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OpenLink Endur vs Windward

OpenLink Endur logo

OpenLink Endur

Energy & Utilities

Enterprise trading and risk management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Windward

Maritime & Shipping

AI-powered maritime risk intelligence

From
$3000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: OpenLink Endur covers Deal capture, Windward covers AI-powered risk scoring.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which OpenLink Endur and Windward actually diverge.

Attributes where OpenLink Endur and Windward differ
AttributeOpenLink EndurWindward
Starting priceOn request$3000/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsDesktop, Web, ApiWeb, Api
CategoryEnergy & UtilitiesMaritime & Shipping
Founded19991996

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

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 Windward

  • AI-powered risk scoring
  • Sanctions compliance
  • Ship-to-ship detection
  • Dark activity alerts
  • Compliance systems
  • Trading platforms
  • Banking systems
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

OpenLink Endur

  • Energy tradingnot Windward
  • Risk managementnot Windward
  • Commodity logisticsnot Windward
  • Regulatory compliancenot Windward
  • Settlementnot Windward

Windward

No use cases recorded yet. See the Windward review.

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)

Windward

Nothing recorded yet. See the Windward 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

Windward

$3000/month
  • Professional$7500/month
    • Behavioral analytics
    • Dark activity detection
    • API access

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 Windward if

  • You need ai-powered risk scoring.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want sanctions compliance.
Windward review

Questions people ask

Is OpenLink Endur or Windward better?
Neither clearly leads. OpenLink Endur starts at On request and Windward at $3000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, OpenLink Endur or Windward?
OpenLink Endur starts at On request and Windward at $3000/month.
Does OpenLink Endur or Windward run on more platforms?
OpenLink Endur runs on Desktop, Web, Api. Windward runs on Web, 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 Windward is typically brought in for.
What can OpenLink Endur do that Windward cannot?
OpenLink Endur covers Deal capture, Position management, Risk analytics, Credit management. Windward covers AI-powered risk scoring, Sanctions compliance, Ship-to-ship detection, Dark activity alerts.
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