Asterisk
Asterisk is an open source framework for building communications applications. Asterisk turns an ordinary computer into a communications server. Asterisk powers IP PBX systems, VoIP gateways, conference servers and other custom solutions.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Cygwin
- Oracle Solaris
Features
- VoiP Calls
- Virtual PBX
- Communication Tools
- Low level
- Voice Chat
- SIP
Tags
- Software Framework
- telecom
- telephony
- PBX
Asterisk News & Activities
Recent News
- Fla published news article about Asterisk
Asterisk enhances SIP authentication with SHA-256 and SHA-512-256 supportAsterisk has announced new support for SHA-256 and SHA-512-256 SIP authentication digest algorithms...
Recent activities
POX added Asterisk as alternative to 3CX, Thirdlane Multi Tenant PBX, Thirdlane Business Phone System and FreePBX- PredatorQ liked Asterisk
- POX updated Asterisk
Asterisk information
Developed by
Sangoma Technologies Licensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.Alternatives
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AlternativeTo Category
Social & Communications
What is Asterisk?
Asterisk is an open source framework for building communications applications. Asterisk turns an ordinary computer into a communications server. Asterisk powers IP PBX systems, VoIP gateways, conference servers and other custom solutions. It is used by small businesses, large businesses, call centers, carriers and government agencies, worldwide. Asterisk is free and open source. Asterisk is sponsored by Sangoma.
Today, there are more than one million Asterisk-based communications systems in use, in more than 170 countries. Asterisk is used by almost the entire Fortune 1000 list of customers. Most often deployed by system integrators and developers, Asterisk can become the basis for a complete business phone system, or used to enhance or extend an existing system, or to bridge a gap between systems.
Comments and Reviews
Connect it to CRM systems. Hardware available for all types of phone lines all over the world. Open source. Use softphones, sip-phones, analog phones, isdn phones, fax, ... Create callthrough and callback solutions, or distributed work environments. Combine telephony and internet. This software is one of the greatest solutions in the world of voice communication - especially when thinking about innovation and creative solutions. Strongly recommended!