Energy & Utilities · head to head
ETAP vs Honeywell Building Management
ETAP
Energy & Utilities
Electrical power system design and analysis software
- From
- $5000/year
- Rated
- -
Honeywell Building Management
Energy & Utilities
Integrated building and energy management system
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: ETAP no pricing is published, and reaching a figure requires completing a multi step quote form; Honeywell Building Management honeywell Building Management publishes no online pricing across its product category pages (buildings.honeywell.com/us/en/products); the only purchasing path offered site-wide is a Contact Us support form, consistent with B2B building automation sold through installers/distributors rather than direct sale.
- They diverge on capability: ETAP covers Load flow analysis, Honeywell Building Management covers HVAC control.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ETAP and Honeywell Building Management actually diverge.
| Attribute | ETAP | Honeywell Building Management |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5000/year | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Platforms | Windows, Api | Web, Mobile |
| Founded | 1986 | 1906 |
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 Honeywell Building Management
- HVAC control
- Lighting management
- Energy analytics
- Maintenance tracking
- Security integration
- Microsoft
- SOC2
Both cover
- On-premise deployment
- Cloud deployment
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
ETAP
- Electrical power system modelling, simulation and analysisnot Honeywell Building Management
- Arc flash, load flow and protection coordination studiesnot Honeywell Building Management
Honeywell Building Management
- Building automationnot ETAP
- Energy optimizationnot 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
Honeywell Building Management
- Honeywell Building Management publishes no online pricing across its product category pages (buildings.honeywell.com/us/en/products); the only purchasing path offered site-wide is a Contact Us support form, consistent with B2B building automation sold through installers/distributors rather than direct sale.
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
Honeywell Building Management
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Honeywell Building Management review.
Which should you pick?
Choose ETAP if
- You need load flow analysis.
- You work on Windows, Api.
- You also want short circuit analysis.
Choose Honeywell Building Management if
- You need hvac control.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want lighting management.
Questions people ask
- Is ETAP or Honeywell Building Management better?
- Neither clearly leads. ETAP starts at $5000/year and Honeywell Building Management at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ETAP or Honeywell Building Management?
- ETAP starts at $5000/year and Honeywell Building Management at On request.
- Does ETAP or Honeywell Building Management run on more platforms?
- ETAP runs on Windows, Api. Honeywell Building Management runs on Web, Mobile.
- 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 Honeywell Building Management is typically brought in for.
- What can ETAP do that Honeywell Building Management cannot?
- ETAP covers Load flow analysis, Short circuit analysis, Arc flash analysis, Protective device coordination. Honeywell Building Management covers HVAC control, Lighting management, Energy analytics, Maintenance tracking. Both handle On-premise deployment, Cloud deployment.