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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ABB Ability Solution Suite

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AThe ABB Ability Solution Suite is an enterprise ERP product suite designed for asset-intensive industries like power generation and water management.N/A

    Sage 100cloud

    Score7.2 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Sage 100 (or Sage 100cloud is a business management software offering a broad range of modules designed to meet the many needs of virtually any business. It encompasses financial operations and accounting, payroll, business intelligence, CRM, eBusiness, manufacturing and distribution.N/A

    Agentforce Field Service

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AField Service (formerly known as Field Service Lightning) is a customizable, mobile-friendly field service hub in Salesforce. It provides tools to manage work orders, scheduling, and a mobile workforce.

    $600

    per year per user

    Pricing
    ABB Ability Solution SuiteSage 100cloudAgentforce Field Service
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Sage 100 ERP Standard
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Advanced
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Premium
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Online
    $0
    Per User per Month
    Contractor
    $50
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Contractor Plus
    $75
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Dispatcher
    $165
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Technician
    $165
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Field Service Plus
    $220
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ABB Ability Solution SuiteSage 100cloudAgentforce Field Service
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ABB Ability Solution SuiteSage 100cloudAgentforce Field Service
    Considered Multiple Products
    ABB
    No answer on this topic
    Sage
    No answer on this topic
    Salesforce
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    ABB Ability Solution SuiteSage 100cloudAgentforce Field Service
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Sage 100
    3.8
    11 Ratings
    66% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration10.01 Ratings3.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins10.01 Ratings3.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Sage 100
    9.1
    18 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability10.01 Ratings9.817 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.01 Ratings8.317 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Sage 100
    8.3
    14 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking10.01 Ratings8.214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management10.01 Ratings8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.8
    13 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing10.01 Ratings8.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry10.01 Ratings7.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.01 Ratings8.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings6.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    35% above category average
    Sage 100
    5.3
    2 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling10.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers10.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality10.01 Ratings5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools10.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    29% above category average
    Sage 100
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design10.01 Ratings8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management10.01 Ratings8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management10.01 Ratings10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution10.01 Ratings10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs10.01 Ratings5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.1
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting10.01 Ratings6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning10.01 Ratings7.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring10.01 Ratings7.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Sage 100
    2.6
    2 Ratings
    96% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management10.01 Ratings1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation00 Ratings7.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    6.8
    20 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.213 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings5.818 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    7.2
    20 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable00 Ratings8.120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings4.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management00 Ratings6.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings8.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings8.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings7.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings7.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    5.4
    3 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    4.4
    1 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository00 Ratings5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and Sage 100 and Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Field Service
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ABB Ability Solution SuiteSage 100cloudAgentforce Field Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (24 ratings)
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ABB Ability Solution SuiteSage 100cloudAgentforce Field Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ABB
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    Sage 100 has been well suited for running the monthly accounts receivable and accounts payable aging reports. This helps us track our accounts that need to be collected and payments that need to be made. Our field operations team has been slow and unwanting to adopt the Sage Field Ops just because they're resistant to change and technology. It's less appropriate for really detailed accounting reports spanning for long periods of time with all accounts because it takes a very long time to run and process.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    We've demoed quite a few models, different companies. I know Salesforce has huge backing, but even so they're open to customization and solutions. Some of the competition, keep in mind for my industry, there's not a lot of options out there. We're not your typical Salesforce target market. I mean we're not really selling a lot. I mean, quite honestly, I don't even have a sales department because can't do all of the work that my current customers need me to do. So I don't need to go drum up new business. I just needed it for more of tracking and a work management solution. And in the construction, specifically utility construction, industry, there's not a lot of options, but it definitely was the best option for us.
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    Pros
    ABB
    • Computation of data.
    • Presentation to right person.
    • Ability to perform critical task and sending to users.
