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Oracle Utilities vs SolarWinds

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Oracle Utilities

Software

Complete customer care and billing for utilities

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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SolarWinds

Software

Solar asset performance monitoring and management

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$2/kW/month
Rated
-
Full review

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Oracle Utilities covers Customer information system, SolarWinds covers Real-time monitoring.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Oracle Utilities and SolarWinds differ
AttributeOracle UtilitiesSolarWinds
Starting priceOn request$2/kW/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Founded19772015

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, Mobile, Api), 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 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 SolarWinds

  • Real-time monitoring
  • Performance analytics
  • Alarm management
  • O&M workflows
  • Reporting
  • Benchmarking
  • Weather integration
  • Financial tracking

Both cover

  • SOC2
  • Cloud 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 SolarWinds
  • Meter data management for utility smart metering programmesnot SolarWinds
  • Work and asset management for utility field operationsnot SolarWinds

SolarWinds

  • Solar monitoringnot Oracle Utilities
  • Performance optimizationnot Oracle Utilities
  • O&M managementnot Oracle Utilities
  • Portfolio reportingnot Oracle Utilities
  • Investor reportingnot 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

SolarWinds

Nothing recorded yet. See the SolarWinds review.

Pricing, plan by plan

Oracle Utilities

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Oracle Utilities review.

SolarWinds

$2/kW/month
  • Monitor$2/kW/month
    • Real-time monitoring
    • Performance tracking
    • Alerts
  • Optimize$4/kW/month
    • Advanced analytics
    • Degradation analysis
    • Benchmarking
  • Enterprise$undefined/custom
    • Portfolio management
    • Custom integrations
    • Financial modeling

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 SolarWinds if

  • You need real-time monitoring.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want performance analytics.
SolarWinds review

Questions people ask

Is Oracle Utilities or SolarWinds better?
Neither clearly leads. Oracle Utilities starts at On request and SolarWinds at $2/kW/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Oracle Utilities or SolarWinds?
Oracle Utilities starts at On request and SolarWinds at $2/kW/month.
Does Oracle Utilities or SolarWinds run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Mobile, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 SolarWinds is typically brought in for.
What can Oracle Utilities do that SolarWinds cannot?
Oracle Utilities covers Customer information system, Billing and invoicing, Meter data management, Customer self-service portal. SolarWinds covers Real-time monitoring, Performance analytics, Alarm management, O&M workflows. Both handle SOC2, Cloud deployment.
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