X-Git-Url: http://git.freeside.biz/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=wispa-billing-vendors.html;h=ad8ca0185445f89955b9f8e6514dc1a617fa2737;hb=f5a35ddfc49b7151200d0d0b36d1e9187cc4c84e;hp=bf4634219bb5ecb2eb1d310b25d6e6ea8e143127;hpb=836aa929f986895eee75d861a0a7d62f5274cf3b;p=www.git diff --git a/wispa-billing-vendors.html b/wispa-billing-vendors.html index bf46342..ad8ca01 100644 --- a/wispa-billing-vendors.html +++ b/wispa-billing-vendors.html @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ -WISPA Member Billing Software Comparison 2017 +WISPA Member Billing Software Comparison 2018 { include('elements/header.html'); }
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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. @@ -34,14 +34,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
Freeside Azotel Billmax - CDG DirectLink Admin Emerald Platypus Powercode Sonar VISP - WISPMon @@ -55,21 +53,17 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
✔ ✔ ✔ - ✔ - ✔ - Exhibiting at WISPAPalooza 2017 - ✔ - ✔ - ✔ + Exhibiting at WISPAmerica 2018 + ✔
Booth #512 ✔ ✔ ✖ + ✖ ✔ - ✔ - ✔ + ✖ ✔ ✔ @@ -80,13 +74,11 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
✔ ✖ ✖ - ✖ new/preliminary ✖ ✔ ✔ ✔ - ✔ @@ -94,14 +86,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
✔ ✖ new/preliminary - ✔ ✖ new/preliminary ✖ ✖ new/preliminary ✖ - new/preliminary @@ -109,14 +99,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
✔ ✖ ✖ - ✔ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖ - new/preliminary @@ -125,14 +113,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
Mostly Premise (New: Hosted) Hosted Mostly Premise (also Hosted) - Hosted or Premise Hosted Premise Premise Premise Hosted Hosted - Mostly Hosted (also Premise) @@ -163,8 +147,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary - Proprietary - Proprietary @@ -172,14 +154,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
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 $0.63-$1.40/customer/month $0.50-$1.25/customer/month $0.90-$1.30/customer/month - $0.75-$1.25/customer/month @@ -187,14 +167,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
$195 $18,000 (one-time, not monthly) $199 - ? $500 $4170 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month $170 $1330 $1250 $1300 - $1100 @@ -202,14 +180,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
$195 ? c. $600 - ? $1750 $8145 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month $368 $3920 $4375 $3150 - $2625 @@ -217,14 +193,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
$195 ? ? - ? $5000 ? $641 $11,250 $9,100 $9,000 - $7,500 Ongoing development - Active (new major version last year) - Active + Active (new major version 2016) Active Active Active (new product) @@ -258,7 +230,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
Active Active (new product) Active - Active (new major version 2015) @@ -285,12 +254,10 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
US US US - US Canada (Platypus in US) US US Philippines / Hong Kong - US @@ -299,13 +266,11 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
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 @@ -313,14 +278,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
Small Small Tiny - Huge Tiny Small Medium Large Small Medium - Tiny @@ -328,14 +291,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
1998 2010 1997 - 1970 2015 1996 1996 2003 2015 1996 - 2010 @@ -343,14 +304,12 @@ 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 + 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 @@ -358,7 +317,7 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.

-Last updated Jan 27th, 2017 | Revision history +Last updated Apr 26th, 2018 | Revision history