# Cognite Data Fusion: what it sells, price and AI features

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/cognite-data-fusion/
Covers: Sept. 9, 2025 to Sept. 8, 2026
Updated: 2026-11-11
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Cite as: Newsprint, "Cognite Data Fusion: what it sells, price and AI features", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/cognite-data-fusion/, updated 2026-11-11

> Cognite Data Fusion is on the AI manufacturing operations software map. We record 5 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Sept. 8, 2026.

"Unify, contextualize, and activate your industrial data at enterprise scale." Cognite Data Fusion is the industrial data and AI foundation that plant, reliability and operations teams use to build a knowledge graph of asset, sensor and work data. Cognite Atlas AI is a low-code workbench for industrial agents, and Cognite Flows is the front-line layer for work on that data. Source: [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/).

## Facts

- Site: [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/)
- Founded: [2017](https://www.newsprint.com/research/manufacturing-operations-software/#co-cognite-data-fusion)
- Category: Industrial data platforms
- Status: Active

## On the research maps

### [The AI manufacturing operations software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/manufacturing-operations-software/#co-cognite-data-fusion)

"Unify, contextualize, and activate your industrial data at enterprise scale." Cognite Data Fusion is the industrial data and AI foundation that plant, reliability and operations teams use to build a knowledge graph of asset, sensor and work data. Cognite Atlas AI is a low-code workbench for industrial agents, and Cognite Flows is the front-line layer for work on that data. Source: [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/).

- Category: Industrial data platforms
- Price: not published; sales-led
- AI capabilities: Named agent, Assistant, Data contextualization, Production analytics, Maintenance work and troubleshooting and MCP or agent API
- Scale: Established: a public parent, or a disclosed customer base (Schneider Electric signed a definitive agreement on 2026-06-30 to buy Cognite for $3.1 billion in cash. Cognite says it has delivered $1 billion in verified AI value for customers.)
- Founded: 2017

Sources: [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/), [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom), [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom/schneider-electric-announces-agreement-to-acquire-cognite), [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom/cognite-and-abb-collaborate-to-integrate-agentic-ai-into-industrial-applications-to-deliver), [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom/introducing-cognite-flows), [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom/cognite-atlas-ai-drives-customer-momentum-with-new-major-release) and [1 more on the map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/manufacturing-operations-software/#co-cognite-data-fusion).

## Launches and dated events, newest first

### Industrial MCP enters public preview

Launch, Sept. 8, 2026. Cognite's September release opens Cognite Data Fusion to outside AI tools, including Claude and Microsoft Copilot, through Industrial MCP. It also adds an Atlas AI agent to the data engineering workspace.

Source: [Vendor blog](https://www.cognite.com/en/resources/blog/cognite-september-2026-release). From [the AI manufacturing operations software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/manufacturing-operations-software/#co-cognite-data-fusion).

### Schneider Electric agrees to buy Cognite for $3.1 billion

Acquisition, June 30, 2026. Schneider Electric signed a definitive agreement to buy 100 percent of Cognite Holding B.V. in an all-cash deal. After closing, Cognite will be integrated with AVEVA inside Schneider's Industrial Automation business.

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom/schneider-electric-announces-agreement-to-acquire-cognite). From [the AI manufacturing operations software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/manufacturing-operations-software/#co-cognite-data-fusion).

### Cognite and ABB plan agent-to-agent orchestration

Partnership, May 21, 2026. Cognite and ABB announced a collaboration to add an agentic layer to existing industrial applications so that agents can hand work to each other. The release says the aim is agent-to-agent orchestration.

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom/cognite-and-abb-collaborate-to-integrate-agentic-ai-into-industrial-applications-to-deliver). From [the AI manufacturing operations software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/manufacturing-operations-software/#co-cognite-data-fusion).

### Cognite Flows launches as the action layer

Launch, May 12, 2026. Cognite introduced Flows, an AI-native experience that lets teams build and deploy tailored applications on Cognite data. Cognite says more than 30 percent of its customer base and key partners already have Flows.

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom/introducing-cognite-flows). From [the AI manufacturing operations software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/manufacturing-operations-software/#co-cognite-data-fusion).

### Atlas AI major release adds agent templates

Launch, Sept. 9, 2025. Cognite released a major version of Atlas AI, a low-code agent workbench. It adds templates for time series analysis, work packages, shift handover summaries and work order classification, and granular access controls for agents.

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom/cognite-atlas-ai-drives-customer-momentum-with-new-major-release). From [the AI manufacturing operations software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/manufacturing-operations-software/#co-cognite-data-fusion).

## Methodology and corrections

How we track launches, and how to report an error: https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology