Software · head to head
Honeywell Building Management vs AVEVA PI System
Honeywell Building Management
Software
Integrated building and energy management system
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
AVEVA PI System
Software
Industrial data infrastructure for real-time insights
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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.; AVEVA PI System pricing is not published and comes through an account representative
- They diverge on capability: Honeywell Building Management covers HVAC control, AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Honeywell Building Management and AVEVA PI System actually diverge.
| Attribute | Honeywell Building Management | AVEVA PI System |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | quote | one-time |
| Platforms | Web, Mobile | Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api |
| Founded | 1906 | 1967 |
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 Honeywell Building Management
- HVAC control
- Lighting management
- Energy analytics
- Maintenance tracking
- Security integration
- Microsoft
- SSL encryption
Only in AVEVA PI System
- Real-time data collection
- Time-series data storage
- Asset framework
- Visualization
- Analytics
- Event management
- Notifications
- Data integration
Both cover
- SOC2
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Honeywell Building Management
- Building automationnot AVEVA PI System
- Energy optimizationnot AVEVA PI System
AVEVA PI System
- Collecting and historising real-time process data from plant equipmentnot Honeywell Building Management
- Operations dashboards and alerting through PI Visionnot Honeywell Building Management
- Edge data collection where connectivity is intermittentnot Honeywell Building Management
- Pulling process data into Excel analysis with PI DataLinknot Honeywell Building Management
- Utilities, pharma, mining and oil and gas process monitoringnot Honeywell Building Management
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
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
Honeywell Building Management
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Honeywell Building 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 Honeywell Building Management if
- You need hvac control.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want lighting management.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Honeywell Building Management or AVEVA PI System better?
- Neither clearly leads. Honeywell Building 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, Honeywell Building Management or AVEVA PI System?
- Honeywell Building Management starts at On request and AVEVA PI System at On request.
- Does Honeywell Building Management or AVEVA PI System run on more platforms?
- Honeywell Building Management runs on Web, Mobile. AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api.
- What is Honeywell Building Management best used for?
- Honeywell Building Management is most often used for building automation, energy optimization. Of those, building automation and energy optimization are not what AVEVA PI System is typically brought in for.
- What can Honeywell Building Management do that AVEVA PI System cannot?
- Honeywell Building Management covers HVAC control, Lighting management, Energy analytics, Maintenance tracking. AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization. Both handle SOC2.