[Asterisk-Users] Comparison Charts

[Anton Krall]

I couldnt agree with you more Jim. Im realdy using Asterisk and agree 100%
with what you say... I was asking for a comparison list with other PBX's
because for example, for a customer, they have heard of Avaya and Cisco and
they all are selling IP now... So.... In order to get your customer to trust
Asterisk over those guys, you need to show him the diff. Between the two and
some lists of the features on the others compared to Asterisk..
 

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Jim Van
Meggelen
Sent: Jueves, 10 de Marzo de 2005 12:17 a.m.
To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Comparison Charts

asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com wrote:
> Guys.
> 
> Anybody has a URL or some document with comparison charts with 
> Asterisk's features against other PBXs?

I would argue that what you ask is in some ways impossible. Asterisk is
orders of magnitude more flexible than any other PBX you may have
encountered, because it is more like a toolkit than a PBX. Whatever is
"missing" can be built, so there's no list of features that can ever be
considered complete.

For people who are looking for a PBX that has a user-friendly interface and
is easy to configure, Asterisk will tend to dissappoint. Where Asterisk
shines is for those people who want to--need to--build their own PBX. People
who are willing to do the work themselves; designing, testing, debugging,
re-designing . . .

Many of us believe that Asterisk is going to transform the telecommunication
industry, but it won't do it because it has more "features", it'll do it
because it puts the control of the features list where it belongs: in the
customer's hands.

I would suggest that the best way to approach Asterisk is to have a list of
things that you need your telephone system to do. Then, one-by-one, figure
out how to handle each of those in Asterisk. When you are done, you may have
a few that you couldn't find a satisfactory solution to.
Those can typically be custom developed, and surprisingly, you will still
probably come in at a lower cost than a closed, so-called full-featured
proprietary system.

What's more, as your needs grow, Asterisk can grow with you. Five years from
now you won't need to hear "oh sorry but that system is no longer
supported". Want new functionality? Install it. Is the hard drive wearing
out? Replace it. Need more CPU power? Migrate to a new chassis.

Asterisk changes all the rules. Therfore, to understand it, you have to
adopt a new way of thinking about telecom systems.

Welcome to Asterisk!


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Jim Van Meggelen
jim at vanmeggelen.ca


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