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AVEVA PI System vs Dataloy

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AVEVA PI System

Energy & Utilities

Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Dataloy logo

Dataloy

Maritime & Shipping

Voyage management and operations

From
$1500/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: AVEVA PI System pricing is not published and comes through an account representative; 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: AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Dataloy covers Voyage planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AVEVA PI System and Dataloy actually diverge.

Attributes where AVEVA PI System and Dataloy differ
AttributeAVEVA PI SystemDataloy
Starting priceOn request$1500/month
Pricing modelone-timesubscription
PlatformsDesktop, Web, Mobile, ApiWeb, Windows
CategoryEnergy & UtilitiesMaritime & Shipping
Founded19671987

Identical on both: 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 AVEVA PI System

  • Real-time data collection
  • Time-series data storage
  • Asset framework
  • Visualization
  • Analytics
  • Event management
  • Notifications
  • Data integration

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.

AVEVA PI System

  • Collecting and historising real-time process data from plant equipmentnot Dataloy
  • Operations dashboards and alerting through PI Visionnot Dataloy
  • Edge data collection where connectivity is intermittentnot Dataloy
  • Pulling process data into Excel analysis with PI DataLinknot Dataloy
  • Utilities, pharma, mining and oil and gas process monitoringnot 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.

AVEVA PI System

  • Pricing is not published and comes through an account representative
  • The vendor is moving to a subscription commercial model, so perpetual licence expectations no longer hold
  • Made up of several separately named components, including PI Server, PI Vision, Edge Data Store and the adapters and connectors needed per data source

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

AVEVA PI System

On request
  • Data Archive$undefined/license
    • Time-series data storage
    • High-speed data collection
    • Data compression
  • Operations$undefined/license
    • PI Vision dashboards
    • AF analytics
    • Event frames
  • Enterprise$undefined/license
    • PI Integrator
    • Cloud connectivity
    • Advanced analytics

Dataloy

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

Which should you pick?

Choose AVEVA PI System if

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

Choose Dataloy if

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

Questions people ask

Is AVEVA PI System or Dataloy better?
Neither clearly leads. AVEVA PI System 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, AVEVA PI System or Dataloy?
AVEVA PI System starts at On request and Dataloy at $1500/month.
Does AVEVA PI System or Dataloy run on more platforms?
AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api. Dataloy runs on Web, Windows.
What is AVEVA PI System best used for?
AVEVA PI System is most often used for collecting and historising real-time process data from plant equipment, operations dashboards and alerting through pi vision, edge data collection where connectivity is intermittent, pulling process data into excel analysis with pi datalink. Of those, collecting and historising real-time process data from plant equipment and operations dashboards and alerting through pi vision are not what Dataloy is typically brought in for.
What can AVEVA PI System do that Dataloy cannot?
AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization. Dataloy covers Voyage planning, Operations management, Demurrage calculation, Bunker planning. Both handle ERP systems.
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