Palephone
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VisitPalephone vs VitalPBX
What both publish
| Fact | Palephone | VitalPBX |
|---|---|---|
| Call routing | advanced | custom |
| 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. | The download page offers an ISO and installation guides for virtual machines, hardware, and VPS deployments. |
| Desktop and mobile apps | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| 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. | The site lists CRM connectivity with Zoho, Odoo, and Salesforce, plus SMS and WhatsApp integration. |
| Product | Palephone is free, open-source communications software for teams to run calling, chat, meetings, files, PBX workflows, and compliance controls. | VitalPBX is a unified communications PBX built on Asterisk and Linux for business telephony, call routing, call centers, multi-tenant deployments and CRM connectivity. |
| 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. | The feature comparison lists Firewall and Intrusion Detection across Community, Enterprise, Call Center, Multi-Tenant, and VitalPBX One. |
Palephone plans
- FreeFree
VitalPBX plans
- CommunityFree
- Enterprise$100 a month
- Call Center$200 a month
- Multi-Tenant$250 a month
Pick Palephone if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick VitalPBX if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.