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About PortaSwitch combines Class 4/5 soft switching (PortaSIP) and real-time billing with online charging (PortaBilling) on one platform. Wholesale carriers, MVNOs, ITSPs, and UCaaS/voice providers use it to run voice, messaging, IoT/M2M, and data traffic under a single BSS+OCS stack. Key capabilities: - Open REST API and self-service rate and plan changes, no vendor release needed - Real-time prepaid and postpaid charging with balance tracking and fund-locking - SIP routing sized for wholesale concurrent-call volumes, plus Cloud PBX/IP Centrex - White-label wholesale and reseller layers - Multi-site geo-redundancy with automatic failover - Full source code access - Migration without interrupting live subscribers PortaSwitch is sold as a perpetual license not tied to subscriber count or as a monthly SaaS subscription based on billable events. It deploys on-premise, on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, or hybrid, scaling across as many servers as capacity requires.	About thinQ offers a "better way" to power voice and SMS/MMS text messaging applications in the cloud, get up and running fast with our new, integrated thinQ io portal or APIs. We make it easy for SaaS and UCaaS platforms, enterprise contact centers plus telecom VoIP providers to bring your own 40 high-quality carriers to Twilio, Nexmo, Plivo, SignalWire or any SIP connection. Use our APIs to add and control your inbound and outbound voice and texting features in your existing tech stack in minutes, save on your cost of goods, connect to existing SIP providers, improve call delivery and quality, and more. Our now fully-integrated thinQ.io Web platform also makes it easy to buy and port phone numbers, create route profiles and trunks, enable text messaging, and more. Add call-specific analytics and SIP ladders along with our five-star support team to mitigate and route around outages, create custom routes and blocks, and more – and you've found a "better way" to communicate.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience BSS, Billing and Softswitch solutions to different types of Communication Service Providers: MNO/MVNO/MVNE, cable/MSO, fixed-line, broadband, VoIP, satellite, IoT and others.	Audience SaaS platforms powered by Twilio, Nexmo, Vonage, Plivo, plus contact centers, telcos
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Supported
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Pricing PortaSwitch can be deployed either in an on-premises private cloud installation with a license, or in a public cloud as a service The PortaSwitch unlimited perpetual license does not depend on the number of subscribers or concurrent calls but rather covers an installation of a predefined number of instances and servers. The pricing of PortaSwitch in a cloud under SaaS model depends on the maximal capacity used during the month of service. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $500 Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
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Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information PortaOne Founded: 2001 Canada www.portaone.com/telecom-products/portaswitch/	Company Information Commio Founded: 2012 United States thinq.com
Alternatives CDG Elements	Alternatives GoVoIP
PortaBilling PortaOne	Twilio
Seshnova	VestaCall
PortaAIM PortaOne	Vonage Communications APIs (Nexmo) Vonage
VOIP Billing Solutions Telefone Media View All	Signalmash View All
Categories Billing and Provisioning Supported Cloud PBX Supported OSS/BSS Supported Telecom Billing Supported Telephony Supported Unified Communications Supported	Categories Business VoIP Supported Cloud Communication Platform Supported Cloud PBX Supported Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Supported SIP Trunk Supported SMS API Supported Telephony Supported
Cloud PBX Features Call Recording Supported Call Routing Supported IVR / Voice Recognition Supported Ring Groups Supported SIP Trunking Supported Virtual Extensions Supported Web Conferencing Supported Show More Features Billing and Provisioning Features Billing & Invoicing Supported Carrier Access Billing Not Supported Contract Management Supported Customer Accounts Supported Customizable Billing Supported Flexible Rate Tables Supported Internet Supported Order Management Supported Post-Paid Systems Supported Pre-Paid Systems Supported Provisioning Supported Rating Supported Self Service Portal Supported Service Order System Supported VoIP Supported Unified Communications Features Audio / Video Conferencing Supported Calendar Management Not Supported Call Recording Supported Call Routing Supported Chat / Messaging Supported Fax Management Supported File Sharing Not Supported Mobile Access Supported Multi-User Collaboration Supported Voice Mail Supported	Cloud PBX Features Call Recording Supported Call Routing Supported IVR / Voice Recognition Not Supported Ring Groups Supported SIP Trunking Supported Virtual Extensions Supported Web Conferencing Supported Telephony Features Auto-Dialer Not Supported Call Center Management Not Supported Call Monitoring Not Supported Contact Management Not 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 Not Supported VoIP Supported Show More Features Business VoIP Features Call Parking Not Supported Call Recording Not Supported Contact Management Not Supported Encryption Not Supported IVR / Voice Recognition Not Supported Ring Groups Not Supported SIP Trunking Supported Unified Communications Supported Voice Quality Enhancement Not Supported Cloud Communication Platform Features Audio / Video Conferencing Supported Call Center Supported Call Recording Supported Call Routing Supported Chat / Messaging Supported Fax Management Supported File Sharing Not Supported IVR / Voice Recognition Supported SIP Trunk Features Automatic Fail-over Routing Supported Call Data Records Supported Caller ID Supported Disaster Recovery Supported e911 Supported International Numbers Supported Multiple DID Options Supported PSTN Forwarding Supported Toll-Free Numbers Supported
Integrations 3CX Not Supported Asterisk Not Supported Boomi Supported Plivo Not Supported SIPTRUNK.com Not Supported SignalWire Not Supported Twilio Not Supported Vonage Communications APIs (Nexmo) Not Supported View All 1 Integration	Integrations 3CX Supported Asterisk Supported Boomi Not Supported Plivo Supported SIPTRUNK.com Supported SignalWire Supported Twilio Supported Vonage Communications APIs (Nexmo) Supported View All 7 Integrations
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