| Product |
SIPxchange ECS |
Switchvox |
PBXtra |
net.PBX |
| Vendor |
Pingtel |
Four Loop
Technologies |
Fonality |
Escaux |
| Price
as tested |
$7,200* for software and one-year service
contract.
|
$4,355* for
software, performance upgrade and one-year service contract. |
$4,744* for
software, appliance and three-year service contract. |
$16,316* for
software, appliance and one-year service contract. |
| Pros |
Single CD
installation; extensive support for autoprovisioning of third-party IP
hard phones; group provisioning; load balances and high availability
supported. |
Offers group
provisioning and extension templates; switchboard application available
for all users. |
Full turnkey
system, hosted maintenance and management service, simple remote user
support. |
Company provides
maintenance and management as a service; offers group user
configuration; high availability supported. |
| Cons |
Limited remote user
support.
|
No autoprovisioning
of third-party IP hard phones; no IAX phone support. |
Limited adds, moves
and changes permitted with model; requires Internet connection for
management. |
Requires Internet
connection for installation and maintenance. |
| Score |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
