CDG not renewing / returning?
authorIvan Kohler <ivan@freeside.biz>
Fri, 27 Apr 2018 01:43:55 +0000 (18:43 -0700)
committerIvan Kohler <ivan@freeside.biz>
Fri, 27 Apr 2018 01:43:55 +0000 (18:43 -0700)
wispa-billing-vendors.html

index 2c7d44b..ad8ca01 100644 (file)
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 <div id="content1"> 
 
-  <h6>WISPA Member Billing Software Comparison 2017</h6>
+  <h6>WISPA Member Billing Software Comparison 2018</h6>
 
 <p align="left">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.
 
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><a href="http://freeside.biz/"><img src="imgs/big-logo.png" alt="Freeside" width=170></a></td>
     <td><img src="http://www.wispsolutions.com/images/stories/AzotelSIMPLer/azotel-logo.gif" width=130 alt="Azotel"></a></td>
     <td><img src="https://www.billmax.com/images/BillMax-shadow.jpg" width=130 alt="Billmax"></a></td>
-    <td><img src="cdg.png" height=64 alt="CDG"></a></td>
     <td><img src="http://www.directlinkadmin.com/img/logo.png" width=130 alt="DirectLink Admin"></a></td>
     <td><img src="http://www.iea-software.com/images/emerald/emerald6sm.png" width=130 alt="Emerald"></a></td>
     <td><img src="http://site2.ispbilling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/platypus_logo_250x77.jpg" width=130 alt="Platypus"></a></td>
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
-    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
  </tr>
 
   <tr>
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
-    <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
@@ -77,7 +74,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
-    <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
@@ -90,7 +86,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td>
-    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
@@ -104,7 +99,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
-    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
@@ -119,7 +113,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Mostly&nbsp;Premise (New:&nbsp;Hosted)</td>
     <td>Hosted</td>
     <td>Mostly&nbsp;Premise (also&nbsp;Hosted)</td>
-    <td>Hosted or Premise</td>
     <td>Hosted</td>
     <td>Premise</td>
     <td>Premise</td>
@@ -135,7 +128,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Web</td>
     <td>Web</td>
     <td>Web</td>
-    <td>Web</td>
     <td>Windows</td>
     <td>Web</td>
     <td>Web</td>
@@ -155,7 +147,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Proprietary</td>
     <td>Proprietary</td>
     <td>Proprietary</td>
-    <td>Proprietary</td>
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
@@ -163,7 +154,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>No per-customer or license charges.  Can purchase implementation, support, and customization services.</td>
     <td>?/customer/month</td>
     <td>$0.15-$0.20/customer/month</td>
-    <td>"If you have to ask, you can't afford it"</td>
     <td>$0.50/customer/month</td>
     <td>?/customer/month</td>
     <td>100 customers free, then $0.05-$0.70/customer/month</td>
@@ -177,7 +167,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td>
     <td>$18,000 (one-time, not monthly)</td>
     <td>$199</td>
-    <td>?</td>
     <td>$500</td>
     <td>$4170 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month</td>
     <td>$170 <!-- ($167 Platypus + $3 Windows 10 license amortized over 36 months) --></td>
@@ -191,7 +180,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>c. $600</td>
-    <td>?</td>
     <td>$1750</td>
     <td>$8145 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month</td>
     <td>$368 <!-- ($314 Platypus + $54 Windows 2012 server &amp; SQL server 2014 Standard w/10 CALs, amortized over 36 months) --></td>
@@ -205,7 +193,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>?</td>
-    <td>?</td>
     <td>$5000</td>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>$641 <!--($472 Platypus + $169 Windows 2012 server &amp; SQL server 2014 Standard w/25 CALS, amortized over 36 months) --></td>
@@ -237,7 +224,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Active (new major version 2016)</td>
     <td>Active</td>
     <td>Active</td>
-    <td>Active</td>
     <td>Active (new product)</td>
     <td>Active</td>
     <td>Minimal</td>
@@ -252,7 +238,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Small</td>
     <td>Large</td>
     <td>Small</td>
-    <td>New market / Small?</td>
     <td>Small?</td>
     <td>New product</td>
     <td>Large</td>
@@ -269,7 +254,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>US</td>
     <td>US</td>
     <td>US</td>
-    <td>US</td>
     <td>Canada (Platypus in US)</td>
     <td>US</td>
     <td>US</td>
@@ -282,7 +266,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Billing software</td>
     <td>Billing and geologic software</td>
     <td>Billing software</td>
-    <td>MDU ISP (VideoDirect)</td>
     <td>Billing software</td>
     <td>Domain names, mobile phone service (OpenSRS, Ting, Tucows)</td>
     <td>WISP (Bertram wireless)</td>
@@ -295,7 +278,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Small</td>
     <td>Small</td>
     <td>Tiny</td>
-    <td>Huge</td>
     <td>Tiny</td>
     <td>Small</td>
     <td>Medium</td>
@@ -309,7 +291,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>1998</td>
     <td>2010<!--2005 (2010 USA)--></td>
     <td>1997</td>
-    <td>1970</td>
     <td>2015</td>
     <td>1996</td>
     <td>1996</td>
@@ -323,7 +304,6 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Mature and full-featured ISP and CDR billing.  New UI, WISP mapping features and hosted option.</td>
     <td>Simple hosted system for small WISPs, almost like a franchise</td>
     <td>Old ISP system, dormant for years, revived in 2012</td>
-    <td>Large telco/cableco system</td>
     <td>New system with MDU features</td>
     <td>Classic ISP system added WISP features and joined WISPA in 2017</td>
     <td>Windows client/server application; limited web interface.  Can print and mail your invoices.</td>
@@ -337,7 +317,7 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
 </table>
 
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-Last updated Jan 11th, 2018 | <a href="http://freeside.biz/gitlist/www.git/commits/master/wispa-billing-vendors.html">Revision history</a>
+Last updated Apr 26th, 2018 | <a href="http://freeside.biz/gitlist/www.git/commits/master/wispa-billing-vendors.html">Revision history</a>
 
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