Netxol Billing vs Splynx: ISP billing tools that know the network
Splynx is one of the few billing platforms actually built for WISPs and FTTH ISPs. Here is where the two stacks differ, honestly.
Splynx is the mature choice for ISP-specific billing. Unlike the horizontal SaaS billing tools, it knows what a subscriber, a PPPoE session and a data plan are. It is a reasonable stack. Where do Netxol and Splynx differ?
Splynx is a South-Africa-founded ISP billing + management platform popular in Africa, LATAM and parts of Asia. It bundles CRM, billing, RADIUS, MikroTik integration, tickets and a customer portal. It is a coherent product. The differences with Netxol are in scope and in the platform integration story.
Compare
| Metric | Before | After | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurring / prepaid / postpaid / usage | Splynx · yes | Netxol Billing · yes | — |
| RADIUS included | Splynx · yes | Netxol · yes | — |
| MikroTik integration | Splynx · deep | Netxol · vendor-neutral (MikroTik + many) | — |
| Multi-vendor OLT (GPON/XGS-PON) | Splynx · partial | Netxol NMM · native + many vendors | — |
| Built-in ACS (TR-069/TR-369) | Splynx · none | Netxol · shipping | — |
| JazzCash / EasyPaisa collection layer | Splynx · integrate yourself | Netxol · Netxol operates aggregation | — |
| Mastercard / Visa in Subscriber App | Splynx · via integrator | Netxol · built-in | — |
| Ledger + ERP integration | Splynx · export to Xero/QuickBooks | Netxol ERP · shared graph | — |
| AI Engine (RCA, care, forecast) | Splynx · none | Netxol · AI Engine bundled | — |
The unique Netxol asset in Pakistan
The JazzCash and EasyPaisa collection layer is a Netxol-specific asset — Netxol operates as the aggregator, so an ISP starting on Netxol can accept mobile-wallet payments the day the Subscriber App is installed. Splynx expects the operator to bring their own merchant relationships.
The MikroTik-first assumption
Splynx is deeply integrated with MikroTik and does that well. For an operator that will forever be MikroTik-only, this simplifies things. For any operator running (or planning) mixed vendor equipment — MikroTik plus Cisco plus a Huawei OLT — the assumption stops helping. The Netxol vendor-neutral RADIUS and ACS surface is designed for the mixed reality. See the [Netxol NMM module](/products/modules/nmm) and the [Zalpro comparison](/blog/netxol-vs-zalpro).
Splynx
Native mobile-wallet aggregation (JC/EP)
No — via integrator
Netxol
Native mobile-wallet aggregation
Yes — Netxol operates aggregation
Splynx
Multi-vendor OLT
Partial
Netxol
Multi-vendor OLT
Native for 8+ vendors
Migration from Splynx
Subscribers, plans, sessions, invoices and payment history import from Splynx via a supervised export. See the operational payment story in [How Netxol collects JazzCash + EasyPaisa](/blog/jazzcash-easypaisa-for-isps).