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Compare The PI System and dataPARC 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (63.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
The PI System
Star Rating
(19)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about The PI SystemdataPARC
Star Rating
(39)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (63.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about dataPARCThe PI System vs dataPARC
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found dataPARC easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with The PI System, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that dataPARC meets the needs of their business better than The PI System.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that dataPARC is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of dataPARC over The PI System.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
The PI System
No pricing availabledataPARC
No pricing availableFree Trial
The PI System
No trial information availabledataPARC
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
15
9.6
32
Ease of Use
8.6
15
9.1
32
Ease of Setup
9.5
7
8.8
18
Ease of Admin
9.7
5
8.8
18
Quality of Support
8.4
15
9.6
32
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
6
9.7
18
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
15
9.2
30
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
9.7
25
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
9.4
24
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
9.7
25
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
9.4
24
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
9.1
13
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Visualization
Not enough data
9.6
23
Not enough data
9.4
16
Not enough data
9.3
23
Not enough data
8.6
16
Data Updates
Not enough data
9.6
21
Not enough data
9.6
23
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.8
13
Data Updates
Not enough data
9.3
23
Not enough data
9.6
24
Not enough data
9.4
19
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Assets Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
10
Analytics
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
9.7
12
Not enough data
9.6
14
Agentic AI - Manufacturing Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sources
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Analytics
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Metrics
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Data Management
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Deployment
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Performance
9.0
5
Not enough data
Security
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
The PI System and dataPARC are categorized as Manufacturing Intelligence, Time Series Databases, and Time Series Intelligence
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
The PI System
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
dataPARC
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Utilities
23.5%
Information Technology and Services
17.6%
Manufacturing
11.8%
Oil & Energy
11.8%
Mining & Metals
11.8%
Other
23.5%
Paper & Forest Products
65.8%
Manufacturing
10.5%
Oil & Energy
7.9%
Chemicals
5.3%
Renewables & Environment
2.6%
Other
7.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
The PI System has no discussions with answers
What is dataPARC used for?
1 Comment
Official Response from dataPARC
dataPARC is a software suite. There are two main products, the dataPARC Historian and PARCview. The dataPARC Historian delivers optimized storage and is the...Read more
dataPARC has no more discussions with answers
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