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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ABB Ability Ellipse

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AEllipse is an enterprise asset management (EAM) platform offered by ABB, headquartered in Zurich.N/A

    IBM Maximo Application Suite

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AIBM Maximo Application Suite is an enterprise asset management (EAM) platform.N/A
    Pricing
    ABB Ability EllipseIBM Maximo Application Suite
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ABB Ability EllipseIBM Maximo Application Suite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ABB Ability EllipseIBM Maximo Application Suite
    Considered Both Products
    ABB
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    IBM
    Chose IBM Maximo Application Suite
    Plant number concept in Ellipse will be missed. Change to IBM Maximo Application Suite has provided opportunity to break from old (bad) habits and re-engineer system processes with usage more aligned to system design Main reason we are changing is to find a COTS solution for …
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    Would buy again
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    91%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    27 Answers
    User Ratings
    ABB Ability EllipseIBM Maximo Application Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (45 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.9
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    7.2
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ABB Ability EllipseIBM Maximo Application Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ABB
    One of the best solutions in the market with an easy-to-use system. This is very useful when the ABB system is existing, new, or existing; All ABB systems can be integrated using this instead of going to a third-party vendor, which might have interface issues.
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    IBM
    It’s really good for organizing all your assets and managing your field technician teams. The new features, like the assistant and remote assistant, are also really good. On the other side, for the second part of the question, what’s less appropriate, for example, for network scanning, there used to be a part of the product that handled natural discovery. Now IBM has discontinued that, so we have to use two different products now to scan the IT environment, which is not so efficient, I would say.
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    Pros
    ABB
    • Multiple control system connectivity.
    • Data Account.
    • Ability to perform critical tasks and send them to users.
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    IBM
    • Delivers Out-of-Box solutions for various industries without the need for customization and configuration
    • Modules and Applications are well developed and linked in an orderly way, with proper documentation and help guides that allow end users to start using the system with ease
    • Powerful Work Management, Contracts, Inventory, and Purchasing applications and features that are a better match to other ERP applications today
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    Cons
    ABB
    • Improvement in GUI.
    • Cost may be an area that ABB could consider.
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    IBM
    • The interface is not friendly, and it took a lot of time for our team to get comfortable with it.
    • Sometimes updates can led to unexpected lag and downtime.
    • It has many useful modules and features, but it is not well known, and I only recently found it after I was actively searching for it.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ABB
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    IBM Maximo Application Suite has provided a solution to our desire to consolidate the multiple applications serving the layers of the Procurement process we has been accustomed to using. By consolidating applications, licensing and software costs are reduced, and the overall headcount to support the various applications was able to be minimized.
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    Usability
    ABB
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    The IBM Maximo Application Suite is well known for inventory management solutions. This solution is in use by many corporations but mostly I have seen its use in Ports, defense and aerospace industries. Some of the benefits are 1. asset tracking is amazing 2. Maintenance cost is less 3. Reduced inspection costs 4. Less downtime 5. It allows customization 6 Simplify data management 7. Highly adaptable
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    Performance
    ABB
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Depends on DB tuning, Query builds etc
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    Support Rating
    ABB
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    I have regularly contacted IBM Support to report issues and raise requests for issues we face during project implementations. The response from them has overall been good and to the point, and they get back to us within a day or 2 and guide us through the process of fixing it or providing an interim fix of the product
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    In-Person Training
    ABB
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    As expected, good content and instructions
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    Implementation Rating
    ABB
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Implementation of IBM MAS as a service provider has been easy. The functionality in the OEM space has been the best of its class with all related modules and application subject to maintenance
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    Alternatives Considered
    ABB
    The best Proper for the ABB system is Microsoft as a control system.
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    IBM
    As a computerized maintenance management system i do not have experience of any other system. The only experience I have is for Maximo and it works excellent for me. I am using many modules available in Maximo and all of these modules are almost fulfilling all of my business needs.
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    Scalability
    ABB
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Cognos on its own is a great BI tool, but integration with Maximo is complex and could be better
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    Return on Investment
    ABB
    • ABB works to increase production and speed in work in terms of information coherence and ease of access to data.
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    IBM
    • Being the core business of my organization, IBM Maximo had a complete ROI for our objectives. We are able to successfully maintain and offer multiple solutions based on our interaction with Maximo.
    • Based on our contracts, we are able to provide a great partnership with IBM thru Maximo and it's tools.
    • We are able to maintain our business with steady market growth based mainly on our offer of the IBM Maximo in various layers.
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