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Wikipedia / List of SIP software

This list of SIP software documents notable software applications which use Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) as a voice over IP (VoIP) protocol.

Servers

Free and open-source license

A SIP server, also known as a SIP proxy, manages all SIP calls within a network and takes responsibility for receiving requests from user agents for the purpose of placing and terminating calls.

Proprietary license

Clients

Free and open-source license

  • Ekiga (formerly known as GnomeMeeting). SoftPhone, Video Conferencing and Instant Messenger. Since 2013, no longer maintained but still available under declining number of distributions.

  • Jami, with GTK/Qt GUI, also supports IAX2 protocol, for Linux, OS X, Windows GPL

  • Jitsi, a Java VoIP and Instant Messaging client with ZRTP encryption, for FreeBSD, Linux, OS X, Windows; LGPL

  • Linphone, with a core/UI separation, the GUI is using Qt libraries, for Linux, OS X, Windows, and mobile phones (Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, BlackBerry)

  • Twinkle, using Qt libraries, GPL, for Linux

  • Yate client, using Qt libraries, GPL

Proprietary license

Discontinued

  • QuteCom, formerly named OpenWengo, using Qt libraries, GPL, for Windows, Mac, and RPM- DEB-based Linux, discontinued in 2016

  • Gizmo5, formerly PhoneGaim, discontinued in 2011

  • Empathy, using GTK libraries and Telepathy framework, GPL, discontinued in earliest visible, 2021.

  • Windows Messenger versions 4 and 5 (not to be confused with Windows Live Messenger or MSN Messenger which do not support SIP)

Mobile clients

Free and open-source license

  • Jami for Android, iOS; GPL v3

  • Linphone for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows phone; GPL v2

Proprietary license

Session border controllers

Enabled firewalls

  • Check Point VPN-1 firewalls, include complete SIP support for multiple vendors

  • The firewall feature in Cisco IOS includes complete SIP support

  • Cisco PIX/ASA firewalls include complete SIP support

  • D-Link Firewall DFL-210/260/800/860/1600/2500 supports SIP (SIP-ALG) with firmware 2.20.01.05 and above

  • Fortinet, all FortiGates running v280/v300 builds

  • Intertex SIP transparent routers, firewalls and ADSL modems, for broadband deployments and SOHO market

  • Juniper Networks Netscreen and SRX firewalls include complete SIP Application Layer Gateway support

  • Linux Netfilter's SIP conntrack helper fully understands SIP and can classify (for QOS) and NAT all related traffic

  • Netopia Netopia supports ALG

  • PF, built-in OpenBSD firewall PF can handle the NAT through the "static-port" directive and the bandwidth control through the built-in queuing system of SIP connections

  • pfSense, a firewall/router distribution based on FreeBSD and PF; has QoS that properly tags VoIP traffic and a SIP proxy package that is available for NATed endpoints. Its functionality can be expanded with packages like FreeSWITCH, a free/open source software communications platform for making SIP, voice and chat driven products.

  • Secure Computing, SnapGear firewall includes siproxd SIP proxy, Sidewinder 7 firewall includes a SIP proxy

  • SonicWall, supports SIP

  • ZyXEL ZyWALL P1, 2Plus, 5 UTM, 35 UTM, 70 UTM, 1050, USG 100, USG 200, USG 300, USG 1000 supports SIP-ALG

Libraries

Test tools

  • Codenomicon Defensics: commercial test automation framework

  • Ixia (company) commercial SIP-VoIP and Video test and emulation and load test platform

  • Mu Dynamics: commercial SIP-VoIP, RTSP-IPTV Triple Play service assurance platform

See also

References