What is Starfish PBX?
Starfish PBX is an open source IP Private Branch Exchange (PBX) software solution designed specifically for small to medium sized businesses. It transforms a regular computer into a full-featured phone system and communications platform.
Some key features of Starfish PBX include:
- Auto-attendant with customizable greetings and dial-by-name directory
- Voicemail boxes for each extension
- Advanced call routing and IVR menus
- Ring groups, call queues, conference calling
- Call recording and reporting
- Works with popular VoIP phone providers and devices
- Easy web-based management interface
As an open source solution, Starfish PBX is available free of cost and can help small businesses set up a professional phone system without high licensing fees. The software runs on Linux platforms and integrates well with many SIP-based VoIP phones and trunk providers.
Starfish PBX offers small businesses most of the communications capabilities that expensive proprietary PBX systems provide, at a fraction of the cost. It is a good fit for companies with 5-50 employees looking to upgrade from basic analog phones.
MicroSIP, FreePBX, 3CX, Asterisk, Paltalk, Jitsi Desktop, Yate - Yet Another Telephony Engine, FreeSWITCH, YakYak, Wazo, Telephone are some alternatives to Starfish PBX.