Best self-hosted communication - sip
[SIP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_Initiation_Protocol)/[IPBX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_PBX) telephony software.
We track 13 self-hosted communication - sip projects. The median health score in this category is 72, against 4 projects rated healthy or better and none currently flagged as at risk. The table below is ordered by health score, not popularity — the most starred project in a category is frequently not the best maintained one.
| # | Project | Health | Activity | Stars | Built with | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIPCAPTURE Homer Troubleshooting and monitoring VoIP calls. | Healthy · 77 | 2k | Nodejs, Go | 25 Sept 2026 | |
| 2 | Kamailio Modular SIP server (registrar/proxy/router/etc). | Healthy · 75 | 3k | C, deb | 16 Sept 2026 | |
| 3 | Asterisk Easy to use but advanced IP PBX system, VoIP gateway and conference server. | Healthy · 72 | 3.6k | C, deb | 17 Sept 2026 | |
| 4 | FusionPBX Web interface for multi-platform voice switch called FreeSWITCH. | Healthy · 72 | 1.1k | PHP | 21 Sept 2026 | |
| 5 | FreeSWITCH Scalable open source cross-platform telephony platform. | Steady · 67 | 5.2k | C | 28 Aug 2026 | |
| 6 | openSIPS SIP proxy/server for voice, video, IM, presence and any other SIP extensions. | Steady · 62 | 1.5k | C | — | |
| 7 | Routr Lightweight SIP proxy, location server, and registrar for a reliable and scalable SIP infrastructure. | Steady · 57 | 1.7k | Docker, K8S | 7 Sept 2026 | |
| 8 | Flexisip Complete, modular and scalable SIP server, includes a push gateway, to deliver SIP incoming calls or text messages on mo | Slowing · 43 | 189 | C, Docker | — | |
| 9 | 3CX Full-featured PABX system, with call queues, built-in web conferencing, live chat and social media messaging all on one | Unrated | — | Unknown | — | |
| 10 | Freepbx Web-based open source GUI that controls and manages Asterisk. | Unrated | — | PHP | — | |
| 11 | SIP3 VoIP troubleshooting and monitoring platform. | Unrated | — | Java | — | |
| 12 | Wazo Full-featured IPBX solution built atop Asterisk with integrated Web administration interface and REST-ful API. | Unrated | — | Python | — | |
| 13 | Yeti-Switch Transit class4 softswitch(SBC) with integrated billing and routing engine and REST API. | Unrated | — | C++, Ruby | — |
Which one should you run?
If you want the safest bet on longevity, SIPCAPTURE Homer is the best-maintained project in this category right now at 77/100. Kamailio is the closest runner-up (75/100) — see the side-by-side comparison.
A health score measures whether a project is alive and shipping. It does not measure whether it has the feature you need. Use it to rule options out, then compare on features.