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AVEVA PI System vs Oracle Utilities

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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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Oracle Utilities

Software

Complete customer care and billing for utilities

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; Oracle Utilities oracle Utilities does not appear on Oracle's published price list index, which covers Technology, eBusiness Suite, Fusion Applications, Engineered Systems, Business Intelligence, Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, MySQL, Java and several cloud lines
  • They diverge on capability: AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Oracle Utilities covers Customer information system.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where AVEVA PI System and Oracle Utilities differ
AttributeAVEVA PI SystemOracle Utilities
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 Oracle Utilities

  • Customer information system
  • Billing and invoicing
  • Meter data management
  • Customer self-service portal
  • Revenue management
  • Credit and collections
  • Field service management
  • Regulatory compliance

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

Oracle Utilities

  • Customer information and billing systems for electric, gas and water utilitiesnot AVEVA PI System
  • Meter data management for utility smart metering programmesnot AVEVA PI System
  • Work and asset management for utility field operationsnot 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

Oracle Utilities

  • Oracle Utilities does not appear on Oracle's published price list index, which covers Technology, eBusiness Suite, Fusion Applications, Engineered Systems, Business Intelligence, Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, MySQL, Java and several cloud lines
  • Where Oracle does publish prices they are downloadable PDF price lists rather than an interactive pricing page
  • Oracle publishes separate commercial and US Public Sector price lists, so the commercial rate does not apply to government buyers

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

Oracle Utilities

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Oracle Utilities 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 Oracle Utilities if

  • You need customer information system.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want billing and invoicing.
Oracle Utilities review

Questions people ask

Is AVEVA PI System or Oracle Utilities better?
Neither clearly leads. AVEVA PI System starts at On request and Oracle Utilities 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 Oracle Utilities?
AVEVA PI System starts at On request and Oracle Utilities at On request.
Does AVEVA PI System or Oracle Utilities run on more platforms?
AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api. Oracle Utilities 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 Oracle Utilities is typically brought in for.
What can AVEVA PI System do that Oracle Utilities cannot?
AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization. Oracle Utilities covers Customer information system, Billing and invoicing, Meter data management, Customer self-service portal. Both handle SOC2.
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