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OpenLink Endur vs Siemens EnergyIP

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OpenLink Endur

Software

Enterprise trading and risk management

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Siemens EnergyIP logo

Siemens EnergyIP

Software

Comprehensive utility customer management platform

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: OpenLink Endur covers Deal capture, Siemens EnergyIP covers Customer information system.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which OpenLink Endur and Siemens EnergyIP actually diverge.

Attributes where OpenLink Endur and Siemens EnergyIP differ
AttributeOpenLink EndurSiemens EnergyIP
PlatformsDesktop, Web, ApiWeb, Mobile, Api
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Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), 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 OpenLink Endur

  • Deal capture
  • Position management
  • Risk analytics
  • Credit management
  • Logistics
  • Settlement
  • Accounting integration
  • Regulatory compliance

Only in Siemens EnergyIP

  • Customer information system
  • Meter data management
  • Billing and invoicing
  • DER management
  • Customer self-service
  • Revenue protection
  • Demand response
  • Outage management integration

Both cover

  • SOC2
  • Data encryption
  • Cloud deployment

What people use each for

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

OpenLink Endur

  • Energy tradingnot Siemens EnergyIP
  • Risk managementnot Siemens EnergyIP
  • Commodity logisticsnot Siemens EnergyIP
  • Regulatory compliancenot Siemens EnergyIP
  • Settlementnot Siemens EnergyIP

Siemens EnergyIP

  • Customer billingnot OpenLink Endur
  • Meter data managementnot OpenLink Endur
  • DER integrationnot OpenLink Endur
  • Customer engagementnot OpenLink Endur

Where each one falls short

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

OpenLink Endur

  • OpenLink Endur (an ETRM/CTRM platform, now part of ION Group's OpenLink brand) is sold only through named enterprise license agreements with individual utilities and trading firms, confirmed by a chain of dated press releases announcing signed licenses (DTE Energy, Barclays Capital, RWE Trading Americas, Petrobras and others), none of which disclose a price; ION's current careers pages still list dedicated Endur and Findur implementation consultant roles, confirming the product line is separate from and sold alongside sibling products IRM, RightAngle and dbcSMARTsoft rather than as one unified suite (archived press release, 16 April 2015)

Siemens EnergyIP

Nothing recorded yet. See the Siemens EnergyIP review.

Pricing, plan by plan

OpenLink Endur

On request
  • Trading$undefined/custom
    • Deal capture
    • Position management
    • P&L analytics
  • Risk$undefined/custom
    • VaR and PaR
    • Credit risk
    • Limit monitoring
  • Enterprise$undefined/custom
    • Full ETRM suite
    • Multi-commodity
    • Global support

Siemens EnergyIP

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Siemens EnergyIP review.

Which should you pick?

Choose OpenLink Endur if

  • You need deal capture.
  • You work on Desktop, Web, Api.
  • You also want position management.
OpenLink Endur review

Choose Siemens EnergyIP if

  • You need customer information system.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want meter data management.
Siemens EnergyIP review

Questions people ask

Is OpenLink Endur or Siemens EnergyIP better?
Neither clearly leads. OpenLink Endur starts at On request and Siemens EnergyIP at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, OpenLink Endur or Siemens EnergyIP?
OpenLink Endur starts at On request and Siemens EnergyIP at On request.
Does OpenLink Endur or Siemens EnergyIP run on more platforms?
OpenLink Endur runs on Desktop, Web, Api. Siemens EnergyIP runs on Web, Mobile, Api.
What is OpenLink Endur best used for?
OpenLink Endur is most often used for energy trading, risk management, commodity logistics, regulatory compliance. Of those, energy trading and risk management are not what Siemens EnergyIP is typically brought in for.
What can OpenLink Endur do that Siemens EnergyIP cannot?
OpenLink Endur covers Deal capture, Position management, Risk analytics, Credit management. Siemens EnergyIP covers Customer information system, Meter data management, Billing and invoicing, DER management. Both handle SOC2, Data encryption, Cloud deployment.
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