Genea Submeter Billing vs Ubility

Genea Submeter Billing helps property managers, building engineers, tenants, and building teams collect utility readings and create invoices. It works with networked and non-networked buildings. For networked properties, it connects to a building management system and sends readings to a dashboard; collection can be daily, hourly, or every 15 minutes. For non-networked meters, users scan a QR code and upload a meter photo with a smartphone. Supported meter types include electric, BTU, gas, water, pulse, and data. Dashboards let users search and view individual meters, sort by building or site, and manage multiple buildings. Consumption data can be exported to Excel or CSV and shared with tenants. Alerts flag readings outside a normal range projected from historical trends and seasonal adjustments. Genea supports existing hardware and connects to BMS or metering networks over an encrypted connection. Its billing team compiles customer data each month and prepares invoices for properties and tenants. The Submeter Billing mobile app is available for iPhone and Android. Pricing is on request.

Ubility is cloud-based software for utility billing, provider invoice processing, and payment workflows. Its AI extracts and validates invoice data from multiple providers, but customers remain responsible for reviewing AI-assisted data and calculations. For resident billing, it supports flexible methods and can post bills directly into property management software. Its RUBS algorithm is designed to recover within 1/10 of 1% of a property's billable expense. Payment features include ACH automation, resident payments, payment tracking, and collections. Other listed tools cover submeter and utility expense management, vacant cost recovery, final bills on demand, secure document management, dashboards, reporting, and ticketing. Residents can view billing history and usage, pay online, and use a Spanish-language portal. Ubility says it connects with property-management and accounting systems, payment gateways, and submetering platforms, with API access and customization options. It is designed for operations managing between 100 and 100,000 units. The maker describes solutions for utility billing companies, property managers, and organizations building their own billing solution. Pricing is on request; fees, payment schedules, and billing terms are set out in a separate customer agreement.