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smart360 vs Caselle:which fits your utility?

Built For The Utility,
Or For City Hall.

SMART360 vs. Caselle is a comparison between a platform built for the utility & an accounting and utility billing suite built for local government. For teams at US water, electric and gas utilities with 3,000 to 100,000 connections, the decision comes down to whether you want everything in one utility platform, or accounting, payroll and billing from one municipal vendor.

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Key Takeaways

  • Caselle is an accounting and utility billing suite for small and mid-sized cities and districts, with general ledger, payroll, property tax, permits and utility billing from one vendor.
  • SMART360 is built for the utility itself, with billing, meter data management, service orders, asset management and the consumer portal in one platform.
  • SMART360 is not a full accounting system. It connects to your accounting software instead of replacing it.
  • Choose Caselle if one vendor for city finance and billing matters most. Choose SMART360 if the utility needs meters, billing, field work and assets in one system.

How SMART360 Differs

Three differences that set SMART360 apart

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Built for city hall, or built for the utility

Caselle

Describes itself as a "one-stop accounting and utility billing platform" for small and medium local governments, cities and districts. Utility billing sits alongside general ledger, payroll, HR, property tax, permits and other city functions.

SMART360

Built around the utility itself: billing, customer information, meter data, service orders, assets and the consumer portal, for water, electric and gas utilities with 3,000 to 100,000 connections.

Top Quality

Meter data and assets inside the platform

Caselle

Its utility management module interfaces directly with meter reading software, imports readings electronically, and includes service orders and mobile service orders.

SMART360

Includes meter data management and asset management in the same platform as billing, so reads are validated before the bill run and a meter change carries through to the account and the asset record without re-entry.

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A go-live you can plan around

Caselle

Offers onboarding and implementation services. A standard timeline is not published on its website as of October 2026.

SMART360

A standard implementation runs 20 to 24 weeks. Data is migrated in validated stages, a full billing cycle runs in parallel against the current system, and a documented rollback stays in place through the first validated cycle.

How it works

When utilities start looking at a change

Most utilities do not change billing systems because something broke. They change when one of these events forces a decision:

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Billing has outgrown city finance

The utility has outgrown billing as one module of the city's accounting system.

An AMI rollout is coming

An AMI rollout means the billing system has to take in far more meter data.

A new service joins the bill

The utility is adding a service, such as sewer, electric or trash, to the same bill.

Field work is still on paper

Field work and asset records live on paper or in a separate tool.

Key staff are near retirement

The people who know the current system best are close to retirement.
AT-A-GLANCE COMPARISON

SMART360 Vs Caselle

Dimensions Caselle SMART360
Best fit Small cities and districts that want accounting, payroll, tax, permits and utility billing from one vendor Utilities with 3,000 to 100,000 connections that want meter data, billing, field work and assets in one platform
Design Accounting and utility billing suite for local government1 Utility platform for water, electric and gas utilities
Built for Small to medium local governments, cities and districts; 1,400+ organizations served1 US water, electric and gas utilities, 3,000 to 100,000 connections
Products General ledger, payables, receivables, payroll, HR, cash receipting, property tax, permits, utility billing, citizen portal1 Billing, customer information, meter data management, service orders, asset management, consumer portal
Meter data Meter reading interface that imports readings from meter reading software3 Meter data management in the platform, plus AMI and AMR integrations
Field work Service orders and mobile service orders3 Service orders and mobile field apps
Accounting Full municipal accounting and payroll in the same suite1 Utility revenue, receivables and GL mapping; connects to your accounting system
Pricing Not shown on its website Priced per account, unlimited users4
Go-live Standard timeline not published 20 to 24 weeks4
Company Provo, Utah; since 1978; part of Govineer Solutions2 Product of Bynry Inc.

