OSPInsight is being sunset. Here's what OSPInsight customers should do.

If you're an OSPInsight customer and you've received migration notices from IQGeo, you're not imagining things. IQGeo acquired OSPInsight in 2020 and has been consolidating the OSPInsight customer base into its flagship Network Manager Telecom (NMT) product. The sunsetting is real, it's ongoing, and OSPInsight customers now face a genuine fork in the road.

This article is our honest take on both paths — from a vendor who builds a direct competitor to both OSPInsight and IQGeo NMT, so read with that in mind.

What happened to OSPInsight

OSPInsight was a well-regarded, opinionated OSP management tool — focused, deployable, and priced for operators who weren't Tier-1 carriers. IQGeo acquired it in 2020 alongside several other acquisitions (including Comsof, the fiber design optimization vendor) to build out their product portfolio for telecom.

IQGeo's strategy is consolidation: move all acquired customer bases onto NMT, which is a larger, more complex platform built for Deutsche Telekom, AT&T, and comparable Tier-1 operators. OSPInsight customers — who specifically chose OSPInsight for its smaller footprint and OSP focus — are being told to adopt a product that was never designed for them.

Path A: Migrate to IQGeo Network Manager Telecom

IQGeo NMT is a mature, capable platform. It has real depth: AI-powered damage assessment (using drone imagery), advanced work-force management, and a large installed base including major UK and European carriers. It is also, unambiguously, a product built for large carriers — not the regional ISPs, electric coops, and engineering firms that made up much of OSPInsight's customer base.

• ·No public pricing — IQGeo does not publish prices. Expect enterprise-agreement negotiations.
• ·Deployment complexity — NMT's feature surface is substantially larger than OSPInsight. Expect a longer ramp.
• ·You're a small customer in a large vendor's portfolio — which means your voice in the product roadmap conversation is limited.

If you're a Tier-1 carrier or a large regional operator with a dedicated network management team, NMT might be the right call. If you're a 3,000-subscriber ISP or an engineering firm with 15 clients, you'll be paying carrier pricing for carrier complexity.

Path B: Switch vendors entirely

The other option is to treat the migration notice as an opportunity to re-evaluate the category. The vendors most often considered as OSPInsight alternatives in 2026 are: VETRO FiberMap (ISP-focused, no public pricing), 3-GIS (Esri-anchored, so switching from Esri dependency to a different Esri dependency), and MapItRight (that's us — modern SaaS, published pricing, focused on the OSP-engineer experience).

What OSPInsight customers consistently tell us they valued: the focused, opinionated OSP experience; strand-level inventory without needing a GIS team; and deployment simplicity. Those are exactly what we built MapItRight for.

The migration path from OSPInsight to MapItRight involves a direct database export from OSPInsight (we support it), schema mapping to the MapItRight telecom data model, and parallel-run validation before cutover. Median timeline: 4–6 weeks for a mid-sized operator with clean data. We offer free migration assistance for the first 25 customers in 2026.

IQGeo Network Manager Telecom vs MapItRight: the honest cost comparison

IQGeo doesn't publish pricing. Based on mid-market operator contracts we're aware of, IQGeo Network Manager Telecom deployments for 5,000–50,000 subscriber networks run $80K–$200K/year in licensing, with implementation projects ranging from $150K–$500K depending on data complexity and customization. That's before the internal team time required to manage the platform.

• ·IQGeo NMT licensing (5K–50K subscribers): estimated $80K–$200K/year
• ·Implementation project: $150K–$500K (IQGeo implementation partner required)
• ·Timeline to go-live: 3–9 months typical
• ·MapItRight ISP Pro (up to 10,000 locations): $5,099.90/year, published
• ·MapItRight implementation: included in onboarding; free migration assistance
• ·MapItRight timeline to go-live: 30 days typical

What OSPInsight users find in MapItRight: the OSP workflow mapping

OSPInsight's core workflows — strand inventory, splice tracing, outside plant records, work order management — map directly to MapItRight. The data model terminology differs (OSPInsight users will recognize the concepts but not all the field names), but the operational workflows are equivalent or better in most cases. The one exception: OSPInsight has deeper legacy equipment integration for older OSS/BSS systems. MapItRight's REST API handles most integration needs, but very custom legacy environments may need evaluation.

OSPInsight workflow → MapItRight equivalent

• ·Cable plant records → Strand-level network inventory
• ·Splice matrix → Splice closure and tray management
• ·Work order system → MapItRight operations module
• ·Route tracing → Topology-aware connectivity query
• ·As-built drawings → Real-time field-synced network map
• ·OSS connector → REST API + webhook events

How to decide

The honest question is: what were you actually buying with OSPInsight, and does IQGeo NMT continue to deliver that?

If you were buying it because your organization needed enterprise telecom GIS with carrier-grade workflow management and you were hoping OSPInsight would eventually grow into that — NMT is probably the right path. If you were buying it because it was the focused, right-sized OSP tool that your fiber engineers could actually use — you're more likely to be disappointed by NMT than served by it.

Read our comparison at /vs/iqgeo, or book a demo at /book-demo. Either way, don't wait — the migration window is open now, and doing it on your timeline is better than doing it on IQGeo's.