The JACE-8000 platform, introduced with the release of Niagara 4, provides a number of exclusive features, such as integral WiFi (802.11b/g) support, backup and restore to and from a removable USB drive, and easy communications expansion using attachable modules.

JACE-8000 controllers support Niagara 4. Whereas the JACE-3,-6,-7 series controllers were originally released with NiagaraAX, and may be migrated to Niagara 4 if already running AX-3.8, or else configured from scratch using Niagara 4.