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Flexisip vs ejabberd: catalog facts
Flexisipejabberd

Best for: Running your own SIP VoIP service, especially for Linphone mobile users

Best for: Administrators running a large or custom XMPP or MQTT service

Free

Free under the AGPL 3.0, with a paid proprietary licence for closed-source use.

Free

Free and open source.

Self-hosted Linux, Self-hosted
  • Push gateway delivers calls and messages to mobile apps in the background
  • Proxy, presence and B2BUA in one suite
All 4 strengths for Flexisip
  • Push gateway delivers calls and messages to mobile apps in the background
  • Proxy, presence and B2BUA in one suite
  • Powers the public linphone.org SIP service
  • Can run on embedded hardware
  • XMPP, MQTT and SIP in one server
  • Over 400 XMPP extensions supported
All 4 strengths for ejabberd
  • XMPP, MQTT and SIP in one server
  • Over 400 XMPP extensions supported
  • Scales to millions of sessions on one node
  • Regular releases since 2002
  • Requires SIP and VoIP knowledge to deploy
  • Conference server is now a separate package
  • More complex than servers built for small groups
  • Erlang-based stack can be unfamiliar to admins
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline
Sources for Flexisip

Catalog checked October 2, 2026

Sources for ejabberd

Catalog checked September 23, 2026

“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.