Item: Sangoma Asterisk
Rating: 9
Author: Luca Campanelli

Overall Satisfaction with Digium Asterisk

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My experience is based on several implementations that I've done with Asterisk solutions with different customers. The incredible convenience of Asterisk is to be able to create a PBX (telephone exchange) through the use of any device you are able to mount with Linux. Once configured, the PBX can easily manage all calls through VoIP devices.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Possibility of having small and minimal PBXs
Minimum investment cost
ROI is high

Cons

Needs knowledge
Need time for implementation
In-depth testing period to avoid latencies and disruptions

Return on Investment

Very high ROI due to low implementation costs
Excellent ROI due to low maintenance costs
Line costs significantly lower than traditional lines

Alternatives Considered

Avaya

[Based on] my experience, we initially had to deal with Avaya PBXs, the same applies to client instrumentation (telephones, etc.). Surely we are talking about a product much more "business-like", but the management and implementation has a high cost and is not as simple as it can be (or better) with Asterisk.

Likelihood to Recommend

An excellent scenario in which you can implement an Asterisk solution can certainly be for example a company in which you want to replace the traditional telephone line (with the consequent replacement of telephone equipment) with a VoIP line managed at home (where possible) and definitely with minor costs. Probably in large companies where the number of users is really high perhaps it is necessary to consider alternative solutions to Asterisk.

Sangoma Asterisk Feature Ratings

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An easy and good PBX