Shlomi Lavi /
Feb 03, 2023
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Hydra billing or Crestel Products of Elitecore?
Crestel Products of Elitecore is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Hydra billing, and Hydra billing is rated higher (79/100) than Crestel Products of Elitecore (25/100). Crestel Products of Elitecore offers users more features (3) than Hydra billing (0).
Looking for the right Billing & Provisioning solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
Latera software Vs. Crestel Convergent Billing
Latera software : Latera was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Zelenograd near Moscow. Our company purpose is to develop money-making software for the use of telecom providers.
Our main product is Hydra billing along with services for its implementation and support.
Crestel Convergent Billing : With changing consumer lifestyles and needs for high speed internet access, interactive and value added services, continuous evolution in networks such as 4G, LTE, FTTH,HFC, IMS etc. and providing more personalised services such as Broadband, VOIP, Pay TV, Mobile TV, etc. have become mandatory for service providers to sustain stiff competition. Cus...
Who is more expensive? Hydra billing or Crestel?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Billing & Provisioning software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Hydra billing and Crestel.
Hydra billing price starts at $60 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Hydra billing is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Billing & Provisioning software. Crestel accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Hydra billing is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Billing & Provisioning software.
Bottom line: Crestel is more expensive than Hydra billing.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Hydra billing Vs. Crestel Products of Elitecore based on some of the most important and required Billing & Provisioning features.
Hydra billing: We are still working to collect the list of features for Hydra billing.
Crestel: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
Target customer size
Hydra billing's typical customers include: SMBs, and Crestel's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.