ABB Ability Solution Suite vs Microsoft Dynamics GP

What users are saying about

Score 9.9 out of 10

Based on 7 reviews and ratings

Score 7.4 out of 10

Based on 202 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 3 feature sets: Customization, Inventory Management, Order Management
ABB Ability Solution Suite and Microsoft Dynamics GP are tied in 1 feature set: Security

Customization

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

8.5

Microsoft Dynamics GP

85%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 2/2 features

API for custom integration

10.0

100%

1 Rating

8.0

80%

23 Ratings

Plug-ins

10.0

100%

1 Rating

9.0

90%

18 Ratings

Security

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

10.0

Microsoft Dynamics GP

100%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 2/2 features

Single sign-on capability

10.0

100%

1 Rating

10.0

100%

28 Ratings

Role-based user permissions

10.0

100%

1 Rating

9.9

99%

35 Ratings

Inventory Management

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

7.6

Microsoft Dynamics GP

76%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 3/4 features

Inventory tracking

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.3

73%

21 Ratings

Location management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

8.9

89%

16 Ratings

Manufacturing module

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.1

61%

12 Ratings

Automatic reordering

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

11 Ratings

Order Management

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

6.8

Microsoft Dynamics GP

68%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 5/7 features

Pricing

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.2

72%

15 Ratings

Order entry

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.9

69%

18 Ratings

Cost of goods sold

10.0

100%

1 Rating

7.7

77%

21 Ratings

End-to-end order visibility

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.4

64%

8 Ratings

Order exception Resolution

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.3

63%

4 Ratings

Credit card processing

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

10 Ratings

Order Orchestration

N/A

0 Ratings

6.2

62%

6 Ratings

Project Execution Management

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

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%

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

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

N/A

0 Ratings

Advanced Fulfillment

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Manufacturing Costs

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Supply Chain

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

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

N/A

0 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%

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

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

8.4

Microsoft Dynamics GP

84%

Microsoft Dynamics GP ranks higher in 5/5 features

Pay calculation

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

15 Ratings

Benefit plan administration

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

11 Ratings

Direct deposit files

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

15 Ratings

Salary revision and increment management

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

14 Ratings

Reimbursement management

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

13 Ratings

Reporting & Analytics

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.2

Microsoft Dynamics GP

72%

Microsoft Dynamics GP ranks higher in 3/3 features

Dashboards

N/A

0 Ratings

8.9

89%

24 Ratings

Standard reports

N/A

0 Ratings

8.6

86%

34 Ratings

Custom reports

N/A

0 Ratings

4.2

42%

34 Ratings

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.5

Microsoft Dynamics GP

75%

Microsoft Dynamics GP ranks higher in 21/21 features

Accounts payable

N/A

0 Ratings

7.1

71%

40 Ratings

Accounts receivable

N/A

0 Ratings

7.1

71%

31 Ratings

Cash management

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

31 Ratings

Bank reconciliation

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

36 Ratings

Expense management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.2

62%

26 Ratings

Time tracking

N/A

0 Ratings

5.2

52%

12 Ratings

Fixed asset management

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

24 Ratings

Multi-currency support

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

16 Ratings

Multi-division support

N/A

0 Ratings

8.9

89%

24 Ratings

Regulations compliance

N/A

0 Ratings

8.9

89%

10 Ratings

Electronic tax filing

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

10 Ratings

Self-service portal

N/A

0 Ratings

6.0

60%

11 Ratings

Global Financial Support

N/A

0 Ratings

4.5

45%

6 Ratings

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

N/A

0 Ratings

7.8

78%

17 Ratings

Intercompany Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

15 Ratings

Localizations

N/A

0 Ratings

6.0

60%

10 Ratings

Journals and Reconciliations

N/A

0 Ratings

8.8

88%

21 Ratings

Enterprise Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

13 Ratings

Configurable Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

13 Ratings

Centralized Rules Framework

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

11 Ratings

Standardized Processes

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

14 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

1 Rating

7.8

Microsoft Dynamics GP

78%

49 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

9.9

Microsoft Dynamics GP

99%

7 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

1 Rating

7.0

Microsoft Dynamics GP

70%

5 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

Microsoft Dynamics GP

100%

4 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

Microsoft Dynamics GP

70%

2 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

1 Rating

5.0

Microsoft Dynamics GP

50%

7 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

8.2

Microsoft Dynamics GP

82%

6 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

9.1

Microsoft Dynamics GP

91%

1 Rating

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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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

—

Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

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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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 7.0

Based on 5 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 5.0

Based on 7 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 6 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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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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