From SIPfoundry sipx, The Open Source SIP PBX for Linux - Calivia
| Important note: The following page is a commercial offering. It describes differences between sipX and its commercial sibling SIPxchange
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sipX is a fully functioning application and includes no restrictions. Third-party provided commercial add-ons are not available for sipX as they are not compatible with an open source license. The following table articulates such differences.
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SIPxchange |
| Audio Quality |
sipX includes its own media framework that is fully available in open source but of lesser quality as compared to GIPS. |
SIPxchange relies on the GIPS media framework, a commercial third-party solution that improves audio quality due to better packet loss concealment and jitter buffer management. It is licenses by GIPS on a per copy basis. |
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| User Interface Template |
sipX Config Server comes with the SIPfoundry colored user interface template. |
SIPxchange uses a different template. |
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| Documentation |
Only community provided documentation is available for sipX. |
SIPxchange is shipped with a comprehensive installation and administrators manual. In addition the package includes application notes on how to use and configure end points and other peripheral devices. |
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| Support |
Only community based support is available for sipX. |
Pingtel and its resellers offer different levels of commercial support for SIPxchange. Pingtel guarantees long term support for its releases to support production installations where customers are unable to upgrade every couple of months. In contrast users of the community release will have to follow the upgrade path of the community release. |
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| Training |
No formal training is available. |
Pingtel and its resellers offer formal online training for administrators of SIPxchange. |
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| Q&A and end point certification |
Testing based on community peer review. |
SIPxchange is thoroughly regression and stress tested before release. Specific end points such as phones and gateways are certification tested and guaranteed to work. |
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| Online Help |
sipX links to this Wiki for online help. |
SIPxchange provides access to an online administrators manual for help. |
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