Quikwater review

Quikwater is the traditional licensed option on this list, sold by TAK Technology, a New Mexico company founded in 1983. Instead of a subscription, it has one-time license fees starting at $895 for Ultra-Lite, which handles base and usage charges, postcard bills, demand letters, cut-off notices and water loss reporting. The Rural version adds sewer, refuse and custom charges, service tickets and exports to accounting systems, and Net5 adds multiple meters for apartments, modifiable bill formats, an iPad reading interface and QuickBooks interfaces. Quikwater says it is priced on features, not on the number of customers billed. It reads files from many radio read systems, including Sensus, Neptune, Badger, Itron and Kamstrup. Annual product updates cost extra each year, extra network connections cost $1,000 each and there is no trial version, so the long-term cost is higher than the license alone suggests.

Who it is for

small water companies that prefer a one-time license

Price

Ultra-Lite $895 one-time; Rural and Net5 versions cost more; annual updates sold separately.

$895 One Time Fee
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Water, sewer, refuse and user-defined charges
• Radio read interfaces for Sensus, Neptune, Badger, Itron, Kamstrup and others
• iPad interface for manual meter readings in the Net5 version
• Demand letters, cut-off notices and mailing labels
• Interfaces to QuickBooks and other accounting programs in Net5

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: One-time license instead of a monthly subscription
• Strength: Priced on features, not the number of customers billed
• Strength: Includes 4 to 12 hours of training and support by version
• Weakness: Annual product updates are an extra yearly fee
• Weakness: No demo or trial version, only a remote presentation
• Weakness: Extra network connections cost $1,000 each

Key facts

• Ultra-Lite: $895 one-time
• Training included: 4, 6 or 12 hours by version
• Company: TAK Technology, founded 1983
• Trial: None; free remote demo

Where it ranks

Quikwater is No. 10 in our Best Utility Billing Software verdict.