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| author | Ivan Kohler <ivan@freeside.biz> | 2019-05-08 12:53:36 -0700 |
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| committer | Ivan Kohler <ivan@freeside.biz> | 2019-05-08 12:53:36 -0700 |
| commit | a3bb2a8a0cbebb474c3fe89839a3db5e890c232e (patch) | |
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diff --git a/wispa-billing-vendors.html b/wispa-billing-vendors.html index 2c7d44b..2502d00 100644 --- a/wispa-billing-vendors.html +++ b/wispa-billing-vendors.html @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> -<title>WISPA Member Billing Software Comparison 2018</title> +<title>WISPA Member Billing Software Comparison 2019</title> { include('elements/header.html'); } <div id="content1"> - <h6>WISPA Member Billing Software Comparison 2017</h6> + <h6>WISPA Member Billing Software Comparison 2019</h6> <p align="left">I put together a concise comparison highlighting the differences between different billing systems. I tried hard not to make a useless advertisement with a long list of features, but rather a digestable, fair comparison of relevant information about the competition. @@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <tr> <td></td> - <td><a href="http://freeside.biz/"><img src="imgs/big-logo.png" alt="Freeside" width=170></a></td> - <td><img src="http://www.wispsolutions.com/images/stories/AzotelSIMPLer/azotel-logo.gif" width=130 alt="Azotel"></a></td> - <td><img src="https://www.billmax.com/images/BillMax-shadow.jpg" width=130 alt="Billmax"></a></td> - <td><img src="cdg.png" height=64 alt="CDG"></a></td> + <td><a href="http://freeside.biz/"><img src="imgs/small-logo.png" alt="Freeside" width=184></a></td> + <td><img src="http://www.wavonline.com/core/media/media.nl?id=3396437&c=4148527&h=68c8da7d49b7c32cd33c" width=130 alt="Azotel"></a></td> + <td><img src="https://www.billmax.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/billmax_logo.jpg" width=130 alt="Billmax"></a></td> <td><img src="http://www.directlinkadmin.com/img/logo.png" width=130 alt="DirectLink Admin"></a></td> - <td><img src="http://www.iea-software.com/images/emerald/emerald6sm.png" width=130 alt="Emerald"></a></td> <td><img src="http://site2.ispbilling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/platypus_logo_250x77.jpg" width=130 alt="Platypus"></a></td> <td><img src="http://www.wispa.org/Portals/37/ContactImages/8978.png" width=130 alt="Powercode"></a></td> <td><img src="http://www.wispa.org/Portals/37/ContactImages/8952.png" width=130 alt="Sonar"></a></td> + <td><img src="https://splynx.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Logo_site-3.png" width=130 alt="Splynx"></a></td> + <td><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/401807_734fa8d8fc734cc08bbbe575ff5aa3c1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_281,h_48,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/FibersmithSuite_FINAL-01.png" width=130 alt="Vision by Fibersmith"><br>Vision</a></td> <td><img src="https://d1a309rwthnrm3.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/04183021/visp.png" width=130 alt="VISP"></a></td> </tr> @@ -57,19 +57,21 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> </tr> +<!-- <tr> <th>Exhibiting at <a href="http://www.wispa.org/Events/WISPAmerica">WISPAmerica 2018</a></th> <td><span class="yes">✔</span><br>Booth #512</td> <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> - <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> - <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> + <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> + <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> </tr> +--> <tr> <th>WISP features</th> @@ -78,10 +80,10 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> - <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td> - <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> + <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> + <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> </tr> @@ -90,12 +92,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td> - <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> - <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td> + <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> + <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> </tr> @@ -104,12 +106,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> - <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> + <td><span class="yes">✔</span></td> <td><span class="no">✖</span></td> </tr> @@ -119,12 +121,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td>Mostly Premise (New: Hosted)</td> <td>Hosted</td> <td>Mostly Premise (also Hosted)</td> - <td>Hosted or Premise</td> <td>Hosted</td> <td>Premise</td> <td>Premise</td> - <td>Premise</td> <td>Hosted</td> + <td>Premise</td> + <td>Premise?</td> <td>Hosted</td> </tr> @@ -135,12 +137,13 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td>Web</td> <td>Web</td> <td>Web</td> - <td>Web</td> <td>Windows</td> <td>Web</td> <td>Web</td> <td>Web</td> <td>Web</td> + <td>Web</td> + <td>Web</td> </tr> --> @@ -163,12 +166,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td>No per-customer or license charges. Can purchase implementation, support, and customization services.