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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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Of course I hope you'll consider Freeside, but I know we're not the right fit for everyone. There 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 |
+ ✔ Booth #512 |
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CDR billing / Telco features |
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Deployment |
Mostly Premise (New: Hosted) |
Hosted |
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Mostly Premise (also Hosted) |
Hosted |
Premise |
Premise |
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Premise |
Hosted |
Hosted |
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Mostly Hosted (also Premise) |
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Price |
No per-customer or license charges. Can purchase implementation, support, and customization services. |
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$0.15-$0.20/customer/month |
$0.50/customer/month |
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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 |
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$0.95-$1.35/customer/month |
Monthly price, 1000 customers |
$195 |
- ? |
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+ $18,000 (one-time, not monthly) |
+ $199 |
$500 |
+ $4170 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$170 |
$1330 |
$1250 |
$1300 |
- $1200 |
Monthly price, 3500 customers |
$195 |
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+ c. $600 |
$1750 |
+ $8145 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$368 |
$3920 |
$4375 |
$3150 |
- $3325 |
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$5000 |
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$641 |
$11,250 |
$9,100 |
$9,000 |
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Ongoing development |
- Active (new major version last year) |
+ Active (new major version 2016) |
Active |
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Active (new product) |
+ Active |
Minimal |
Active |
Active (new product) |
Active |
- Active (new major version 2015) |
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Ireland (sold through US distributors) |
US |
US |
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Canada (Platypus in US) |
US |
US |
Philippines / Hong Kong |
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Billing software |
Billing software |
Billing and geologic software |
- MDU ISP (VideoDirect) |
+ Billing software |
+ 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 |
Tiny |
Tiny |
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Medium |
Large |
Small |
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Simple hosted system for small WISPs, almost like a franchise |
Old ISP system, dormant for years, revived in 2012 |
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 Apr 26th, 2018 |
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