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AVEVA PI System vs Oracle Utilities Cloud

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AVEVA PI System

Energy & Utilities

Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Oracle Utilities Cloud logo

Oracle Utilities Cloud

Energy & Utilities

Complete utility customer and operations platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Oracle Utilities Cloud covers Customer information system.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where AVEVA PI System and Oracle Utilities Cloud differ
AttributeAVEVA PI SystemOracle Utilities Cloud
Pricing modelone-timesubscription
PlatformsDesktop, Web, Mobile, ApiWeb, Mobile, Api
Founded19671977

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
  • Event management
  • Notifications
  • Data integration
  • SCADA systems

Only in Oracle Utilities Cloud

  • Customer information system
  • Billing and rates
  • Meter data management
  • Work management
  • Asset management
  • Outage management
  • Customer self-service
  • Oracle ERP

Both cover

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

Oracle Utilities Cloud

  • Utility billingnot AVEVA PI System
  • Customer engagementnot AVEVA PI System
  • Smart meter operationsnot AVEVA PI System
  • Asset managementnot AVEVA PI System
  • Grid modernizationnot 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 Cloud

Nothing recorded yet. See the Oracle Utilities Cloud review.

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 Cloud

On request
  • Customer Cloud$undefined/custom
    • Customer information system
    • Billing engine
    • Payment processing
  • Network Cloud$undefined/custom
    • Network management
    • Outage management
    • Asset management
  • Analytics Cloud$undefined/custom
    • Meter data management
    • Grid analytics
    • AI/ML insights

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 Cloud if

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

Questions people ask

Is AVEVA PI System or Oracle Utilities Cloud better?
Neither clearly leads. AVEVA PI System starts at On request and Oracle Utilities Cloud 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 Cloud?
AVEVA PI System starts at On request and Oracle Utilities Cloud at On request.
Does AVEVA PI System or Oracle Utilities Cloud run on more platforms?
AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api. Oracle Utilities Cloud 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 Cloud is typically brought in for.
What can AVEVA PI System do that Oracle Utilities Cloud cannot?
AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization. Oracle Utilities Cloud covers Customer information system, Billing and rates, Meter data management, Work management. Both handle Analytics, ISO27001, SOC2.
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