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Novity vs SAP for Utilities

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Novity

Energy

Hybrid physics and machine learning prognostics that estimate remaining useful life for process equipment

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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SAP for Utilities

Energy

End-to-end utility management and digital transformation

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Novity covers TruPrognostics engine, SAP for Utilities covers Customer relationship management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Novity and SAP for Utilities actually diverge.

Attributes where Novity and SAP for Utilities differ
AttributeNovitySAP for Utilities
PlatformsWeb, CloudWeb, Mobile, Api
FoundedUnknown1972

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Energy).

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 Novity

  • TruPrognostics engine
  • Cold-start modelling
  • Fault mode diagnosis
  • Remaining useful life
  • Existing sensor reuse
  • Recommended actions
  • Historian connectors
  • Asset class libraries

Only in SAP for Utilities

  • Customer relationship management
  • Meter-to-cash processing
  • Device management
  • Energy data management
  • Asset lifecycle management
  • Work and service management
  • Financial accounting
  • Analytics and reporting

What people use each for

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

Novity

  • A gas processing plant that needs a defensible time-to-failure number before deferring a turnaroundnot SAP for Utilities
  • An LNG terminal with critical compressors and no run-to-failure history to train a conventional modelnot SAP for Utilities
  • A wastewater operator whose existing vibration alarms are ignored because they carry no severity or horizonnot SAP for Utilities
  • A generator operator supplying data centre load where an unplanned trip carries contractual penaltiesnot SAP for Utilities

SAP for Utilities

  • Digital transformationnot Novity
  • Customer billingnot Novity
  • Asset managementnot Novity
  • Grid modernizationnot Novity

Where each one falls short

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

Novity

  • Novity is a small venture-backed company with a strategic investor rather than a profitable business, so continuity risk is real and the Tokyo Gas investment signals a likely eventual acquisition that would reset the roadmap.
  • Physics-based models must be configured per equipment class, so each new asset type is an engineering engagement rather than a configuration screen, and rollout speed is limited by Novitys own capacity.
  • Prognostics depend on the quality and sampling rate of your historian data; plants recording ten-minute averages will not get useful remaining-useful-life estimates without new instrumentation.
  • Nothing about pricing is published and there is no self-service entry point, so evaluation always starts with a sales-led pilot on a handful of assets.
  • The deployment footprint is concentrated in oil and gas, LNG and water, so reference customers and pre-built asset models outside those industries are limited.

SAP for Utilities

Nothing recorded yet. See the SAP for Utilities review.

Pricing, plan by plan

Novity

On request
  • TruPrognostics$undefined/year
    • Quoted per asset class and monitored equipment count
    • Model configuration and commissioning quoted as a project
    • Typically an annual subscription tied to a pilot then a rollout

SAP for Utilities

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SAP for Utilities review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Novity if

  • You need truprognostics engine.
  • You work on Web, Cloud.
  • You also want cold-start modelling.
Novity review

Choose SAP for Utilities if

  • You need customer relationship management.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want meter-to-cash processing.
SAP for Utilities review

Questions people ask

Is Novity or SAP for Utilities better?
Neither clearly leads. Novity starts at On request and SAP for Utilities at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Novity or SAP for Utilities?
Novity starts at On request and SAP for Utilities at On request.
Does Novity or SAP for Utilities run on more platforms?
Novity runs on Web, Cloud. SAP for Utilities runs on Web, Mobile, Api.
What is Novity best used for?
Novity is most often used for a gas processing plant that needs a defensible time-to-failure number before deferring a turnaround, an lng terminal with critical compressors and no run-to-failure history to train a conventional model, a wastewater operator whose existing vibration alarms are ignored because they carry no severity or horizon, a generator operator supplying data centre load where an unplanned trip carries contractual penalties. Of those, a gas processing plant that needs a defensible time-to-failure number before deferring a turnaround and an lng terminal with critical compressors and no run-to-failure history to train a conventional model are not what SAP for Utilities is typically brought in for.
What can Novity do that SAP for Utilities cannot?
Novity covers TruPrognostics engine, Cold-start modelling, Fault mode diagnosis, Remaining useful life. SAP for Utilities covers Customer relationship management, Meter-to-cash processing, Device management, Energy data management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Novity: What does Novity actually output?

A named failure mode and an estimated remaining useful life with a confidence band, not just an anomaly alert.

Novity: Do we need failure history to train it?

No. The physics component is what lets it produce useful prognostics on equipment with little or no run-to-failure data.

Novity: Do we need new sensors?

Often not. It reads from your existing historian, but low sampling rates or missing measurements can require additional instrumentation.

Novity: Who backs the company?

It was spun out of Xerox PARC and took a strategic investment from Acario Innovation, the venture arm of Tokyo Gas, in 2026.

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