RealPage Alternative | Nectar

Nectar provides purpose-built utility data management for sustainability and energy teams, with automated collection, granular line-item parsing, and one-click carbon reporting exports.

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RealPage is one of the two dominant multifamily property management platforms in the United States, with utility management and resident billing modules attached to the accounting and leasing core. For an operator standardized on it, keeping utility cost inside the same system is a real advantage: allocation lands in the right account and reconciles against the general ledger without an external integration.

That advantage is specific to cost. Utility data has a second consumer, sustainability and benchmarking reporting, and it wants a different output: consumption by commodity, normalized, complete across every asset, and traceable to a source document.

Nectar is built for that second output. Line-item parsing across more than 7,000 providers globally covers every charge component, one-click exports run to ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and 20+ carbon, ESG, and ERP integrations, and every data point links to the original bill so the evidence chain exists before an auditor asks.

Challenge

Generic property management tools lack granular utility data features.

Solution

Nectar is purpose-built for utility data, parsing every line item including demand, supply, delivery, taxes, and fees.

Challenge

Carbon reporting requires manual data transformation and exports.

Solution

One-click exports to EnergyStar, Watershed, Persefoni, and 20+ integrations.

Challenge

No audit trail linking reported data back to original source documents.

Solution

Every data point in Nectar links directly to the original bill, creating the evidence chain auditors and stakeholders require.

Where a multifamily platform stops covering the portfolio

Mixed portfolios are where this becomes concrete. An operator with apartment communities plus retail, office, or self-storage finds the property platform covers the units and leaves the commercial assets on spreadsheets, and commercial assets are precisely the ones most likely to fall under local benchmarking ordinances, green financing covenants, and investor ESG requests.

Nectar has no asset-class assumptions in its data model, so multifamily, commercial, and industrial sites run on one platform with one completeness view and one export path. The property system keeps doing cost allocation; the data layer covers the whole portfolio.

Where Nectar fits

Choose the RealPage utility module if cost allocation and resident recovery inside your property system are the job. Choose Nectar when the requirement becomes sustainability reporting: complete multi-commodity consumption across commercial assets too, with line-item detail and an audit trail that holds up under scrutiny.

Frequently asked questions

Does Nectar do resident utility billing?

No. Resident billing and vacant cost recovery are multifamily-specific workflows that RealPage provides and we do not. Nectar covers the supplier-side data and the sustainability reporting output.

Can Nectar and RealPage run together?

Yes, and it is the common arrangement. Nectar handles collection, parsing, completeness, and reporting exports, and coded cost data can be exported into the property system for accounting.

Why not just use the utility module we already pay for?

For cost allocation, you probably should. For benchmarking submissions and anything facing assurance, a module built around dollars allocated to properties generally cannot produce metered consumption with provenance, which is what those outputs require.

Does Nectar cover water and waste as well as energy?

Yes, along with steam, fuel, and solar where those appear on utility billing, which matters because most benchmarking ordinances require whole-building energy and often water, not electricity alone.

One platform for every utility decision

Utility bill management, energy cost management and procurement, and sustainability reporting in one system, shared by energy, finance, operations, and sustainability teams.

Nectar utility bill management — utility data management feature

Utility bill management

Every bill for every utility, waste, and telecom account collected, parsed at the line-item level, and tracked against its expected date.

Automated bill collectionData completenessAudit trailAI agent and smart reports
Nectar sustainability reporting and benchmarks — utility data management feature

Sustainability reporting and benchmarks

Audit-ready data for ESG reporting, site benchmarks, ENERGY STAR sync, and exports to carbon accounting platforms.

BenchmarksENERGY STAR Portfolio ManagerESG and carbon integrationsWaste and recycling
Nectar bill audit, bill pay, and ap — utility data management feature

Bill audit, bill pay, and AP

Errors caught before payment, past overcharges recovered, and validated bills paid on time or delivered to your AP system.

Utility bill auditsHistorical bill auditUtility bill paymentsAP and ERP integration
Nectar energy cost management and procurement — utility data management feature

Energy cost management and procurement

Tariff and rate optimization, demand management, and procurement advisory. Customers typically save 3 to 5% of annual utility spend.

Tariff and rate optimizationDemand managementProcurement advisoryBudgeting and forecasts

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Customer Stories
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How Thomas Foods automated more than 90% of its utility data collection

Thomas Foods International uses Nectar to collect and organize utility data across its US facilities, replacing manual bill downloads and spreadsheet entry.

“Using Nectar has significantly streamlined the process of gathering and analyzing our utility data. The platform just works!”
Jonathan R., Sustainability Director at Thomas Foods Int., USA — Nectar customer

Jonathan R.

Sustainability Director, Thomas Foods Int., USA

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Stanwich Energy Boosts Client Value with Nectar's Utility Data Solution

Stanwich Energy announces a new partnership with Nectar to enhance the customer experience through advanced, AI-powered utility data services.

“Partnering with Nectar's AI-driven platform has been groundbreaking, allowing us to tackle changes faster and skip the outdated, painful integration required by other solutions. Having the right information is the first step, and Nectar is exactly what we have been looking for to make that happen.”
Matt Shaw, Managing Director at Stanwich Energy — Nectar customer

Matt Shaw

Managing Director, Stanwich Energy

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Jeremy Pike, Sustainability Leader at Idaho Milk Products — Nectar customer

Jeremy Pike

Sustainability Leader, Idaho Milk Products

“Thanks to Nectar's innovative solution, we can accurately assess our environmental impact, becoming a pioneer in sustainability among our peers.”

John O'Connell, CEO and Founder at Stanwich Energy — Nectar customer

John O'Connell

CEO and Founder, Stanwich Energy

“Nectar enables faster insights, smarter forecasting, and more accurate budget tracking. It also strengthens our ability to deliver on key sustainability goals by providing real-time visibility into usage and emissions.”

Matt Greening, Founder and Director at Nettzero — Nectar customer

Matt Greening

Founder and Director, Nettzero

“Nectar serves as a reliable and cost-effective technology solution to extract, store, and analyse sustainability data leading to enhanced reporting capabilities and streamlined workflows.”

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