ABB vs Schneider Electric
ABB and Schneider Electric are both placed on 13 of the same AI data center parts in this catalog, spanning layers 6, 7, 9. ABB appears on 16 parts in total and Schneider Electric on 22.
At a glance
| ABB | Schneider Electric | |
|---|---|---|
| Ownership | public | public |
| Headquarters | Zurich, Switzerland | Rueil-Malmaison, France |
| Primary listing | ABBN.SW | SU.PA |
| Market cap | 122.5B CHF | 136.1B EUR |
| Parts placed | 16 | 22 |
| Layers covered | 4 | 6 |
| Units / subsidiaries | 0 | 2 |
| Seen in machines | 0 | 1 |
Market caps are a nightly snapshot in each listing's own currency, never converted.
What the shared parts are
- Building management, controls, environmental sensors — The building management system, PLCs, and environmental sensors that monitor and automatically control chillers, air handlers, pumps, and dampers across the facility.
- HV switchgear, GIS, breakers, protection relays — The high-voltage switching, protection, and fault-isolation gear between the substation transformers and the campus's medium-voltage distribution, including gas-insulated (GIS) designs for compact sites.
- Relays — Protection relays that detect electrical faults on HV circuits and trigger the associated breakers to isolate them.
- MV switchgear, E-houses, power skids — Medium-voltage switchgear packaged into pre-fabricated electrical houses (E-houses) or skids that distribute power across a campus and can be factory-built and shipped as modules.
- 9 more in the table below.
The 13 parts both make
| Part | ABB | Schneider Electric |
|---|---|---|
| Building management, controls, environmental sensors Layer 6 — Facility cooling & HVAC | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| HV switchgear, GIS, breakers, protection relays Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| Relays Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| MV switchgear, E-houses, power skids Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| MV/LV transformers Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| LV switchgear, switchboards, panelboards Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| Busway / busbar trunking Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| Floor PDUs, RPPs, static transfer switches, ATS Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| Circuit protection, fuses, surge, grounding Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| UPS (static, modular, rotary/DRUPS) & UPS power semis Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer disclosed | manufacturer inferred |
| Metering, power quality, monitoring Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| 800 V DC architecture & solid-state transformers Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| Prefab / modular data centers & power/cooling skids Layer 9 — Building shell, site & construction | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
Only ABB
- Fans and motors layer 6
- SF6-free layer 7
- STATCOM and synchronous condensers layer 8
Only Schneider Electric
- In-rack busbar & power whips layer 4
- Rack PDUs layer 4
- Leak detection, flow & pressure sensing layer 5
- Rack/row cooling controls & software layer 5
- Chillers & compressors layer 6
- CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units layer 6
- DCIM, digital twins, capacity planning layer 11
- Enclosures layer 4
- PLCs layer 6
Questions
- Do ABB and Schneider Electric compete?
- In this catalog they are both placed on 13 of the same parts, across 3 layers: Building management, controls, environmental sensors, HV switchgear, GIS, breakers, protection relays, Relays, MV switchgear, E-houses, power skids and 9 more. Sharing a part does not mean selling the same product to the same buyer, so read each row's product note.
- Which has more placements, ABB or Schneider Electric?
- ABB has 16 placements and Schneider Electric has 22. Placement counts reflect how thoroughly each company has been catalogued as well as its real breadth, so they are not a ranking.
Generated from the catalog's part-to-company table. Each placement is tagged disclosed, reported or inferred; see sources & method. Neither company is endorsed or ranked here.