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AVEVA PI System vs Sunrun EnergyBase

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AVEVA PI System

Software

Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Sunrun EnergyBase

Software

Residential solar and energy management platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Sunrun EnergyBase covers Solar design and simulation.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where AVEVA PI System and Sunrun EnergyBase differ
AttributeAVEVA PI SystemSunrun EnergyBase
Pricing modelone-timequote
PlatformsDesktop, Web, Mobile, ApiWeb, Mobile
Founded19672007

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 Sunrun EnergyBase

  • Solar design and simulation
  • Project management
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Customer portal
  • Financial analysis
  • Salesforce
  • Google Maps
  • SSL encryption

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

Sunrun EnergyBase

  • Residential solar salesnot AVEVA PI System
  • Energy managementnot 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

Sunrun EnergyBase

Nothing recorded yet. See the Sunrun EnergyBase 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

Sunrun EnergyBase

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Sunrun EnergyBase 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 Sunrun EnergyBase if

  • You need solar design and simulation.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want project management.
Sunrun EnergyBase review

Questions people ask

Is AVEVA PI System or Sunrun EnergyBase better?
Neither clearly leads. AVEVA PI System starts at On request and Sunrun EnergyBase 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 Sunrun EnergyBase?
AVEVA PI System starts at On request and Sunrun EnergyBase at On request.
Does AVEVA PI System or Sunrun EnergyBase run on more platforms?
AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api. Sunrun EnergyBase runs on Web, Mobile.
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 Sunrun EnergyBase is typically brought in for.
What can AVEVA PI System do that Sunrun EnergyBase cannot?
AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization. Sunrun EnergyBase covers Solar design and simulation, Project management, Real-time monitoring, Customer portal.
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