ABB Ability Solution Suite vs Genius Solutions

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Genius is great for analysis data using Microsoft products like Power BI or Excel as it links directly to them. Genius has also helped the work flow of our company a lot by streamlining processes. One process that helps our company a lot is the ability to print all work orders and fabrication/assembly plans in their batch printing module. Printing these would take up to five hours per assembly in Quickbooks and it now takes 10 minutes.

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Christian Fry

Bookkeeper/Controller

ANDROS ENGINEERINGMechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Genius Solutions

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Genius Solutions

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Genius Solutions

Inventory tracking

Location management

Manufacturing module

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Genius Solutions

Pricing

Order entry

Cost of goods sold

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Genius Solutions

Project Planning and Scheduling

Project Manager Dashboard

Resource Manager Dashboard

Task Insight for Project Managers

Project Manager Mobile Functionality

Team Member Task Collaboration

Team Member Mobile Functionality

Project Candidate Search

Project Candidate Comparison and Analysis

Defineable Resource Pools

Talent Profiles

Real-Time Project Reporting

Absence Management

Product Lifecycle Management

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Genius Solutions

Production Process Design

Supply Chain Business Flows

Production Management

Contracted Manufacturing Management

Configuration Management

Work Definition

Work Execution

Advanced Fulfillment

Manufacturing Costs

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Genius Solutions

Forecasting

Inventory Planning

Multi-tier Supply Chain Planning

Performance Monitoring

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Genius Solutions

Ideation Management

Requirements Management

Proposal Management

Innovation Portfolio Management

Product Master Data Management

Vendor Portal

Project Portfolio Management

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Genius Solutions

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

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Genius Solutions

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Global Financial Support

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Genius Solutions

Budgeting and Forecasting

Pros

Computation of data.
Presentation to right person.
Ability to perform critical task and sending to users.
Multiple control system connectivity.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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The production is simple and efficient, this is done directly from our 3D design software (SolidWorks).
Technical support is efficient, when problems arise, solutions are provided quickly.
The monitoring of production costs is clear and easy to consult.

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Jocelyn Gauthier

Directeur d'ingénierie

Jamec inc.Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees

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Cons

May be for smaller PLCs this can't be implemented.
Cost may an area ABB can look in to.
Improvement in GUI

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Support hours (now, from 8h00 to 17h00, Monday to Friday).
The info with help button (F1) to be more easy to find.

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Adina Marcu

Planning & ERP Manager

Life Science NutritionalsHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 employees

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Usability

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.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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No score

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Support Rating

ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0

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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.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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No score

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Alternatives Considered

Better suited for the ABB System as Microsoft is a third party for ABB Control System.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Genius had a far better implementation team and had everything we were looking for without having to super customize a product. The implementation was also far easier than expected due to their ability to manipulate spreadsheets and import them in. We are glad we went with Genius due to the flow of the software and the syncable database. The main thing missed about Quickbooks is the ability to easily fix mistakes by deleting transactions or edit them even after they posted. This however made financials less reliable

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Christian Fry

Bookkeeper/Controller

ANDROS ENGINEERINGMechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

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.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Quick report.
Quick punch.
Fast billing.

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Verified User

General Manager in Engineering

Farming Company, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

ABB Ability Solution Suite Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Required

$1,500*

* per user per year

Genius Solutions Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

On Premise	$3,000¹

per user for one year

SaaS Edition

SAAS	$1,500¹

per user for one year

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Rating Summary

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Genius Solutions

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Genius Solutions

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Genius Solutions

Likelihood to Recommend