    • Multiple control system connectivity.
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    • Simple to implement and use. Operation very intuitive so new employees are quickly trained.
    • It is very flexible with many modules and many features allows for easy customization to suit particular needs of any department or company.
    • Context sensitive help, training and support make it easy for a company to operate with out a lot of additional outside tech support.
    • Scalable plenty of room to grow as the business grows without being bloated.
    • Pricing is very reasonable.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Real Time Communication with back-office team When our nurses need anything by using mobile app they can reach out to our back office team to resolve their issues
    • Utilization of resources We can see the all the appointments view with the assigned representative in a single page so We can assign more appointments if any resources has any free slot it is just a drag and drop
    • It helps us to automate the process like delay or reach notification we can also route the appointments based on representative skill set, location and urgency of task
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    ABB
    • May be for smaller PLCs this can't be implemented.
    • Cost may an area ABB can look in to.
    • Improvement in GUI
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    • Sage 100 at times will simply not connect to our server, we get remote support & all is well but, that issue tends to happen 2-3X a year.
    • Other than the above, I really can't complain. Coming from a more custom U.V. type database that used a whole bunch of codes to navigate, I think Sage 100 is 10x easier to use.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Our biggest complaint is the optimizer removes jobs from the schedule at times and they are hard to track down and if missed we may not have a tech show up at all for the customer.
    • Reporting off of Service Appointment history is challenging
    • Without having a developer adjust your views the amount of available fields can be overwhelming.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ABB
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    I would put this out to bid, if I were at the same organization. There have been a lot of improvements and changes in enterprise software and my preference would be to find a good web-based or cloud-based tool. Lower overall cost of ownership and improved efficiency would be my target criteria for a rebid of this.
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    Salesforce
    As of right now there is not a alternative that seems to offer all of the functionality with a vision of what is needed in the future. It is my belief that ClickSoftware will remain a leader in Mobile Workforce Management for a long time.
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    Usability
    ABB
    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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    Sage
    Overall Sage 100 has been pretty user friendly. If we have a question on anything, we are able to contact our implementation rep who helps us right away. Some of the Sage Field Operations may not be as intuitive for our field personnel to use. I wish the reports ran faster so that we could run and put together many reports quickly at once.
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    Salesforce
    Within a week a scheduler can confidently navigate the program and from there they learn more niche tools but from the beginning they can hit the ground running. With different user views available the developers can narrow down what is needed based on your job role which has been invaluable.
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    Support Rating
    ABB
    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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    Sage
    Sage Support is very good. I usually get a person on the phone in a short time frame and usually get my issues fixed in one called.
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    Salesforce
    Having a program that gives sales leaders a real time view was game changing. Time was always an issue because there wasn't always a sales leader available for closing sales. This has allowed for any sales leader to jump in and help make the sale without the need to do a warm transfer.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    ABB
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Overall the training was quite informative but did lack detail in some areas. It had all of the necessary content for an experience product user but didn't offer enough information for a new user to complete the training and then feel comfortable in real-world situations running or managing the software. I would recommend this course for anyone with at least 1 year of full-time exposure to the ClickSchedule product.
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    Implementation Rating
    ABB
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    We had an advantage in implementing the tool in that our director of Ops had been part of the team implementing the ERP for other users so we knew what to expect and were able to avoid a lot of the challenges people sometimes face with implementations. However, the process still took far longer than desired.
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    ABB
    Better suited for the ABB System as Microsoft is a third party for ABB Control System.
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    I didn't choose Sage 100 ERP -- it was already in use when I started at the organization over five years ago. It has the same types of pros and cons as other big hulking software suites meant to power the infrastructure of corporations. It's slow, tough to customize, and doesn't connect well with other software. It does bring all the information into one place, which is great
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    I have added a few of the many Salesforce products we use. We also use HubSpot but they all have different functions so not really comparable as they are used for different things/ teams.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    ABB
    • 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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    Sage
    • Sage 100 overall had a very positive overall ROI for the business. All users were making decisions based on the same information and valuable time was no longer spent trying to analyze data from a number of sources.
    • Moving the warehouses to using Sage 100 reduced the operating expense of the distribution side of the business by 5% on an annual basis (~$100K).
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    Salesforce
    • ClickSoftware (ClickSchedule) has allowed for a technician work schedule to be fuller
    • ClickSoftware (ClickSchedule) has improved efficiency of the mobile work force when it is adhere to, and excessive rule violations are avoided.
    • ClickSoftware (ClickSchedule) has increased accountability of the mobile work force throughout the day.
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    ScreenShots

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