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WISPA member Billing Software Comparison 2017
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WISPA Member Billing Software Comparison 2017
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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- WISPA member |
+ WISPA member |
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+ Exhibiting at WISPAmerica 2017 |
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WISP features |
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+ new/preliminary |
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CDR billing / Telco features |
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Deployment |
Mostly Premise (New: Hosted) |
Hosted |
- Premise |
+ Mostly Premise (also Hosted) |
+ Hosted or Premise |
Hosted |
Premise |
Premise |
+ Premise |
Hosted |
Hosted |
Mostly Hosted (also Premise) |
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Web |
Web |
Web |
+ Web |
Windows |
Web |
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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 |
$0.90-$1.30/customer/month |
- $0.95-$1.35/customer/month |
+ $0.75-$1.25/customer/month |
Monthly price, 1000 customers |
$195 |
- ? |
+ $18,000 (one-time, not monthly) |
+ $199 |
? |
$500 |
+ $4170 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$170 |
$1330 |
$1250 |
$1300 |
- $1200 |
+ $1100 |
Monthly price, 3500 customers |
$195 |
? |
+ c. $600 |
? |
$1750 |
+ $8145 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$368 |
$3920 |
$4375 |
$3150 |
- $3325 |
+ $2625 |
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$195 |
? |
? |
+ ? |
$5000 |
+ ? |
$641 |
$11,250 |
$9,100 |
$9,000 |
- ? |
+ $7,500 |
1997 |
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1970 |
2015 |
1996 |
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1996 |
2003 |
2015 |
1996 |
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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 |
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Large telco/cableco system |
New system with MDU features |
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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 |
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+Last updated Jan 27th, 2017 |
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