Self-hosting PBX?

[td5roo]

Hi all,

 

We are considering self-hosting a software-based PBX as a serious option for ease of access for admin and control, and trying to find out any potential cost savings. Have any of you got a self-hosted software based PBX rather than a hosted or cloud option? What are you running, and how is it performing? Is there anything you would have done differently? What was the setup like - did you do it or did a company do it for you? Did you change your handsets as well - if so what did you choose and what led you to that decision? The more info the better!

 

We only have 2 numbers to port (1 per school reception, although the network and phones are shared between them), and we don't really use any sort of advanced functionality, just things like hunt groups and a menu for different options, so complex technical capability just isn't necessary. We have a HyperV server on prem already, which is about to have half of its resources freed up due to old software being moved to the cloud so we would absolutely have the hardware capacity to do it. We would be looking at around 50 handsets overall, including a small number of frequent user handsets and receptionist ones.

 

Many thanks in advance.

[2ilent8cho]

We use Issabel; https://www.issabel.org . We ran Elastix first since 2009 which is what its a fork of since 3CX bought it. We run 300 extensions over 10 schools on it, does not miss a beat.