1 Caselle products, market focus and organizations served: caselle.com (as of October 2026).

2 Caselle history, location and ownership: caselle.com, about.

3 Caselle utility management, meter reading interface and service orders: caselle.com, utility management.

4 SMART360 packages and implementation timeline: bynry.com/pricing.

Comparisons reflect Bynry's understanding of publicly available information as of October 2026. Where a detail is not publicly available, it is not stated. All product and company names are trademarks of their respective owners. Bynry is not affiliated with or endorsed by Caselle or Govineer Solutions.

Results Utilities have Measured on SMART360

john mauli
Island Water Authority
35,400 consumers, deployed in 10 weeks. Read Case Study ->
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Caselle OR SMART360?

When SMART360 is a better fit

You needs your own platform, not a module of city finance

When billing is one module in a city accounting suite, utility-specific work such as meter exceptions, rate changes and service orders competes with the rest of city hall. SMART360 is built around that utility work, and connects to the city's accounting system for the general ledger.

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You want meter data, field work and assets in one place.

SMART360 keeps meter data management, billing, service orders and asset records in one platform, so a missing read is visible before the bill run and a meter change carries through without re-entry.

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You have to give a council or board a date and a number.

SMART360 runs a standard 20 to 24 week implementation with a parallel billing cycle before cutover, and is priced per account with unlimited users.

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Caselle OR SMART360?

How To Compare?

  1. Map the systems you run today.

    Write down every tool used in one billing cycle: meter reading, billing, payments, work orders, assets and accounting. Count the exports and imports between them.

  2. Decide where accounting and payroll will live.

    If the utility needs its own platform for billing, meters and field work, plan how it will connect to your accounting system.

  3. Ask both vendors to run your billing cycle.

    Give each the same sample of rates, accounts and meter reads, including a missing read and a meter change, and watch how each handles them.

  4. Ask for the go-live plan.

    Request the number of weeks from contract to go-live, whether a parallel billing cycle is included, what happens if the first cycle does not match.

What Utility Leaders Are Saying

What others are saying about SMART360

We were really impressed with how the Bynry team took the time to understand what we needed… They didn't just offer a product, they offered a solution.
reshimna william
Reshimna William
Project Manager at Isle Utilities
SMART360 has really changed the way we manage customer information, billing, and service requests - it's fast, easy to use, and gives us real-time visibility.
john mauli
John Mauli
IT leader at Island Water Authority
What impressed me the most was how grounded the Bynry team is. They really understand utilities and aren't just selling software - they're solving problems.
doug rosenberg
Doug Rosenberg
Business Advisor with Deep Utility Experience

See SMART360 run your billing cycle

SMART360 is a cloud-native platform for US water, electric and gas utilities, with billing, meter data, service orders, assets and the consumer portal in one system, priced per account with unlimited users.

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Common FAQs

Is SMART360 or Caselle better for a small utility?

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It depends on who the software needs to serve. Caselle is an accounting and utility billing suite for small and mid-sized cities and districts, with general ledger, payroll and utility billing from one vendor. SMART360 is built for the utility itself, with meter data management, service orders and asset management in the same platform as billing, for water, electric and gas utilities with 3,000 to 100,000 connections.

Does SMART360 replace our accounting system?

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No. SMART360 handles utility revenue, receivables, journal entries and general ledger mapping, and connects to your accounting or ERP system. It does not run payroll or full fund accounting, so most utilities keep their accounting software alongside it.

Does Caselle include meter reading?

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Caselle's utility management module interfaces directly with meter reading software and imports readings electronically. SMART360 includes meter data management in the platform, so reads are validated before the bill run.

What happens to our historical data?

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Full migration - customer records, billing history, meter reads, service orders. We validate accuracy before go-live.

How long does a SMART360 implementation take?

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A standard SMART360 implementation runs 20 to 24 weeks. Data is migrated in validated stages and a full billing cycle runs in parallel against the current system before cutover.

Is SMART360 secure and compliant?

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SOC 2 certified. Hosted on AWS with 99.9% uptime SLA. Role-based access control, encryption at rest and in transit, and regular third-party security audits.

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