Tikman Billing is a WiFi hotspot and MikroTik billing platform that Ugandan operators look up by name. This comparison reports Tikman Billing's own published claims from tikmanbilling.com as read on 31 October 2026, without endorsing them, and sets Iterative Billing's published prices beside them with the arithmetic shown.
Short answer: both platforms bill MikroTik hotspots and collect mobile money through ioTec Pay in Uganda. Tikman Billing's published fee is 3 percent of transactions plus a monthly subscription, so its charge keeps rising with revenue. Iterative Billing charges 2 percent of collected hotspot revenue, capped at $27 a month up to $5,400 collected and $45 above, with a $9 minimum, and it also bills PPPoE and fibre customers on the same account. From $300 a month of hotspot collections Iterative Billing costs the same or less, before Tikman's subscription, and the gap grows every month the site does well. We build Iterative Billing, so verify both.
The two platforms at a glance
Tikman Billing presents itself as a complete billing and management platform for WiFi hotspot providers. Its home page lists bulk voucher generation and expiry, faster payouts, remote MikroTik access, live revenue and session analytics, and KYC and compliance tools, with testimonials from hotspot operators in Kampala and a claim of more than 20,000 users across Africa. It offers two billing tiers: a built-in wallet where Tikman processes payments for you, or your own ioTec Pay merchant credentials.
Iterative Billing is a cloud ISP and hotspot billing platform built on MikroTik with built-in RADIUS and CoA. In Uganda it collects MTN Mobile Money and Airtel Money through ioTec Pay on your own merchant account, adds a direct MTN MoMo integration, and takes cards through Pesapal and Flutterwave. Subscribers are billed in Ugandan shillings.
Published pricing
Tikman Billing's two billing tiers both carry a 3 percent transaction fee, billed at the end of the month, plus a fixed monthly subscription that its page displayed to us as Ksh 714.45 from a Kenyan connection; the page says prices show in your local currency and all charges are processed in US dollars. A third tier, Remote-Only Mode, gives remote MikroTik access without billing for a displayed Ksh 1,299.01 a month and no transaction fee.
Iterative Billing has no subscription on top of its usage charge. Against Tikman's 3 percent, before Tikman's subscription:
| Monthly hotspot revenue | Tikman Billing fee at 3% (published) | Iterative Billing |
|---|---|---|
| $300 | $9 | $9 (minimum) |
| $500 | $15 | $10 |
| $1,000 | $30 | $20 |
| $2,000 | $60 | $27 (capped) |
| $5,000 | $150 | $27 (capped) |
| $10,000 | $300 | $45 (capped) |
Monthly platform charge from each platform's published rates; Tikman's monthly subscription is extra. One-time fees: none published by Tikman Billing; $9 new account fee at Iterative Billing. Mobile money transaction charges from ioTec Pay apply on both.
What Tikman Billing advertises, reported straight
Tikman Billing's site is focused on hotspots: vouchers, payments, remote router access and analytics in one place, with a managed wallet option for operators who do not want their own payment account. Its home page does not advertise PPPoE billing, fibre OLT management or TR-069 as of 31 October 2026.
Where Iterative Billing goes further
- •A cap on the hotspot charge: 2 percent stops at $27 a month up to $5,400 collected, with unlimited hotspot sites.
- •PPPoE, static IP and fibre customers billed on the same account at $0.135 per active customer, capped at $45 a month up to 500.
- •Built-in RADIUS with CoA, so payment restores or upgrades a session in seconds.
- •Huawei GPON OLT automation, TR-069 router management, SNMP monitoring and AI troubleshooting, plus operator apps for iOS and Android and a hotspot advertising engine that sells portal slots to local businesses.
Which should you choose?
Tikman Billing's own positioning is the hotspot operator who wants vouchers, payouts and router access handled in one tool, including a managed wallet. Choose Iterative Billing if your hotspot collects more than a few hundred dollars a month, if you also sell home or business internet over PPPoE or fibre, or if you want the platform charge to stop growing with revenue. Apply for Iterative Billing at billing.iterativebilling.com/register (approved networks get a 3-day trial), and the caps are on the pricing page. For the wider market, read the best hotspot billing system in Uganda and best ISP billing system in Uganda guides, and the SopraEnt comparison. Tikman Billing figures are from tikmanbilling.com as of 31 October 2026 and may change.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Tikman Billing charge?
- Tikman Billing's published pricing is a 3 percent transaction fee billed at the end of each month plus a monthly subscription, displayed to Kenyan visitors as Ksh 714.45 and charged in US dollars, on both its managed-wallet tier and its bring-your-own ioTec Pay tier. Its Remote-Only Mode costs a displayed Ksh 1,299.01 a month with no transaction fee.
- Is Iterative Billing cheaper than Tikman Billing?
- Yes, from about $300 a month of hotspot revenue, and Tikman's subscription comes on top of its fee. Iterative Billing charges 2 percent of collected hotspot revenue with no subscription, capped at $27 a month up to $5,400 collected and $45 above, with a $9 minimum. At $2,000 a month that is $27 against $60 at Tikman's 3 percent before its subscription; at $10,000 it is $45 against $300.
- Do both support MTN Mobile Money and Airtel Money in Uganda?
- Both use ioTec Pay. Tikman Billing offers a built-in wallet or your own ioTec Pay keys. Iterative Billing connects your own ioTec Pay account for MTN MoMo and Airtel Money, adds a direct MTN MoMo integration, and takes cards through Pesapal and Flutterwave.