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Based on 15 reviews and ratings
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%
1.0
Infor VISUAL
10%
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
N/A
0 Ratings
Security
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
9.0
Infor VISUAL
90%
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
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Role-based user permissions
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Inventory Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
7.4
Infor VISUAL
74%
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
5.3
53%
4 Ratings
Location management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.4
84%
4 Ratings
Manufacturing module
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
3 Ratings
Automatic reordering
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Order Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
9.4
Infor VISUAL
94%
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 5/6 features
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 5/6 features
Pricing
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
Order entry
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
Cost of goods sold
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.4
84%
4 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Order exception Resolution
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Order Orchestration
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Project Execution Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
3.0
Infor VISUAL
30%
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
N/A
0 Ratings
Project Manager Dashboard
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Resource Manager Dashboard
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Project Manager Mobile Functionality
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Team Member Task Collaboration
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Team Member Mobile Functionality
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Project Candidate Search
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Project Candidate Comparison and Analysis
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Defineable Resource Pools
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Defineable Resource Pools
10.0
100%
1 Rating
3.0
30%
1 Rating
Talent Profiles
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Real-Time Project Reporting
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Absence Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Manufacturing
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
3.2
Infor VISUAL
32%
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
2.0
20%
2 Ratings
Supply Chain Business Flows
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Production Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Contracted Manufacturing Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Configuration Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Work Definition
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Work Execution
10.0
100%
1 Rating
2.0
20%
1 Rating
Advanced Fulfillment
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs
10.0
100%
1 Rating
2.0
20%
2 Ratings
Supply Chain
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
2.0
Infor VISUAL
20%
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
N/A
0 Ratings
Inventory Planning
10.0
100%
1 Rating
2.0
20%
1 Rating
Multi-tier Supply Chain Planning
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance Monitoring
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
2.0
Infor VISUAL
20%
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
N/A
0 Ratings
Requirements Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Proposal Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Innovation Portfolio Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Product Master Data Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
2.0
20%
1 Rating
Vendor Portal
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Project Portfolio Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
3.5
Infor VISUAL
35%
Infor VISUAL ranks higher in 3/3 features
Infor VISUAL ranks higher in 3/3 features
Dashboards
N/A
0 Ratings
6.4
64%
3 Ratings
Standard reports
N/A
0 Ratings
2.0
20%
2 Ratings
Custom reports
N/A
0 Ratings
2.0
20%
1 Rating
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.4
Infor VISUAL
74%
Infor VISUAL ranks higher in 11/11 features
Infor VISUAL ranks higher in 11/11 features
Accounts payable
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
3 Ratings
Accounts receivable
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
3 Ratings
Global Financial Support
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Localizations
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Configurable Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Standardized Processes
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.6
Infor VISUAL
86%
Infor VISUAL ranks higher in 14/14 features
Infor VISUAL 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
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Billings Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Customer Receipt Applications
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Customer Collections
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Revenue Recognition
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Cash Management
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Asset Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Travel & Expense Management
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Period Close
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Transactions Tax
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Subledger Reconciliations
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
3rd Party Accounting Systems
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Project Financial Management
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.2
Infor VISUAL
72%
Infor VISUAL ranks higher in 5/5 features
Infor VISUAL ranks higher in 5/5 features
Project Costing
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Cost Capture
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Customer Invoicing
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Project Financial Performance Analysis
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Real-time Financial Reporting
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- ABB Ability Solution Suite is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
- ABB Ability Solution Suite and Infor VISUAL are tied in 1 area: Usability
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
1 Rating
8.2
Infor VISUAL
82%
5 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
ABB Ability Solution Suite
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
Infor VISUAL
80%
2 Ratings
Usability
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
1 Rating
10.0
Infor VISUAL
100%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
1 Rating
9.0
Infor VISUAL
90%
3 Ratings
Implementation Rating
ABB Ability Solution Suite
N/A
0 Ratings
2.0
Infor VISUAL
20%
2 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+ employeesInfor VISUAL
I struggle to identify a scenario where VISUAL is an appropriate solution. We used VISUAL because it was a legacy system and the cost/complexity of changeover seemed daunting. The user interface is poor as is the interconnectedness of the various screens and menus. This might be an acceptable piece of software for a continuous manufacturing environment with little variation of basic design, but we have had to write multiple add-on macros in order to get VISUAL to work effectively for us.
Vice President Of Engineering and Operations
Skidmore PumpMachinery, 11-50 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+ employeesInfor VISUAL
- Infor Visual has a standard way of addressing business operations: sales orders, invoicing, reporting. It is easy to train operators used to using a manual or other ERP system.
- Material control is easy for production runs, R&D material lists and repairs. The process of receiving, issuing and returning material to inventory is facilitated by standard interfaces that are easily learned by material control operators.
- Engineering changes to bills of material are facilitated by the "engineering Master" flexible editing capability. The version control for the BOM's can be as detailed or vague as the process designed dictates. One item of a BOM or the entire BOM can be changed quickly and approved for production that day.
Quality and Manufacturing Engineer
At homeElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51-200 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+ employeesInfor VISUAL
- VTA has been extremely unreliable. I would not recommend it. It is not customizable at all. There is no logical way to handle shift differentials which is a huge issue with a company that runs 24/7.
- If you do not have a schedule set up, they cannot clock in. This poses a problem for anyone that gets called in on a shift they don't normally work on.

Verified User
Manager in Human Resources
Plastics Company, 501-1000 employeesPricing Details
ABB Ability Solution Suite
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Infor VISUAL
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
ABB Ability Solution Suite
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Infor VISUAL
Infor VISUAL 8.0
Based on 2 answers
Good Technical and Customer Support during and after implementation tasks.Good Project Plan and Management support for implementation and post implementation.Financial functionality could be more comprehensive particularly with Budgeting and Cash Management.Inventory Management capability was adequate but could be more comprehensive as well."Out of the Box" functionality was adequate but requested add-ons and enhancements seemed to be a bit pricey.
Operations Planning
Genesis Biotechnology GroupTelecommunications, 11-50 employees
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+ employeesInfor VISUAL
Infor VISUAL 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Because of use cases and easy implementation and the vertical and horizontal scaling.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 1001-5000 employeesSupport 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+ employeesInfor VISUAL
Infor VISUAL 9.0
Based on 3 answers
As we have seen the live environment and the use cases where we implement.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 1001-5000 employeesImplementation Rating
ABB Ability Solution Suite
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Infor VISUAL
Infor VISUAL 2.0
Based on 2 answers
Could have used more hands-on approach. There are multiple webinars and information sessions but until you actually use the system, these are not very helpful.

Verified User
Manager in Human Resources
Plastics Company, 501-1000 employeesAlternatives 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+ employeesInfor VISUAL
We unfortunately did not evaluate any other ERP software. VISUAL was a legacy system and we determined that changing systems would be too difficult, and not cost effective. We reached out to our local VISUAL rep who knew how the software functioned, but not how to apply it more appropriately to our business model, so we continued on with what we had rather than looking elsewhere.
Vice President Of Engineering and Operations
Skidmore PumpMachinery, 11-50 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+ employeesInfor VISUAL
- I cannot comment on business impact.
Quality and Manufacturing Engineer
At homeElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51-200 employees