Audience

IT professionals interested in an open source PBX software solution

About Asterisk

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.

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Pricing

Starting Price:
Free
Free Version:
Free Version available.

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Company Information

Sangoma Technologies
Founded: 1984
Canada
www.asterisk.org

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Product Details

Platforms Supported
Windows
Mac
Linux
On-Premises
Training
Live Online
In Person
Support
Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Asterisk Frequently Asked Questions

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Asterisk Product Features

PBX

Telephony

Contact Management
VoIP
Voice & Data Integration
Auto-Dialer
Call Center Management
Call Monitoring
IVR / Voice Recognition
Inbound Reporting
Outbound Reporting
Predictive Dialer
Telemarketing Management