-<p align="left">There will be an unprecedented ten billing vendors at WISPAPalooza this year. Wow! That's a lot of choices for a WISP to sort through.
+<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.
-<p align="left">I put together a concise comparison highlighting the differences between different billing systems. Looking for something hosted in the cloud or on-premise? Looking for an established company, or a new entriant? Prefer dealing with small vendors, or large ones? This should help you narrow things down. 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.
+<p align="left">Of course I hope you'll consider <a href="http://freeside.biz/">Freeside</a>, but I know we're not the right fit for everyone. These nine vendors support WISPA through association membership and trade show sponsorshop. Please consider supporting vendors who support our industry.
<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><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="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="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><span class="yes">✔</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>
<td><span class="yes">✔</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>
<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="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="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<th>CDR billing / Telco features</th>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<th>CDR billing / Telco features</th>
<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="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="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="no">✖</span></td>
</tr>
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<th>Price</th>
<td>No per-customer or license charges. Can purchase implementation, support, and customization services.</td>
<td>?/customer/month</td>
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<tr>
<th>Price</th>
<td>No per-customer or license charges. Can purchase implementation, support, and customization services.</td>
<td>?/customer/month</td>
<td>"If you have to ask, you can't afford it"</td>
<td>$0.50/customer/month</td>
<td>"If you have to ask, you can't afford it"</td>
<td>$0.50/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>$0.90-$1.30/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>$0.90-$1.30/customer/month</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Monthly price, 1000 customers</th>
<td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td>
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<th>Monthly price, 1000 customers</th>
<td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td>
<td>Billing and geologic software</td>
<td>Billing software</td>
<td>MDU ISP (VideoDirect)</td>
<td>Billing and geologic software</td>
<td>Billing software</td>
<td>MDU ISP (VideoDirect)</td>
<td>Domain names, mobile phone service (OpenSRS, Ting, Tucows)</td>
<td>WISP (Bertram wireless)</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>Old ISP system, dormant for years, revived in 2012</td>
<td>Large telco/cableco system</td>
<td>New system with MDU features</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>Can also host your email and answer your support calls</td>
<td>No longer requires Adobe Flash</td>
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<td>Can also host your email and answer your support calls</td>
<td>No longer requires Adobe Flash</td>
</tr>