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SAP IoT Application Enablement vs. Watson IoT Platform

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP IoT Application Enablement

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASAP IoT Application Enablement supports the development of Internet of things applications basically by linking UI elements to IoT data to create a digital representation, and provides extensibility to the SAP Cloud Platform.N/A

    Watson IoT Platform

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AThe IBM Watson IoT Platform is an Internet-of-things is a managed cloud-hosted solution supporting device connectivity, control, visualization, and overall device visibility and management. It provides a UI where users can add and manage devices, control access to IoT service, and monitor usage. With its device management service, users can perform device actions like rebooting or updating firmware, receive device diagnostics and metadata, or perform bulk device addition and removal.N/A
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    SAP IoT Application EnablementWatson IoT Platform
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    Pricing Offerings
    SAP IoT Application EnablementWatson IoT Platform
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    SAP IoT Application EnablementWatson IoT Platform
    Internet of Things
    Comparison of Internet of Things features of SAP IoT Application Enablement and Watson IoT Platform
    Feature
    SAP IoT Application Enablement
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Watson IoT Platform
    -
    Ratings
    IoT Device Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device Security7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Data Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Analytics8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    SAP IoT Application EnablementWatson IoT Platform
    Small Businesses
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Enterprises
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SAP IoT Application EnablementWatson IoT Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    SAP IoT Application EnablementWatson IoT Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    IoT Application Enablement is particularly useful when developing SAP UI5 applications that consume and use IoT data. There are many such examples in a number of business areas such as logistics, inventory management, process management, asset management, and others. IoT data is a key source of fuel for the intelligent enterprise.
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    IBM
    For large companies with large-scale manufacturing, electronics management, and infrastructures that require lots of maintenance, IBM Watson IoT is a must-have. It greatly increases performance, decreases downtime, and is an all-around great management dashboard. This is best for infrastructures that have a larger infrastructures of IoT devices in an enterprise/manufacturing setting, otherwise IBM Watson may not bring many benefits to your team.
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    Pros
    SAP
    • Thing modeling is a particularly useful aspect of IoT Application Enablement.
    • IoT Application Enablement supports a large number of IoT communication standards and protocols.
    • It is quite easy to expose the Thing and IoT data as OData or other RESTful services
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    IBM
    • The asset information is available in both static and dynamic format (from thermal images, to OEM data, to time series data). The ability to ingest all the information using a single platform has great value.
    • Another benefit is a seamless integration with Maximo. This has been a challenge with other 3rd party systems available.
    • The experience of IBM Maximo systems updates is positive.
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    Cons
    SAP
    • I believe SAP is currently combining IoT Application Enablement into SAP Leonardo IoT. It will be worth seeing what extra features are available then.
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    IBM
    • Some of the tutorials could use a little more improvement - While there is a considerable amount of documentation, most of the good documentation for Watson IoT we found to be from third-parties.
    • Administration and billing tools could use a bit more improvement - The UI is a bit clunky and poorly-designed here.
    • Be prepared to work with IBM support to get this going - Their turn-around support for inquiries can be lengthy, and setup time may also be quite lengthy because of this.
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    Support Rating
    SAP
    While it is a good product, I feel like with SAP Leonardo IoT there will be a lack of support for this specific product. If it becomes part of the whole then this will be a much higher rating as their support is excellent. I'm just cautious while they combine several products into one. I have not used SAP Leonardo IoT yet.
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    SAP
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    IBM
    Predix has recently launched their Asset Performance management Unified system. I am keen to see how it stacks up against Watson.
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    Return on Investment
    SAP
    • Being able to incorporate IoT data directly into web applications is quite valuable, both to our customers and to our business as well.
    • IoT data has helped us take advantage of other intelligent technologies such as machine learning.
    • Many of our clients are looking to integrate their devices into their workflows, and this technology is part of that solution.
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    IBM
    • Positive - This tool greatly increases most company's manufacturing and production efficiency, and the use-cases are extensive. It was a great way of decreasing down-time for us.
    • Negative - Took lots of work and energy to get up and running, we had to rely on IBM support and tutorials many times during this process.
    • Positive - Quite cheap, most of the tiers of pricing cost very little, and it's possible to use Watson IoT for a few months for free to see if it is beneficial for your company.
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