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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AOracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing is offered to allow users to serve customers with an integrated platform from meter to customer. Available on premises and in the cloud, the solutions are designed to help deliver service excellence, reduce cost-to-serve, and prepare for change.N/A

    Recurly

    Score8.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Recurly is a subscription billing platform and manages customer communications via email, business performance monitoring, and account changes. A merchant bank account is required to work with Recurly. A payment gateway is part of the product but it integrates with other gateways, such as PayPal, to give shoppers a more comprehensive suite of payment options.

    $249

    per month

    Pricing
    Oracle Utilities Customer Care and BillingRecurly
    Editions & Modules
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    Starter
    $249
    per month
    Professional
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Oracle Utilities Customer Care and BillingRecurly
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsFor startups and SMBs looking to launch today and grow their subscription business fast, the Starter plan (formerly Core) is available with no monthly platform fee plus no payment volume fee for first $40,000 USD per month in first 3 months for new customers only.
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    90%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Oracle Utilities Customer Care and BillingRecurly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    6.0
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle Utilities Customer Care and BillingRecurly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    Oracle Customer Care and Billing is well suited for smaller to mid size companies. I don't believe that it is structured in a way, currently, that is easy to use for larger utilities. For smaller to mid size utilities, with less data and customers, Oracle Customer Care and Billing will perform quicker and appear less cluttered. The utility I work at serves 600k+ customers.
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    Recurly
    Recurly is great for tracking transactions and reviewing payment method declines. The platform is extremely helpful when dealing with scenarios where someone believes they have been fraudulently charged for the product. Recurly allows for transaction filtering, which is very helpful when trying to find possibly fraudulent charges very easy. If expecting precise, detailed information about a card decline, Recurly would not be very helpful.
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • It is highly configurable.
    • It is highly extendable and customizable.
    • Its base batch programs allow you to perform most billing functions with no intervention.
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    Recurly
    • It handles 1:1 and 1:many accounts to subscription set up.
    • It has a good billing customization option (cadence, pricing, etc.)
    • Can easily set up a customer account and invoice - billing link can be generated so no need to take credit card info over chat, phone, or email.
    • Great and responsive customer support.
    • Supports multi-language.
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • As much as I believe CCB is a user-friendly interface, I also believe it has room to be even simpler and easier to use and navigate.
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    Recurly
    • I really can't think of any shortcomings on Recurly because they have tried to cover all bases well. However, I believe that pricing could be little competitive because Recurly can become quite expensive when you have acquired a good number of subscribers. So apart from price, there are no shortcomings I can think of on product side.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Oracle
    We spent a lot of time reviewing the Oracle products and we have invested a lot of time, money and resources into utilizing it. It is a good product and we are happy with how effective it has been for us. Good Choice!
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    Recurly
    I believe we would continue to use Recurly because they have shown that they are continually improving their software, and they listen to their customers
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    Usability
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Recurly
    Apart from a lot of scope, which it has for improvement, like analytics, api's, customer service, downtimes. It still provides a lot of value, it is helpful for us in Business crtical areas, managing subscriptions and creating and launching coupons, ease of usability, camparatively lower maintainence are some valid reasons to prefer Recurly.
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    Support Rating
    Oracle
    Good support. It's knowledgeable and best used for consulting.
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    Recurly
    They have always been quick to respond and help. I love their chat feature at the bottom right-hand corner of the platform.
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Recurly
    We implemented Recurly ourself both for client, backend and bi in a weeks time
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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    Previously, my company was on an aging mainframe system. The cost and effort to move to Oracle Customer Care and Billing, as well as integrate with the Oracle Utility MDM and MWM modules, was done out of necessity but also larger external acceptance and innovation. By this, I mean that Oracle's product line was growing quicker with newer features than the competitor we weighed (SAP).
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    Recurly
    Recurly does a much better job at handling subscription payments than QuickBooks Online. We only use QuickBooks Online when we have a client who cannot pay via credit/debit card. In those cases, we send out automatic invoices via QuickBooks Online instead. 95% of our clients are processed through Recurly.
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • I'm not aware of any negative impacts implementing the application had from a financial perspective
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    Recurly
    • Providing an interface for our subscribers to manage their own accounts has simplified our business tremendously. This alone has freed up hours of our staff's time each day.
    • Many customers receive new credit cards due to expiration or fraud. The time we spent in updating this information prior to using Recurly's Revenue Recovery feature versus now is significant.
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of payments with smart routing to improve transaction success rates and conversions by offering a variety of payment methods, such as credit cards, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and ACH.Screenshot of the flexible ways to configure subscription billings workflows, and automate recurring invoicing based on the subscription parameters.Screenshot of automated dunning communications to increase collection effectiveness. Configurable across period and timing, if the payment is past due or declined, selected and personalized dunning campaign launch.Screenshot of the features to set up and test different products, plans, and pricing options, plus promotional tools like free trials, coupons, and gift subscriptions and cards to attract more customers.Screenshot of Recurly analytics, which provides a 360° view into the health of a subscription business's plan performance, churn trends, campaigns results, financial metrics. These inform decisions for business growth.