MicroSIP Alternatives for Linux

MicroSIP is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best 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 ten of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to MicroSIP are Yate - Yet Another Telephony Engine, Callcentric, 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

     312 likes

    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.

    281 Wire alternatives

    Cost / License

    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
    2

    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

     143 likes

    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
    Negative
    0

    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. Zoiper icon

    Zoiper

     26 likes

    Zoiper IAX & SIP multilanguage and multiplatform (Windows, Linux and Mac OS X) softphone is a VoIP soft client, meant to work with any IP-based communications systems and infrastructure.

    43 Zoiper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  5. Yate - Yet Another Telephony Engine icon

    Yate - Yet Another Telephony Engine

     7 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Yate - Yet Another Telephony Engine as an Alternative to MicroSIP
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    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. Callcentric icon

    Callcentric

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    The Callcentric Android app allows existing Callcentric customers to place calls worldwide using their Callcentric account.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
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  7. Blink icon

    Blink

     22 likes

    Blink is the best real-time communications client using the SIP protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. YakYak icon

    YakYak

     21 likes

    Desktop client for Google Hangouts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Hangouts
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  10. YateClient icon

    YateClient

     4 likes

    YateClient is a free Voip Client (SIP / IAX / GVoice) and Instant Messenger (Facebook / GTalk / Jabber), with it you're permanently connected on multiple chat and telephony accounts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Tauria icon

    Tauria

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    Fully end-to-end encrypted business collaboration platform that is the only on the market supporting E2EE HD video conference up to 100 participants.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Spreed

     8 likes

    Spreed is the worldwide unified web conferencing service offering integrated web and telephone conferencing. It is based on Flash Player. Free service includes 3 attendees and max 1.5h meetings. Single events or monthly service can be purchased.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Conference Interface
     
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