Comparison of VoIP software
| Windows, desktop | 7.33.0.105 / 14 March 2017 |
|---|---|
| Windows, UWP | 11.9.239.0 / 28 October 2016 |
| Xbox One | 1.9.2.1003 / 16 November 2015 |
| macOS | 7.44.0.364 / 11 January 2017 |
| Linux | 4.3.0.37 / 18 June 2014 |
| Android | 7.27.0.295 / 5 December 2016 |
| iOS & watchOS | 6.26 / 10 October 2016 |
| Windows (desktop app) | 12.0.72365 / December 15, 2016 |
|---|---|
| macOS | 12.0.72647 / December 15, 2016 |
| Linux | 12.0.71510 / November 20, 2016 |
| Android | 12.0.6033 / November 28, 2016 |
| iOS | 12.0.72275 / December 21, 2016 |
| iOS | 2.17.7 / February 27, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Android | 2.17.79 / February 22, 2017 |
| Windows Phone 8, Windows 10 Mobile | 2.17.88 / February 28, 2017 |
This is a comparison of voice over IP (VoIP) software used to conduct telephone-like voice conversations across (IP) based networks. For residential markets, voice over IP phone service is often cheaper than traditional public switched telephone network (PSTN) service and can remove geographic restrictions to telephone numbers, e.g., have a PSTN phone number in a New York area code ring in Tokyo.
For businesses, VoIP obviates separate voice and data pipelines, channelling both types of traffic through the IP network while giving the telephony user a range of advanced abilities.
Softphones are client devices for making and receiving voice and video calls over the IP network with the standard functions of most original telephones and usually allow integration with VoIP phones and USB phones instead of using a computer's microphone and speakers (or headset). Most softphone clients run on the open (SIP) supporting various codecs. Skype runs on a closed but additional business telephone system (PBX) software can allow a SIP based telephone system to connect to the Skype network.Online chat programs now also incorporate voice and video communications.
Other VoIP software applications include conferencing servers, intercom systems, virtual foreign exchange services (FXOs) and adapted telephony software which concurrently support VoIP and public switched telephone network (PSTN) like Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems, dial in dictation, on hold and call recording servers.
Some entries below are Web-based VoIP; most are standalone applications.
For mobile VoIP clients:
iOS 2.8.3 (March 20, 2017)
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