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Novity vs Wattwatchers EMS

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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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Wattwatchers EMS

Energy

Smart building energy management system

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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.; Wattwatchers EMS requires hardware installation at each monitoring point, increasing total cost of ownership
  • They diverge on capability: Novity covers TruPrognostics engine, Wattwatchers EMS covers Real-time monitoring.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Novity and Wattwatchers EMS actually diverge.

Attributes where Novity and Wattwatchers EMS differ
AttributeNovityWattwatchers EMS
Pricing modelquoteUnknown
PlatformsWeb, CloudWeb, iOS, Android, Cloud
FoundedUnknown2007

Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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 Wattwatchers EMS

  • Real-time monitoring
  • Energy analytics
  • Smart recommendations
  • Alert system
  • Mobile app
  • Home Assistant
  • Google Home
  • SSL encryption

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 Wattwatchers EMS
  • An LNG terminal with critical compressors and no run-to-failure history to train a conventional modelnot Wattwatchers EMS
  • A wastewater operator whose existing vibration alarms are ignored because they carry no severity or horizonnot Wattwatchers EMS
  • A generator operator supplying data centre load where an unplanned trip carries contractual penaltiesnot Wattwatchers EMS

Wattwatchers EMS

  • Energy optimizationnot Novity
  • Cost reductionnot 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.

Wattwatchers EMS

  • Requires hardware installation at each monitoring point, increasing total cost of ownership
  • Built for small to medium portfolios; scaling to large portfolios may present usability challenges
  • Limited to energy monitoring; not a comprehensive building management system

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

Wattwatchers EMS

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Wattwatchers EMS 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 Wattwatchers EMS if

  • You need real-time monitoring.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
  • You also want energy analytics.
Wattwatchers EMS review

Questions people ask

Is Novity or Wattwatchers EMS better?
Neither clearly leads. Novity starts at On request and Wattwatchers EMS at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Novity or Wattwatchers EMS?
Novity starts at On request and Wattwatchers EMS at On request.
Does Novity or Wattwatchers EMS run on more platforms?
Novity runs on Web, Cloud. Wattwatchers EMS runs on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
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 Wattwatchers EMS is typically brought in for.
What can Novity do that Wattwatchers EMS cannot?
Novity covers TruPrognostics engine, Cold-start modelling, Fault mode diagnosis, Remaining useful life. Wattwatchers EMS covers Real-time monitoring, Energy analytics, Smart recommendations, Alert system.

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.

Wattwatchers EMS: What data does Wattwatchers monitor?

Wattwatchers measures consumption at the device or circuit level in real-time, identifies equipment inefficiencies, and streams data through cloud dashboards for detailed energy consumption pattern analysis.

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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.

Wattwatchers EMS: What web-based tools does Wattwatchers provide?

Wattwatchers provides Fleet Management for fleet overview and device health, an Onboarding tool for smartphone-based device configuration, and a Dashboard for customers to view sites and data.

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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.

Wattwatchers EMS: What is the mydata.energy app?

mydata.energy is Wattwatchers' mobile application available on iPhone and Android that provides real-time energy management and monitoring for homes and small businesses.

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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.

Wattwatchers EMS: How does ADEPT help with energy management?

ADEPT is Wattwatchers' agile development platform for distributed energy that enables fleet analytics, real-time performance analysis, and zero-code prototyping of custom analytics rules.

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