ABB Ability Solution Suite vs Microsoft Dynamics GP

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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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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A large company where users have one function- for instance, where someone only receives or works in payables. That minimizes the number of windows they need. A smaller company where one user does multiple functions will require a lot more training and user knowledge to navigate, and it makes it harder to secure users. You also have to understand that GP started life as Great Plains, designed for accountants. The other modules were added on after Microsoft bought Great Plains, which means that modules like Manufacturing are red-headed step children with much smaller support ecosystems. So, if you're starting fresh, you may want to look at something built for the mobile world. D365 and Business Central are a lot more money, buggy, and hard to customize and essentially still vaporware. Microsoft is heavily investing there, leading to the previously mentioned question about the future of GP. If I was starting today I would be hard pressed to justify jumping into GP in a world where Salesforce ties in with so many programs. GP has MRP but it is limited so it's hard to justify a manufacturer starting with GP today.

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Michael Bartlett

President

Brandyhill.net, Inc.Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Inventory tracking

Location management

Manufacturing module

Automatic reordering

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Pricing

Order entry

Cost of goods sold

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

Credit card processing

Order Orchestration

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

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

Microsoft Dynamics GP

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

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Forecasting

Inventory Planning

Multi-tier Supply Chain Planning

Performance Monitoring

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Ideation Management

Requirements Management

Proposal Management

Innovation Portfolio Management

Product Master Data Management

Vendor Portal

Project Portfolio Management

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Cash management

Bank reconciliation

Expense management

Time tracking

Fixed asset management

Multi-currency support

Multi-division support

Regulations compliance

Electronic tax filing

Self-service portal

Global Financial Support

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Intercompany Accounting

Localizations

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Centralized Rules Framework

Standardized Processes

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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User friendly interface
Able to be extended into multiple areas of your business
One feature we have been using for a few years is EFT for payables - it has significantly reduced the time spent paying vendors and reduced our check printing and mailing costs. It is very easy to setup and use.

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Tricia Wolfe Jarvis

CFO

SociusInformation Technology and Services, 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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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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With respect to the allocations, once the expense is entered into the allocation account, you lose the ability to run any detail on just the total of the expense. It would be nice if you could run a trial balance on the allocation accounts the same way you can with regular accounts.
I've always thought security set up could be a bit simpler. It actually has gotten better through the years. Specifically, with eight separate entities, it would be nice to have a "master" setup where you could call up one group entity, assign the users rights, and then be finished. Currently, whenever I have a new user, I have to call up each individual entity and select all of the features I want the user to have. That means I have to do eight steps for each user.

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Candi Southall

Director of Finance

Associated Audiologists, Inc.Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.9

Based on 7 answers

Due the economic challenges that Puerto Rico is having, the company has had to merge some companies in order to be more efficient. It has been easy in GP to process those merges, even thought we had to spend days to accomplish that the process was smooth and accurate. In addition we were able to streamline the purchasing and sales process and the organization is confident to keep renewing GP for the future versions.

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Manager in Information Technology

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Company, 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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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 6.9

Based on 4 answers

Though it is a basic accounting package, I believe some users do not find the old style menus and navigation options intuitive. There is also a great lack of training resources in the market, so users have to learn the product without guidance a lot, resulting in inefficient workflows and misuse or misunderstanding of many features.

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Constance Quigley

Owner

Q Factor Consulting, LLCComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

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.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 8.9

Based on 3 answers

The rating is directed to the thrid party serive provider that we use. I do not now how good the Microsoft direct support is.

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Brad Price

Corporate Controller

AgaMatrixMedical Devices, 501-1000 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 8.2

Based on 3 answers

Basically the challenge with this implementation was the Business Portal, too many errors and even the aplication is up and running the users are still having issues. We will start planning the migraton to GP 2015 soon.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Company, 51-200 employees

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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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I come from a strong background of using SAP. SAP doesn't have the flexibility of GP, an example would be SAP doesn't allow core mods, if they catch you, you lose support. Microsoft doesn't really care about mods, but they will be quick to have the vendor you used support your issue if it is caused by those mods. With SAP your company adapts to the software, where with GP you adapt the software to you.

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Eric Mereen

Application Systems Analyst

Cardinal LogisticsLogistics and Supply Chain, 5001-10,000 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.1

Based on 1 answer

The functionality that GP and related ISV solutions offer and the ease of integration of GP to other systems makes it an extremely scalable solution

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Tricia Wolfe Jarvis

CFO

SociusInformation Technology and Services, 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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Microsoft Dynamics GP allows my clients to move from a paper or spreadsheet based company to an integrated, electronic, streamlined business. I love being able to help clients gain efficiencies through the use of Microsoft Dynamics GP.
Microsoft Dynamics GP allows for better customer service because everything is at our fingertips. If someone calls questioning an invoice, we can easily look it up. If someone calls stating they paid an invoice with a certain check number, we can quickly run a query to find that particular check number to see where it was applied.
Having everything on a single platform provides ease of use for upgrades, backups and end user training. There is only one software to learn!

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Melissa Brown

Consultant

Equity Business Solutions, LLCComputer Software, 1-10 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

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

Rating Summary

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Microsoft Dynamics GP