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Avolution ABACUS vs Planview Portfolios comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Customer Service

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Avolution ABACUS support is responsive but varies globally, with delays in Europe and Middle East, better in North America.
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Planview Portfolios' customer and technical support receive mixed reviews for efficiency, consistency, response times, and resolution effectiveness.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.5
Avolution ABACUS users seek enhanced flexibility, integration, efficiency, and regional support, expressing concerns about resource-heavy usage and pricing.
Sentiment score
3.8
Planview Portfolios faces challenges with user interface, integration, accessibility, and complexity, leading to reliance on alternative tools.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
4.8
Avolution ABACUS is scalable with satisfied users, but limited by lack of Mac/Linux support and complex client-server scalability.
Sentiment score
7.2
Planview Portfolios offers adaptability and scalability, supporting diverse sectors with seamless integration, despite occasional setup challenges.
 

Setup Cost

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Avolution ABACUS offers reasonable pricing at $2000/year, competitive with other tools, and limited to licensing fees.
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Planview Portfolios' pricing ranges from $33,000 to $900,000 annually, justified by functionality, strategic alignment, and adaptable flex licensing.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Avolution ABACUS is generally seen as stable, though some users experience occasional technical issues and performance slowdowns.
Sentiment score
8.5
Planview Portfolios is stable and reliable with some performance issues, consistently addressed through updates and improvements.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.4
Avolution ABACUS provides customizable modeling features, dynamic traceability, and supports enterprise architecture alignment with robust integration and management tools.
Sentiment score
8.3
Planview Portfolios provides customizable resource management, planning, and reporting, enhancing visibility, transparency, and strategic alignment for effective project management.
 

Categories and Ranking

Avolution ABACUS
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Planview Portfolios
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
14th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
Project Portfolio Management (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Enterprise Architecture Management category, the mindshare of Avolution ABACUS is 3.9%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Planview Portfolios is 0.9%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Architecture Management
 

Featured Reviews

BPMexp67 - PeerSpot reviewer
Powerful and customizable, but the interface needs to be more user-friendly and it needs dashboards
The user interface needs improvement because it is not user-friendly. They need dashboards because I think that it is really important in the market at the moment. Dashboards seem to be the solid bridge between the business and IT departments, and I didn't see anything there. The people that are going to decide to buy the product are the top management, and they are not interested in seeing the everyday operational aspects. Rather, they want to see results, which is why you need dashboards. They have an open door for integration with the model, but that's all. Integration with third-party tools needs to be improved. We did some research on this, and they have open doors with certain tools, but at least in this assessment, it was not clear how to do it. They say that you can do it, but we could not figure out how. So, this is an odd part that I think they can make more clear. I asked whether they have APIs available, or whether we had to create them from scratch, but I didn't get an answer. There is a feature called the versioning of the models, and it is not easy. It is hard because it requires a lot of technical skill to work with a model, process, or another artifact. If they want to expand in the European market then they are going to have to improve their technical support.
EduardoMaya - PeerSpot reviewer
A solution that gives you all the information you need to plan detailed projects
The initial setup was just a little complex. I rate the initial setup a seven out of ten. Deploying the solution took two weeks. While deploying the solution, we had two instances, one for the IT team and one for the business team. And we had to connect the two and explain things to the team. Only two people were needed to deploy the solution, me and another person.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Government
15%
Computer Software Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Avolution ABACUS?
The tool's implementation is straightforward as everything is readily available. For instance, setting up a portal is seamless, allowing easy publishing and access to data. However, integrating wit...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Avolution ABACUS?
It's pricey compared to Essential, Deltek, or Essential Cloud. However, its diagramming capabilities and metamodel design make it worth it. But it's not for large user bases. It has modules for app...
What needs improvement with Avolution ABACUS?
The tool is quite extensive but doesn't have any intelligence built in. We have to design the dashboards ourselves, which is a challenge because we have to depend on the vendor for customizations. ...
What do you like most about Planview Portfolios?
Planview Management integrates seamlessly with other tools and systems used within the organization, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, customer relationship management (CRM) syst...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Planview Portfolios?
Planview Portfolios is not too expensive. You get what you paid for.
What needs improvement with Planview Portfolios?
Enhancements are needed in: Advanced reporting and analytics: While Planview Management provides robust reporting and analytics capabilities, further enhancements could include more advanced data v...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Planview Enterprise One, Troux
 

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Sample Customers

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UPS, NatWest, Ingram Micro, Canadian Tire, Viessmann, Volvo, NASCO, UNESCO
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