Modius OpenData vs. Vertiv: Enterprise DCIM in a Post-Trellis Landscape
For years, Vertiv’s Trellis platform was positioned as one of the most comprehensive DCIM suites on the market. Built on Oracle Fusion, Trellis offered real-time monitoring, asset management, thermal management, and capacity planning across IT and facilities infrastructure. IBM and HP were once Trellis resellers.
However, Vertiv discontinued Trellis, with support for existing contracts ending in 2023. The company cited the platform’s size and complexity as primary factors. This followed Vertiv’s earlier discontinuation of Aperture (2017), Data Center Planner, and SiteScan.
Vertiv’s current DCIM offering is Environet Alert, which provides monitoring, alerting, and trending capabilities targeted at small and medium-sized businesses and edge environments. Environet Alert is a focused, affordable tool, but it is not a full-scale enterprise DCIM platform.
What This Means for Former Trellis Users
Organizations that relied on Trellis need a migration path to a platform that delivers comparable enterprise capabilities. Modius OpenData offers the breadth and depth that Trellis aimed for, with a modern architecture that avoids the complexity issues that contributed to Trellis’s discontinuation. Review OpenData’s platform modules to understand how each capability maps to what Trellis previously provided.
Head-to-Head Comparison
| Dimension | Modius OpenData | Vertiv Environet Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Platform scope | Full enterprise DCIM | Monitoring and alerting for SMB/edge |
| Target market | Enterprise, hyperscale, telecom, critical facilities | SMB, edge sites, remote offices |
| Real-time monitoring | High-frequency across IT + facilities | SNMP/Modbus/BACnet device monitoring |
| AI/ML | Native anomaly detection + predictive diagnostics | Not available |
| 3D / Digital twin | Native 3D + digital twin | Not available |
| Asset management | Full lifecycle tracking | Basic asset inventory |
| Capacity planning | Predictive with what-if modeling | Basic capacity views |
| Workflow / Change mgmt | Yes, full workflow automation | Not available |
| Multi-site | Distributed collectors + centralized analytics | Scalable across sites |
| BMS integration | Native BACnet, Modbus, OPC | BACnet, Modbus support |
| Vendor neutrality | Fully vendor-neutral | Supports Vertiv + non-Vertiv SNMP devices |
| Telecom / non-DC | Yes | No |
| Pricing | Enterprise modular licensing | Budget-friendly, per-device/per-server licensing |
| Deployment complexity | Enterprise deployment with services | Fast, self-service setup |
Feature availability may vary by edition and release. Last updated April 2026.
When to Choose OpenData
- You need enterprise-grade DCIM with predictive analytics
- You are migrating from Trellis and need comparable capability
- Asset management, capacity planning, and workflow automation are requirements
- Your infrastructure is large, complex, or multi-site
- You need a full DCIM platform, not just monitoring
When Environet Alert Might Be the Better Fit
- You need affordable monitoring for small or edge environments
- Full DCIM capabilities are more than your operation requires
- Budget is a primary constraint
- You want fast, self-service deployment without professional services
- You are already a Vertiv/Geist customer and want ecosystem alignment
For Trellis Migration Specifically
If you are evaluating DCIM platforms because Trellis has been discontinued, key considerations include:
- Scope match: Does the replacement platform cover the same IT + facilities monitoring, asset management, and thermal management that Trellis provided?
- Architecture simplicity: Trellis was widely criticized for being overengineered. Modern DCIM platforms like OpenData use modular architectures that avoid this problem.
- Data migration: Evaluate how easily existing asset data, configurations, and historical data can be migrated.
- Protocol support: Ensure the replacement platform supports the same device protocols your environment uses.