Open Source MicroSIP Alternatives for Linux

MicroSIP is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best open source Linux alternative is Wire. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Wire or Linphone. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MicroSIP and five of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to MicroSIP are Blink and YakYak.

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MicroSIP alternatives are mainly Instant Messengers, but if you're looking for Encrypted Chat Apps or Video Calling Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone, Mac + Instant Messaging and Linux + Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MicroSIP.
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  1. Wire icon

    Wire

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    Wire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most secure end-to-end-encryption.

    282 Wire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Wire as an Alternative to MicroSIP
    TristisOris
    Negative
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    its not a SIP client, its PAID social network.

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    • Some users think Wire is a great MicroSIP alternative, some don't.

    • Wire is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to MicroSIP.

    • Wire is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MicroSIP.

    • Wire is Free Personal and Open SourceMicroSIP is Free and Open Source
    • Wire is Security-focusedMicroSIP is not according to our users
  2. Linphone icon

    Linphone

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    Linphone is one of the most famous open source softphones in the world. It is fully SIP-based, for all calling, presence and IM features.

    82 Linphone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about Linphone as an Alternative to MicroSIP
    Gareth Coles
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    Linphone has a far worse UI and has no way to, for example, set up an SIP account with a proxy server.

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    • Some users think Linphone is a great MicroSIP alternative, some don't.

    • Linphone is Free and Open SourceMicroSIP is also Free and Open Source
  4. Yate - Yet Another Telephony Engine icon

    Yate - Yet Another Telephony Engine

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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 MicroSIP
    Guest
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    It isn't a softphone like MicroSIP.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Yate - Yet Another Telephony Engine is Free and Open SourceMicroSIP is also Free and Open Source
  6. YakYak icon

    YakYak

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    Desktop client for Google Hangouts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Hangouts
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