</td> <td>?/customer/month</td> <td>$0.15-$0.20/customer/month</td> - <td>"If you have to ask, you can't afford it"</td> <td>$0.50/customer/month</td> - <td>?/customer/month</td> <td>100 customers free, then $0.05-$0.70/customer/month</td> <td>$0.63-$1.40/customer/month</td> <td>$0.50-$1.25/customer/month</td> + <td>$0.15-$0.50/customer/month</td> + <td>?/customer/month</td> <td>$0.90-$1.30/customer/month</td> </tr> @@ -177,12 +180,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td> <td>$18,000 (one-time, not monthly)</td> <td>$199</td> - <td>?</td> <td>$500</td> - <td>$4170 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month</td> <td>$170 <!-- ($167 Platypus + $3 Windows 10 license amortized over 36 months) --></td> <td>$1330</td> <td>$1250</td> + <td>$500</td> + <td>?</td> <td>$1300</td> </tr> @@ -191,12 +194,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td> <td>?</td> <td>c. $600</td> - <td>?</td> <td>$1750</td> - <td>$8145 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month</td> <td>$368 <!-- ($314 Platypus + $54 Windows 2012 server & SQL server 2014 Standard w/10 CALs, amortized over 36 months) --></td> <td>$3920</td> + <td>$1500</td> <td>$4375</td> + <td>?</td> <td>$3150</td> </tr> @@ -205,12 +208,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> - <td>?</td> <td>$5000</td> - <td>?</td> <td>$641 <!--($472 Platypus + $169 Windows 2012 server & SQL server 2014 Standard w/25 CALS, amortized over 36 months) --></td> <td>$11,250</td> <td>$9,100</td> + <td>$3,600</td> + <td>?</td> <td>$9,000</td> </tr> @@ -223,10 +226,10 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> - <td>$50,000</td> - <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>$66.250</td> + <td>?</td> + <td>?</td> <td>$90,000</td> </tr> @@ -237,12 +240,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td>Active (new major version 2016)</td> <td>Active</td> <td>Active</td> - <td>Active</td> <td>Active (new product)</td> - <td>Active</td> <td>Minimal</td> <td>Active</td> <td>Active (new product)</td> + <td>Active (new product)</td> + <td>Active (new product)</td> <td>Active</td> </tr> @@ -252,11 +255,10 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td>Small</td> <td>Large</td> <td>Small</td> - <td>New market / Small?</td> - <td>Small?</td> <td>New product</td> <td>Large</td> - <td>Large</td> + <td>New product</td> + <td>New product</td> <td>New product</td> <td>Medium?</td> </tr> @@ -268,11 +270,11 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td>Ireland (sold through US distributors)</td> <td>US</td> <td>US</td> - <td>US</td> - <td>US</td> <td>Canada (Platypus in US)</td> <td>US</td> <td>US</td> + <td>Czech Republic / Kenya / US</td> + <td>US</td> <td>Philippines / Hong Kong</td> </tr> @@ -281,12 +283,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td>Billing software</td> <td>Billing software</td> <td>Billing and geologic software</td> - <td>Billing software</td> <td>MDU ISP (VideoDirect)</td> - <td>Billing software</td> <td>Domain names, mobile phone service (OpenSRS, Ting, Tucows)</td> <td>WISP (Bertram wireless)</td> <td>Billing software</td> + <td>Billing software</td> + <td>Fiber consulting, billing software</td> <td>Billing software, managed ISP services (call center, email/web hosting)</td> </tr> @@ -295,13 +297,13 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td>Small</td> <td>Small</td> <td>Tiny</td> - <td>Huge</td> <td>Tiny</td> - <td>Small</td> <td>Medium</td> <td>Large</td> <td>Small</td> <td>Medium</td> + <td>Small</td> + <td>Medium</td> </tr> <tr> @@ -309,12 +311,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td>1998</td> <td>2010<!--2005 (2010 USA)--></td> <td>1997</td> - <td>1970</td> <td>2015</td> <td>1996</td> - <td>1996</td> <td>2003</td> <td>2015</td> + <td>2015</td> + <td>2019</td> <td>1996</td> </tr> @@ -323,12 +325,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> <td>Mature and full-featured ISP and CDR billing. New UI, WISP mapping features and hosted option.</td> <td>Simple hosted system for small WISPs, almost like a franchise</td> <td>Old ISP system, dormant for years, revived in 2012</td> - <td>Large telco/cableco system</td> <td>New system with MDU features</td> - <td>Classic ISP system added WISP features and joined WISPA in 2017</td> <td>Windows client/server application; limited web interface. Can print and mail your invoices.</td> - <td>Humongous trade show booths. Glassdoor horror stories. Conspicuously missing from WISPAmerica 2018.</td> + <td>Humongous trade show booths. Glassdoor horror stories.</td> <td>Ex-Powercode team, rapid development, acquired WISPMon in September 2017</td> + <td>Up-and-coming new system with lots of international customers</td> + <td>New, fiber-focused system from respected consultants FiberSmith</td> <td>Can also host your email and answer your support calls</td> </tr> @@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br> </table> <br> -Last updated Jan 11th, 2018 | <a href="http://freeside.biz/gitlist/www.git/commits/master/wispa-billing-vendors.html">Revision history</a> +Last updated May 8th, 2019 | <a href="http://freeside.biz/gitlist/www.git/commits/master/wispa-billing-vendors.html">Revision history</a> </div> |