ABB vs Vertiv
ABB and Vertiv are both placed on 8 of the same AI data center parts in this catalog, spanning layers 6, 7, 9. ABB appears on 16 parts in total and Vertiv on 22.
At a glance
| ABB | Vertiv | |
|---|---|---|
| Ownership | public | public |
| Headquarters | Zurich, Switzerland | Westerville, United States |
| Primary listing | ABBN.SW | VRT |
| Market cap | 122.5B CHF | 74.8B USD |
| Parts placed | 16 | 22 |
| Layers covered | 4 | 6 |
| Units / subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |
| Seen in machines | 0 | 2 |
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.
- 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.
- Busway / busbar trunking — Rigid, modular busbar systems that carry power along a data hall's overhead or perimeter path with tap-off points, used as an alternative to running individual cables to each row.
- Floor PDUs, RPPs, static transfer switches, ATS — Floor-mounted power distribution units, remote power panels, and the static and automatic transfer switches that route power between utility, UPS, and generator sources down to the rack level.
- 4 more in the table below.
The 8 parts both make
| Part | ABB | Vertiv |
|---|---|---|
| Building management, controls, environmental sensors Layer 6 — Facility cooling & HVAC | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| MV switchgear, E-houses, power skids 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 |
| UPS (static, modular, rotary/DRUPS) & UPS power semis Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer disclosed | manufacturer disclosed |
| 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 disclosed |
Only ABB
- HV switchgear, GIS, breakers, protection relays layer 7
- MV/LV transformers layer 7
- LV switchgear, switchboards, panelboards layer 7
- Circuit protection, fuses, surge, grounding layer 7
- Fans and motors layer 6
- Relays layer 7
- SF6-free layer 7
- STATCOM and synchronous condensers layer 8
Only Vertiv
- Power shelves & PSUs layer 4
- Rack PDUs layer 4
- Direct-to-chip cold plates layer 5
- Rack manifolds layer 5
- Coolant distribution units layer 5
- Rear-door heat exchangers layer 5
- Leak detection, flow & pressure sensing layer 5
- Rack/row cooling controls & software layer 5
- Chillers & compressors layer 6
- Dry coolers, adiabatic/evaporative units, cooling towers, fans & motors layer 6
- and 4 more on Vertiv's page.
Questions
- Do ABB and Vertiv compete?
- In this catalog they are both placed on 8 of the same parts, across 3 layers: Building management, controls, environmental sensors, MV switchgear, E-houses, power skids, Busway / busbar trunking, Floor PDUs, RPPs, static transfer switches, ATS and 4 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 Vertiv?
- ABB has 16 placements and Vertiv 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.