Energy & Utilities · head to head
OATI webSmartEnergy vs Aurora Solar
OATI webSmartEnergy
Energy & Utilities
Comprehensive utility billing and customer engagement
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Aurora Solar
Energy & Utilities
The leading solar design and sales platform
- From
- $250/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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); Aurora Solar both published plans are single user, so a second designer means a second licence
- They diverge on capability: OATI webSmartEnergy covers Customer information system, Aurora Solar covers 3D solar design.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which OATI webSmartEnergy and Aurora Solar actually diverge.
| Attribute | OATI webSmartEnergy | Aurora Solar |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | $250/month |
| Platforms | Web, Mobile, Api | Web, Api |
| Founded | 1995 | 2013 |
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 OATI webSmartEnergy
- Customer information system
- Utility billing
- Payment processing
- Smart meter integration
- Rate management
- Service order management
- Customer portal
- Demand response
Only in Aurora Solar
- 3D solar design
- Shade analysis
- LIDAR integration
- Performance simulation
- Sales proposals
- Financing options
- Permit packages
- NEC code compliance
Both cover
- Salesforce
- SOC2
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
OATI webSmartEnergy
- Utility billingnot Aurora Solar
- Customer managementnot Aurora Solar
- Smart meter datanot Aurora Solar
- Rate analysisnot Aurora Solar
- Demand response programsnot Aurora Solar
Aurora Solar
- Designing and simulating residential and commercial solar installationsnot OATI webSmartEnergy
- Producing shade analysis and sales proposals for solar projectsnot OATI webSmartEnergy
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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)
Aurora Solar
- Both published plans are single user, so a second designer means a second licence
- Projects are capped at 50 a month on both Basic and Premium, so the tiers differ on features rather than volume
- LIDAR assisted modelling, shade reports and battery storage modelling all require Premium at $259 a month
- API access and integrations are Enterprise only, which is priced per project rather than per month
- Paying monthly rather than annually costs $288 more a year on Basic and $468 on Premium
Pricing, plan by plan
OATI webSmartEnergy
On request- CIS Basic$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
Aurora Solar
$250/month- Starter$250/month
- Basic design tools
- Sales mode
- Shade analysis
- Pro$500/month
- Advanced LIDAR integration
- Performance simulation
- Custom branding
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Unlimited users
- Advanced analytics
- Custom integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose OATI webSmartEnergy if
- You need customer information system.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
- You also want utility billing.
Choose Aurora Solar if
- You need 3d solar design.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want shade analysis.
Questions people ask
- Is OATI webSmartEnergy or Aurora Solar better?
- Neither clearly leads. OATI webSmartEnergy starts at On request and Aurora Solar at $250/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, OATI webSmartEnergy or Aurora Solar?
- OATI webSmartEnergy starts at On request and Aurora Solar at $250/month.
- Does OATI webSmartEnergy or Aurora Solar run on more platforms?
- OATI webSmartEnergy runs on Web, Mobile, Api. Aurora Solar runs on Web, Api.
- What is OATI webSmartEnergy best used for?
- OATI webSmartEnergy is most often used for utility billing, customer management, smart meter data, rate analysis. Of those, utility billing and customer management are not what Aurora Solar is typically brought in for.
- What can OATI webSmartEnergy do that Aurora Solar cannot?
- OATI webSmartEnergy covers Customer information system, Utility billing, Payment processing, Smart meter integration. Aurora Solar covers 3D solar design, Shade analysis, LIDAR integration, Performance simulation. Both handle Salesforce, SOC2.