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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ABB Ability Solution Suite

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AThe ABB Ability Solution Suite is an enterprise ERP product suite designed for asset-intensive industries like power generation and water management.N/A

    M1

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AM1, from ECI Software Solutions headquartered in Ft. Worth, is an all-in-one manufacturing ERP software solution, built for small and medium-sized discrete manufacturers.N/A
    Pricing
    ABB Ability Solution SuiteM1
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ABB Ability Solution SuiteM1
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ABB Ability Solution SuiteM1
    Considered Both Products
    ABB
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    ECI Software Solutions
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    26 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    62%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    50%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    ABB Ability Solution SuiteM1
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    M1
    7.0
    18 Ratings
    8% below category average
    API for custom integration10.01 Ratings7.515 Ratings
    Plug-ins10.01 Ratings6.511 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    M1
    8.0
    27 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Single sign-on capability10.01 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.01 Ratings7.027 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    M1
    6.9
    26 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Inventory tracking10.01 Ratings7.326 Ratings
    Location management10.01 Ratings7.021 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings6.415 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    M1
    7.3
    26 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Pricing10.01 Ratings6.726 Ratings
    Order entry10.01 Ratings7.326 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.01 Ratings7.617 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.310 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.413 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    38% above category average
    M1
    5.2
    16 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling10.01 Ratings6.216 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers10.01 Ratings5.310 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality10.01 Ratings4.67 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools10.01 Ratings4.89 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    M1
    6.5
    27 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Production Process Design10.01 Ratings6.219 Ratings
    Production Management10.01 Ratings6.922 Ratings
    Configuration Management10.01 Ratings6.119 Ratings
    Work Execution10.01 Ratings7.420 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs10.01 Ratings5.826 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    34% above category average
    M1
    5.6
    20 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Forecasting10.01 Ratings4.714 Ratings
    Inventory Planning10.01 Ratings6.120 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring10.01 Ratings5.815 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    33% above category average
    M1
    4.3
    9 Ratings
    50% below category average
    Proposal Management10.01 Ratings4.86 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management10.01 Ratings3.99 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    5.6
    8 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings5.38 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings4.53 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    6.5
    28 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.626 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.328 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.527 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    6.8
    26 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings6.825 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings6.826 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings5.29 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.916 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings6.421 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings6.718 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.719 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    6.4
    21 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings6.817 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings4.89 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings5.013 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings7.721 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    2.7
    2 Ratings
    94% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings2.72 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    6.3
    18 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings6.36 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings5.910 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings6.218 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    4.9
    4 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings5.84 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings4.84 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings3.73 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings3.73 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of ABB Ability Solution Suite and M1
    Feature
    ABB Ability Solution Suite
    -
    Ratings
    M1
    4.0
    10 Ratings
    50% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings2.24 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings2.54 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings4.73 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings4.98 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings5.58 Ratings
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    ABB Ability Solution SuiteM1
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ABB Ability Solution SuiteM1
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (30 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ABB Ability Solution SuiteM1
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ABB
    Of course this is the one of the best solution available in the market at present. When you have Multiple system in a plant then you need a powerful tool for Computation which Ability does it smoothly.
    Incentivized
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    ECI Software Solutions
    The M1 ERP is tailored for small to medium organizations, offering good features at least in the components utilized by my organization such as customizable workflows, user-friendly dashboards, ability to process orders, and track the entire orders lifecycle. It also has good customer interaction features in the CRM part. It provides robust data security, and offers scalable modules to grow with your business. Implementation is not challenging if you don't have so many customizations in the software.
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    Pros
    ABB
    • Computation of data.
    • Presentation to right person.
    • Ability to perform critical task and sending to users.
    • Multiple control system connectivity.
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    ECI Software Solutions
    • Allows for component parts to be scheduled independently through the plant
    • Once parts are built, it is easy to duplicate/reuse parts across they quoting and ordering modules and customers
    • If used properly and consistently, M1 will provide accurate job cost analysis to determine estimating, training, efficiency and other issues.
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    Cons
    ABB
    • May be for smaller PLCs this can't be implemented.
    • Cost may an area ABB can look in to.
    • Improvement in GUI
    Incentivized
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    ECI Software Solutions
    • Some of the functions are pretty detailed - and so they take a while to generate screens and pages in reports.
    • We actually use it for 2 companies we own - and it would be nice if the inter company communication was a little smoother. It's hard to share some data, and not everything is possible to be shared.
    • Customized reports need to backed up before any updates to M1 or they're lost. It seems M1 overwrites the report folders everytime you run an update - so you have to keep track of what you've changed in Crystal Reports and restore it.
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    Usability
    ABB
    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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    ECI Software Solutions
    Because it would be helpful if ECI would provide better documentation, communication and workflows to understand how each field interacts within the system and how each of those touch other areas within M1. It would also be useful if ECI would provide prescheduled training for how to customize things with M1 through Design Studio
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    Support Rating
    ABB
    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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    ECI Software Solutions
    Support has been great and timely
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    Alternatives Considered
    ABB
    Better suited for the ABB System as Microsoft is a third party for ABB Control System.
    Incentivized
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    ECI Software Solutions
    M1 is light years ahead in overall cost and proficiency. It allows so much more control and flexibility as compared to its competitors. When choosing M1 we went through many demos and M1 was the only ERP that met our needs and still does. We also control our own data which is a big plus for us.
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    Return on Investment
    ABB
    • 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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    ECI Software Solutions
    • Time savings having to only enter certain information once and have it follow through the entire order process from quote to cash
    Incentivized
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