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Fluence Energy Management vs AVEVA PI System

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Fluence Energy Management

Energy & Utilities

Battery energy storage system software and services

From
On request
Rated
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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: Fluence Energy Management no price, licensing model, subscription term or contract detail is published anywhere on the site; the only route is a contact page; AVEVA PI System pricing is not published and comes through an account representative
  • They diverge on capability: Fluence Energy Management covers Battery management, AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fluence Energy Management and AVEVA PI System actually diverge.

Attributes where Fluence Energy Management and AVEVA PI System differ
AttributeFluence Energy ManagementAVEVA PI System
Pricing modelquoteone-time
PlatformsWeb, MobileDesktop, Web, Mobile, Api
Founded20161967

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 Fluence Energy Management

  • Battery management
  • Grid services optimization
  • Performance analytics
  • Remote monitoring
  • Integration management
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

Only in AVEVA PI System

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

What people use each for

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

Fluence Energy Management

  • Automated market bidding for battery energy storage with Mosaicnot AVEVA PI System
  • Asset performance management for renewable generation fleets with Nisperanot AVEVA PI System
  • Operating grid scale energy storage systemsnot AVEVA PI System

AVEVA PI System

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

Where each one falls short

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

Fluence Energy Management

  • No price, licensing model, subscription term or contract detail is published anywhere on the site; the only route is a contact page
  • Bidding and asset performance management are separate products, Mosaic and Nispera, rather than one platform licence

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

Fluence Energy Management

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Fluence Energy Management review.

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 Fluence Energy Management if

  • You need battery management.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want grid services optimization.
Fluence Energy Management 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 Fluence Energy Management or AVEVA PI System better?
Neither clearly leads. Fluence Energy Management starts at On request 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, Fluence Energy Management or AVEVA PI System?
Fluence Energy Management starts at On request and AVEVA PI System at On request.
Does Fluence Energy Management or AVEVA PI System run on more platforms?
Fluence Energy Management runs on Web, Mobile. AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api.
What is Fluence Energy Management best used for?
Fluence Energy Management is most often used for automated market bidding for battery energy storage with mosaic, asset performance management for renewable generation fleets with nispera, operating grid scale energy storage systems. Of those, automated market bidding for battery energy storage with mosaic and asset performance management for renewable generation fleets with nispera are not what AVEVA PI System is typically brought in for.
What can Fluence Energy Management do that AVEVA PI System cannot?
Fluence Energy Management covers Battery management, Grid services optimization, Performance analytics, Remote monitoring. AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization.
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