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AVEVA PI System vs LIFX

AVEVA PI System logo

AVEVA PI System

Software

Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
LIFX logo

LIFX

Software

WiFi-enabled smart lights with no hub required

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; LIFX the Internet Archive's capture of LIFX's products page on 19 July 2016 priced the White 800 bulb at $39.99 USD (890 lumens) and the Color 1000 bulb at $59.99 USD (1,055 lumens); this is a 2016 capture and current prices likely differ.
  • They diverge on capability: AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, LIFX covers No Hub Required.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where AVEVA PI System and LIFX differ
AttributeAVEVA PI SystemLIFX
PlatformsDesktop, Web, Mobile, ApiIOS, Android, Windows, MacOS
Founded19672012

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (one-time), 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 LIFX

  • No Hub Required
  • 16 Million Colors
  • WiFi Direct
  • High Brightness
  • HomeKit
  • Alexa
  • Google Home
  • SmartThings

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

LIFX

  • Ambient lightingnot AVEVA PI System
  • Gaming setupnot AVEVA PI System
  • Photography lightingnot AVEVA PI System
  • Smart homenot 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

LIFX

  • The Internet Archive's capture of LIFX's products page on 19 July 2016 priced the White 800 bulb at $39.99 USD (890 lumens) and the Color 1000 bulb at $59.99 USD (1,055 lumens); this is a 2016 capture and current prices likely differ.

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

LIFX

On request
  • LIFX Bulb$40/month
    • 16M colors
    • WiFi direct
    • No hub required

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 LIFX if

  • You need no hub required.
  • You work on IOS, Android, Windows, MacOS.
  • You also want 16 million colors.
LIFX review

Questions people ask

Is AVEVA PI System or LIFX better?
Neither clearly leads. AVEVA PI System starts at On request and LIFX 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 LIFX?
AVEVA PI System starts at On request and LIFX at On request.
Does AVEVA PI System or LIFX run on more platforms?
AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api. LIFX runs on IOS, Android, Windows, MacOS.
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 LIFX is typically brought in for.
What can AVEVA PI System do that LIFX cannot?
AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization. LIFX covers No Hub Required, 16 Million Colors, WiFi Direct, High Brightness.
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