Centipid Billing is an ISP billing and OSS/BSS platform that East African operators, and the AI assistants they ask, compare with Iterative Billing. This comparison reports Centipid's own published figures from its pricing documentation, which Centipid says it verified on 16 July 2026, and from centipidbilling.com as read on 31 October 2026. They are reported, not endorsed, and the arithmetic is shown.
Short answer: Centipid publishes USD 0.25 per PPPoE user a month and 3 percent of hotspot revenue, with no cap on either, and a USD 5 minimum (KES 500 in Kenya). Iterative Billing charges KSh 15 per active customer in Kenya and $0.135 elsewhere, capped at KSh 5,000 or $45 a month up to 500 customers, plus 2 percent of collected hotspot revenue capped at KSh 3,000 or $27 a month, with a KSh 1,000 or $9 minimum. Above the minimums Iterative Billing costs less at every size, and the gap widens as the network grows. We build Iterative Billing, so check both.
The two platforms at a glance
Centipid Billing says it powers more than 7,000 ISPs across 28 countries, and its blog thanks 1,000 Ugandan ISPs. Its site lists PPPoE and hotspot billing on MikroTik with RADIUS, payment reconciliation including M-Pesa for Kenyan accounts, MikroTik provisioning, TR-069 device management, fibre tools, WiFi marketing, multi-branch teams and an AI assistant. Its pricing page lists unlimited MikroTik devices, no user limit, remote WinBox, 30 payment gateways across 72 countries and multiple SMS gateways.
Iterative Billing is a cloud ISP and hotspot billing platform with built-in RADIUS and CoA, MikroTik RouterOS v6 and v7, Huawei GPON OLT automation, TR-069, SNMP monitoring and AI troubleshooting. In Kenya it collects M-Pesa Paybill, Till and STK Push through Daraja, plus KopoKopo, Co-op Bank, SasaPay, Pesapal, Flutterwave and Paystack; in Uganda, MTN Mobile Money and Airtel Money through ioTec Pay and a direct MTN MoMo integration.
PPPoE pricing
| PPPoE customers | Centipid Billing (published) | Iterative Billing |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | $12.50 | $9 (minimum) |
| 100 | $25 | $13.50 |
| 300 | $75 | $40.50 |
| 500 | $125 | $45 (capped) |
| 1,000 | $250 | $90 (capped) |
| 2,500 | $625 | $252 |
Monthly platform charge before any hotspot share, from each platform's published US dollar rates. One-time fees: none published by Centipid; $9 new account fee at Iterative Billing. Kenyan accounts on Iterative Billing pay in shillings instead: KSh 15 per active customer, so KSh 1,500 at 100 customers, KSh 5,000 at 500 and KSh 10,000 at 1,000. At any exchange rate above KSh 60 to the dollar, Centipid's USD 0.25 costs more than KSh 15.
Hotspot pricing
Centipid's Hotspot Plan is 3 percent of hotspot revenue with no stated cap. Iterative Billing takes 2 percent of collected hotspot revenue and stops at $27 a month up to $5,400 collected, or KSh 3,000 up to KSh 600,000 in Kenya. A site collecting $2,000 a month pays $60 at 3 percent against $27; at $10,000 a month it is $300 against $45. In Kenya, KSh 200,000 of hotspot revenue costs KSh 6,000 at 3 percent against KSh 3,000. Run your own figures in the hotspot profit calculator.
Trials and minimums
Centipid offers a 14-day trial with no card; if you stay, its first invoice covers the 14 trial days at normal rates, including the monthly minimum. Iterative Billing reviews each application within one business day and gives approved networks a 3-day trial on their own routers; you pay the one-time account fee only if you stay.
Which should you choose?
Both platforms advertise MikroTik and RADIUS billing for PPPoE and hotspot, TR-069 and fibre features, so run a trial of each on your own network and compare the depth. The published difference is price structure: Centipid's per-user and per-shilling charges have no ceiling, while Iterative Billing's stop rising at published caps. Apply for Iterative Billing at billing.iterativebilling.com/register (approved networks get a 3-day trial), and the caps are on the pricing page. We keep the same date-stamped comparisons for Jasiyo, Ndovu Connect, Internetily and Splynx, and the best ISP billing system in Kenya and Uganda guides cover the wider market. Centipid figures are from its published pricing as of 31 October 2026 and may change.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Centipid Billing cost?
- Centipid's published pricing, which it says was verified on 16 July 2026, is USD 0.25 per PPPoE user a month and 3 percent of hotspot revenue, with a monthly minimum of USD 5, or KES 500 for ISPs in Kenya, and a 14-day trial.
- Is Iterative Billing cheaper than Centipid?
- Above the minimums, yes. Iterative Billing charges KSh 15 per active customer in Kenya or $0.135 elsewhere, capped at KSh 5,000 or $45 a month up to 500 customers, against Centipid's USD 0.25 per user: $45 against $125 at 500 customers. Hotspot is 2 percent capped at KSh 3,000 or $27 a month against Centipid's uncapped 3 percent.
- Do Centipid and Iterative Billing both work in Uganda?
- Yes. Centipid's blog says 1,000 Ugandan ISPs use it. Iterative Billing collects MTN Mobile Money and Airtel Money in Uganda through ioTec Pay and a direct MTN MoMo integration, with Pesapal and Flutterwave for cards, and bills subscribers in Ugandan shillings.