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freeswitch vs kamailio

freeswitch and kamailio are closely matched on community size and activity — the right pick depends on your specific requirements.
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freeswitch
Option A

FreeSWITCH is a Software Defined Telecom Stack enabling the digital transformation from proprietary telecom switches to a versatile software implementation that runs on any commodity hardware. From a Raspberry PI to a multi-core server, FreeSWITCH can unlock the telecommunications potential of any device.

Activity score
65
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kamailio
Option B

Kamailio - The Open Source SIP Server for large VoIP and real-time communication platforms, focusing on flexibility, security and scalability

Activity score
85
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Metricfreeswitchkamailio
Stars4,8872,910
Forks1,7681,120
Open Issues1,16527
LanguageCC
LicenseNOASSERTIONNOASSERTION
Last commit4mo ago4d ago
Repo age7.8y12.7y
Activity score65/10085/100

Detailed Comparison

Community & Popularity

freeswitch wins

freeswitch has 1.7× more stars (4,887 vs 2,910).

Development Activity

kamailio wins

kamailio was updated more recently (107d ago vs 4d ago).

Project Maturity

kamailio wins

kamailio is more established (12.7y vs 7.8y old).

Technology Stack

Comparable

Both are primarily written in C.

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