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AutoGrid Flex vs Novity

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AutoGrid Flex

Energy

AI-powered distributed energy resource management

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Novity

Energy

Hybrid physics and machine learning prognostics that estimate remaining useful life for process equipment

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: AutoGrid Flex the Internet Archive's capture of AutoGrid's homepage on 30 December 2020 confirmed AutoGrid Flex is listed on AWS Marketplace to simplify procurement, alongside direct sales; no price figure is published on the vendor's own site, only a contact form.; Novity novity is a small venture-backed company with a strategic investor rather than a profitable business, so continuity risk is real and the Tokyo Gas investment signals a likely eventual acquisition that would reset the roadmap.
  • They diverge on capability: AutoGrid Flex covers DER optimization, Novity covers TruPrognostics engine.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AutoGrid Flex and Novity actually diverge.

Attributes where AutoGrid Flex and Novity differ
AttributeAutoGrid FlexNovity
PlatformsWeb, Mobile, ApiWeb, Cloud
Founded2011Unknown

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

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 AutoGrid Flex

  • DER optimization
  • Virtual power plant
  • Demand response
  • AI forecasting
  • Grid services
  • EV charging management
  • Battery storage optimization
  • Real-time control

Only in Novity

  • TruPrognostics engine
  • Cold-start modelling
  • Fault mode diagnosis
  • Remaining useful life
  • Existing sensor reuse
  • Recommended actions
  • Historian connectors
  • Asset class libraries

What people use each for

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

AutoGrid Flex

  • Virtual power plantnot Novity
  • Demand flexibilitynot Novity
  • Grid balancingnot Novity
  • DER monetizationnot Novity

Novity

  • A gas processing plant that needs a defensible time-to-failure number before deferring a turnaroundnot AutoGrid Flex
  • An LNG terminal with critical compressors and no run-to-failure history to train a conventional modelnot AutoGrid Flex
  • A wastewater operator whose existing vibration alarms are ignored because they carry no severity or horizonnot AutoGrid Flex
  • A generator operator supplying data centre load where an unplanned trip carries contractual penaltiesnot AutoGrid Flex

Where each one falls short

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

AutoGrid Flex

  • The Internet Archive's capture of AutoGrid's homepage on 30 December 2020 confirmed AutoGrid Flex is listed on AWS Marketplace to simplify procurement, alongside direct sales; no price figure is published on the vendor's own site, only a contact form.

Novity

  • Novity is a small venture-backed company with a strategic investor rather than a profitable business, so continuity risk is real and the Tokyo Gas investment signals a likely eventual acquisition that would reset the roadmap.
  • Physics-based models must be configured per equipment class, so each new asset type is an engineering engagement rather than a configuration screen, and rollout speed is limited by Novitys own capacity.
  • Prognostics depend on the quality and sampling rate of your historian data; plants recording ten-minute averages will not get useful remaining-useful-life estimates without new instrumentation.
  • Nothing about pricing is published and there is no self-service entry point, so evaluation always starts with a sales-led pilot on a handful of assets.
  • The deployment footprint is concentrated in oil and gas, LNG and water, so reference customers and pre-built asset models outside those industries are limited.

Pricing, plan by plan

AutoGrid Flex

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the AutoGrid Flex review.

Novity

On request
  • TruPrognostics$undefined/year
    • Quoted per asset class and monitored equipment count
    • Model configuration and commissioning quoted as a project
    • Typically an annual subscription tied to a pilot then a rollout

Which should you pick?

Choose AutoGrid Flex if

  • You need der optimization.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want virtual power plant.
AutoGrid Flex review

Choose Novity if

  • You need truprognostics engine.
  • You work on Web, Cloud.
  • You also want cold-start modelling.
Novity review

Questions people ask

Is AutoGrid Flex or Novity better?
Neither clearly leads. AutoGrid Flex starts at On request and Novity at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AutoGrid Flex or Novity?
AutoGrid Flex starts at On request and Novity at On request.
Does AutoGrid Flex or Novity run on more platforms?
AutoGrid Flex runs on Web, Mobile, Api. Novity runs on Web, Cloud.
What is AutoGrid Flex best used for?
AutoGrid Flex is most often used for virtual power plant, demand flexibility, grid balancing, der monetization. Of those, virtual power plant and demand flexibility are not what Novity is typically brought in for.
What can AutoGrid Flex do that Novity cannot?
AutoGrid Flex covers DER optimization, Virtual power plant, Demand response, AI forecasting. Novity covers TruPrognostics engine, Cold-start modelling, Fault mode diagnosis, Remaining useful life.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Novity: What does Novity actually output?

A named failure mode and an estimated remaining useful life with a confidence band, not just an anomaly alert.

Novity: Do we need failure history to train it?

No. The physics component is what lets it produce useful prognostics on equipment with little or no run-to-failure data.

Novity: Do we need new sensors?

Often not. It reads from your existing historian, but low sampling rates or missing measurements can require additional instrumentation.

Novity: Who backs the company?

It was spun out of Xerox PARC and took a strategic investment from Acario Innovation, the venture arm of Tokyo Gas, in 2026.

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