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ABB Ability Ellipse vs. Sage Fixed Assets

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ABB Ability Ellipse

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AEllipse is an enterprise asset management (EAM) platform offered by ABB, headquartered in Zurich.N/A

    Sage Fixed Assets

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ASage Fixed Assets provides simplified fixed-asset tracking with comprehensive depreciation calculations, including over 300,000 U.S. and Canadian regulations for businesses, governments and nonprofits.N/A
    Pricing
    ABB Ability EllipseSage Fixed Assets
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ABB Ability EllipseSage Fixed Assets
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    ABB Ability EllipseSage Fixed Assets
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ABB Ability EllipseSage Fixed Assets
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ABB
    One of the best solutions in the market with an easy-to-use system. This is very useful when the ABB system is existing, new, or existing; All ABB systems can be integrated using this instead of going to a third-party vendor, which might have interface issues.
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    Sage
    The app is best suited to managing audits of assets and financial reporting, supporting asset control, and serving small businesses, but less suitable for large businesses that rely heavily on online operations. Limited to real-time businesses, but probably better for physical-based or physical asset tracking.
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    Pros
    ABB
    • Multiple control system connectivity.
    • Data Account.
    • Ability to perform critical tasks and send them to users.
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    Sage
    • Managing Fixed Assets
    • Calculating Depreciation
    • Depreciation Schedule
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    Cons
    ABB
    • Improvement in GUI.
    • Cost may be an area that ABB could consider.
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    Sage
    • Adding new users with multiple company access
    • Copying users
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    Usability
    ABB
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Well, it's effective enough for managing asset depreciation, tracking, managing business, and sometimes reporting. It helps us save time by avoiding errors. However, the UI can become complex, and reporting can be clunky. It may take some time to get used to, so it's not always for beginners. Also, not intuitive enough for the modern era in the subject of integration and cloud-based management.
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    Support Rating
    ABB
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Rather lackluster. Our account manager generally works with Sage's support team and oftentimes finds herself frustrated with a lack of understanding from the support team. Additionally, when IT is attempting to update the system (which from my understanding is a bear of epic complex proportions) they often times find themselves frustrated and at a loss for what needs done.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ABB
    The best Proper for the ABB system is Microsoft as a control system.
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    Sage
    Sage was overall a much simpler product to understand. Our users were able to wrap their heads around how it worked and the learning curve was very short. Meanwhile the other products we looked at seemed so complicated for what were needing. I am glad that we chose Sage in the end.
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    Return on Investment
    ABB
    • ABB works to increase production and speed in work in terms of information coherence and ease of access to data.
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    Sage
    • No positive or negative influence
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