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

What users are saying about

Score 9.9 out of 10

Based on 7 reviews and ratings

Score 8.5 out of 10

Based on 9 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 1 feature set: Customization
ABB Ability Solution Suite and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (formerly Unit4 Business World) are tied in 3 feature sets: Security, Inventory Management, Order Management

Customization

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

6.0

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

60%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 2/2 features

API for custom integration

10.0

100%

1 Rating

6.0

60%

1 Rating

Plug-ins

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Security

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

10.0

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

100%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 2/2 features

Single sign-on capability

10.0

100%

1 Rating

10.0

100%

2 Ratings

Role-based user permissions

10.0

100%

1 Rating

10.0

100%

2 Ratings

Inventory Management

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

10.0

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

100%

ABB Ability Solution Suite ranks higher in 3/3 features

Inventory tracking

10.0

100%

1 Rating

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Location management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Manufacturing module

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Order Management

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

10.0

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

100%

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (formerly Unit4 Business World) ranks higher in 6/7 features

Pricing

10.0

100%

1 Rating

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Order entry

10.0

100%

1 Rating

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Cost of goods sold

10.0

100%

1 Rating

10.0

100%

1 Rating

End-to-end order visibility

10.0

100%

1 Rating

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Order exception Resolution

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Credit card processing

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

2 Ratings

Order Orchestration

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Project Execution Management

10.0

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

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

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%

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

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%

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

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%

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

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

10.0

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

100%

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (formerly Unit4 Business World) ranks higher in 5/5 features

Pay calculation

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Benefit plan administration

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Direct deposit files

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Salary revision and increment management

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Reimbursement management

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Reporting & Analytics

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

10.0

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

100%

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (formerly Unit4 Business World) ranks higher in 3/3 features

Dashboards

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

2 Ratings

Standard reports

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

3 Ratings

Custom reports

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

3 Ratings

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

10.0

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

100%

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (formerly Unit4 Business World) ranks higher in 10/10 features

Accounts payable

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

3 Ratings

Accounts receivable

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

3 Ratings

Global Financial Support

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

2 Ratings

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Intercompany Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

3 Ratings

Localizations

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

2 Ratings

Journals and Reconciliations

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

3 Ratings

Enterprise Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

3 Ratings

Configurable Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

2 Ratings

Standardized Processes

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

3 Ratings

Subledger and Financial Process

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

10.0

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

100%

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (formerly Unit4 Business World) ranks higher in 14/14 features

Automated Invoice Processing

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Shared Services Payments

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Billings Management

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Customer Receipt Applications

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Customer Collections

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Revenue Recognition

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Cash Management

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Asset Management

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

2 Ratings

Travel & Expense Management

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

2 Ratings

Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Period Close

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Transactions Tax

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Subledger Reconciliations

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

3rd Party Accounting Systems

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Attribute Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (formerly Unit4 Business World) are tied in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

1 Rating

10.0

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

100%

3 Ratings

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

1 Rating

10.0

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

100%

1 Rating

ABB Ability Solution Suite

100%

1 Rating

10.0

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

100%

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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Since the software is built with your needs in mind, it can be tailored to your specific needs.
System security is also created with your specific needs in mind and can be extremely detailed for various roles within the organization.
The various modules integrate well, if thought through system processes when building.

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Michelle Mangum

Enterprise Solutions and Applications Specialist

Heifer InternationalNon-Profit Organization Management, 501-1000 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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Their layout and limited web capabilities are a turn-off
They lack basic functionality in their web [version]
The implementation phase is bumpy since their guides and process documents are not step by step and are usually confusing

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Thomas Straut-Collard

Senior Finance Associate

Relay Graduate School of EducationHigher Education, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

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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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Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (formerly Unit4 Business World) 10.0

Based on 1 answer

Unit4 is very easy to use. One can use it without much technical knowledge.

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Team Lead in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 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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Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (formerly Unit4 Business World) 10.0

Based on 1 answer

Their consultant and support service is also very responsive.

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Team Lead in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 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 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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