Category: Telephony & VoIP
8 European alternatives to Asterisk — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Asterisk is an open-source PBX and telephony toolkit originally created by Mark Spencer at Digium, Inc. (Huntsville, Alabama, USA) in 1999. Digium was acquired by Canadian company Sangoma Technologies Corporation (Markham, Ontario) in 2018, making Sangoma (CA) the current sponsor and ultimate parent. The project has no German connection; the catalog's recorded DE/EU/eu-strict classification is incorrect.
Facts
- Headquarters
- US (OTHER)
- Category
- Telephony & VoIP
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Asterisk
- Equada GmbH↗
German cloud PBX/VoIP and Microsoft Teams Operator Connect provider based in Alzenau, Bavaria, operating its own IP network and ISO-27001-certified German data centers with explicit German-law/data-residency positioning.
DE · commercial
- Bird (MessageBird)↗
Dutch CPaaS platform for SMS, voice, email and chat communication APIs
NL · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Asterisk?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Asterisk include CM.com, Equada GmbH and Infobip. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Asterisk?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Asterisk include Kamailio. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Asterisk GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Asterisk is headquartered in US (OTHER) and hosts data in EU. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.