Alternatives to Routr

A lightweight SIP proxy, location server and registrar designed to run on Docker and Kubernetes. Notes say what changes if you switch.

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  • OpenSIPS

    An open-source SIP proxy and signaling server for voice, video, messaging and presence services.

    OpenSIPS is a GPL-2.0 SIP proxy covering roles from PBX to load balancer, with documentation and config samples but a steeper learning curve than Routr.

  • Asterisk

    An open-source telephony server for building your own PBX and VoIP phone systems.

  • FreeSWITCH

    A self-hosted software telephony platform for voice, video and chat that runs on commodity hardware.

  • Kamailio

    Open-source SIP server for building large VoIP, WebRTC, presence and instant messaging platforms.

    Kamailio is a GPL-2.0 SIP server with extensive routing, load balancing and WebRTC support, handling far higher volumes but requiring solid SIP knowledge to configure.

  • Flexisip

    A modular SIP server suite with a proxy, push notifications, presence and back-to-back user agent.

    Flexisip is an AGPL-3.0 SIP server suite adding presence, a B2BUA and a mobile push gateway, aimed especially at Linphone users rather than container-first deployments.

  • Baresip

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

  • Wazo Platform

    An open-source platform for building programmable IP telephony with calls, chat, conferences and call centres.

  • Yeti Switch

    An open-source Class 4 softswitch and SIP session border controller with built-in real-time VoIP billing.

    Yeti Switch is a GPL-2.0 Class 4 softswitch and SBC with built-in real-time billing and least-cost routing, aimed at carriers and complex to operate.

  • FusionPBX

    A self-hosted web interface and platform for running a multi-tenant PBX on FreeSWITCH.