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Feature Set Ratings
- ABB Ability Solution Suite and SAP Manufacturing Execution are tied in 4 feature sets: Customization, Security, Inventory Management, Manufacturing
Customization
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
10.0
SAP Manufacturing Execution
100%
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
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Plug-ins
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Security
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
10.0
SAP Manufacturing Execution
100%
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%
1 Rating
Role-based user permissions
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Inventory Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
10.0
SAP Manufacturing Execution
100%
SAP Manufacturing Execution ranks higher in 4/4 features
SAP Manufacturing Execution ranks higher in 4/4 features
Inventory tracking
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Location management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Manufacturing module
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Automatic reordering
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Order Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
SAP Manufacturing Execution
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 5/5 features
ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 5/5 features
Pricing
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Order entry
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Cost of goods sold
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Order exception Resolution
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Project Execution Management
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
SAP Manufacturing Execution
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%
10.0
SAP Manufacturing Execution
100%
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
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Supply Chain Business Flows
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Production Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Contracted Manufacturing Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Configuration Management
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Work Definition
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Work Execution
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Advanced Fulfillment
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Manufacturing Costs
10.0
100%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Supply Chain
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
SAP Manufacturing Execution
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
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
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%
SAP Manufacturing Execution
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
Reporting & Analytics
ABB Ability Solution Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.7
SAP Manufacturing Execution
87%
SAP Manufacturing Execution ranks higher in 3/3 features
SAP Manufacturing Execution ranks higher in 3/3 features
Dashboards
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Standard reports
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Custom reports
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
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
9.0
SAP Manufacturing Execution
90%
1 Rating
Usability
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
1 Rating
SAP Manufacturing Execution
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
10.0
ABB Ability Solution Suite
100%
1 Rating
SAP Manufacturing Execution
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+ employeesSAP Manufacturing Execution
SAP Manufacturing Execution is suitable for desecrate manufacturing. For the complex routing of the product, this software ensures users do not by mistake start executing the wrong steps. This is the best tool to track and work on nonconformance and rework scenarios. This is most suitable when the landscape has SAP ERP in place.
COE - SAP ME
MedtronicMedical Devices, 10,001+ 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+ employeesSAP Manufacturing Execution
- Visual routing ensures the production line layout is as appropriate as shown on the application.
- Production house needs a lot of data to do an in-process inspection of the product. ERP might not need that. SAP ME provides that place to do every data collection.
- Nonconformance functionality ensures when needed the product goes to the appropriate station to get repaired. Also, data collection can raise NC and can move the product to a particular station to get an issue corrected.
- All the information is well integrated with SAP ERP and makes SAP ME more valuable for the organization.
- SAP MII also comes along with SAP ME helps to get the application well integrated with the shop floor equipment.
COE - SAP ME
MedtronicMedical Devices, 10,001+ 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+ employeesSAP Manufacturing Execution
- ODS or the BI part of the ME needed more improvement.
- The archiving job needs to be more robust.
- Database indexes need to me more analyzed and setup as per the organization requirement.
- SAP MII UI integration plugin to be developed for increased usability of this application.
COE - SAP ME
MedtronicMedical Devices, 10,001+ employees
Pricing Details
ABB Ability Solution Suite
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—SAP Manufacturing Execution
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+ employeesSAP Manufacturing Execution
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+ employeesSAP Manufacturing Execution
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+ employeesSAP Manufacturing Execution
There was no product evaluated before using SAP ME. This replaced the custom homegrown MES system. The custom MES system had a lot of issues with the integration with SAP ERP. While evaluating the situation, SAP MII was the initial tool used to create the integration of the custom MES. We later found the fully functional tool SAP ME off the shelf had several functionalities out of the box.
COE - SAP ME
MedtronicMedical Devices, 10,001+ 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+ employeesSAP Manufacturing Execution
- Production house is more efficient now.
- Less paperwork improved means less unproductive work on the shop floor.
- Regulatory audits are more efficient.
COE - SAP ME
MedtronicMedical Devices, 10,001+ employees