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WISPA Member Billing Software Comparison 2017
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WISPA Member Billing Software Comparison 2018
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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![Freeside](imgs/big-logo.png) |
![Azotel](http://www.wispsolutions.com/images/stories/AzotelSIMPLer/azotel-logo.gif) |
![Billmax](https://www.billmax.com/images/BillMax-shadow.jpg) |
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![CDG](cdg.png) |
![DirectLink Admin](http://www.directlinkadmin.com/img/logo.png) |
![Emerald](http://www.iea-software.com/images/emerald/emerald6sm.png) |
![Platypus](http://site2.ispbilling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/platypus_logo_250x77.jpg) |
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- Exhibiting at WISPAPalooza 2017 |
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+ Exhibiting at WISPAmerica 2018 |
+ ✔ Booth #512 |
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new/preliminary |
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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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Web |
Web |
Web |
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Web |
Windows |
Web |
Web |
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Proprietary |
Proprietary |
Proprietary |
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Proprietary |
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No per-customer or license charges. Can purchase implementation, support, and customization services. |
?/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 |
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$195 |
$18,000 (one-time, not monthly) |
$199 |
- ? |
$500 |
$4170 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$170 |
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$195 |
? |
c. $600 |
- ? |
$1750 |
$8145 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$368 |
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$195 |
? |
? |
- ? |
$5000 |
? |
$641 |
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Ongoing development |
- Active (new major version last year) |
- Active |
+ Active (new major version 2016) |
Active |
Active |
Active (new product) |
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Small |
Large |
Small |
- New market / Small? |
Small? |
New product |
Large |
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US |
US |
US |
- US |
Canada (Platypus in US) |
US |
US |
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Billing software |
Billing and geologic software |
Billing software |
- MDU ISP (VideoDirect) |
Billing software |
Domain names, mobile phone service (OpenSRS, Ting, Tucows) |
WISP (Bertram wireless) |
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Small |
Small |
Tiny |
- Huge |
Tiny |
Small |
Medium |
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1998 |
2010 |
1997 |
- 1970 |
2015 |
1996 |
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 |
- 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. |
+ 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 |
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-Last updated Jan 27th, 2017 |
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+Last updated Apr 26th, 2018 |
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