[asterisk-users] OT: OpenSIPS vs Kamailio -- which do you use and why?

[Adrian Serafini]

Hi,

We use Opensips and like the results.  The forks are similar, docs from 
one can help in the other.  The opensips mailing list is monitored by 
one of the main developers.  He is even in the IRC chat in the mornings.

The docs are kept current on the opensips webpage.  They like to change 
modules a bit, so really watch your versions.  The commercial PDF 
"Building Telephony Systems with OpenSIPS 1.6" is excellent.(duck)

Yum is nice for the dependencies, but I would use a compile for 
Opensips.  Most of the docs are Debian specific.  I love Debian, but our 
clients love Centos.  I have some Centos Opensips compile docs if needed.

There are a few GUI's, but I prefer Opensips-cp.  To put opensips-cp on 
a remote server, you need the xmlrpc module loaded on opensips.  This 
works in Debian but fails on Centos (64 bit ONLY).

Good luck,

Adrian



On 03/04/2011 01:49 PM, Steve Edwards wrote:
> I'm starting a new project similar to a previous project where I used
> OpenSER to front a bunch of Asterisk servers.
>
> Now that OpenSER is gone, OpenSIPS and Kamailio seem the likely candidates.
>
> I'm leaning towards OpenSIPS because it's in EPEL so I can install it
> with yum. Also, because I think the name sounds more 'professional' when
> discussing architecture with clients :)
>
> Which do you use and why?
>