IPTVbp vs Hydra Billing
IPTV-native automation vs telco-grade billing
Facts about Hydra Billing checked on its own pages on 15 October 2026 — sources below.
What is Hydra Billing?
Hydra Billing calls itself an "OSS/BSS suite for telecom and subscription-based businesses": billing and automation for ISPs, telecoms and other subscription businesses. TV and OTT are among the services it bills, next to broadband and VoIP, and its provisioning module is pre-integrated with IPTV middleware such as Stalker, Minerva and Flussonic. It runs in the cloud or on your own servers; prices are given after a questionnaire and a technical analysis, and Hydra puts implementation at 4 to 9 months.
Honest credit where it’s due
- ●A full telecom OSS/BSS: a rating engine for usage events, bundled and individual price plans, and provisioning and mediation for network equipment.
- ●Strong fit for ISPs and telecoms that also sell internet and VoIP and want TV as another product, with IPTV middleware (Stalker, Minerva, Flussonic) already integrated.
- ●Payments in any currency, customizable tax and pro-forma invoices and credit notes, and a payment gateway with 30+ payment options.
- ●Cloud or on-premise, and part of the stack is open source (Hydra OMS, under the Apache licence).
Built for IPTV resellers and panel owners
- ●IPTV-native: panel auto-provisioning, multiroom packages, panel credit handling, M3U/EPG URL generation are first-class — not custom integrations.
- ●White-label storefront, customer portal, ticketing and a knowledge base included (ready-made help articles are an add-on). Hydra's site describes a self-care portal for existing subscribers, not a public IPTV store.
- ●A Discord billing bot is available as an add-on module.
- ●Cart abandonment recovery, funnel analytics, and abandoned-cart emails included.
- ●Live the same day: sign up, connect a panel and your store is online. Hydra puts its own implementation at 4 to 9 months.
- ●Published prices from €29/month. Hydra gives a price only after a questionnaire and a proposal.
IPTVbp vs Hydra Billing: feature comparison
Honest side-by-side. Where Hydra Billing wins, we say so.
| Feature | IPTVbp | Hydra Billing |
|---|---|---|
| Industry focus | ✓IPTV / streaming resellers and panel owners | ISPs, telecoms and subscription businesses |
| IPTV reseller panels (Xtream UI / NXT / XUI and more) | ✓Built-in (18 panels) | Not named; pre-integrated with IPTV middleware (Stalker, Minerva, Flussonic) |
| Setup time | ✓Same day (signup → store live) | 4 to 9 months of implementation, by its own estimate |
| Public storefront with custom domain | ✓Built-in | Not described on its site |
| Customer self-care portal | Built-in | Available |
| Discord billing bot | ✓Add-on module | Not listed |
| Currencies and tax invoices | One store currency per vendor; tax invoices with the Tax Compliance add-on | ✓Payments in any currency; customizable tax and pro-forma invoices |
| Usage rating and network mediation | Not offered — subscriptions of a set length | ✓Rating engine for usage events; provisioning and mediation |
| Pricing model | ✓Published plans from €29/month | On request, after a questionnaire and a proposal |
IPTVbp or Hydra Billing: which one should you pick?
Pick IPTVbp if
You run an IPTV business (reseller, panel owner, multi-brand operator) and want a platform built for it — not a telco platform you have to bend into shape.
Pick Hydra Billing if
You are an ISP or telco running TV as one service among many, with usage rating, network mediation and IPTV middleware such as Stalker or Flussonic, and a budget for a multi-month implementation — a fundamentally different product from an IPTV reseller platform. If you resell IPTV, that is us, and we import your existing customers for you so switching is painless.
Hydra Billing and IPTVbp: common questions
Is Hydra Billing made for IPTV?+
Not specifically. Hydra Billing is billing and OSS/BSS software for ISPs, telecoms and subscription businesses; TV and OTT are among the services it bills, and it is pre-integrated with IPTV middleware such as Stalker, Minerva and Flussonic. Its site names no IPTV reseller panels such as Xtream UI, XUI or NXT, and no public storefront for selling IPTV to new customers.
How does IPTVbp compare to Hydra Billing on price?+
IPTVbp publishes its prices: free until you have 25 paying customers, then €29 a month for Starter, €79 for Professional and €149 for Business. Hydra Billing publishes none: you fill in a questionnaire, a proposal follows a technical analysis, and Hydra puts implementation at 4 to 9 months (its "how to buy" page, October 2026).
Can Hydra Billing connect to an Xtream Codes or NXT panel?+
Its provisioning page names IPTV middleware (Stalker, Minerva, Flussonic) but no IPTV reseller panels such as Xtream Codes, XUI or NXT, so connecting one would be an integration project through its API. IPTVbp connects to 18 IPTV panels (NXT, XUI, Xtream UI, Ultra 8K, Strong 8K, Activation Panel and 12 more) plus Plex, Jellyfin, Emby and Silo in the same vendor dashboard.
What about white-label storefronts in Hydra?+
Hydra describes a self-care portal where subscribers manage their subscriptions, download invoices and pay online. Its site does not describe a public storefront with themes and your own domain for selling to new customers. IPTVbp gives every vendor a public storefront, custom-domain support, cart, checkout and ready-made themes on day one.
Sources
Everything this page says about Hydra Billing was read on Hydra Billing’s own public pages on 15 October 2026. Prices and features change — if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
- Hydra Billing home page
- Hydra Billing — billing system
- Hydra Billing — provisioning and mediation
- Hydra Billing — how to buy
Hydra Billing is a trademark of its owner. IPTVbp is not affiliated with Hydra Billing.
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