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Head-to-head · Utility Billing Software

Billingly vs NorthStar CIS

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Billingly #4 in Utility Billing Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Billingly
NorthStar CIS #8 in Utility Billing Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit NorthStar CIS

Billingly leads on 0 checks, NorthStar CIS on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreBillingly · 9.0/10
  • Most featuresNorthStar CIS · 5 of 5

Billingly scores higher on our rubric for utility billing software: 9.0 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

Billingly is the better fit for energy suppliers with complex billing. NorthStar CIS is the better fit for established utilities needing flexible deployment.

  • Billingly fits best

    Energy suppliers with complex billing

  • NorthStar CIS fits best

    Established utilities needing flexible deployment

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Side by side

Feature Billingly 9.0/10 Visit ↗ NorthStar CIS 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.4
Ranking #4 in Utility Billing Software #8 in Utility Billing Software
Best for Energy suppliers with complex billing Established utilities needing flexible deployment
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request Pricing on request
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms Web Web
Compliance ISO 27001, GDPR PCI DSS
Integrations 8 integrations 8 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market
Features Billingly 4/5 · NorthStar CIS 5/5
Rate management ✓ ✓
Meter data import ✓ ✓
Payment processing ✓ ✓
Autopay Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Customer account portal ✓ ✓
Specs
Utility types electricity, gas, water, district heating Not checked yet
Billing model Mixed Mixed
Our review
Pros
  • Supports electricity, gas, water, and district heating billing
  • Combines tariffs, mass billing, accounting, debt reporting, and APIs
  • Offers meter ingestion, supplier switching, and portal connectivity
  • Supports tiered, time-of-use, and other configurable rate structures
  • Imports meter data from AMR and AMI sources
  • Offers web and self-hosted deployment options
Cons
  • Uses a contact-sales pricing model
  • Its broad utility focus may exceed simple billing needs
  • Portal and ecosystem connectivity is primarily API-led
  • Pricing requires contact with sales rather than published plans
  • Portal and payment capabilities may depend on connected solutions
  • May be more than smaller utilities need for basic billing
Our verdict

Billingly is an enterprise utility billing and customer information system for electricity, gas, water, district heating, and other recurring-service providers. It is designed for energy suppliers and utilities managing multiple…

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NorthStar CIS is a customer information and utility billing system for utilities and municipalities. It combines account management, multiple-utility statements, configurable rate structures, meter data imports, guided workflows,…

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  1. BillinglyUtility Billing Software 9.0Pricing on request
  2. NorthStar CISUtility Billing Software 8.4Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Billingly — where it wins

    • Supports electricity, gas, water, and district heating billing
    • Combines tariffs, mass billing, accounting, debt reporting, and APIs
    • Offers meter ingestion, supplier switching, and portal connectivity

    Where it doesn't

    • Uses a contact-sales pricing model
    • Its broad utility focus may exceed simple billing needs
    • Portal and ecosystem connectivity is primarily API-led

  • NorthStar CIS — where it wins

    • Supports tiered, time-of-use, and other configurable rate structures
    • Imports meter data from AMR and AMI sources
    • Offers web and self-hosted deployment options

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contact with sales rather than published plans
    • Portal and payment capabilities may depend on connected solutions
    • May be more than smaller utilities need for basic billing

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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