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ABB Ability vs Oracle Utilities

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ABB Ability

Software

Digital solutions for energy and automation

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Oracle Utilities logo

Oracle Utilities

Software

Complete customer care and billing for utilities

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.; Oracle Utilities oracle Utilities does not appear on Oracle's published price list index, which covers Technology, eBusiness Suite, Fusion Applications, Engineered Systems, Business Intelligence, Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, MySQL, Java and several cloud lines
  • They diverge on capability: ABB Ability covers Asset health monitoring, Oracle Utilities covers Customer information system.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ABB Ability and Oracle Utilities actually diverge.

Attributes where ABB Ability and Oracle Utilities differ
AttributeABB AbilityOracle Utilities
Founded19881977

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Mobile, Api), 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 Oracle Utilities

  • Customer information system
  • Billing and invoicing
  • Meter data management
  • Customer self-service portal
  • Revenue management
  • Credit and collections
  • Field service management
  • Regulatory compliance

Both cover

  • ISO 27001
  • Cloud deployment
  • On-premise deployment

What people use each for

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

ABB Ability

  • Asset performance managementnot Oracle Utilities
  • Predictive maintenancenot Oracle Utilities
  • Grid optimizationnot Oracle Utilities
  • Energy efficiencynot Oracle Utilities

Oracle Utilities

  • Customer information and billing systems for electric, gas and water utilitiesnot ABB Ability
  • Meter data management for utility smart metering programmesnot ABB Ability
  • Work and asset management for utility field operationsnot 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.

Oracle Utilities

  • Oracle Utilities does not appear on Oracle's published price list index, which covers Technology, eBusiness Suite, Fusion Applications, Engineered Systems, Business Intelligence, Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, MySQL, Java and several cloud lines
  • Where Oracle does publish prices they are downloadable PDF price lists rather than an interactive pricing page
  • Oracle publishes separate commercial and US Public Sector price lists, so the commercial rate does not apply to government buyers

Pricing, plan by plan

ABB Ability

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the ABB Ability review.

Oracle Utilities

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Oracle Utilities review.

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 Oracle Utilities if

  • You need customer information system.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want billing and invoicing.
Oracle Utilities review

Questions people ask

Is ABB Ability or Oracle Utilities better?
Neither clearly leads. ABB Ability starts at On request and Oracle Utilities at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ABB Ability or Oracle Utilities?
ABB Ability starts at On request and Oracle Utilities at On request.
Does ABB Ability or Oracle Utilities run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Mobile, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Oracle Utilities is typically brought in for.
What can ABB Ability do that Oracle Utilities cannot?
ABB Ability covers Asset health monitoring, Predictive maintenance, Performance optimization, Energy management. Oracle Utilities covers Customer information system, Billing and invoicing, Meter data management, Customer self-service portal. Both handle ISO 27001, Cloud deployment, On-premise deployment.
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