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ABB Ability vs OSIsoft PI System

ABB Ability logo

ABB Ability

Software

Digital solutions for energy and automation

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
OSIsoft PI System logo

OSIsoft PI System

Software

Real-time operational intelligence for industrial operations

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.; OSIsoft PI System oSIsoft is now AVEVA and osisoft.com redirects to the AVEVA PI System pages
  • They diverge on capability: ABB Ability covers Asset health monitoring, OSIsoft PI System covers Real-time data collection.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ABB Ability and OSIsoft PI System actually diverge.

Attributes where ABB Ability and OSIsoft PI System differ
AttributeABB AbilityOSIsoft PI System
PlatformsWeb, Mobile, ApiWindows, Web, Api
Founded19881980

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), 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
  • Digital twin technology
  • ERP systems

Only in OSIsoft PI System

  • Real-time data collection
  • Time-series data storage
  • Asset framework
  • Visualization tools
  • Event frames
  • Data compression
  • Notifications and alerts
  • SAP

Both cover

  • Advanced analytics
  • SCADA systems
  • Historians

What people use each for

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

ABB Ability

  • Asset performance managementnot OSIsoft PI System
  • Predictive maintenancenot OSIsoft PI System
  • Grid optimizationnot OSIsoft PI System
  • Energy efficiencynot OSIsoft PI System

OSIsoft PI System

  • Collecting and historising high frequency industrial process and sensor datanot ABB Ability
  • Operations dashboards and trend analysis for plants and utilitiesnot ABB Ability
  • Feeding real time operational data into analytics and digital twin applicationsnot 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.

OSIsoft PI System

  • OSIsoft is now AVEVA and osisoft.com redirects to the AVEVA PI System pages
  • No pricing is published; osisoft.com/pricing resolves to AVEVA product pages with no rate, minimum or cost driver
  • Licensing runs through the AVEVA Flex Subscription Program rather than a published per-seat or per-tag price
  • The PI System is split across separately listed products including PI Server, PI Vision, PI Data Infrastructure and Edge Data Store

Pricing, plan by plan

ABB Ability

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the ABB Ability review.

OSIsoft PI System

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the OSIsoft PI System 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 OSIsoft PI System if

  • You need real-time data collection.
  • You work on Windows, Web, Api.
  • You also want time-series data storage.
OSIsoft PI System review

Questions people ask

Is ABB Ability or OSIsoft PI System better?
Neither clearly leads. ABB Ability starts at On request and OSIsoft PI System at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ABB Ability or OSIsoft PI System?
ABB Ability starts at On request and OSIsoft PI System at On request.
Does ABB Ability or OSIsoft PI System run on more platforms?
ABB Ability runs on Web, Mobile, Api. OSIsoft PI System runs on Windows, Web, Api.
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 OSIsoft PI System is typically brought in for.
What can ABB Ability do that OSIsoft PI System cannot?
ABB Ability covers Asset health monitoring, Predictive maintenance, Performance optimization, Energy management. OSIsoft PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization tools. Both handle Advanced analytics, SCADA systems, Historians.
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