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Influx Energy Management vs AVEVA PI System

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Influx Energy Management

Energy & Utilities

Cloud-based energy and sustainability management

From
$500/month
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

  • They diverge on capability: Influx Energy Management covers Energy tracking, AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Influx Energy Management and AVEVA PI System differ
AttributeInflux Energy ManagementAVEVA PI System
Starting price$500/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionone-time
PlatformsWeb, MobileDesktop, Web, Mobile, Api
Founded20121967

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 Influx Energy Management

  • Energy tracking
  • Carbon accounting
  • Building analytics
  • Benchmarking
  • Sustainability reporting
  • Salesforce
  • SAP
  • SSL encryption

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.

Influx Energy Management

  • Energy trackingnot AVEVA PI System
  • Sustainability reportingnot AVEVA PI System

AVEVA PI System

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

Where each one falls short

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

Influx Energy Management

Nothing recorded yet. See the Influx Energy Management review.

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

Influx Energy Management

$500/month
  • Starter$500/month
    • Basic tracking
    • Up to 10 buildings
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Advanced analytics
    • Unlimited buildings
    • Custom reporting

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 Influx Energy Management if

  • You need energy tracking.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want carbon accounting.
Influx 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 Influx Energy Management or AVEVA PI System better?
Neither clearly leads. Influx Energy Management starts at $500/month 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, Influx Energy Management or AVEVA PI System?
Influx Energy Management starts at $500/month and AVEVA PI System at On request.
Does Influx Energy Management or AVEVA PI System run on more platforms?
Influx Energy Management runs on Web, Mobile. AVEVA PI System runs on Desktop, Web, Mobile, Api.
What is Influx Energy Management best used for?
Influx Energy Management is most often used for energy tracking, sustainability reporting. Of those, energy tracking and sustainability reporting are not what AVEVA PI System is typically brought in for.
What can Influx Energy Management do that AVEVA PI System cannot?
Influx Energy Management covers Energy tracking, Carbon accounting, Building analytics, Benchmarking. AVEVA PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Asset framework, Visualization.
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