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NorthStar - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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NorthStar overview

What is NorthStar?

You need a customer service software that works with your unique billing strategy, and you’re probably thinking it’s going to cost you. In fact, most small- to medium-sized utility administrators think a state-of-the-art customer information and billing software is big-city expensive.

But, NorthStar is different. We’ll give you everything you want, even the modifications that big utilities have, at a fraction of the cost. How can we do that? We’ve been in the utilities customer service and billing software business for over 45 years, and we’ve built NorthStar to tackle any challenging billing scenario you can think of, even complicated, deregulated markets and alternative energy sources. NorthStar will tailor a solution that provides the best experience for your customers and keeps your employees performing at peak efficiency. It’s time you experience the power of NorthStar.

Key benefits of using NorthStar

NorthStar CIS
• configurable customer information and billing software
• CIS that makes billing easy: in person, by mail, or online
• automate repetitive processes to streamline operations
and maximize efficiency
• generate data to help make informed decisions

NorthStar mCare
• optimize field staff order assignments to increase work
productivity
• reduce overhead costs of manual, paper-based
dispatching and data entry
• maximize workloads and staff schedules
• improve field staff safety and security with real-time
visibility and statuses
• shorten response times and keep customer
satisfaction high

NorthStar Cloud
• house your applications in a modern technology
architecture
• access data through a browser-based interface
accessible anytime, anywhere, and on any device
• improve your application's performance with
database management and maintenance
• free up your IT personnel for other priority tasks

NorthStar and SilverBlaze
• available anytime, anywhere, and on any device
• give customers control over their accounts
• show customers time of use data to help them
control their utility consumption
• offer paperless billing to improve collection cycle
• streamline operations and allow CSRs to handle
other high priority tasks
• initiate move-ins, move-outs, transfers and so much
more.

Starting price


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NorthStar reviews

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Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10
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NorthStar's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from NorthStar users:

Printing services integration
Online payments
Self service portal
Document management
Payment collection
Metered billing

All NorthStar features

Features rating:

Accounting
ACH payment processing
Activity dashboard
Audit trail
Automatic backup
Billing & invoicing
Commenting/Notes
Compliance management
Contact database
Customer management
Customizable reports
Customizable templates
Electronic payments
Financial analysis
For electricity
For natural gas
For trash
For water
Forecasting
Historical reporting
Meter data management
Mobile access
Monitoring
Non-Metered billing
Payment reminders
Penalty/Cut-Off processing
Performance metrics
Portfolio management
Predictive analytics
Prioritization
Rate management
Real-Time reporting
Recurring/Subscription billing
Refund management
Reporting & statistics
Reporting/Analytics
Risk analysis
Risk assessment
Third-Party integrations
Transaction history
Usage tracking/analytics
User management
Work order management
Workflow management

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NorthStar support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support

Training options

In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos

NorthStar FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of NorthStar?

NorthStar has the following typical customers:
Small Business

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Q. What languages does NorthStar support?

NorthStar supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does NorthStar offer an API?

No, NorthStar does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does NorthStar offer?

NorthStar offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support

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