We found 43 YouTube channels similar to IT and Automation Academy
Both target industrial automation learners with strong overlap on PLC programming and SCADA/MES topics, evidenced by RealPars' high search match (100% for SCADA/tutorials and PLC programming) and substantial content alignment (80%), aligning closely with IT and Automation Academy's audience.
Shares audience interest in SCADA and manufacturing execution topics, reflected in a solid overall match (61%), driven by content similarity (80%), though search relevance is more modest (32%), indicating overlap in niche topics like MES explained within industrial automation.
Similar focus on industrial automation fundamentals and PLC programming, with a high content overlap (75%) and notable search alignment (38%), indicating a common learner base seeking engineering concepts and wiring diagrams.
Both concentrate on PLC programming and electrical wiring diagrams, showing strong content similarity (86%) and decent overall match (57%), though IT and Automation Academy may appeal more to broader automation concepts than short-form tips.
Competitors in electrical diagrams and Modbus/industrial protocols, with high content similarity (86%) and moderate search relevance (7%), suggesting a shared audience interested in protocol basics and wiring details more than broad tutorials.
Overlaps in PLC programming and process instrumentation placeInstrumentation & Control as similar in audience and content (82%), with a moderate search alignment (13%), indicating complementary coverage of industrial automation basics.
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| #7 | 54% | ELECTRICAL LAD ▶ | 83% | 28.9K | 10% | 3 |
| #8 | 53% | LeMaster Tech ▶ | 78% | 41.4K | 17% | 3 |
| #9 | 53% | Automation4all | 85% | 13.3K | 5% | 1 |
| #10 | 53% | SCADA & Beyond with Alana | 84% | 2.1K | 6% | 4 |
| #11 | 52% | DpsTV | 77% | 10.1K | 14% | 6 |
| #12 | 52% | Instrumentation Tools | 81% | 227K | 7% | 5 |
| #13 | 51% | Upmation | 81% | 212K | 7% | 1 |
| #14 | 51% | ATO Automation ▶ | 81% | 73.2K | 6% | 4 |
| #15 | 51% | Automatedo | 82% | 26.8K | 4% | 3 |
| #16 | 50% | RSP Supply ▶ | 79% | 94.6K | 7% | 2 |
| #17 | 50% | Aamir Alamgir | 80% | 1.1K | 6% | 1 |
| #18 | 50% | AutomationDirect.com | 80% | 68.6K | 5% | 2 |
| #19 | 50% | Instrumentation Academy ▶ | 78% | 95.5K | 7% | 3 |
| #20 | 50% | PLCskilltree | 79% | 16.8K | 6% | 1 |
| #21 | 50% | RealTimeAutomation | 76% | 18.2K | 10% | 5 |
| #22 | 50% | Electrical Engineering Knowledge Sharing | 78% | 12.9K | 7% | 2 |
| #23 | 49% | InstruNexus | 77% | 3.0K | 9% | 2 |
| #24 | 49% | Electrical lectures ▶ | 76% | 65.9K | 9% | 4 |
| #25 | 49% | Rajvir Singh | 78% | 118K | 6% | 3 |
| #26 | 49% | OnLogic | 67% | 11.2K | 21% | 4 |
| #27 | 48% | MATLAB | 75% | 595K | 8% | 3 |
| #28 | 47% | Radwell International ▶ | 74% | 13.9K | 7% | 2 |
| #29 | 47% | Electronoobs | 75% | 638K | 6% | 1 |
| #30 | 47% | Inductive Automation | 73% | 15.8K | 8% | 4 |
| #31 | 47% | Eaton ▶ | 66% | 188K | 18% | 7 |
| #32 | 45% | Energy and Mining Innovation ▶ | 72% | 12.8K | 6% | 1 |
| #33 | 45% | Hardwire Electronics | 72% | 11.7K | 5% | 2 |
| #34 | 45% | TheOPCFoundation | 71% | 6.3K | 6% | 2 |
| #35 | 45% | Ekeeda | 70% | 1.3M | 6% | 3 |
| #36 | 45% | GoTech | 70% | 225K | 7% | 4 |
| #37 | 44% | SOLIDWORKS ▶ | 68% | 236K | 9% | 3 |
| #38 | 44% | Spud Spike | 64% | 79.1K | 15% | 3 |
| #39 | 44% | L. Gentry | 68% | 1.3K | 7% | 1 |
| #40 | 43% | Maker 101 | 69% | 172K | 6% | 1 |
| #41 | 43% | exida | 68% | 13.3K | 4% | 4 |
| #42 | 41% | Yokogawa: Industrial Automation | 64% | 17K | 7% | 2 |
| #43 | 40% | Satori Graphics | 64% | 1.6M | 5% | 4 |
RealPars — 88% match, 1.2M subscribers; 4.0 Solutions — 61% match, 45.2K subscribers; The Engineering Mindset — 60% match, 4.3M subscribers. All three channels produce engineering-focused automation content with tutorials on PLCs, control systems, and industrial automation similar to IT and Automation Academy.
IT and Automation Academy creates instructional videos about PLC programming, SCADA, Modbus, MQTT, and general industrial automation topics. The channel uploads frequent tutorials and explainer videos, with recent views ranging from 171.2K to 309.9K per video, and an average around 177.8K views per video.
We analyze IT and Automation Academy's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.
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