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OpenLink Endur vs OSIsoft PI System

OpenLink Endur logo

OpenLink Endur

Software

Enterprise trading and risk management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
OSIsoft PI System logo

OSIsoft PI System

Software

Real-time operational intelligence for industrial operations

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: OpenLink Endur openLink Endur (an ETRM/CTRM platform, now part of ION Group's OpenLink brand) is sold only through named enterprise license agreements with individual utilities and trading firms, confirmed by a chain of dated press releases announcing signed licenses (DTE Energy, Barclays Capital, RWE Trading Americas, Petrobras and others), none of which disclose a price; ION's current careers pages still list dedicated Endur and Findur implementation consultant roles, confirming the product line is separate from and sold alongside sibling products IRM, RightAngle and dbcSMARTsoft rather than as one unified suite (archived press release, 16 April 2015); OSIsoft PI System oSIsoft is now AVEVA and osisoft.com redirects to the AVEVA PI System pages
  • They diverge on capability: OpenLink Endur covers Deal capture, OSIsoft PI System covers Real-time data collection.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which OpenLink Endur and OSIsoft PI System actually diverge.

Attributes where OpenLink Endur and OSIsoft PI System differ
AttributeOpenLink EndurOSIsoft PI System
PlatformsDesktop, Web, ApiWindows, Web, Api
Founded19991980

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), 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 OpenLink Endur

  • Deal capture
  • Position management
  • Risk analytics
  • Credit management
  • Logistics
  • Settlement
  • Accounting integration
  • Regulatory compliance

Only in OSIsoft PI System

  • Real-time data collection
  • Time-series data storage
  • Advanced analytics
  • Asset framework
  • Visualization tools
  • Event frames
  • Data compression
  • Notifications and alerts

Both cover

  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • SOC2

What people use each for

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

OpenLink Endur

  • Energy tradingnot OSIsoft PI System
  • Risk managementnot OSIsoft PI System
  • Commodity logisticsnot OSIsoft PI System
  • Regulatory compliancenot OSIsoft PI System
  • Settlementnot OSIsoft PI System

OSIsoft PI System

  • Collecting and historising high frequency industrial process and sensor datanot OpenLink Endur
  • Operations dashboards and trend analysis for plants and utilitiesnot OpenLink Endur
  • Feeding real time operational data into analytics and digital twin applicationsnot OpenLink Endur

Where each one falls short

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

OpenLink Endur

  • OpenLink Endur (an ETRM/CTRM platform, now part of ION Group's OpenLink brand) is sold only through named enterprise license agreements with individual utilities and trading firms, confirmed by a chain of dated press releases announcing signed licenses (DTE Energy, Barclays Capital, RWE Trading Americas, Petrobras and others), none of which disclose a price; ION's current careers pages still list dedicated Endur and Findur implementation consultant roles, confirming the product line is separate from and sold alongside sibling products IRM, RightAngle and dbcSMARTsoft rather than as one unified suite (archived press release, 16 April 2015)

OSIsoft PI System

  • OSIsoft is now AVEVA and osisoft.com redirects to the AVEVA PI System pages
  • No pricing is published; osisoft.com/pricing resolves to AVEVA product pages with no rate, minimum or cost driver
  • Licensing runs through the AVEVA Flex Subscription Program rather than a published per-seat or per-tag price
  • The PI System is split across separately listed products including PI Server, PI Vision, PI Data Infrastructure and Edge Data Store

Pricing, plan by plan

OpenLink Endur

On request
  • Trading$undefined/custom
    • Deal capture
    • Position management
    • P&L analytics
  • Risk$undefined/custom
    • VaR and PaR
    • Credit risk
    • Limit monitoring
  • Enterprise$undefined/custom
    • Full ETRM suite
    • Multi-commodity
    • Global support

OSIsoft PI System

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the OSIsoft PI System review.

Which should you pick?

Choose OpenLink Endur if

  • You need deal capture.
  • You work on Desktop, Web, Api.
  • You also want position management.
OpenLink Endur review

Choose OSIsoft PI System if

  • You need real-time data collection.
  • You work on Windows, Web, Api.
  • You also want time-series data storage.
OSIsoft PI System review

Questions people ask

Is OpenLink Endur or OSIsoft PI System better?
Neither clearly leads. OpenLink Endur starts at On request and OSIsoft PI System at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, OpenLink Endur or OSIsoft PI System?
OpenLink Endur starts at On request and OSIsoft PI System at On request.
Does OpenLink Endur or OSIsoft PI System run on more platforms?
OpenLink Endur runs on Desktop, Web, Api. OSIsoft PI System runs on Windows, Web, Api.
What is OpenLink Endur best used for?
OpenLink Endur is most often used for energy trading, risk management, commodity logistics, regulatory compliance. Of those, energy trading and risk management are not what OSIsoft PI System is typically brought in for.
What can OpenLink Endur do that OSIsoft PI System cannot?
OpenLink Endur covers Deal capture, Position management, Risk analytics, Credit management. OSIsoft PI System covers Real-time data collection, Time-series data storage, Advanced analytics, Asset framework. Both handle SAP, Oracle, SOC2.
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