Alternatives to Linphone

An open-source SIP softphone for voice and video calls on desktop and mobile. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Linphone.

  • Jami

    A fully peer-to-peer communication platform with no servers relaying your data and no personal information needed to sign up.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Jami includes a SIP client along with peer-to-peer messaging and calls, but has no Android or iOS builds in this catalog.

  • MicroSIP

    A lightweight open-source SIP softphone for Windows that makes voice and video calls through SIP providers.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    MicroSIP is a lightweight GPL-2.0 SIP softphone with voice and video calls, but it runs only on Windows and has no mobile apps.

  • Cheogram

    An Android XMPP client that links chat with phone numbers, SMS and calls through pluggable routes.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    Cheogram is an Android XMPP client that adds calls and SMS through separate route providers, replacing a standard SIP account.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Linphone as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Baresip

    A portable, modular SIP user agent for audio and video calls, run from the command line.

    FreeOpen sourceCommand line

    Linphone is an open-source SIP softphone with graphical desktop and mobile builds, and the project offers a free SIP service, so it suits people who do not want a command line.

  • Zoiper

    A SIP softphone for making VoIP voice and video calls through a PBX or SIP provider.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Linphone is an open source SIP softphone for desktop and mobile with a free SIP service from the project, replacing Zoiper's proprietary paid editions.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.