Palephone
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Palephone, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Palephone's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Self-hosted; production dependencies must be installed or connected separately · Described as free, open source software |
The facts
Each one read from Palephone's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Calling
- Calling and PBX features include SIP accounts, call routing, extensions, ring groups, queues, IVR, voicemail, call recording, and call park.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Call routing
- advancedchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Collaboration
- Collaboration features include folders, file versions, wiki pages, tasks, approvals, apps, bots, connectors, and automation records.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Pale Server can be installed with Docker Compose, Linux packages or binaries, or a Windows installer, and the site also documents bare-metal Linux installation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- External systems
- Production deployments may need external services such as Matrix, coturn, PostgreSQL, ClamAV or YARA, Whisper or Vosk, Ollama or vLLM, storage, PSTN, and E911 providers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Governance
- Governance features include retention, eDiscovery, DLP, audit logs, sensitivity labels, information barriers, data residency records, and security score reporting.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integration limits
- The site says provider contracts and readiness checks do not replace certified integrations or carrier acceptance testing, and production deployments must connect external services separately.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site describes a Matrix-backed chat path and lists external systems including coturn, PostgreSQL, ClamAV or YARA, Whisper or Vosk, Ollama or vLLM, storage, PSTN, and E911 providers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Known limit
- The built-in SIP registrar path is not enabled by default in the current public server package.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- Palephone is GPL-2.0 software.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Messaging and meetings
- Messaging and meeting features include direct messages, rooms, channels, presence, file sharing, scheduled meetings, polls, Q&A, transcripts, and attendance.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Palephone is free, open-source communications software for teams to run calling, chat, meetings, files, PBX workflows, and compliance controls.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Public build limit
- The built-in SIP registrar path is not enabled by default in the current public server package.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The setup guidance recommends TLS for deployments reachable outside a trusted local machine and says media privacy also depends on the media path, SRTP settings, and TURN deployment.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- Palephone provides server installation paths for Linux and Windows, including Docker Compose and Linux package repositories.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site provides operator documentation for installation, user creation, client setup, TLS, troubleshooting, and production deployment.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support and operations
- The site provides operator documentation for installation, setup, TLS guidance, troubleshooting, and production notes.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Client platforms
- The client is listed for macOS, Linux, Windows, and Android.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Desktop and mobile apps
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- The site lists client downloads or setup instructions for macOS, Windows, Linux, and Android.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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