Visp sells ISP billing software and automation, including onboarding services for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless networks. This comparison reports Visp's own published figures from visp.net as read on 6 November 2026. They are reported, not endorsed, and the arithmetic is shown.
Short answer: Visp publishes $1.30 per subscriber a month up to 3,000 subscribers, $1.10 from 3,001 to 8,000 and $0.80 above 8,000, with a $250 minimum that covers the first 192 subscribers and a $500 onboarding deposit that becomes credit after 30 days. Iterative Billing charges $0.135 per active customer outside Kenya, capped at $45 a month up to 500 customers and $90 up to 1,000, with a $9 minimum and a one-time $9 account fee. Visp offers a longer risk-free period; Iterative Billing costs less at every size on these rates. We build Iterative Billing, so check both.
The two platforms at a glance
Visp lists complete ISP billing and automation, a subscriber self-help portal, fully managed hosted RADIUS, an integrated hotspot solution and no proprietary hardware, with personal setup, training and setup assistance for your network included. It also markets activation servers and Wi-Fi for RV parks, campgrounds and marinas. Visp offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, and its onboarding deposit is refundable for the first 30 days.
Iterative Billing is a cloud ISP billing and OSS/BSS platform with built-in FreeRADIUS and CoA, MikroTik RouterOS v6 and v7, Huawei GPON OLT automation, TR-069, NOC monitoring and AI agents. It collects M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Airtel Money, Paystack, Flutterwave, Pesapal and WaafiPay payments into the operator's own merchant accounts. Outside Kenya it charges $0.135 per active PPPoE or Static IP customer a month, capped at $45 up to 500 customers, $90 up to 1,000 and $360 above that, plus 2 percent of collected hotspot revenue capped at $27 a month up to $5,400 collected and $45 above it, with a $9 monthly minimum and a one-time $9 account fee. Optional add-ons are billed on top: every add-on together is $71 a month in the Legacy Partner bundle, with OLTs at $10 each.
Price by network size
| Subscribers | Visp (published) | Iterative Billing |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $250 (minimum) | $13.50 |
| 500 | $650 | $45 (capped) |
| 1,000 | $1,300 | $90 (capped) |
| 2,500 | $3,250 | $252 |
Monthly platform charge from each vendor's published US dollar rates, before taxes or add-ons. Visp's figures use its $1.30 rate for up to 3,000 subscribers. Iterative Billing's optional add-ons, such as NOC Monitor at $10 a month or OLT management at $10 per OLT, are not included; every add-on together adds at most $71 a month plus $10 per OLT.
Onboarding, trials and guarantees
Visp asks for a $500 onboarding deposit, refundable for 30 days and then credited to your bills, and backs the service with a 30-day money-back guarantee. That is a longer safety net than Iterative Billing's 3-day trial for approved networks. Iterative Billing's one-time account fee is $9, migration assistance is complimentary, and PPPoE customers import from a CSV with a preview step.
Payments and hotspot billing
Both platforms bill hotspots. Iterative Billing sells hotspot bundles on a branded captive portal paid by M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Airtel Money, Paystack, Flutterwave, Pesapal or WaafiPay, and charges 2 percent of collected hotspot revenue capped at $27 a month up to $5,400 collected. See hotspot billing software and WISP billing software for how it runs a wireless network. Ask Visp which payment gateways it supports in your country.
Which should you choose?
If you want hands-on onboarding, a 30-day money-back guarantee and setup assistance for your network, Visp is built for that. If you collect by mobile money, run MikroTik and want a bill with a published ceiling, Iterative Billing costs $45 a month at 500 subscribers against Visp's $650. Apply for Iterative Billing at billing.iterativebilling.com/register (approved networks get a 3-day trial), and the caps are on the pricing page. Visp figures are from its published pricing as of 6 November 2026 and may change. We keep the same date-stamped comparisons for Splynx, Centipid and the other platforms on the alternatives page.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Visp cost?
- Visp's site, read on 6 November 2026, lists $1.30 per subscriber a month up to 3,000 subscribers, $1.10 from 3,001 to 8,000 and $0.80 above 8,000, with a $250 minimum covering the first 192 subscribers and a $500 onboarding deposit that becomes credit after 30 days.
- Is Iterative Billing cheaper than Visp?
- On published rates, yes: $13.50 against Visp's $250 minimum at 100 subscribers, $45 against $650 at 500, and $90 against $1,300 at 1,000. Visp's 30-day money-back guarantee is longer than Iterative Billing's 3-day trial.
- Do both include RADIUS?
- Yes. Visp lists fully managed hosted RADIUS, and Iterative Billing builds FreeRADIUS with CoA into the platform at no separate charge.