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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.
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Of course I hope you'll consider Freeside, 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.
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Of course I hope you'll consider Freeside, but I know we're not the right fit for everyone. These eleven vendors support WISPA through association membership and trade show sponsorshop. Please consider supporting vendors who support our industry.
I hope this helps you find the right billing vendor for you!
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- WISP features |
+ Exhibiting at WISPAmerica 2018 |
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Mostly Premise (New: Hosted) |
Hosted |
Mostly Premise (also Hosted) |
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Hosted or Premise |
Hosted |
Premise |
Premise |
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Hosted |
Hosted |
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Mostly Hosted (also Premise) |
$1330 |
$1250 |
$1300 |
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$1100 |
Monthly price, 3500 customers |
$195 |
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- under $696? |
+ c. $600 |
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$1750 |
+ $8145 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$368 |
$3920 |
$4375 |
$3150 |
- $2625 |
Monthly price, 10,000 customers |
$195 |
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- under $1990? |
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$5000 |
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$641 |
$11,250 |
$9,100 |
$9,000 |
- $7,500 |
Ongoing development |
- Active (new major version last year) |
+ Active (new major version 2016) |
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Active (new product) |
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Ireland (sold through US distributors) |
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Canada (Platypus in US) |
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Philippines / Hong Kong |
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Billing software |
Billing software |
Billing and geologic software |
+ Billing software |
MDU ISP (VideoDirect) |
+ Billing software |
Domain names, mobile phone service (OpenSRS, Ting, Tucows) |
WISP (Bertram wireless) |
Billing software |
Billing software, managed ISP services (call center, email/web hosting) |
- Billing software |
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Small |
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Tiny |
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Mature and full-featured ISP and CDR billing. New UI, WISP mapping features and hosted option. |
Simple hosted system for small WISPs, almost like a franchise |
Old ISP system, dormant for years, revived in 2012 |
+ Large telco/cableco system |
New system with MDU features |
+ Classic ISP system added WISP features and joined WISPA in 2017 |
Windows client/server application; limited web interface. Can print and mail your invoices. |
- Humongous trade show booths. Glassdoor horror stories. |
- Ex-Powercode team, rapid development |
+ Humongous trade show booths. Glassdoor horror stories. Conspicuously missing from WISPAmerica 2018. |
+ Ex-Powercode team, rapid development, acquired WISPMon in September 2017 |
Can also host your email and answer your support calls |
- No longer requires Adobe Flash |
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+Last updated Jan 11th, 2018 |
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