FreeSWITCH is described as 'Scalable open source cross-platform telephony platform designed to route and interconnect popular communication protocols using audio, video, text or any other form of media. It was created in 2006 to fill the void left by proprietary commercial solutions' and is an app in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to FreeSWITCH for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best FreeSWITCH alternative is Asterisk, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FreeSWITCH are 3CX, FreePBX, Yate - Yet Another Telephony Engine and Wazo.