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Energy & Utilities · head to head

Influx Energy Management vs OATI webSmartEnergy

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Influx Energy Management

Energy & Utilities

Cloud-based energy and sustainability management

From
$500/month
Rated
-
OATI webSmartEnergy logo

OATI webSmartEnergy

Energy & Utilities

Comprehensive utility billing and customer engagement

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Influx Energy Management covers Energy tracking, OATI webSmartEnergy covers Customer information system.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Influx Energy Management and OATI webSmartEnergy actually diverge.

Attributes where Influx Energy Management and OATI webSmartEnergy differ
AttributeInflux Energy ManagementOATI webSmartEnergy
Starting price$500/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, MobileWeb, Mobile, Api
Founded20121995

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Energy & Utilities).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Influx Energy Management

  • Energy tracking
  • Carbon accounting
  • Building analytics
  • Benchmarking
  • Sustainability reporting
  • SSL encryption
  • Web support
  • Mobile support

Only in OATI webSmartEnergy

  • Customer information system
  • Utility billing
  • Payment processing
  • Smart meter integration
  • Rate management
  • Service order management
  • Customer portal
  • Demand response

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • SAP
  • Data encryption
  • Cloud deployment

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Influx Energy Management

  • Energy trackingnot OATI webSmartEnergy
  • Sustainability reportingnot OATI webSmartEnergy

OATI webSmartEnergy

  • Utility billingnot Influx Energy Management
  • Customer managementnot Influx Energy Management
  • Smart meter datanot Influx Energy Management
  • Rate analysisnot Influx Energy Management
  • Demand response programsnot Influx Energy Management

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Influx Energy Management

Nothing recorded yet. See the Influx Energy Management review.

OATI webSmartEnergy

  • OATI publishes no price for webSmartEnergy anywhere on its site; even the product overview is gated behind a brochure request form, with further detail requiring direct email contact to sales@oati.net rather than any published rate (archived brochure page, 25 June 2024)

Pricing, plan by plan

Influx Energy Management

$500/month
  • Starter$500/month
    • Basic tracking
    • Up to 10 buildings
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Advanced analytics
    • Unlimited buildings
    • Custom reporting

OATI webSmartEnergy

On request
  • CIS Basic$undefined/custom
    • Customer management
    • Billing engine
    • Payment processing
  • CIS Advanced$undefined/custom
    • Advanced rate structures
    • Demand response
    • Prepaid metering
  • Enterprise$undefined/custom
    • MDM integration
    • Analytics suite
    • Multi-commodity

Which should you pick?

Choose Influx Energy Management if

  • You need energy tracking.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want carbon accounting.

Choose OATI webSmartEnergy if

  • You need customer information system.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want utility billing.

Questions people ask

Is Influx Energy Management or OATI webSmartEnergy better?
Neither clearly leads. Influx Energy Management starts at $500/month and OATI webSmartEnergy at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Influx Energy Management or OATI webSmartEnergy?
Influx Energy Management starts at $500/month and OATI webSmartEnergy at On request.
Does Influx Energy Management or OATI webSmartEnergy run on more platforms?
Influx Energy Management runs on Web, Mobile. OATI webSmartEnergy runs on Web, Mobile, Api.
What is Influx Energy Management best used for?
Influx Energy Management is most often used for energy tracking, sustainability reporting. Of those, energy tracking and sustainability reporting are not what OATI webSmartEnergy is typically brought in for.
What can Influx Energy Management do that OATI webSmartEnergy cannot?
Influx Energy Management covers Energy tracking, Carbon accounting, Building analytics, Benchmarking. OATI webSmartEnergy covers Customer information system, Utility billing, Payment processing, Smart meter integration. Both handle Salesforce, SAP, Data encryption, Cloud deployment.

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