Palephone

6.9easy start · #113of 174
in Business Phone Systems

Free to practise onyes
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Android, api, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows.

Palephone is ranked #113 of 174 in business phone systems on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free Free Described as free, open source software Self-hosted; production dependencies must be installed or connected separately drcpbx.com · 12 Oct 2026

Compared on business phone systems

Free plan: Yes
Call routing: advanced
Desktop and mobile apps: Yes

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The record

Product: Palephone is free, open-source communications software for teams to run calling, chat, meetings, files, PBX workflows, and compliance controls.
Calling: Calling and PBX features include SIP accounts, call routing, extensions, ring groups, queues, IVR, voicemail, call recording, and call park.
Messaging and meetings: Messaging and meeting features include direct messages, rooms, channels, presence, file sharing, scheduled meetings, polls, Q&A, transcripts, and attendance.
Collaboration: Collaboration features include folders, file versions, wiki pages, tasks, approvals, apps, bots, connectors, and automation records.
Governance: Governance features include retention, eDiscovery, DLP, audit logs, sensitivity labels, information barriers, data residency records, and security score reporting.
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.
Integration limits: The site says provider contracts and readiness checks do not replace certified integrations or carrier acceptance testing, and production deployments must connect external services separately.
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.
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.
Platforms: The site lists client downloads or setup instructions for macOS, Windows, Linux, and Android.
Known limit: The built-in SIP registrar path is not enabled by default in the current public server package.
Support: The site provides operator documentation for installation, user creation, client setup, TLS, troubleshooting, and production deployment.
License: Palephone is GPL-2.0 software.
External systems: Production deployments may need external services such as Matrix, coturn, PostgreSQL, ClamAV or YARA, Whisper or Vosk, Ollama or vLLM, storage, PSTN, and E911 providers.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Business Phone Systems in 2026#113 of 174

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Sources

drcpbx.com· checked 12 Oct 2026