I have built several FreePBX over the last 10 years on my clients in-house virtual servers. Now I need to create a new PBX in the cloud for someone who does not have any server equipement.
I am looking for some reccomendations for where to host it. I know there are some options where you get hosting and you install your own FreePBX, and others that offer hosted FreePBX.
Looking for DID and SIP trunk provider recomendation. Location of office is Baltimore MD
Also need to setup a softphone app on a couple of cell phones. Is ClearlyIP a good choice? I would like something stable, that integrates nicely for FreePBX
I have found Vultr to be rock solid. On the lower end of the cost spectrum, I have several Rack Nerd VM’s that are running flawlessly. Vultr offers automatic backups for a small monthly fee. Sangoma and ClearlyIP offer hosted solutions with the PBX already installed as does 3CX or VitalPBX.
There are many good DID/SIP providers depending on your volume and needs. Bulkvs is tremendous and inexpensive. There are Sangoma offerings and ClearlyIP offerings as well. Some people swear by Voip.ms.
ClearlyIP is an excellent choice for a Softphone client and their support is top-notch. I believe Sangoma offers one as well.
I’m sure we’ll hear from those who despise using hosted VM’s as well as those who swear by them. There are plenty of forum members who can chime in on your options here.
Give us a shot at stratustalk - freepbx 17, dashboard for managing your instances, dids, and provisioning for yealink and fanvil phones with openvpn. AI backed agents coming in January!
I’m having decent luck with Hostinger. You may experience some issues with it being a Lithuanian IP address and you seem to have to install the swap in Linux manually every time. They offer cheap plans and free snapshots. For production units I tend to prefer Vultr or Linode.