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AVEVA PI System vs Itron

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AVEVA PI System

Software

Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Itron

Software

Smart metering and utility network solutions

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; Itron no pricing table, licensing model, subscription term or cost driver is published anywhere on the site; the only route is a contact form
  • They diverge on capability: AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Itron covers Smart meter infrastructure.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where AVEVA PI System and Itron differ
AttributeAVEVA PI SystemItron
Pricing modelone-timequote
PlatformsDesktop, Web, Mobile, ApiWeb, Mobile, Api
Founded19671977

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 Itron

  • Smart meter infrastructure
  • Meter data management
  • Advanced metering analytics
  • Distribution automation
  • Network monitoring
  • Demand response
  • Customer engagement
  • Revenue protection

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

Itron

  • Grid edge visibility and control for electricity utilitiesnot AVEVA PI System
  • Distributed energy resource management through IntelliFLEX DERMSnot AVEVA PI System
  • Water utility metering and service recoverynot AVEVA PI System
  • Field crew hazard identification at the point of worknot 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

Itron

  • No pricing table, licensing model, subscription term or cost driver is published anywhere on the site; the only route is a contact form
  • The site publishes no distinction between subscription and perpetual licensing for its platform products
  • DER management is delivered as a separate IntelliFLEX DERMS product rather than as part of a single platform licence

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

Itron

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Itron 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 Itron if

  • You need smart meter infrastructure.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want meter data management.
Itron review

Questions people ask

Is AVEVA PI System or Itron better?
Neither clearly leads. AVEVA PI System starts at On request and Itron 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 Itron?
AVEVA PI System starts at On request and Itron at On request.
Does AVEVA PI System or Itron run on more platforms?
AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api. Itron 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 Itron is typically brought in for.
What can AVEVA PI System do that Itron cannot?
AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization. Itron covers Smart meter infrastructure, Meter data management, Advanced metering analytics, Distribution automation. Both handle SOC2.
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