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AVEVA PI System vs OpenLink Endur

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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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OpenLink Endur

Software

Enterprise trading and risk management

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: AVEVA PI System pricing is not published and comes through an account representative; OpenLink Endur openLink Endur (an ETRM/CTRM platform, now part of ION Group's OpenLink brand) is sold only through named enterprise license agreements with individual utilities and trading firms, confirmed by a chain of dated press releases announcing signed licenses (DTE Energy, Barclays Capital, RWE Trading Americas, Petrobras and others), none of which disclose a price; ION's current careers pages still list dedicated Endur and Findur implementation consultant roles, confirming the product line is separate from and sold alongside sibling products IRM, RightAngle and dbcSMARTsoft rather than as one unified suite (archived press release, 16 April 2015)
  • They diverge on capability: AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, OpenLink Endur covers Deal capture.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where AVEVA PI System and OpenLink Endur differ
AttributeAVEVA PI SystemOpenLink Endur
Pricing modelone-timequote
PlatformsDesktop, Web, Mobile, ApiDesktop, Web, Api
Founded19671999

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 OpenLink Endur

  • Deal capture
  • Position management
  • Risk analytics
  • Credit management
  • Logistics
  • Settlement
  • Accounting integration
  • Regulatory compliance

Both cover

  • ISO27001
  • 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 OpenLink Endur
  • Operations dashboards and alerting through PI Visionnot OpenLink Endur
  • Edge data collection where connectivity is intermittentnot OpenLink Endur
  • Pulling process data into Excel analysis with PI DataLinknot OpenLink Endur
  • Utilities, pharma, mining and oil and gas process monitoringnot OpenLink Endur

OpenLink Endur

  • Energy tradingnot AVEVA PI System
  • Risk managementnot AVEVA PI System
  • Commodity logisticsnot AVEVA PI System
  • Regulatory compliancenot AVEVA PI System
  • Settlementnot 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

OpenLink Endur

  • OpenLink Endur (an ETRM/CTRM platform, now part of ION Group's OpenLink brand) is sold only through named enterprise license agreements with individual utilities and trading firms, confirmed by a chain of dated press releases announcing signed licenses (DTE Energy, Barclays Capital, RWE Trading Americas, Petrobras and others), none of which disclose a price; ION's current careers pages still list dedicated Endur and Findur implementation consultant roles, confirming the product line is separate from and sold alongside sibling products IRM, RightAngle and dbcSMARTsoft rather than as one unified suite (archived press release, 16 April 2015)

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

OpenLink Endur

On request
  • Trading$undefined/custom
    • Deal capture
    • Position management
    • P&L analytics
  • Risk$undefined/custom
    • VaR and PaR
    • Credit risk
    • Limit monitoring
  • Enterprise$undefined/custom
    • Full ETRM suite
    • Multi-commodity
    • Global support

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 OpenLink Endur if

  • You need deal capture.
  • You work on Desktop, Web, Api.
  • You also want position management.
OpenLink Endur review

Questions people ask

Is AVEVA PI System or OpenLink Endur better?
Neither clearly leads. AVEVA PI System starts at On request and OpenLink Endur 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 OpenLink Endur?
AVEVA PI System starts at On request and OpenLink Endur at On request.
Does AVEVA PI System or OpenLink Endur run on more platforms?
AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api. OpenLink Endur runs on Desktop, 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 OpenLink Endur is typically brought in for.
What can AVEVA PI System do that OpenLink Endur cannot?
AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization. OpenLink Endur covers Deal capture, Position management, Risk analytics, Credit management. Both handle ISO27001, SOC2.
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