Asterisk vs. R.E. Communications IP-PBX Premise based Comparison


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About Asterisk is an open source framework for building communications applications. Asterisk turns an ordinary computer into a communications server. Asterisk powers IP PBX systems, VoIP gateways, conference servers and other custom solutions. It is used by small businesses, large businesses, call centers, carriers and government agencies, worldwide. Asterisk is free and open source. Asterisk is sponsored by Sangoma. Today, there are more than one million Asterisk-based communications systems in use, in more than 170 countries. Asterisk is used by almost the entire Fortune 1000 list of customers. Most often deployed by system integrators and developers, Asterisk can become the basis for a complete business phone system, or used to enhance or extend an existing system, or to bridge a gap between systems. Build your own custom system with Asterisk? Buy a powerful, low-cost turnkey system based on Asterisk? Discover which option is right for you.	About R.E. Communications offers an Asterisk based IP-PBX system. These systems support all industry standard SIP phones, with enterprise level features that go from 1 phone to 4000 phones. These systems also support SIP trunking which with the combination of SIP trunks and SIP phones you can replicate the services of a Hosted solution but save on the per seat cost. Typically a 10 phone/seat system can be supported with 4 to 6 SIP trunks which is a savings over the 10 seat cost of a Hosted solution.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience IT professionals interested in an open source PBX software solution	Audience Companies seeking a business telecom solution
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing Free Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported
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Training Documentation Not Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Not Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Sangoma Technologies Founded: 1984 Canada www.asterisk.org	Company Information R.E. Communications United States www.recommunications1.com
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Categories PBX Supported Telephony Supported	Categories PBX Supported Telephony Supported
Telephony Features Auto-Dialer Not Supported Call Center Management Not Supported Call Monitoring Not Supported Contact Management Supported Inbound Reporting Not Supported IVR / Voice Recognition Not Supported Outbound Reporting Not Supported Predictive Dialer Not Supported Telemarketing Management Not Supported Voice & Data Integration Supported VoIP Supported
Integrations Apptivo Supported Bevatel Supported Cention Contact Center Supported Centreon Supported Clienk Supported Creatio Supported DIDforSale Supported Dynasoft Telefactura Supported Ekiga Supported FreeBSD Supported Kamailio Supported Kommo Supported Odoo Supported Oracle Solaris Supported QueueMetrics Supported Skywave CRM Supported SysAid Supported VaxVoIP SIP Phone SDK Supported Video RTC Supported Voximal Supported Show More Integrations View All 49 Integrations	Integrations Apptivo Not Supported Bevatel Not Supported Cention Contact Center Not Supported Centreon Not Supported Clienk Not Supported Creatio Not Supported DIDforSale Not Supported Dynasoft Telefactura Not Supported Ekiga Not Supported FreeBSD Not Supported Kamailio Not Supported Kommo Not Supported Odoo Not Supported Oracle Solaris Not Supported QueueMetrics Not Supported Skywave CRM Not Supported SysAid Not Supported VaxVoIP SIP Phone SDK Not Supported Video RTC Not Supported Voximal Not Supported Show More Integrations
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