See how we stack up against other ISP management platforms. We built PacketProspector from the ground up with AI at its core — the only AI-first, all-in-one solution that growing ISPs actually need.
A side-by-side look at PacketProspector vs popular ISP management platforms.
| Feature | PacketProspector | Sonar | VISP | Powercode | FiberSmith |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | |||||
| Starting Price | $99/mo | $500+/mo | $299/mo | $350/mo | Custom Quote |
| Free Trial | ✓ 14 days | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ Demo only |
| No Long-Term Contract | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ◐ Unknown |
| Lead Management | |||||
| Lead Capture & CRM | ✓ | ◐ Basic | ✓ | ◐ Basic | ✓ |
| Service Area Mapping | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ |
| Embeddable Signup Forms | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ◐ |
| Public Website Builder | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Billing & Payments | |||||
| Automated Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Credit Card Processing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ACH Payments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customer Portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Field Operations | |||||
| Installation Scheduling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Technician Mobile App | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ticketing System | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| QR Code Asset Tracking | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Inventory Management | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Network Planning | |||||
| Fiber Network Mapping | ✓ | ◐ | ✗ | ✗ | ◐ |
| Splice Documentation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Bill of Materials | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Network Equipment Integrations | |||||
| Adtran Mosaic | ✓ | ◐ | ✗ | ◐ | ✗ |
| Calix Cloud | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ◐ | ✗ |
| Cambium cnMaestro | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| UISP (Ubiquiti) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ✗ |
| NetBox / LibreNMS | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Platform | |||||
| API Access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-Tenant / White Label | ✓ | ◐ | ✗ | ✗ | ◐ |
| Modern Cloud Architecture | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ | ✓ |
| Workflow Automation | ◐ | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ | ✓ |
| AI-First Design | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
✓ Full support ◐ Partial/limited ✗ Not available
No expensive implementation fees or long-term contracts. Start at $99/month and scale as you grow. Most ISPs save 40-60% compared to enterprise platforms.
Be up and running in a day, not months. No consultants, no complex implementation projects. Import your data and start working immediately.
We focus on what small and mid-sized ISPs actually need. Not bloated with features designed for enterprise telcos with dedicated IT teams.
Lead management, billing, field ops, AND fiber network design in one platform. No need to stitch together multiple tools or pay for expensive integrations.
Built on modern cloud infrastructure, not legacy systems from 2010. Fast, reliable, and continuously updated with new features.
Talk to real people who understand ISP operations. We're not a giant vendor where you're just a ticket number.
Built from the ground up with AI integration. Smart address validation, intelligent lead scoring, automated data entry, and AI-assisted network design. Not bolted-on AI features—it's in our DNA.
Connect directly to Adtran Mosaic, Calix Cloud, Cambium cnMaestro, and UISP. Sync devices, automate provisioning, and monitor your network—without third-party middleware.
Sonar is a well-established platform used by many ISPs, but it comes with enterprise-level pricing and complexity. PacketProspector offers a more accessible alternative:
Sonar may be the right choice for very large ISPs with complex requirements and dedicated IT staff. For growing ISPs who want to move fast without breaking the bank, PacketProspector is often a better fit.
VISP is a popular choice for WISPs and smaller fiber ISPs. Here's how we compare:
VISP is a solid platform, especially for WISPs. If you're building fiber or want more integrated lead-to-customer tools, PacketProspector offers additional capabilities.
Powercode has been around for years and is used by many established ISPs:
Powercode works well for ISPs already using it, but new ISPs often find PacketProspector's modern approach and lower barrier to entry more appealing.
FiberSmith Vision is an all-in-one B/OSS platform with similar positioning to PacketProspector. Here's how we compare:
FiberSmith Vision targets similar customers and has a comparable feature set. PacketProspector's advantages are transparent pricing, a free trial, deeper fiber network design tools, and AI-first architecture that automates tedious tasks. FiberSmith may appeal to ISPs who want more customizable workflow automation.
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