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Based on 8 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 6 feature sets: Customization, Security, Inventory Management, Order Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Customization
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
7.0
Macola
70%
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
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Plug-ins
10.0
100%
1 Rating
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Security
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
9.5
Macola
95%
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
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Role-based user permissions
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Inventory Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
8.7
Macola
87%
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
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Location management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Manufacturing module
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Automatic reordering
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Order Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
8.6
Macola
86%
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
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Order entry
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Cost of goods sold
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility
10.0
100%
1 Rating
7.9
79%
2 Ratings
Order exception Resolution
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Credit card processing
N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
2 Ratings
Order Orchestration
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Project Execution Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
Macola
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
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
N/A
0 Ratings
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%
8.3
Macola
83%
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
N/A
0 Ratings
Supply Chain Business Flows
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Production Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Contracted Manufacturing Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Configuration Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Work Definition
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Work Execution
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Advanced Fulfillment
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Manufacturing Costs
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Supply Chain
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
8.0
Macola
80%
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
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
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%
Macola
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
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
N/A
0 Ratings
Vendor Portal
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Project Portfolio Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Payroll Management
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
9.0
Macola
90%
Macola ranks higher in 5/5 features
Macola ranks higher in 5/5 features
Pay calculation
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Benefit plan administration
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Direct deposit files
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Salary revision and increment management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Reimbursement management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Reporting & Analytics
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.3
Macola
83%
Macola ranks higher in 3/3 features
Macola ranks higher in 3/3 features
Dashboards
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Standard reports
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Custom reports
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.8
Macola
88%
Macola ranks higher in 11/11 features
Macola ranks higher in 11/11 features
Accounts payable
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Accounts receivable
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Global Financial Support
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Localizations
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Journals and Reconciliations
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Configurable Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Standardized Processes
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.7
Macola
87%
Macola ranks higher in 13/13 features
Macola ranks higher in 13/13 features
Automated Invoice Processing
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Shared Services Payments
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Billings Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Customer Receipt Applications
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Customer Collections
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Revenue Recognition
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Cash Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Asset Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Travel & Expense Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Period Close
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Transactions Tax
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Subledger Reconciliations
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Project Financial Management
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.3
Macola
83%
Macola ranks higher in 12/12 features
Macola ranks higher in 12/12 features
Budgeting and Forecasting
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Project Costing
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
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
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Customer Contract Compliance
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
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
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Embedded Business Intelligence
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Project Planning Collaboration
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Grants Management
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.8
Macola
88%
Macola ranks higher in 4/4 features
Macola ranks higher in 4/4 features
Award Lifecycle Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Spending Control
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Indirect Cost Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Billing
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Procurement
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.0
Macola
80%
Macola ranks higher in 4/4 features
Macola ranks higher in 4/4 features
Bids Analyzed and Compared
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Supplier Communication and Collaboration
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Supplier Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Supplier Portal
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Logistics
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
9.0
Macola
90%
Macola ranks higher in 3/3 features
Macola ranks higher in 3/3 features
Freight Payment Automation
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Fulfillment Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Inventory Visibility
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
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
8.0
Macola
80%
2 Ratings
Usability
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
1 Rating
Macola
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
1 Rating
Macola
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+ employeesMacola
Well suited for larger companies, and this is only becoming more the case with the new ownership. Smaller companies could at one time buy only the modules they required. This is now not possible, so you end up with a number of modules you do not need. It is best suited for a company needing a full MRP and is going to be overkill for a service based company that does not require inventory management.
President
Environics, Inc.Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 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+ employeesMacola
- Simplifying min/max inventory reviews
- PO entry and receiving
- Order entry and production order entry
- Custom reporting and high level reviews
President
Environics, Inc.Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 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+ employeesMacola
- Integration with other software
- Migration from another application

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Environmental Services Company, 51-200 employeesPricing Details
ABB Ability Solution Suite
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Macola
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+ employeesMacola
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+ employeesMacola
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+ employeesMacola
We did not try any other products. We migrated to Macola from an older product.
President
Environics, Inc.Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 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+ employeesMacola
- Lower software costs.
- Less maintenance.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Environmental Services Company, 51-200 employees