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ETAP vs AVEVA PI System

ETAP logo

ETAP

Energy & Utilities

Electrical power system design and analysis software

From
$5000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
AVEVA PI System logo

AVEVA PI System

Energy & Utilities

Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ETAP no pricing is published, and reaching a figure requires completing a multi step quote form; AVEVA PI System pricing is not published and comes through an account representative
  • They diverge on capability: ETAP covers Load flow analysis, AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where ETAP and AVEVA PI System differ
AttributeETAPAVEVA PI System
Starting price$5000/yearOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionone-time
PlatformsWindows, ApiDesktop, Web, Mobile, Api
Founded19861967

Identical on both: 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 ETAP

  • Load flow analysis
  • Short circuit analysis
  • Arc flash analysis
  • Protective device coordination
  • Harmonics analysis
  • Transient stability
  • Cable sizing
  • Panel schedule design

Only in AVEVA PI System

  • Real-time data collection
  • Time-series data storage
  • Asset framework
  • Visualization
  • Analytics
  • Event management
  • Notifications
  • Data integration

Both cover

  • SCADA systems

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ETAP

  • Electrical power system modelling, simulation and analysisnot AVEVA PI System
  • Arc flash, load flow and protection coordination studiesnot AVEVA PI System

AVEVA PI System

  • Collecting and historising real-time process data from plant equipmentnot ETAP
  • Operations dashboards and alerting through PI Visionnot ETAP
  • Edge data collection where connectivity is intermittentnot ETAP
  • Pulling process data into Excel analysis with PI DataLinknot ETAP
  • Utilities, pharma, mining and oil and gas process monitoringnot ETAP

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ETAP

  • No pricing is published, and reaching a figure requires completing a multi step quote form
  • Subscription durations offered are 3 years and 5 years, so there is no short commitment option
  • Licences are banded by user count rather than sold individually, in brackets of 1, 5 to 15, 15 to 25, 25 to 50 and over 50
  • National and international network licences are priced separately

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

Pricing, plan by plan

ETAP

$5000/year
  • Standard$5000/year
    • Load flow analysis
    • Short circuit analysis
    • Arc flash analysis
  • Professional$15000/year
    • Advanced analysis
    • Protective device coordination
    • Harmonics analysis
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Real-time monitoring
    • SCADA integration
    • Custom modules

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

Which should you pick?

Choose ETAP if

  • You need load flow analysis.
  • You work on Windows, Api.
  • You also want short circuit analysis.
ETAP review

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

Questions people ask

Is ETAP or AVEVA PI System better?
Neither clearly leads. ETAP starts at $5000/year and AVEVA PI System at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ETAP or AVEVA PI System?
ETAP starts at $5000/year and AVEVA PI System at On request.
Does ETAP or AVEVA PI System run on more platforms?
ETAP runs on Windows, Api. AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api.
What is ETAP best used for?
ETAP is most often used for electrical power system modelling, simulation and analysis, arc flash, load flow and protection coordination studies. Of those, electrical power system modelling, simulation and analysis and arc flash, load flow and protection coordination studies are not what AVEVA PI System is typically brought in for.
What can ETAP do that AVEVA PI System cannot?
ETAP covers Load flow analysis, Short circuit analysis, Arc flash analysis, Protective device coordination. AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization. Both handle SCADA systems.
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