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- <h6>WISPAPalooza 2016 Billing Software Comparison</h6>
+ <h6>WISPA member Billing Software Comparison 2017</h6>
-<p align="left">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.
+<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.
-<p align="left">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.
+<p align="left">Of course I hope you'll consider <a href="http://freeside.biz/">Freeside</a>, 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.
-<p align="left">Of course I hope you'll consider <a href="http://freeside.biz/">Freeside</a>, 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!
+<p align="left">I hope this helps you find the right billing vendor for you!
<p align="left">P.S. Friends don't let friends use Quickbooks for subscriber billing. :)
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- <th>WISP features</th>
+ <th>WISP features/market</th>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
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- <th>CDR billing / Telco features</th>
+ <th>CDR billing / Telco features/market</th>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
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- <th>Fiber ISP features</th>
+ <th>Fiber ISP features/market</th>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
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<th>Monthly price, 3500 customers</th>
- <td><span class="smyes">$395</span></td>
+ <td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td>
<td>?</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>?</td>
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<th>Monthly price, 10,000 customers</th>
- <td><span class="smyes">$800</span></td>
+ <td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td>
<td>?</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>?</td>
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<th>Ongoing development</th>
- <td>Active (new major version this year)</td>
+ <td>Active (new major version last year)</td>
<td>Active</td>
<td>Active</td>
<td>Telco consulting-ware</td>
<td>Active</td>
<td>Active (new product)</td>
<td>Active</td>
- <td>Active (new major version last year)</td>
+ <td>Active (new major version 2015)</td>
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<td>Canada (Platypus in US)</td>
<td>US</td>
<td>US</td>
- <td>Philippines</td>
+ <td>Philippines / Hong Kong</td>
<td>US</td>
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<th>Since</th>
<td>1998</td>
- <td>2005 (2010 USA)</td>
+ <td>2010<!--2005 (2010 USA)--></td>
<td>1997</td>
<td>1970</td>
<td>2015</td>
<td>2003</td>
<td>2015</td>
<td>1996</td>
- <td>2007 (2010 billing features)</td>
+ <td>2010<!--2007 (2010 billing features)--></td>
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<td>New system with MDU features</td>
<td>Windows client (and server). Can print and mail your invoices.</td>
<td>Humongous trade show booths. Glassdoor horror stories.</td>
- <td>Ex-Powercode team, early access discount, rapid development</td>
+ <td>Ex-Powercode team, rapid development</td>
<td>Can also host your email and answer your support calls</td>
<td>No longer requires Adobe Flash</td>
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