Bitwave vs Netily (Internetily) — Which ISP Billing System to Choose?

Netily (the product now calls itself Internetily) and Bitwave Technologies charge the same rates: KES 25 per PPPoE subscriber or 3% of hotspot revenue, with a KES 500 monthly minimum. Choose Bitwave if you run MikroTik and want free router setup with no activation fee. Choose Netily if you want a subscriber self-service portal or run mixed-vendor equipment.

We build Bitwave, so this is a comparison written by one side. Every Netily fact below comes from Netily's own website, checked on 22 October 2026 and again on 8 November 2026, and where Netily is the better choice we say so. For the wider market, see our comparison of Kenya's ISP billing systems.

How do Bitwave and Netily compare side by side?

On price the two are almost identical. The differences are in the one-time fee, who configures the router, and what each product puts its effort into.

	Bitwave	Netily (Internetily)
Pricing model	3% of hotspot revenue, or KES 25 per active PPPoE user per month	3% of hotspot revenue, KES 25 per billable PPPoE subscriber
Monthly minimum	KES 500	KES 500
Setup or activation fee	None	KES 500 one-time activation after the trial
Router configuration	Bitwave configures your MikroTik for free	You add the router to Netily; help offered during the trial
Equipment listed	MikroTik: hAP lite, RB951, hEX and larger	MikroTik, plus Ubiquiti, TP-Link, Tenda, Cambium, Huawei, Starlink, FreeRADIUS
Routers per account	Multiple	Unlimited
M-Pesa	STK push from the hotspot login page, or your own paybill/till	STK Push, paybill or till, settling to your own account (with or without Daraja API keys)
Trial	Free signup and a live demo	Trial on request, plus a read-only demo
Cost at KES 30,000/month hotspot revenue	KES 900	KES 900, plus KES 500 once
Cost at 50 PPPoE users	KES 1,250	KES 1,250, plus KES 500 once

Netily's equipment list deserves a footnote. Its integrations page asks owners of Ubiquiti, TP-Link, Tenda, Cambium, Huawei or Starlink gear to get in touch so Netily can "confirm the integration path". Treat it as a conversation to have before you sign up, not a guarantee for your exact device.

Which is cheaper, Bitwave or Netily?

Month to month they cost the same. A hotspot that takes KES 30,000 a month pays KES 900 on either platform. Fifty PPPoE users cost KES 1,250 on either. A small site under the minimum pays KES 500 on either.

The only price difference is Netily's KES 500 activation fee after the trial. Over a first year at KES 30,000 a month, that is KES 11,300 on Netily against KES 10,800 on Bitwave. Five hundred shillings should not decide a billing system on its own, so look at the setup and features instead. You can check your own numbers on our pricing page.

Who sets up the MikroTik router?

This is where the two differ most in practice. With Bitwave, our team configures the router for you, free of charge: hotspot, login page, packages and the M-Pesa flow. You never type a RouterOS command, and most operators are selling packages in under two hours.

Netily describes its approach as "Add a router to Internetily once", after which PPPoE profiles, queues and subscriber access are managed from the dashboard. It also says it will help you get your network set up during the trial and supports a secure tunnel, so you don't need a static IP. If you're comfortable in WinBox, either route works. If you're not, ask Netily exactly how much of the configuration they do for you.

Where is Netily the better fit?

Netily's feature list goes further on the subscriber side of a fibre or wireless ISP. It advertises a subscriber portal for renewals, receipts, password resets and support tickets, recurring invoicing, payment reconciliation across M-Pesa, Airtel Money, bank deposits and cash, voucher agents you can track, staff roles with an action log, and remote management of compatible TR-069 CPE. It also lists settlement to 22 Kenyan banks and SACCOs, and MTN MoMo and Airtel Money in Uganda.

If you run a fibre ISP with hundreds of home subscribers who expect invoices and a self-service account, or you collect payments in Uganda, Netily is built for that. If one of these features decides it for you, ask each vendor to show it working in a demo before you sign up.

Where is Bitwave the better fit?

Bitwave suits operators who want the billing and the router handled for them and who run on MikroTik, including the cheap hAP lite most Kenyan hotspots start on.

• No setup cost at all. No activation fee, and installation and MikroTik configuration are free.
• M-Pesa from the login page. Customers pay by STK push on the hotspot login page and the package activates when the payment confirms. You can use Bitwave's collection or your own paybill or till.
• Hotspot, PPPoE and static IP on one dashboard. Vouchers, PPPoE accounts and static-IP clients sit together, and expired customers disconnect automatically.
• Router monitoring. You see router uptime, the management tunnel, live usage per customer and revenue analytics, across several routers on one account.

Should I choose Bitwave or Netily?

Choose Netily if:

• you need a subscriber portal with tickets and password resets, or recurring invoicing;
• your network mixes Ubiquiti, Cambium or Huawei gear and you want one vendor to look at all of it;
• you bill customers in Uganda.

Choose Bitwave if:

• you run MikroTik, from a hAP lite upward;
• you want the router configured for you at no cost;
• you want to start without paying anything up front.

Also weighing Jasiyo or Pawa? We wrote Bitwave vs Jasiyo and Bitwave vs Pawa the same way.

FAQ

Is Netily the same as Internetily?

Yes. The site at netily.co.ke now brands the product as Internetily. The pricing is KES 25 per billable PPPoE subscriber or 3% of hotspot revenue, with a KES 500 monthly minimum and a KES 500 activation fee after the trial.

Is Bitwave cheaper than Netily?

The monthly rates are the same. Bitwave has no activation fee, so it costs KES 500 less to start. At KES 30,000 a month in hotspot revenue both charge KES 900 a month.

Can I move my customers from Netily to Bitwave?

Yes. Your MikroTik router stays the same; the Bitwave team reconfigures it for free and sets up your packages. Call 0795 635 364 to plan the move, including how your existing customer list comes across, so your customers are not left offline.

Try Bitwave on your own router

Create a free Bitwave account or open the live demo to see the dashboard first. If you'd rather talk it through, call or WhatsApp 0795 635 364.