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10 Ratings
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Feature Set Ratings
- ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 8 feature sets: Customization, Security, Inventory Management, Order Management, Project Execution Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Product Lifecycle Management
Customization
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
1.5
Exact Global
15%
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 2/2 features
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 2/2 features
API for custom integration
10.0
100%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Plug-ins
10.0
100%
1 Rating
2.0
20%
1 Rating
Security
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
7.5
Exact Global
75%
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 2/2 features
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 2/2 features
Single sign-on capability
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Role-based user permissions
10.0
100%
1 Rating
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Inventory Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
8.8
Exact Global
88%
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 3/4 features
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 3/4 features
Inventory tracking
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.9
89%
2 Ratings
Location management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.8
88%
2 Ratings
Manufacturing module
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.8
88%
2 Ratings
Automatic reordering
N/A
0 Ratings
8.8
88%
2 Ratings
Order Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
8.0
Exact Global
80%
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 5/7 features
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 5/7 features
Pricing
10.0
100%
1 Rating
7.9
79%
2 Ratings
Order entry
10.0
100%
1 Rating
7.7
77%
2 Ratings
Cost of goods sold
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.6
86%
2 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility
10.0
100%
1 Rating
7.6
76%
2 Ratings
Order exception Resolution
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Credit card processing
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Order Orchestration
N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
2 Ratings
Project Execution Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
7.7
Exact Global
77%
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 15/15 features
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 15/15 features
Project Planning and Scheduling
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Project Manager Dashboard
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Resource Manager Dashboard
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Task Insight for Project Managers
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Project Manager Mobile Functionality
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Team Member Task Collaboration
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Team Member Mobile Functionality
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Project Candidate Search
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Project Candidate Comparison and Analysis
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Defineable Resource Pools
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Defineable Resource Pools
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Talent Profiles
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Real-Time Project Reporting
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Absence Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
3.0
30%
1 Rating
Product Lifecycle Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Manufacturing
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
9.0
Exact Global
90%
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 9/9 features
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 9/9 features
Production Process Design
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Supply Chain Business Flows
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Production Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.7
87%
2 Ratings
Contracted Manufacturing Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Configuration Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.7
87%
2 Ratings
Work Definition
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Work Execution
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Advanced Fulfillment
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Manufacturing Costs
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.6
86%
2 Ratings
Supply Chain
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
8.8
Exact Global
88%
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 4/4 features
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 4/4 features
Forecasting
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.5
85%
2 Ratings
Inventory Planning
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.8
88%
2 Ratings
Multi-tier Supply Chain Planning
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Performance Monitoring
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Product Lifecycle Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
6.9
Exact Global
69%
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 7/7 features
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 7/7 features
Ideation Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Requirements Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Proposal Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Innovation Portfolio Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Product Master Data Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Vendor Portal
10.0
100%
1 Rating
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Project Portfolio Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Payroll Management
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.6
Exact Global
76%
Exact Global ranks higher in 5/5 features
Exact Global ranks higher in 5/5 features
Pay calculation
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Benefit plan administration
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Direct deposit files
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Salary revision and increment management
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Reimbursement management
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Reporting & Analytics
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
4.4
Exact Global
44%
Exact Global ranks higher in 3/3 features
Exact Global ranks higher in 3/3 features
Dashboards
N/A
0 Ratings
4.7
47%
2 Ratings
Standard reports
N/A
0 Ratings
5.6
56%
2 Ratings
Custom reports
N/A
0 Ratings
2.9
29%
2 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.5
Exact Global
75%
Exact Global ranks higher in 11/11 features
Exact Global ranks higher in 11/11 features
Accounts payable
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Accounts receivable
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Global Financial Support
N/A
0 Ratings
4.0
40%
1 Rating
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Intercompany Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Localizations
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Journals and Reconciliations
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Enterprise Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Configurable Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Centralized Rules Framework
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Standardized Processes
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Subledger and Financial Process
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
6.9
Exact Global
69%
Exact Global ranks higher in 14/14 features
Exact Global ranks higher in 14/14 features
Automated Invoice Processing
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Shared Services Payments
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Billings Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Customer Receipt Applications
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Customer Collections
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Revenue Recognition
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Cash Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Asset Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Travel & Expense Management
N/A
0 Ratings
2.0
20%
1 Rating
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings
3.0
30%
1 Rating
Period Close
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Transactions Tax
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Subledger Reconciliations
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
3rd Party Accounting Systems
N/A
0 Ratings
3.0
30%
1 Rating
Project Financial Management
