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AVEVA PI System vs Landis+Gyr Gridstream

AVEVA PI System logo

AVEVA PI System

Energy & Utilities

Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Landis+Gyr Gridstream logo

Landis+Gyr Gridstream

Energy & Utilities

Advanced metering infrastructure and grid edge intelligence

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; Landis+Gyr Gridstream the platform depends on Landis+Gyr metering hardware, including electric, gas and water meters plus communication network devices, rather than being sold as software alone
  • They diverge on capability: AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Landis+Gyr Gridstream covers Advanced metering infrastructure.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AVEVA PI System and Landis+Gyr Gridstream actually diverge.

Attributes where AVEVA PI System and Landis+Gyr Gridstream differ
AttributeAVEVA PI SystemLandis+Gyr Gridstream
Pricing modelone-timequote
PlatformsDesktop, Web, Mobile, ApiWeb, Api
Founded19671896

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Energy & Utilities).

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 Landis+Gyr Gridstream

  • Advanced metering infrastructure
  • Real-time meter data
  • Grid edge analytics
  • Distribution automation
  • Outage detection
  • Voltage monitoring
  • Load profiling
  • Remote connect/disconnect

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

Landis+Gyr Gridstream

  • Advanced metering infrastructure for electricity, gas and water utilitiesnot AVEVA PI System
  • Edge device connectivity and orchestration through the Gridstream Connect Apps Ecosystemnot AVEVA PI System
  • Coordinating distributed energy resources to balance grid supply and demandnot AVEVA PI System
  • Energy performance monitoring and analysis for utilitiesnot 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

Landis+Gyr Gridstream

  • The platform depends on Landis+Gyr metering hardware, including electric, gas and water meters plus communication network devices, rather than being sold as software alone
  • No price, licensing model or subscription term is published on the solutions pages; the site offers only a contact form and a distributor finder
  • Deployment, integration and ongoing optimisation are sold as separate Lifecycle Services rather than included

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

Landis+Gyr Gridstream

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Landis+Gyr Gridstream 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 Landis+Gyr Gridstream if

  • You need advanced metering infrastructure.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want real-time meter data.
Landis+Gyr Gridstream review

Questions people ask

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