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Oracle Utilities vs ETAP

Oracle Utilities logo

Oracle Utilities

Energy & Utilities

Complete customer care and billing for utilities

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
ETAP logo

ETAP

Energy & Utilities

Electrical power system design and analysis software

From
$5000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; ETAP no pricing is published, and reaching a figure requires completing a multi step quote form
  • They diverge on capability: Oracle Utilities covers Customer information system, ETAP covers Load flow analysis.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Oracle Utilities and ETAP actually diverge.

Attributes where Oracle Utilities and ETAP differ
AttributeOracle UtilitiesETAP
Starting priceOn request$5000/year
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, Mobile, ApiWindows, Api
Founded19771986

Identical on both: 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 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

Only in ETAP

  • Load flow analysis
  • Short circuit analysis
  • Arc flash analysis
  • Protective device coordination
  • Harmonics analysis
  • Transient stability
  • Cable sizing
  • Panel schedule design

Both cover

  • Cloud deployment
  • On-premise deployment

What people use each for

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

Oracle Utilities

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

ETAP

  • Electrical power system modelling, simulation and analysisnot Oracle Utilities
  • Arc flash, load flow and protection coordination studiesnot Oracle Utilities

Where each one falls short

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

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

ETAP

  • No pricing is published, and reaching a figure requires completing a multi step quote form
  • Subscription durations offered are 3 years and 5 years, so there is no short commitment option
  • Licences are banded by user count rather than sold individually, in brackets of 1, 5 to 15, 15 to 25, 25 to 50 and over 50
  • National and international network licences are priced separately

Pricing, plan by plan

Oracle Utilities

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Oracle Utilities review.

ETAP

$5000/year
  • Standard$5000/year
    • Load flow analysis
    • Short circuit analysis
    • Arc flash analysis
  • Professional$15000/year
    • Advanced analysis
    • Protective device coordination
    • Harmonics analysis
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Real-time monitoring
    • SCADA integration
    • Custom modules

Which should you pick?

Choose Oracle Utilities if

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

Choose ETAP if

  • You need load flow analysis.
  • You work on Windows, Api.
  • You also want short circuit analysis.
ETAP review

Questions people ask

Is Oracle Utilities or ETAP better?
Neither clearly leads. Oracle Utilities starts at On request and ETAP at $5000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Oracle Utilities or ETAP?
Oracle Utilities starts at On request and ETAP at $5000/year.
Does Oracle Utilities or ETAP run on more platforms?
Oracle Utilities runs on Web, Mobile, Api. ETAP runs on Windows, Api.
What is Oracle Utilities best used for?
Oracle Utilities is most often used for customer information and billing systems for electric, gas and water utilities, meter data management for utility smart metering programmes, work and asset management for utility field operations. Of those, customer information and billing systems for electric, gas and water utilities and meter data management for utility smart metering programmes are not what ETAP is typically brought in for.
What can Oracle Utilities do that ETAP cannot?
Oracle Utilities covers Customer information system, Billing and invoicing, Meter data management, Customer self-service portal. ETAP covers Load flow analysis, Short circuit analysis, Arc flash analysis, Protective device coordination. Both handle Cloud deployment, On-premise deployment.
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