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.5
Exact Global
75%
Exact Global ranks higher in 12/12 features
Exact Global ranks higher in 12/12 features
Budgeting and Forecasting
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Project Costing
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Cost Capture
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Capital Project Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Customer Invoicing
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Customer Contract Compliance
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Project Revenue Recognition
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Project Financial Performance Analysis
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Project Financials Dashboard
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Real-time Financial Reporting
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Embedded Business Intelligence
N/A
0 Ratings
2.0
20%
1 Rating
Project Planning Collaboration
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Grants Management
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.0
Exact Global
80%
Exact Global ranks higher in 4/4 features
Exact Global ranks higher in 4/4 features
Award Lifecycle Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Spending Control
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Indirect Cost Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Billing
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Procurement
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.9
Exact Global
79%
Exact Global ranks higher in 19/19 features
Exact Global ranks higher in 19/19 features
Sourcing Team Collaboration
N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
2 Ratings
Sourcing Analysis
N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
75%
2 Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Catalog Shopping E-Commerce for Employees
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Contract Authoring
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Contract Compliance Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Contract History
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Contract Renewal Automation
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Contract Repository
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Contract Standardization and Enforcement
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Electronic Signatures
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Invoice Automated Matching
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Purchasing Risk and Compliance Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Spend Compliance Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Supplier Assessment
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Supplier Communication and Collaboration
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Supplier Management
N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
2 Ratings
Supplier Portal
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Risk Management
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
5.6
Exact Global
56%
Exact Global ranks higher in 9/9 features
Exact Global ranks higher in 9/9 features
Risk Repository
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Control Management
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Control Mapping
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Control Efficiency Assessments
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Automated Control Assessments
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Assessment Capture
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Issue Detection
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Automatic Notification
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Remediation and Certification
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Logistics
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
5.8
Exact Global
58%
Exact Global ranks higher in 13/13 features
Exact Global ranks higher in 13/13 features
Transportation Planning and Optimization
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Transportation Sourcing Management
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Transportation Process Integration
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Transportation Execution Management
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Freight Payment Automation
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Trade Management
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Trade Regulatory Compliance Management
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Customs Entry Management
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Customs Document Management
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Customs Document Collaboration
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Fulfillment Management
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Inventory Visibility
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Warehouse Workforce Management
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- ABB Ability Solution Suite is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
1 Rating
7.8
Exact Global
78%
2 Ratings
Usability
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
1 Rating
Exact Global
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
1 Rating
Exact Global
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
ABB Ability Solution Suite
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.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesExact Global
For a smaller company I can see this being a realistic solution. The cost is relatively low, complexity and install isn't too painful, and it's not difficult to use for the most part. As a large enterprise ERP system I believe this is a bit too simple. It is a cheaper alternative but would be hard to use if we were much larger.
Quality and Tech Services Manager
Smoke GuardConstruction, 51-200 employees
Pros
ABB Ability Solution Suite
- Computation of data.
- Presentation to right person.
- Ability to perform critical task and sending to users.
- Multiple control system connectivity.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesExact Global
- It is easy to use in Production Planning.
- The bill of materials module is fully integrated with the engineering changes module.
VICEPRESIDENT
EYEMAR EXPRESSAirlines/Aviation, 1-10 employees
Cons
ABB Ability Solution Suite
- May be for smaller PLCs this can't be implemented.
- Cost may an area ABB can look in to.
- Improvement in GUI

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesExact Global
- The necessity to buy individual modules to fit specific needs is a bit of a pain, it feels like you're being nickle and dimed.
- Revision control on bills of material and parts is not intuitive or easy. We have not purchased the engineering change module, but it appears it may be needed to really implement this.
- It's difficult to transfer engineering models from popular solid modeling software, requiring a third party solution to really make the transfer work as designed.
Quality and Tech Services Manager
Smoke GuardConstruction, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
ABB Ability Solution Suite
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Exact Global
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Usability
ABB Ability Solution Suite
ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0
Based on 1 answer
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.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesExact Global
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
ABB Ability Solution Suite
ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0
Based on 1 answer
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.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesExact Global
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Better suited for the ABB System as Microsoft is a third party for ABB Control System.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesExact Global
Globe has more modules and let's say it is the successor of Macola Progression
VICEPRESIDENT
EYEMAR EXPRESSAirlines/Aviation, 1-10 employees
Return on Investment
ABB Ability Solution Suite
- 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.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesExact Global
- Tracking bills of materials has been very useful. I would appreciate better revision control here and integration with modeling software.
- Quality metric tracking is not really done in Exact, instead in a sister software called Synergy. We have this and I don't particularly like it, especially for the cost.
- Shipping is still a bit clunky for us and we rely on more manual methods vs. the optional shipping module.
Quality and Tech Services Manager
Smoke GuardConstruction, 51-200 employees