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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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Mostly Premise (New: Hosted) |
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No per-customer or license charges. Can purchase implementation, support, and customization services. |
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$0.15-$0.20/customer/month |
- "If you have to ask, you can't afford it" |
$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 |
- $0.75-$1.25/customer/month |
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$195 |
$18,000 (one-time, not monthly) |
$199 |
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$500 |
$4170 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$170 |
$1330 |
$1250 |
$1300 |
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$195 |
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c. $600 |
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$1750 |
$8145 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$368 |
$3920 |
$4375 |
$3150 |
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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) |
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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) |
Billing software |
Billing software, managed ISP services (call center, email/web hosting) |
- Billing software |
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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 Apr 26th, 2018 |
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