    • Integrating devices and implementing repetitive sequence logic takes engineering time
    • Operators need reliable transitions between manual and automatic control
  • title: Hardware engineering manager
    pains:
    • Fragmented testing infrastructure slows release cycles
    • Growing channel counts make telemetry and operator visibility harder to manage

icp

  • text: Hardware developers building instrumented test stands for engines, batteries, valves or other components; company size is not specified.
  • text: Industrial automation and robotics organizations that combine physical devices, sensor data and control workflows.

message pillars

  • text: Unify real-time control with telemetry and review.
  • text: Make hardware operations visible through live interfaces.
  • text: Reduce control sequence boilerplate.

objections

  • objection: Will our existing devices connect?
    response: Synnax lists OPC UA, Modbus, EtherCAT, NI and Dewesoft; verify specific models and channel rates in a pilot.
  • objection: Can we keep operators in control during automated runs?
    response: The platform describes transitions between automated and manual operation; validate overrides against the site's safety requirements.

competitors

  • name: NI LabVIEW
    why: Established alternative for hardware test programming and control.
  • name: InfluxData
    why: Time-series database that can form part of a separate sensor data stack.
  • name: Grafana Labs
    why: Visualization alternative that can be paired with a separate data store.

keywords

  • hardware test automation
  • test stand control software
  • sensor data acquisition
  • industrial telemetry visualization
  • LabVIEW alternative
  • hardware operations platform

voice

  • Technical and engineer-oriented
  • Direct and confident
  • Focused on practical operation

signals

  • text: A team is building or upgrading an instrumented test stand with multiple sensors and control channels.
  • text: Engineers are consolidating separate acquisition, control and analysis systems.

stack

  • Python SDK
  • TypeScript SDK
  • OPC UA
  • Modbus
  • EtherCAT

pricing

model: free

motion

hybrid

channels

  • Website
  • Documentation
  • Blog

confidence

medium

Founders

  • name: Emiliano Bonilla
    title: Founder/CEO
    role: CEO
    bio: Co-Founder & CEO at Synnax. I'm classically trained in Aerospace Engineering and have a passion for building and selling great software to improve the way teams develop hardware. I led a team in the development of data processing tools for the first launches of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket, one of the few new-space companies to repeatedly reach orbit. I've also worked on automous electric vehicle prototypes and developed banking software for European startups.
  • name: Patrick Dotson
    title: Founder/COO
    role: COO
    bio: Co-Founder & COO at Synnax. I worked on propulsion systems for the Starship program at SpaceX and have experience in both hardware and software engineering. I graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in aerospace engineering.
  • name: Elham Islam
    title: Founder/CTO
    role: CTO
    bio: Co-Founder & CTO at Synnax. I wrote flight software for the Mars Sample Return Lander at NASA JPL and developed embedded control systems for laser communication at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. I studied computer engineering at the University of Michigan.

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