Aria vs Softphone Plus
Aria
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Softphone Plus
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| Figure | Aria | Softphone Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $0.42/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Softphone Software | 8.4 (#3) | 7.7 (#17) |
| Desktop platforms | Desktop downloads are available for macOS, Windows and Linux, with signed installers and in-app updates. | Desktop downloads are available for Windows 10 or later, macOS 11 Big Sur or later, and Linux distributions including Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora. |
| Product | Aria is a native SIP softphone that registers with standards-compliant SIP servers. | Softphone Plus is a cloud softphone for teams, with SIP calling, call recording, screen recording, reports, and agent management. |
| Security | SIP signalling can use TLS and media can use SRTP with AES-128-CM and HMAC-SHA1-80; the maker says this is transport encryption, not end-to-end encryption. | SRTP encryption can be enabled per account for VoIP calls. |
| SIP compatibility | The maker names Asterisk, FreeSWITCH and 3CX as examples of compatible SIP servers. | It works with existing SIP servers or PBXs, or customers can use its hosted infrastructure. |
| Support | The free tier includes community support; the commercial tier lists priority email support. | The contact page lists sales and support email addresses and says the team typically responds within 24 hours on business days. |
Plans
In their own words
Aria
Aria is a native SIP softphone for connecting to standards-compliant SIP servers. It handles inbound and outbound calls, mute, hold, transfers, DTMF, presence, contacts, and call history. Audio support includes Opus up to 48 kHz, G.711, an adaptive jitter buffer, and local WAV recording. Desktop downloads are available for macOS, Windows, and Linux, with signed installers and in-app updates. The maker says iOS and Android apps are in testing and have no releases yet. A self-hosted push gateway is required for mobile apps to receive incoming calls in the background. Aria names Asterisk, FreeSWITCH, and 3CX as compatible server examples and also works with the maker's AriaRoute hosted PBX. The privacy policy says it has no telemetry or analytics and stores credentials, contacts, call history, and recordings locally. SIP signalling can use TLS and media SRTP, but the maker says this is not end-to-end encryption. Aria is free for personal and non-commercial use; business use requires a separate commercial licence.
Softphone Plus
Softphone Plus has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.