Schneider Electric vs. IDeaS vs. Verdant Energy Management Solutions: Which is a Better Fit?

EcoStruxure™

Monitoring & Controls

Remote Management

Analytics & Reporting

Energy Management Dashboard
Reporting & Analytics

Warranty

Lifetime Warranty

Rebates & Savings

Tax Rebates

Smart Devices & IOT

IOT/Connected Smart Devices
Smart Thermostat

IDeaS RevPlan

Budget Creation & Planning

Department-level budget templates
Multi-year budget planning
Centralized budget input workflows
Approval workflows & audit trails

Financial Forecasting

Rolling forecasts
Daily, monthly, and annual forecasting
Forecast scenarios (best/worst case)
PMS data integration for forward-looking projections

Variance & Scenario Analysis

Forecast vs. actual comparisons
Historical trend analysis
What-if scenario modeling
Real-time alerts for budget variances

Multi-Property Consolidation

Group-level budget aggregation
Brand vs property-level visibility
Standardized templates across properties

Performance Dashboards & Reporting

Custom financial dashboards
Real-time KPI tracking (GOP, NOI, TRevPAR)
Exportable and shareable reports
Scheduled automated reports

Collaboration & Workflow Tools

Role-based user permissions
Commenting & change history
Task assignments for budget contributors
Cross-departmental collaboration features

Key Integrations

PMS, POS, and accounting system data sync
BI platforms
Real-time revenue & expense feeds
Integration with Excel and Google Sheets

Audit & Compliance Tracking

Budget versioning and locking
Approval trail visibility
Compliance checklists

Verdant Energy Management Solutions

Monitoring & Controls

Remote Management

Analytics & Reporting

Energy Management Dashboard
Reporting & Analytics

Warranty

Lifetime Warranty

Rebates & Savings

Tax Rebates

Smart Devices & IOT

IOT/Connected Smart Devices
Smart Thermostat

What Customers Are Saying

Most Recent Review

Schneider Electric doesn’t have any clients that have vouched for the product

iDeaS: Elevating Revenue Management to New Heights!

General Manager from Sydney (Australia)

Engineer, at the end of his rope !

engineer

Most Positive Review

Supporting revenue team

Revenue Manager

Great interactive climate control

Director Property Operations

Most Critical

great customer service and constantly improving

DORM

References

Gianni Di Fede
Senior VP Revenue Management, BI and Distribution Red Lion Hotel Anaheim Resort

Matthieu Lafaurie
Head of The Club and Revenue Projects ACME Hotel Company

Michele Hudson
General Manager Holiday Inn Bridgeport-Trumbull-Fairfield

Carl Hren
Senior Vice President of Development