Software · head to head
AVEVA PI System vs Honeywell Building Management
AVEVA PI System
Software
Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Honeywell Building Management
Software
Integrated building and energy management system
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: AVEVA PI System pricing is not published and comes through an account representative; Honeywell Building Management honeywell Building Management publishes no online pricing across its product category pages (buildings.honeywell.com/us/en/products); the only purchasing path offered site-wide is a Contact Us support form, consistent with B2B building automation sold through installers/distributors rather than direct sale.
- They diverge on capability: AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Honeywell Building Management covers HVAC control.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which AVEVA PI System and Honeywell Building Management actually diverge.
| Attribute | AVEVA PI System | Honeywell Building Management |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | one-time | quote |
| Platforms | Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api | Web, Mobile |
| Founded | 1967 | 1906 |
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 Honeywell Building Management
- HVAC control
- Lighting management
- Energy analytics
- Maintenance tracking
- Security integration
- Microsoft
- SSL encryption
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 Honeywell Building Management
- Operations dashboards and alerting through PI Visionnot Honeywell Building Management
- Edge data collection where connectivity is intermittentnot Honeywell Building Management
- Pulling process data into Excel analysis with PI DataLinknot Honeywell Building Management
- Utilities, pharma, mining and oil and gas process monitoringnot Honeywell Building Management
Honeywell Building Management
- Building automationnot AVEVA PI System
- Energy optimizationnot 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
Honeywell Building Management
- Honeywell Building Management publishes no online pricing across its product category pages (buildings.honeywell.com/us/en/products); the only purchasing path offered site-wide is a Contact Us support form, consistent with B2B building automation sold through installers/distributors rather than direct sale.
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
Honeywell Building Management
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Honeywell Building Management 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.
Choose Honeywell Building Management if
- You need hvac control.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want lighting management.
Questions people ask
- Is AVEVA PI System or Honeywell Building Management better?
- Neither clearly leads. AVEVA PI System starts at On request and Honeywell Building Management 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 Honeywell Building Management?
- AVEVA PI System starts at On request and Honeywell Building Management at On request.
- Does AVEVA PI System or Honeywell Building Management run on more platforms?
- AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api. Honeywell Building Management runs on Web, Mobile.
- 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 Honeywell Building Management is typically brought in for.
- What can AVEVA PI System do that Honeywell Building Management cannot?
- AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization. Honeywell Building Management covers HVAC control, Lighting management, Energy analytics, Maintenance tracking. Both handle SOC2.