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AVEVA PI System vs Google Home

AVEVA PI System logo

AVEVA PI System

Energy & Utilities

Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Google Home logo

Google Home

IoT & Smart Home

Google's smart home platform with Google Assistant

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Google Home has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: AVEVA PI System pricing is not published and comes through an account representative; Google Home web version (home.google.com) has limited controls compared to the mobile app
  • They diverge on capability: AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Google Home covers Google Assistant.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where AVEVA PI System and Google Home differ
AttributeAVEVA PI SystemGoogle Home
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelone-timeUnknown
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsDesktop, Web, Mobile, ApiiOS, Android, Web, ChromeOS
CategoryEnergy & UtilitiesIoT & Smart Home
Founded19672016

Identical on both: 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 Google Home

  • Google Assistant
  • Voice Control
  • Routines
  • Multi-Room Audio
  • 10,000+ devices
  • Nest products
  • Chromecast
  • Third-party apps

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

Google Home

  • Controlling and automating smart home devicesnot AVEVA PI System
  • Viewing Nest camera feedsnot AVEVA PI System
  • Creating automation routinesnot AVEVA PI System
  • Managing household device settingsnot AVEVA PI System
  • Voice control via Google Assistantnot 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

Google Home

  • Web version (home.google.com) has limited controls compared to the mobile app
  • Battery-camera live streams on the web app auto-stop after 5 minutes
  • Requires compatible Google/Nest or third-party smart-home hardware - it is a control app, not a standalone product

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

Google Home

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Google Home 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 Google Home if

  • You need google assistant.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on iOS, Android, Web, ChromeOS.
  • You also want voice control.
Google Home review

Questions people ask

Is AVEVA PI System or Google Home better?
Neither clearly leads. AVEVA PI System starts at On request and Google Home at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AVEVA PI System or Google Home?
Google Home has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for AVEVA PI System and Free for Google Home.
Does AVEVA PI System or Google Home run on more platforms?
AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api. Google Home runs on iOS, Android, Web, ChromeOS.
Can I use Google Home for free?
Yes. Google Home has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. AVEVA PI System starts at On request.
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 Google Home is typically brought in for.
What can AVEVA PI System do that Google Home cannot?
AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization. Google Home covers Google Assistant, Voice Control, Routines, Multi-Room Audio.
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