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ABB Ability vs Augury

ABB Ability logo

ABB Ability

Energy

Digital solutions for energy and automation

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Augury logo

Augury

Manufacturing

Machine health monitoring sold as a per-machine annual service including sensors, installation and analyst diagnostics

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ABB Ability the Internet Archive's capture of ABB Ability's page on 19 December 2021 showed it is sold only through a 'Find Your Sales Partner' channel across industry verticals (Automotive, Buildings, Data Centers, EV Charging, Manufacturing, Mining, Oil & Gas, Power, and others), with no price list published.; Augury the per-machine annual fee never stops, so over a five to eight year horizon the total exceeds buying sensors and software outright and running the programme yourself.
  • They diverge on capability: ABB Ability covers Asset health monitoring, Augury covers Halo sensors.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ABB Ability and Augury actually diverge.

Attributes where ABB Ability and Augury differ
AttributeABB AbilityAugury
PlatformsWeb, Mobile, ApiWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryEnergyManufacturing
Founded1988Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in ABB Ability

  • Asset health monitoring
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Performance optimization
  • Energy management
  • Grid automation
  • Remote diagnostics
  • Advanced analytics
  • Digital twin technology

Only in Augury

  • Halo sensors
  • Diagnostics as a Service
  • Named fault diagnosis
  • Process Health
  • CMMS integration
  • Installation included
  • Fleet views
  • Unlimited users

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ABB Ability

  • Asset performance managementnot Augury
  • Predictive maintenancenot Augury
  • Grid optimizationnot Augury
  • Energy efficiencynot Augury

Augury

  • A food plant with 200 similar motors and pumps and no vibration analyst on staffnot ABB Ability
  • A multi-site manufacturer that needs one reliability picture across plants without standardising their maintenance teamsnot ABB Ability
  • An operator whose capex budget will not approve sensor hardware but whose opex budget will approve a servicenot ABB Ability
  • A site trying to move from calendar-based motor overhauls to condition-based intervals with defensible evidencenot ABB Ability

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ABB Ability

  • The Internet Archive's capture of ABB Ability's page on 19 December 2021 showed it is sold only through a 'Find Your Sales Partner' channel across industry verticals (Automotive, Buildings, Data Centers, EV Charging, Manufacturing, Mining, Oil & Gas, Power, and others), with no price list published.

Augury

  • The per-machine annual fee never stops, so over a five to eight year horizon the total exceeds buying sensors and software outright and running the programme yourself.
  • Coverage is aimed at standard rotating equipment; reciprocating compressors, very low-speed machinery and non-rotating assets are poorly served, so you still need a second monitoring approach.
  • Diagnoses depend on Augurys analysts, which means the quality of your programme is set by a vendor queue you do not control and turnaround is not something you can escalate internally.
  • The sensors and the analytics are one system, so leaving Augury means removing the hardware and starting again; there is no path to keep the sensors and change the software.
  • Pricing is unpublished and negotiated per fleet, so buyers have no benchmark and comparable plants can pay materially different per-machine rates.

Pricing, plan by plan

ABB Ability

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the ABB Ability review.

Augury

On request
  • Machine Health$undefined/year
    • Flat annual fee per monitored machine
    • Sensors, gateway, connectivity and installation included
    • Unlimited users and unlimited diagnostic reviews

Which should you pick?

Choose ABB Ability if

  • You need asset health monitoring.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want predictive maintenance.
ABB Ability review

Choose Augury if

  • You need halo sensors.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want diagnostics as a service.
Augury review

Questions people ask

Is ABB Ability or Augury better?
Neither clearly leads. ABB Ability starts at On request and Augury at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ABB Ability or Augury?
ABB Ability starts at On request and Augury at On request.
Does ABB Ability or Augury run on more platforms?
ABB Ability runs on Web, Mobile, Api. Augury runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is ABB Ability best used for?
ABB Ability is most often used for asset performance management, predictive maintenance, grid optimization, energy efficiency. Of those, asset performance management and predictive maintenance are not what Augury is typically brought in for.
What can ABB Ability do that Augury cannot?
ABB Ability covers Asset health monitoring, Predictive maintenance, Performance optimization, Energy management. Augury covers Halo sensors, Diagnostics as a Service, Named fault diagnosis, Process Health.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Augury: Do I buy the sensors?

No. Sensors, gateways, connectivity and installation are included in the per-machine annual fee.

Augury: Is there a per-user licence?

No. The web application allows unlimited users; the meter is monitored machines.

Augury: Who does the diagnosis?

Machine-learning models flag issues and Augury vibration analysts review them before a finding is released to you.

Augury: What happens if we cancel?

The sensors are part of the service and monitoring stops; you do not retain a usable standalone system.

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