Discover the #1 PI System Alternative
Stop paying per-user for your own data.
AVEVA’s per-user subscriptions and recurring fees are punishing PI customers. dataPARC gives you the same visualization, trending, and analysis tools — with perpetual licensing, unlimited users, and radically lower total cost of ownership.
Unlimited Users
One price. No per-seat fees. Ever.
Perpetual License
Buy once. No recurring subscriptions.
Priced by Tag Count
Not headcount. Scale users freely.
Sound Familiar?
PI System costs are rising.
Time to explore your options.
If you’re a PI customer, you’ve already felt the squeeze. AVEVA’s licensing changes are forcing hard decisions across manufacturing organizations.
Eliminate subscription lock-in
AVEVA is moving PI to a recurring subscription model, replacing the perpetual licenses you already paid for. Costs are climbing — and they’re recurring.
No per-user pricing
PI Vision charges per user. The more people who need access to your data, the more you pay. That’s backwards for building a data-driven culture.
Migrate your critical displays
dataPARC’s migration utility converts your existing PI displays, Asset Framework structures, and DataLink reports in bulk — automatically.
Licensing Comparison
dataPARC vs. PI System Licensing
A side-by-side look at how the two platforms compare on the factors that impact your total cost of ownership.
PI System / AVEVA |
dataPARC |
|
|---|---|---|
License model |
Subscription (recurring) |
Perpetual (buy once) |
User pricing |
Per-user / per-seat |
Unlimited users included |
Pricing basis |
Users + tags + modules |
Tag count only |
Desktop client |
ProcessBook (end-of-support) |
PARCview Desktop (active development) |
Web client |
PI Vision |
PARCview Nexus |
Asset management |
Asset Framework (PI AF) |
Asset Hub |
Excel integration |
PI DataLink |
dataPARC Excel Add-in |
Display migration |
N/A |
dataPARC migration utility |
Everything You Need.
All of your favorite PI tools. And more.
Don’t abandon the tools you depend on to manage operations and troubleshoot process issues. dataPARC offers a full-featured process data management suite, with superior advanced analytics, faster performance, and at a lower overall cost.
Trending & Visualization
Replaces: PI ProcessBook, PI Vision
Desktop and web clients with rich trending, overlays, and interactive displays your operators already know how to use.
Dashboards & KPIs
Replaces: PI ProcessBook, PI Vision
Build real-time dashboards with drill-down, conditional formatting, and organization-wide sharing — no per-viewer cost.
Asset Hub
Replaces: PI Asset Framework
Organize tags, calculations, and metadata into asset hierarchies. Migrates directly from AF.
Excel add-in
Replaces: PI DataLink
Pull live and historical data directly into Excel. Build the same reports and workbooks your analysts depend on.
Advanced analytics
dataPARC exclusive
Centerline displays, operating envelopes, SPC/SQC tools, batch analysis, and scripting that go beyond PI’s native capabilities.
Migration utility
dataPARC exclusive
Bulk-convert ProcessBook displays, PI Vision screens, AF structures, and DataLink reports.
Worried about switching?
Don’t be.
dataPARC’s migration utility converts your existing PI displays, Asset Framework structures, and DataLink reports in bulk — automatically. Your team keeps working. Nothing gets rebuilt.
Customer results
Our operators immediately noticed the displays look familiar, but PARCview is significantly faster and more responsive. What we used to customize manually is now standard out of the box.
7
days to full go-live
15k
tags migrated
0
downtime during transition
∞
users licensed (unlimited)
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See how much you’ll save
Tell us about your PI environment and we’ll show you what dataPARC looks like for your plant — including a cost comparison.
