FreeSWITCH Alternatives

FreeSWITCH is described as 'Scalable open source cross-platform telephony platform designed to route and interconnect popular communication protocols using audio, video, text or any other form of media. It was created in 2006 to fill the void left by proprietary commercial solutions' and is an app in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to FreeSWITCH for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best FreeSWITCH alternative is Asterisk, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FreeSWITCH are 3CX, FreePBX, Yate - Yet Another Telephony Engine and Wazo.

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  1. Asterisk icon
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    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.

    31 Asterisk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Oracle Solaris
     
    • Asterisk is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to FreeSWITCH.

    • Asterisk is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to FreeSWITCH.

    • Asterisk is Free and Open SourceFreeSWITCH is also Free and Open Source
  2. 3CX icon
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    The 3CX Phone System is the software-based private branch exchange (PBX) Phone system based on the SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) standard and enables extensions to make calls via the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or via Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services...

    32 3CX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Exchange Server
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Microsoft Office Suite
     
    • 3CX is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad, Android Tablet & Self-Hosted alternative to FreeSWITCH.

    • 3CX is Freemium and ProprietaryFreeSWITCH is Free and Open Source
  3. FreePBX icon
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    FreePBX is a web-based open source GUI (graphical user interface) that controls and manages Asterisk (PBX), an open source communication server.

    23 FreePBX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Yate is a softswitch (concept of separating the network hardware from network software).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Yate - Yet Another Telephony Engine as an Alternative to FreeSWITCH
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    Requires "a lot of" appliances to work, you must spend a lot of money to do this. With FreeSwitch you need a PC, OpenVox Card and ready.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Yate - Yet Another Telephony Engine is Free and Open SourceFreeSWITCH is also Free and Open Source
  5. Wazo icon
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    Wazo is mainly an IPBX that provides communication services such audio, video, and instant messaging based on the use of standard network technologies such as the TCP/IP protocol. It is interoperable with most market telephony systems and gives users access to flexible and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Elastix icon
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    More than a PBX, with Elastix you can communicate with your customers through voice, video and live chat from anywhere. Built-in video conferencing, website live chat and smartphone apps, ensure your agents remain productive through one unified mobile solution.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. AsteriskNOW icon
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    AsteriskNOW is the fastest way to get started building custom telephony solutions with Asterisk. Simply download the .iso file, burn it to a CD, drop it into the CD or DVD drive on the target computer and in less than 30 minutes you will have a full functional Asterisk system...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Kamailio icon
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    Kamailio® (successor of former OpenSER and SER) is an open source SIP server released under GPL, able to handle thousands of call setups per second. Among features: asynchronous TCP, UDP and SCTP, secure communication via TLS for VoIP (voice, video); WebSocket support for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    uSipSwitch a micro sip switch (sip proxy) perfect for edge SIP SBC work (e.g. hosted PBX business). Comes with web console and DNS health tools. Uses modern clustering NoSQL technology for advanced HA.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. FreeSENTRAL icon
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    FreeSentral is a full IP PBX consisting of a Linux Distribution, an IP PBX and a Web Graphical User Interface for easy configuration

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    A SIP based implementation of a PBX / unified communications system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  12. XiVO icon
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    XiVO is an IP-PBX, a unified communications platform that connects phones on a local or private network with other networks such as public landlines and mobile telephones.

    33 XiVO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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