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Asterisk vs FreeSWITCH
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Asterisk | FreeSWITCH |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C | C |
| Licence | Other | Other |
| Stars | 3.6k | 5.2k |
| Latest | 23.5.0 | v1.11.3 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-02 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 47 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 32 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Twilio. Alternatives to Twilio →
PartialAsteriskA PBX and SIP toolkit with call control over its REST Interface (ARI) and Manager Interface; voice only, and numbers come from your own SIP trunks.
PartialFreeSWITCHA softswitch for SIP calls, IVR, conferencing and recording, scripted through its event socket and Lua; no hosted REST API, phone numbers or SMS out of the box.
Asterisk
- 24.0.0-rc12026-09-17Asterisk Release 24.0.0-rc1pre-release
- 22.12.0-rc12026-09-17Asterisk Release 22.12.0-rc1pre-release
- 23.6.0-rc12026-09-17Asterisk Release 23.6.0-rc1pre-release
- 20.22.0-rc12026-09-17Asterisk Release 20.22.0-rc1pre-release
- 22.11.02026-08-27Asterisk Release 22.11.0
Asterisk
unsigned The latest release, 23.5.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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FreeSWITCH
unsigned The latest release, v1.11.3, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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