After spending a couple hours scanning for an open source (non- commercial) billing package yesterday I am underwhelmed. Almost all of the packages listed on the WIKI appear to be defunct, for several years now. I will be happy to get a login and edit them out if that is the proper method to do so. My requirements are very minimal and at this point unless I have missed something will just write my own. I do not do calling cards. I have no near term need for the package to actually talk with asterisk at all, other than to import the CDR either via files or as a login to MySQL. I do have monthly recurring charges which need to be included monthly. I do occasionally have need to one off (manual) billing charges. Rating for calls would be nice but not mandatory ( we have very minimal International). Ability to export to an accounting package a plus. Ability to generate hard copy Invoices and/or email them to the cust. Ability to generate a list of current Invoices. Runs on Linux. All in all not a very complex set of requirements, but the few packages that seem to be currently offered generally do not fit the bill. Yes there are many commercial packages, but unless they are very minimal in cost I have no interest in them. So my question is, have a missed a golden nugget out there? tia Jerry
Guillermo V. Salas
2008-Oct-29 18:03 UTC
[asterisk-users] Current Open Source Billing Package
----- "Jerry Jones" <jjones at danrj.com> escribi?:> After spending a couple hours scanning for an open source (non- > commercial) billing package yesterday I am underwhelmed. Almost all of > > the packages listed on the WIKI appear to be defunct, for several > years now. I will be happy to get a login and edit them out if that is > > the proper method to do so. > > My requirements are very minimal and at this point unless I have > missed something will just write my own. > > I do not do calling cards. I have no near term need for the package to > > actually talk with asterisk at all, other than to import the CDR > either via files or as a login to MySQL. > > I do have monthly recurring charges which need to be included > monthly. > > I do occasionally have need to one off (manual) billing charges. > > Rating for calls would be nice but not mandatory ( we have very > minimal International). > > Ability to export to an accounting package a plus. > > Ability to generate hard copy Invoices and/or email them to the cust. > > Ability to generate a list of current Invoices. > > Runs on Linux. > > All in all not a very complex set of requirements, but the few > packages that seem to be currently offered generally do not fit the > bill. Yes there are many commercial packages, but unless they are very > > minimal in cost I have no interest in them. > > So my question is, have a missed a golden nugget out there? > >Check a2billing: http://www.asterisk2billing.org/cgi-bin/trac.cgi Regards, -- Guillermo Salas M. Telconet S.A. Calle 15 y Avenida 24 Esq Edificio Barre #2 Primer Piso Telefono : +593 5 262 7815 Celular : +593 9 985 5138 International : +1 360 968 1701 e-mail : gsalas at manta.telconet.net www : http://www.manta.telconet.net SIP : 666 at sip.manta.telconet.net Linux User : 255902 Beat me, whip me, make me use Windows! Please avoid the Top Posting, see http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting
Jeff LaCoursiere
2008-Oct-29 18:07 UTC
[asterisk-users] Current Open Source Billing Package
I do understand that this not "free", but BillMax (www.billmax.com) supports all of your requirements plus includes the source code. I think you can get a demo that supports under 100 accounts for free... at least you used to be able to. j On Wed, 29 Oct 2008, Jerry Jones wrote:> After spending a couple hours scanning for an open source (non- > commercial) billing package yesterday I am underwhelmed. Almost all of > the packages listed on the WIKI appear to be defunct, for several > years now. I will be happy to get a login and edit them out if that is > the proper method to do so. > > My requirements are very minimal and at this point unless I have > missed something will just write my own. > > I do not do calling cards. I have no near term need for the package to > actually talk with asterisk at all, other than to import the CDR > either via files or as a login to MySQL. > > I do have monthly recurring charges which need to be included monthly. > > I do occasionally have need to one off (manual) billing charges. > > Rating for calls would be nice but not mandatory ( we have very > minimal International). > > Ability to export to an accounting package a plus. > > Ability to generate hard copy Invoices and/or email them to the cust. > > Ability to generate a list of current Invoices. > > Runs on Linux. > > All in all not a very complex set of requirements, but the few > packages that seem to be currently offered generally do not fit the > bill. Yes there are many commercial packages, but unless they are very > minimal in cost I have no interest in them. > > So my question is, have a missed a golden nugget out there? > > > tia > Jerry > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > *** Handled by Will's new toy *** >
Jerry Jones wrote:> After spending a couple hours scanning for an open source (non- > commercial) billing package yesterday I am underwhelmed. Almost all of > the packages listed on the WIKI appear to be defunct, for several > years now. I will be happy to get a login and edit them out if that is > the proper method to do so. > > My requirements are very minimal and at this point unless I have > missed something will just write my own. > > I do not do calling cards. I have no near term need for the package to > actually talk with asterisk at all, other than to import the CDR > either via files or as a login to MySQL. > > I do have monthly recurring charges which need to be included monthly. > > I do occasionally have need to one off (manual) billing charges. > > Rating for calls would be nice but not mandatory ( we have very > minimal International). > > Ability to export to an accounting package a plus. > > Ability to generate hard copy Invoices and/or email them to the cust. > > Ability to generate a list of current Invoices. > > Runs on Linux. > > All in all not a very complex set of requirements, but the few > packages that seem to be currently offered generally do not fit the > bill. Yes there are many commercial packages, but unless they are very > minimal in cost I have no interest in them. > > So my question is, have a missed a golden nugget out there? > > > tia > Jerry >Have a look at astpp (www.astpp.org) along with OSCommerce. This should do what you're looking for and you do not need to link to Asterisk, etc. Darren Wiebe darren at aleph-com.net
Stephen Wingfield
2008-Oct-30 08:49 UTC
[asterisk-users] Current Open Source Billing Package
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Jones" <jjones at danrj.com> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:55 PM Subject: [asterisk-users] Current Open Source Billing Package> After spending a couple hours scanning for an open source (non- > commercial) billing package yesterday I am underwhelmed. Almost all of > the packages listed on the WIKI appear to be defunct, for several > years now. I will be happy to get a login and edit them out if that is > the proper method to do so. > > My requirements are very minimal and at this point unless I have > missed something will just write my own. > > I do not do calling cards. I have no near term need for the package to > actually talk with asterisk at all, other than to import the CDR > either via files or as a login to MySQL. > > I do have monthly recurring charges which need to be included monthly. > > I do occasionally have need to one off (manual) billing charges. > > Rating for calls would be nice but not mandatory ( we have very > minimal International). > > Ability to export to an accounting package a plus. > > Ability to generate hard copy Invoices and/or email them to the cust. > > Ability to generate a list of current Invoices. > > Runs on Linux. > > All in all not a very complex set of requirements, but the few > packages that seem to be currently offered generally do not fit the > bill. Yes there are many commercial packages, but unless they are very > minimal in cost I have no interest in them. > > So my question is, have a missed a golden nugget out there? > > > tia > JerryJerry Our telcoware software can provide you all you wish and more. This is a commercially supported package. Please contact me offline for all details. steve 'at} bicomsystems d*t c*m www.bicomsystems.com