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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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@@ -43,7 +45,9 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
- | WISPA member |
+ WISPA member |
+ ✔ |
+ ✔ |
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@@ -56,12 +60,29 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
+ | Exhibiting at WISPAmerica 2017 |
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+ ✖ |
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| WISP features |
✔ |
✔ |
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+ new/preliminary |
+ ✖ |
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@@ -72,8 +93,10 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
CDR billing / Telco features |
✔ |
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+ new/preliminary |
+ ✔ |
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- ✖ |
+ new/preliminary |
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new/preliminary |
@@ -86,6 +109,8 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
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@@ -99,10 +124,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
Deployment |
Mostly Premise (New: Hosted) |
Hosted |
- Premise |
+ Mostly Premise (also Hosted) |
+ Hosted or Premise |
Hosted |
Premise |
Premise |
+ Premise |
Hosted |
Hosted |
Mostly Hosted (also Premise) |
@@ -115,6 +142,7 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
Web |
Web |
Web |
+ Web |
Windows |
Web |
Web |
@@ -135,14 +163,18 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
Proprietary |
Proprietary |
Proprietary |
+ Proprietary |
+ Proprietary |
| Price |
No per-customer or license charges. Can purchase implementation, support, and customization services. |
?/customer/month |
- ?/customer/month |
+ $0.15-$0.20/customer/month |
+ "If you have to ask, you can't afford it" |
$0.50/customer/month |
+ ?/customer/month |
100 customers free, then $0.05-$0.70/customer/month |
$0.63-$1.40/customer/month |
$0.50-$1.25/customer/month |
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| Monthly price, 1000 customers |
$195 |
- ? |
+ $18,000 (one-time, not monthly) |
$199 |
+ ? |
$500 |
+ $4170 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$170 |
$1330 |
$1250 |
@@ -167,8 +201,10 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
Monthly price, 3500 customers |
$195 |
? |
+ c. $600 |
? |
$1750 |
+ $8145 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$368 |
$3920 |
$4375 |
@@ -181,7 +217,9 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
$195 |
? |
? |
+ ? |
$5000 |
+ ? |
$641 |
$11,250 |
$9,100 |
@@ -197,6 +235,7 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
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? |
+ ? |
$50,000 |
? |
? |
@@ -212,7 +251,9 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
Active (new major version last year) |
Active |
Active |
+ Active |
Active (new product) |
+ Active |
Minimal |
Active |
Active (new product) |
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Active (new major version 2015) |
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1997 |
+ 1970 |
2015 |
1996 |
+ 1996 |
2003 |
2015 |
1996 |
@@ -292,7 +343,9 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
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 |
@@ -304,6 +357,9 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
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+Last updated Jan 27th, 2017 | Revision history
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