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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AVEVA Historian

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AAVEVA Historian, formerly from Wonderware, is a time-series optimized data store, allowing the user to capture and store high-fidelity industrial big data, to unlock trapped potential for operational improvements.N/A

    Ignition

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AIgnition is a platform for professional services that automates and optimizes proposals, client agreements, billing and payment collection to put an end to late payments, unbilled work and mundane repetitive admin.

    $49

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    AVEVA HistorianIgnition
    Editions & Modules
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    Solo
    $49
    per month
    Core
    $149
    per month
    Pro
    $249
    per month
    Pro+
    $499
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AVEVA HistorianIgnition
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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    Features
    AVEVA HistorianIgnition
    Proposal Creation & Organization
    Comparison of Proposal Creation & Organization features of AVEVA Historian and Ignition
    Feature
    AVEVA Historian
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    Ratings
    Ignition
    8.9
    3 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Proposal branding00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Proposal templates00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Proposal content library updates00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Searchable proposal database00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Proposal Collaboration & Workflow
    Comparison of Proposal Collaboration & Workflow features of AVEVA Historian and Ignition
    Feature
    AVEVA Historian
    -
    Ratings
    Ignition
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Proposal collaboration & approval00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    User permissions/proposal editing controls00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Sales proposal workflow00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Proposal automation user interface00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Proposal Delivery
    Comparison of Proposal Delivery features of AVEVA Historian and Ignition
    Feature
    AVEVA Historian
    -
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    Ignition
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Proposal distribution00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Interactive proposals00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Proposal content tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
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    AVEVA HistorianIgnition
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    InfluxDB
    Score9 out of 10
    Qwilr
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AVEVA HistorianIgnition
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
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    User Testimonials
    AVEVA HistorianIgnition
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AVEVA
    Paired with Citect SCADA or System Platform, this is an excellent process historian. It also works well collecting OPC data. For basic data storage, retrieval, and analysis, this is well suited. This is not well suited for very large deployments. Multiple instances would need to be used to scale up, and the data fed into a second-tier/enterprise historian for corporate user consumption.
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    Ignition
    Ignition (initially called Practice Ignition) performs quite well at proposal building, contract development, tracking and invoicing, payment and collections. The only issues where I see Ignition not being a good fit is in smaller firms that require a more feature rich plan. A perfect example is a solo firm has a limited number of proposals they can activate, and would have to spend extra for additional features like multiple e-signatures.
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    Pros
    AVEVA
    • Data storage--multiple data sources stream data in real time; it is stored without issue
    • Data retrieval--small to moderate queries and trends are generally fast and efficient
    • Cost effectiveness--it is one of the cheaper (non-enterprise) historian offers and therefore is good value for money (with a reduced feature set)
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    Ignition
    • Automatic Payments: You set up a proposal to collect payments once and you don't have to worry about bugging the client for payment every month.
    • Amazing support: I have always received answers from the support team within the same day. They are very patient and understanding.
    • Integrates with Xero: It integrates with our accounting software, making reporting faster.
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    Cons
    AVEVA
    • Query performance--for very long-term/large queries; the latest version which we are yet to commission has some improvements in this area
    • User interface--the trend, query, and Excel add-ins are basic and could do with a refresh; web-based clients are a paid add-on and less full featured, so not a true replacement
    • Connectivity--Wonderware System Platform driver packs are required for additional data source types, where native connectors are not provided by other products
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    Ignition
    • The charge back process is messy and not transparent enough. When there is a charge back, PI deducts the amount from other payments settling on the same day, and does not provide a break down of the amounts. This makes it impossible to track without getting help from support.
    • PI should send email alerts monthly (or at some interval determined by user) for expiring engagements.
    • PI should allow the client to make service selections -- we should be able to offer 2 or 3 options under a service offering, and the client chooses and sees the impact on monthly/annual pricing.
    • PI should allow for more than 2 templates (Business and Individual).
    • PI should integrate with Jet Pack Workflow to automate the creation of new jobs once a proposal is approved.
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    Usability
    AVEVA
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    Ignition
    The Ignition product is quite usable for the average user. The app has preloaded templates that can get even new-hires to navigate the software and set up proposals. The only area where I see the Ignition product lacking is the additional fees smaller firms may have to pay to get the full feature advantages of the product.
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    Alternatives Considered
    AVEVA
    AVEVA Historian, formerly Wonderware, was the best of the process tier historians in terms of reliability and functionality. It is still under development and not a "dead" product. It is also more cost effective than the more full-featured enterprise historians, such as PI, which our organization is not yet ready for. The feature set is at the right cost level, coupled with current support, were the key factors in the decision.
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    Ignition
    You aren't able to customize the design of the proposal, but it surpases everything we have ever tried. It's easy to use and quick to learn.
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    Return on Investment
    AVEVA
    • Increased efficiency, reduction in labour for preparing reports--data is available to be queried and reported with less effort
    • Increased production efficiency--near real-time data availability and comparisons to historical data has been used to make faster and better operational decisions
    • Increased reliability--data has been used for maintenance optimization and planning purposes
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    Ignition
    • We have reduced our A/R by 60% and expect to completely eliminate A/R by the end of this year.
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