ABB Ability Solution Suite vs. Epicor CMS

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Epicor CMS

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
ABB Ability Solution Suite	Score 9.9 out of 10	N/A	The ABB Ability Solution Suite is an enterprise ERP product suite designed for asset-intensive industries like power generation and water management.	N/A
Epicor CMS	Score 7.5 out of 10	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pricing

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Epicor CMS

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
ABB Ability Solution Suite	Epicor CMS
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	ABB Ability Solution Suite	Epicor CMS
Top Pros	Pro Ability to perform Pro Control system	Pro Order processing Pro Inventory tracking
Top Cons	No answers on this topic	Minus Visual interface Minus Report customization

Features

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Epicor CMS

Customization

Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0 1 Ratings 30% above category average	Epicor CMS 7.5 1 Ratings 2% above category average
API for custom integration	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Plug-ins	10.01 Ratings	5.01 Ratings

Security

Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0 1 Ratings 22% above category average	Epicor CMS 10.0 1 Ratings 22% above category average
Single sign-on capability	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Inventory Management

Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0 1 Ratings 25% above category average	Epicor CMS 10.0 1 Ratings 25% above category average
Inventory tracking	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Location management	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Automatic reordering	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Order Management

Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0 1 Ratings 26% above category average	Epicor CMS 8.8 1 Ratings 13% above category average
Pricing	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Order entry	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Order Orchestration	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Project Execution Management

Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0 1 Ratings 38% above category average	Epicor CMS - Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings

Manufacturing

Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0 1 Ratings 30% above category average	Epicor CMS 9.1 1 Ratings 21% above category average
Production Process Design	10.01 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Production Management	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Configuration Management	10.01 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Work Execution	10.01 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs	10.01 Ratings	9.01 Ratings

Supply Chain

Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0 1 Ratings 35% above category average	Epicor CMS 10.0 1 Ratings 35% above category average
Forecasting	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Inventory Planning	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Performance Monitoring	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Product Lifecycle Management

Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0 1 Ratings 33% above category average	Epicor CMS 8.1 1 Ratings 12% above category average
Proposal Management	10.01 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Product Master Data Management	10.01 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

Reporting & Analytics

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite - Ratings	Epicor CMS 5.0 1 Ratings 34% below category average
Standard reports	00 Ratings	5.01 Ratings
Custom reports	00 Ratings	5.01 Ratings

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite - Ratings	Epicor CMS 9.5 1 Ratings 22% above category average
Accounts payable	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Accounts receivable	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Global Financial Support	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Standardized Processes	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Subledger and Financial Process

Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite - Ratings	Epicor CMS 8.7 1 Ratings 16% above category average
Billing Management	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Period Close	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Project Financial Management

Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite - Ratings	Epicor CMS 7.4 1 Ratings 3% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting	00 Ratings	5.01 Ratings
Project Costing	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Cost Capture	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Capital Project Management	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance	00 Ratings	5.01 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

Procurement

Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite - Ratings	Epicor CMS 7.3 1 Ratings 6% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared	00 Ratings	5.01 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Supplier Management	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

Risk Management

Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite - Ratings	Epicor CMS 7.3 1 Ratings 12% above category average
Control Management	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Issue Detection	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings

Logistics

Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
	ABB Ability Solution Suite - Ratings	Epicor CMS 8.8 1 Ratings 27% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Fulfillment Management	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	ABB Ability Solution Suite	Epicor CMS
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User Ratings
	ABB Ability Solution Suite	Epicor CMS
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (1 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)	7.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	ABB Ability Solution Suite	Epicor CMS
Likelihood to Recommend	ABB Ventyx Of course this is the one of the best solution available in the market at present. When you have Multiple system in a plant then you need a powerful tool for Computation which Ability does it smoothly. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Epicor Software CMS is well suited for automotive manufacturing businesses. Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
Pros	ABB Ventyx Computation of data. Presentation to right person. Ability to perform critical task and sending to users. Multiple control system connectivity. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Epicor Software EDI Order Processing Serialized Inventory Tracking Order Processing Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
Cons	ABB Ventyx May be for smaller PLCs this can't be implemented. Cost may an area ABB can look in to. Improvement in GUI Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Epicor Software Visual interface Report Customization Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
Usability	ABB Ventyx One of the best solutions in the market with a user-friendly system. This is very useful when the ABB system (Like we had 800xA) is there, new or existing; all the ABB systems can be integrated using this rather than going to a 3rd party vendor, which may have interface problems. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Epicor Software CMS takes time to learn and use the menu driven green screen. However, once you are familiar it makes for fast navigation. Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
Support Rating	ABB Ventyx Good support in terms of quality and promptness. When we had problems with some of the commands not getting executed, their online support also provided a good solution to solve the problem. Even mission-critical task we were able to solve during this Pandemic time. The suggestion is to go for the online support 1st in the future, followed by a visit. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Epicor Software Support is getting better but can still be slow to respond. Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
Alternatives Considered	ABB Ventyx Better suited for the ABB System as Microsoft is a third party for ABB Control System. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Epicor Software We have more control over the backend of CMS and the fact it runs on a 5250 emulator it run a lot faster for data entry. Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
Return on Investment	ABB Ventyx Positive is definitely ROI since manual intervention is minimized and the process is automated. Cost wise, ABB has been looked upon considering the small industry. Overall, a good solution for a large companies. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Epicor Software Inventory tracibility Order Processing Customer Integration EDI Processing Incentivized Michael O'Riley Director of Information Technology at Humphrey Companies, LLC. Read full review
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