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Influx Energy Management vs Oracle Utilities

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Influx Energy Management

Software

Cloud-based energy and sustainability management

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$500/month
Rated
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Oracle Utilities logo

Oracle Utilities

Software

Complete customer care and billing for utilities

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On request
Rated
-

The short version

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

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Influx Energy Management and Oracle Utilities actually diverge.

Attributes where Influx Energy Management and Oracle Utilities differ
AttributeInflux Energy ManagementOracle Utilities
Starting price$500/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, MobileWeb, Mobile, Api
Founded20121977

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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
  • Data encryption
  • Web support

Only in Oracle Utilities

  • Customer information system
  • Billing and invoicing
  • Meter data management
  • Customer self-service portal
  • Revenue management
  • Credit and collections
  • Field service management
  • Regulatory compliance

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • SAP
  • Cloud deployment

What people use each for

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

Influx Energy Management

  • Energy trackingnot Oracle Utilities
  • Sustainability reportingnot Oracle Utilities

Oracle Utilities

  • Customer information and billing systems for electric, gas and water utilitiesnot Influx Energy Management
  • Meter data management for utility smart metering programmesnot Influx Energy Management
  • Work and asset management for utility field operationsnot 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.

Oracle Utilities

  • Oracle Utilities does not appear on Oracle's published price list index, which covers Technology, eBusiness Suite, Fusion Applications, Engineered Systems, Business Intelligence, Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, MySQL, Java and several cloud lines
  • Where Oracle does publish prices they are downloadable PDF price lists rather than an interactive pricing page
  • Oracle publishes separate commercial and US Public Sector price lists, so the commercial rate does not apply to government buyers

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

Oracle Utilities

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Oracle Utilities review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Influx Energy Management if

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

Choose Oracle Utilities if

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

Questions people ask

Is Influx Energy Management or Oracle Utilities better?
Neither clearly leads. Influx Energy Management starts at $500/month and Oracle Utilities 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 Oracle Utilities?
Influx Energy Management starts at $500/month and Oracle Utilities at On request.
Does Influx Energy Management or Oracle Utilities run on more platforms?
Influx Energy Management runs on Web, Mobile. Oracle Utilities 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 Oracle Utilities is typically brought in for.
What can Influx Energy Management do that Oracle Utilities cannot?
Influx Energy Management covers Energy tracking, Carbon accounting, Building analytics, Benchmarking. Oracle Utilities covers Customer information system, Billing and invoicing, Meter data management, Customer self-service portal. Both handle Salesforce, SAP, Cloud deployment.

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