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WISPAPalooza 2016 Billing Software Comparison
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WISPA Member Billing Software Comparison 2017
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There will be an unprecedented ten billing vendors at WISPAPalooza this year. Wow! That's a lot of choices for a WISP to sort through.
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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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I put together a concise comparison highlighting the differences between different billing systems. Looking for something hosted in the cloud or on-premise? Looking for an established company, or a new entriant? Prefer dealing with small vendors, or large ones? This should help you narrow things down. 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 eleven 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. Please support vendors who support our industry through WIPSA membership. I hope this helps you find the right billing vendor for you!
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I hope this helps you find the right billing vendor for you!
P.S. Friends don't let friends use Quickbooks for subscriber billing. :)
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Deployment |
Mostly Premise (New: Hosted) |
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Mostly Premise (also Hosted) |
Hosted or Premise |
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No per-customer or license charges. Can purchase implementation, support, and customization services. |
?/customer/month |
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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 |
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Monthly price, 1000 customers |
$195 |
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+ $18,000 (one-time, not monthly) |
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$500 |
+ $4170 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$170 |
$1330 |
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Monthly price, 3500 customers |
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$1750 |
+ $8145 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month |
$368 |
$3920 |
$4375 |
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Monthly price, 10,000 customers |
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$11,250 |
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Old ISP system, dormant for years, revived in 2012 |
Large telco/cableco system |
New system with MDU features |
- Windows client (and server). Can print and mail your invoices. |
+ 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, early access discount, rapid development |
+ Ex-Powercode team, rapid development |
Can also host your email and answer your support calls |
No longer requires Adobe Flash |
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