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OATI webOASIS vs Uplight

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OATI webOASIS

Energy

Energy trading and transmission management platform

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Uplight logo

Uplight

Energy

Customer engagement, rebate marketplaces and demand flexibility software sold to regulated utilities

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: OATI webOASIS no public pricing published; custom enterprise sales model requires direct contact; Uplight the product assumes a regulated utility with commission-approved programmes, so competitive retailers and aggregators find much of the reporting and measurement machinery irrelevant while still paying for it.
  • They diverge on capability: OATI webOASIS covers Energy scheduling, Uplight covers Energy marketplace.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which OATI webOASIS and Uplight actually diverge.

Attributes where OATI webOASIS and Uplight differ
AttributeOATI webOASISUplight
PlatformsWeb, ApiWeb, iOS, Android, API
Founded1998Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Energy).

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 OATI webOASIS

  • Energy scheduling
  • Transmission reservations
  • E-tagging
  • Market operations
  • Balancing authority management
  • Congestion management
  • Settlement processing
  • Real-time dispatch

Only in Uplight

  • Energy marketplace
  • Personalised recommendations
  • Rates engagement
  • Demand response
  • Distributed energy resource management
  • Programme reporting
  • Home energy reports
  • OEM and device partnerships

What people use each for

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

OATI webOASIS

  • Energy tradingnot Uplight
  • Transmission schedulingnot Uplight
  • Market settlementsnot Uplight
  • Grid balancingnot Uplight

Uplight

  • A regulated utility that must deliver an approved energy efficiency programme and evidence the savings to its commissionnot OATI webOASIS
  • A utility launching a residential demand response programme built on customer-owned thermostats and batteriesnot OATI webOASIS
  • A utility moving customers onto time-of-use tariffs that needs enrolment journeys rather than a billing change alonenot OATI webOASIS
  • A utility that wants rebates applied at the point of purchase instead of processing claim forms after the factnot OATI webOASIS

Where each one falls short

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

OATI webOASIS

  • No public pricing published; custom enterprise sales model requires direct contact

Uplight

  • The product assumes a regulated utility with commission-approved programmes, so competitive retailers and aggregators find much of the reporting and measurement machinery irrelevant while still paying for it.
  • Procurement runs through long RFPs tied to rate cases and programme approvals, so implementation dates are set by a regulator rather than by the utility or the vendor and slip when filings slip.
  • The investor group of Schneider Electric, AES and Octopus Energy Group is made up of active energy market participants, which is a governance question a utility should raise in diligence rather than discover later.
  • The platform spans engagement, marketplace and demand management, and those capabilities were built or acquired separately, so a buyer taking one module gets less of the integration benefit than the platform story implies.
  • The reference base and product depth are strongest in North America, so a European or Asia-Pacific utility gets fewer comparable deployments and less functionality built around local market rules.

Pricing, plan by plan

OATI webOASIS

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the OATI webOASIS review.

Uplight

On request
  • Uplight platform$undefined/year
    • Quoted per utility programme by customer count and modules
    • Frequently structured around approved programme budgets and performance targets
    • Marketplace economics include product fulfilment and rebate handling

Which should you pick?

Choose OATI webOASIS if

  • You need energy scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want transmission reservations.
OATI webOASIS review

Choose Uplight if

  • You need energy marketplace.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
  • You also want personalised recommendations.
Uplight review

Questions people ask

Is OATI webOASIS or Uplight better?
Neither clearly leads. OATI webOASIS starts at On request and Uplight at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, OATI webOASIS or Uplight?
OATI webOASIS starts at On request and Uplight at On request.
Does OATI webOASIS or Uplight run on more platforms?
OATI webOASIS runs on Web, Api. Uplight runs on Web, iOS, Android, API.
What is OATI webOASIS best used for?
OATI webOASIS is most often used for energy trading, transmission scheduling, market settlements, grid balancing. Of those, energy trading and transmission scheduling are not what Uplight is typically brought in for.
What can OATI webOASIS do that Uplight cannot?
OATI webOASIS covers Energy scheduling, Transmission reservations, E-tagging, Market operations. Uplight covers Energy marketplace, Personalised recommendations, Rates engagement, Demand response.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

OATI webOASIS: How much does OATI WebOasis cost?

OATI does not publish pricing on its website; pricing is customized based on customer needs. Contact sales at 763-201-2000 or [email protected] for pricing information.

Source
Uplight: Who owns Uplight?

It is privately held and backed by Schneider Electric, AES Corporation and Octopus Energy Group.

OATI webOASIS: What is OATI's pricing model?

OATI uses a custom enterprise software sales model where pricing is tailored to individual customer requirements rather than using standard published tiers.

Source
Uplight: Can a competitive energy retailer use it?

It can, but the product is designed around regulated programme delivery and measurement, so a retailer pays for machinery it does not need.

Uplight: Does Uplight do demand response as well as efficiency?

Yes. It acquired the AutoGrid distributed energy resource platform from Schneider Electric in 2024, which added device control and dispatch to the engagement business.

Uplight: Is pricing published?

No. Deals are quoted per programme and usually sized against an approved programme budget.

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