What is a good open source alternative to Kannel for SMS gateway? [closed]

Asked 25/3, 2012 at 18:6 Answered 8/4, 2013 at 14:56

I need to setup an open source SMS gateway to send messages using my mobile phone via USB cable. I tried Kannel but its lack of GUI frustrated the user who is intended to admin it (not an advanced user).

Bobbitt answered 25/3, 2012 at 18:6 Comment(1)

Hello, Kannel is the best open source version have seen so far , that are so many other implementation but i can not vouch for them. Kannel Configuration and installation is very easy ... if you can specify the challenges the Admin user has we might be able to help Thanks :) – Muhammad 27/3, 2012 at 14:34

If you want to use local GSM modem (or just mobile phone) you can use the following server side alternatives:

http://wammu.eu/gammu/ - Gammu (fork of Gnokii)
http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/ - SMS Server Tools
https://metacpan.org/pod/GSM::SMS - GSM::SMS (includes messaging daemon)

For GUI you can use the following software:

http://playsms.org/ - PlaySMS (works with Kannel, Gammu)
http://kalkun.sourceforge.net/ - Kalkun (works with Gammu)
http://wammu.eu/wammu/ - Wammu (GUI to Gammu SMSD)

Note: Kannel is excellent platform for large scale SMS platforms but it requires certain level of understanding underlying technologies and integration layer.

Chaetopod answered 1/4, 2012 at 9:38 Comment(3)

Great answer! Are there other gateways that rival Kannel(performance,reliability) for a user not interesed in UI? – Bekki 19/8, 2013 at 15:9

@AlexanderSuraphel try Jasmin sms gateway – Triumphal 29/12, 2014 at 20:28

Is there anything that supports MMS too? the Mbuni project is dead and I'm looking for an alternative – Cirone 15/12, 2017 at 2:32

Mobicents SMSC Gateway is another open source option with broad commercial deployment. It complements a suite of open source telco middleware Mobicents projects such as USSD Gateway, SS7 stack, Diameter charging server, SIP Servlets and so on.

The Mobicents SMSC Gateway is specifically designed to integrate with operator core networks over SS7 E1/T1 or SIGTRAN in addition to SMPP connectivity over IP.

http://code.google.com/p/smscgateway/

http://www.telestax.com/opensource/

Lunetta answered 8/4, 2013 at 14:56 Comment(2)

I actually think he means something different by SMS Gateway - as Kannel and Mobicents does not quite fall into the same category nor do they provide the same functionality. But an up-vote since this is answering the question he asked as opposed to the question he meant. – Novelette 22/7, 2013 at 21:12

Thank you, Iwan. I believe you are correct. As far as I know, Kannel is focused on SMPP traffic routing, while Mobicents SMSC covers SMPP, SIP IM and legacy SS7 MAP interfaces. Please point out other key differences that I'm missing. Thank you. – Lunetta 15/9, 2013 at 3:46

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