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FreePBX vs Grasshopper comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

FreePBX
Ranking in Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Grasshopper
Ranking in Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP category, the mindshare of FreePBX is 2.7%. The mindshare of Grasshopper is 6.3%, up from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
FreePBX2.7%
Grasshopper6.3%
Other91.0%
Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP
 

Featured Reviews

DR
Sr Voip and Call center engineer at Superdave LLC
Migration projects have cut licensing costs and now support flexible call flows and hot standby
FreePBX can be improved as they come out with a new version every year or so. Their current version is FreePBX 17. The user community and the FAQ are great; you can search for just about anything you want to do on FreePBX and they're getting new AI engines and new text to speech engines from third party vendors all the time. So it's a very rich community. Sometimes the security is a bit odd with FreePBX, but security is a bit odd overall, so I don't know if that's a valid concern. I appreciate it; it's a good environment. Sangoma is the owner of the system. If I ever get stuck on something, and it doesn't happen very often, I can call and get help from Sangoma, and sometimes they want me to pay for it. It's fine if that's what it takes, but there's great support.
it_user719805 - PeerSpot reviewer
Facade Consultant at a construction company
Gives A Blank Canvas In Order To Create, Automate, And Solve Complex 2D And 3D Tasks
The product gives you a blank canvas in order to create, automate, and solve complex 2D and 3D tasks Interoperability with other programs and inability to file share and collaborate within a team or office. Three to four years. The program can crash when solving complex tasks, however overall…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The call routing features with FreePBX have enhanced our customer service, with several sites all connected to a single central deployment, allowing people to work remotely from different locations using the same system."
"It is the most user-friendly, flexible and resilient system for voice-over IP we have installed so far."
"Since it is a free solution, all the features FreePBX offers are valuable."
"FreePBX offers the best features for a small call center for a small company with 20 or 30 agents."
"FreePBX has made a positive impact on my organization, and we have completed many projects with it."
"I have seen a return on investment with FreePBX; for example, the musical instruments group saved over $30,000 a year by moving from Cisco to FreePBX for their licensing."
"One of the features I enjoy the most is the capability in which you can get a number without having a physical office."
"The product gives you a blank canvas in order to create, automate, and solve complex 2D and 3D tasks."
"The product gives you a blank canvas in order to create, automate, and solve complex 2D and 3D tasks."
 

Cons

"I think FreePBX can be improved by offering users the ability to design a call flow more easily through a drag and drop interface."
"I believe FreePBX could be improved regarding the user interface. Sometimes the user interface has bugs, and when you apply configuration changes, they do not always apply properly."
"Security would be the main feature that I wish was better because the FreePBX box can get hacked quickly."
"Sometimes the security is a bit odd with FreePBX, but security is a bit odd overall, so I don't know if that's a valid concern."
"One area where they can continue to focus their improvements is support for third-party phones on the endpoint manager module."
"Interoperability with other programs and inability to file share and collaborate within a team or office."
"Interoperability with other programs and inability to file share and collaborate within a team or office."
"An area that needs immediate improvement will be the monthly minutes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
21%
Comms Service Provider
18%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FreePBX?
The standard licensing fee for FreePBX is really good. Remember FreePBX can be downloaded for free. If you want to add special features, you buy the modules, and the module price points are excelle...
What needs improvement with FreePBX?
They are a very mature product with continuous evolution and improvement. They focus on continual development and improvement. Throughout these 15 years of experience, it has never let us down. One...
What is your primary use case for FreePBX?
Some of the use cases with FreePBX involve deployment scenarios where they had commercial telephony and IP telephony. We have used it for businesses, for office environments with phones, local phon...
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