Softwr

Software · head to head

ABB Ability vs Dataloy

ABB Ability logo

ABB Ability

Software

Digital solutions for energy and automation

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Dataloy logo

Dataloy

Software

Voyage management and operations

From
$1500/month
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.; Dataloy dataloy has been rebranded as Sedna VMS ("Sedna Trade Voyage Management System (Dataloy)"); its own site publishes no pricing and every plan action is a Request a demo button, per Sedna's own site.
  • They diverge on capability: ABB Ability covers Asset health monitoring, Dataloy covers Voyage planning.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where ABB Ability and Dataloy differ
AttributeABB AbilityDataloy
Starting priceOn request$1500/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, Mobile, ApiWeb, Windows
Founded19881987

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Dataloy

  • Voyage planning
  • Operations management
  • Demurrage calculation
  • Bunker planning
  • Accounting
  • Market data
  • Web support
  • Windows support

Both cover

  • ERP systems

What people use each for

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

ABB Ability

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

Dataloy

No use cases recorded yet. See the Dataloy review.

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.

Dataloy

  • Dataloy has been rebranded as Sedna VMS ("Sedna Trade Voyage Management System (Dataloy)"); its own site publishes no pricing and every plan action is a Request a demo button, per Sedna's own site.

Pricing, plan by plan

ABB Ability

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the ABB Ability review.

Dataloy

$1500/month
  • VMS Pro$3000/month
    • Voyage planning
    • Operations
    • Demurrage

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 Dataloy if

  • You need voyage planning.
  • You work on Web, Windows.
  • You also want operations management.
Dataloy review

Questions people ask

Is ABB Ability or Dataloy better?
Neither clearly leads. ABB Ability starts at On request and Dataloy at $1500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ABB Ability or Dataloy?
ABB Ability starts at On request and Dataloy at $1500/month.
Does ABB Ability or Dataloy run on more platforms?
ABB Ability runs on Web, Mobile, Api. Dataloy runs on Web, Windows.
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 Dataloy is typically brought in for.
What can ABB Ability do that Dataloy cannot?
ABB Ability covers Asset health monitoring, Predictive maintenance, Performance optimization, Energy management. Dataloy covers Voyage planning, Operations management, Demurrage calculation, Bunker planning. Both handle ERP systems.
ShareXLinkedInRedditWhatsAppEmail

Related pages

More on ABB Ability

More on Dataloy

Keep looking

Other head to heads