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AVEVA PI System vs GE Digital Grid Software

AVEVA PI System logo

AVEVA PI System

Software

Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
GE Digital Grid Software logo

GE Digital Grid Software

Software

Advanced distribution management and grid optimization

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: AVEVA PI System pricing is not published and comes through an account representative; GE Digital Grid Software gE Digital Grid Software has been reorganized under GE Vernova and rebranded as GridOS (GridOS for Distribution, GridOS for Transmission, GridOS ADMS, GridOS Data Fabric); no public pricing is listed on the vendor's own product pages, which route to a contact/demo path.
  • They diverge on capability: AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, GE Digital Grid Software covers Advanced distribution management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AVEVA PI System and GE Digital Grid Software actually diverge.

Attributes where AVEVA PI System and GE Digital Grid Software differ
AttributeAVEVA PI SystemGE Digital Grid Software
Pricing modelone-timequote
PlatformsDesktop, Web, Mobile, ApiWeb, Mobile, Api
Founded19672015

Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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 AVEVA PI System

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

Only in GE Digital Grid Software

  • Advanced distribution management
  • Outage management system
  • SCADA/EMS
  • Fault location and isolation
  • Voltage optimization
  • DER management
  • Grid analytics
  • Mobile workforce management

Both cover

  • SOC2

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 GE Digital Grid Software
  • Operations dashboards and alerting through PI Visionnot GE Digital Grid Software
  • Edge data collection where connectivity is intermittentnot GE Digital Grid Software
  • Pulling process data into Excel analysis with PI DataLinknot GE Digital Grid Software
  • Utilities, pharma, mining and oil and gas process monitoringnot GE Digital Grid Software

GE Digital Grid Software

  • Distribution automationnot AVEVA PI System
  • Outage managementnot AVEVA PI System
  • Grid modernizationnot AVEVA PI System
  • DER integrationnot AVEVA PI System

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

GE Digital Grid Software

  • GE Digital Grid Software has been reorganized under GE Vernova and rebranded as GridOS (GridOS for Distribution, GridOS for Transmission, GridOS ADMS, GridOS Data Fabric); no public pricing is listed on the vendor's own product pages, which route to a contact/demo path.

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

GE Digital Grid Software

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the GE Digital Grid Software review.

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 GE Digital Grid Software if

  • You need advanced distribution management.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want outage management system.
GE Digital Grid Software review

Questions people ask

Is AVEVA PI System or GE Digital Grid Software better?
Neither clearly leads. AVEVA PI System starts at On request and GE Digital Grid Software at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AVEVA PI System or GE Digital Grid Software?
AVEVA PI System starts at On request and GE Digital Grid Software at On request.
Does AVEVA PI System or GE Digital Grid Software run on more platforms?
AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api. GE Digital Grid Software runs on Web, Mobile, Api.
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 GE Digital Grid Software is typically brought in for.
What can AVEVA PI System do that GE Digital Grid Software cannot?
AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization. GE Digital Grid Software covers Advanced distribution management, Outage management system, SCADA/EMS, Fault location and isolation. Both handle SOC2.
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