ABB Ability Solution Suite vs Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

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Score 9.3 out of 10

Based on 7 reviews and ratings

Score 5.2 out of 10

Based on 5 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

Inventory tracking

Location management

Manufacturing module

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

Pricing

Order entry

Cost of goods sold

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

Credit card processing

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

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

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

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

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

Forecasting

Inventory Planning

Multi-tier Supply Chain Planning

Performance Monitoring

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

Ideation Management

Requirements Management

Proposal Management

Innovation Portfolio Management

Product Master Data Management

Vendor Portal

Project Portfolio Management

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Global Financial Support

Intercompany Accounting

Localizations

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Standardized Processes

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

Asset Management

Travel & Expense Management

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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It has a great reporting function
It connects many different tables and data points together
It is great for international accounting

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Thomas Straut-Collard

Senior Finance Associate

Relay Graduate School of EducationHigher Education, 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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Consistent consultants has been an issue - trying to get someone that can help alleviate a problem when creating a new workflow was most challenging.
The "smart client" and "web client" versions have items that cannot be done in both (not due to security setup) and causes users to work in both clients to perform their work.

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Michelle Mangum

Enterprise Solutions and Applications Specialist

Heifer InternationalNon-Profit Organization Management, 501-1000 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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No score

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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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No score

No answers yet

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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 have used Fund EZ and QuickBooks. Unit4 is for larger organizations and was needed for our scaling.

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Thomas Straut-Collard

Senior Finance Associate

Relay Graduate School of EducationHigher Education, 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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Our business processes were in flux when the initial build of our system was taking place - this made lives very difficult. Make sure processes are set!
Time - beyond what could have been imagined - this is a huge project, that needs proper resources assigned to it within a company when planning to install.

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Michelle Mangum

Enterprise Solutions and Applications Specialist

Heifer InternationalNon-Profit Organization Management, 501-1000 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?

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Rating Summary

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), formerly Unit4 Business World

Likelihood to Recommend