{"id":7392,"date":"2009-06-16T16:09:32","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T20:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.voipsupply.com\/?p=7392"},"modified":"2016-07-25T08:45:27","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T12:45:27","slug":"head-to-head-trixbox-appliance-versus-phonebochs-asterisk-appliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/head-to-head-trixbox-appliance-versus-phonebochs-asterisk-appliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Head to Head:  Trixbox Appliance Versus PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you may have noticed, VoIPSupply.com has recently discontinued sales of the Trixbox Appliance. We will continue to fully support existing Trixbox Appliance customers, but we are focusing our efforts on the PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance as our recommended hardware solution for users of Asterisk, Trixbox, 3CX and other SIP based communications platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Some of you may be familiar with PhoneBochs, but for those of you who are not, I have put together a basic feature comparison between the Trixbox Appliance and the PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance. The PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance offers true &#8220;telco grade&#8221; build quality and performance and is a suitable server hardware platform for Asterisk\/Trixbox installations of all sizes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7402\" title=\"comp1\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2009\/06\/comp1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2009\/06\/comp1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2009\/06\/comp1-300x45.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<em><strong>Form Factor(s) Available:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\">Trixbox Appliance &#8211; 3U Only<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\">PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance &#8211; 1U or 3U<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Advantage<\/span> &#8211; PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance: Available 1U form factor helps conserve real estate in the rack.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7412\" title=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2009\/06\/u.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Motherboard:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\">Trixbox Appliance &#8211; Gigabyte<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\">PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance &#8211; MSI \/ Intel<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Advantage<\/span> &#8211; PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance: PhoneBochs utilizes MSI \/ Intel Industrial grade embedded motherboard in their 1U and 3U Asterisk Appliance models.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7442\" title=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2009\/06\/int.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"94\" \/><br \/>\n<em><strong>CPU\/Processor:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\">Trixbox Appliance &#8211; 1.6GHz Intel Dual Core (Base Appliance) or 1.8GHz Intel Dual Core (Enterprise Appliance)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\">PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance &#8211; 1.6GHz Intel Dual Core (1U Appliance) or 2.2GHz Intel Dual Core (3U Appliance)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span style=\"color: blue;\"><span style=\"color: red;\">Advantage<\/span> &#8211; PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance: Supports Intel Dual Core CPU @ 2.2GHz.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7422\" title=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2009\/06\/intel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Memory\/RAM:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\">Trixbox Appliance &#8211; 512MB (Base Appliance) or 1GB (Enterprise Appliance)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\">PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance &#8211; Crucial Technology &#8482; Memory, 1GB or 2GB (PhoneBochs 1U), 1GB up to 8GB (PhoneBochs 3U)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">Advantage<\/span> &#8211; PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance: 3U Asterisk Appliance supports up to 8GB of Crucial Technology RAM for higher load applications<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7432\" title=\"crucial\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2009\/06\/crucial.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"148\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hard Drive(s):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\">Trixbox Appliance &#8211; 2 x 80GB RAID 1 (Base and Enterprise Appliance)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\">PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance &#8211; Only Western Digital and Hitachi Hard Drives, 2 X 80GB RAID 1 Standard (PhoneBochs 1U and 3U), Optional upgrade path to 2 X 160GB RAID 1 or 2 X 1TB RAID 1.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">Advantage<\/span> &#8211; PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance: Choose the storage size that is appropriate for your application, choices ranging from 2 X 80GB SATA to 2 X 1TB SATA RAID 1. Uses only industry leading Western Digital and Hitachi SATA Hard Drives<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7452\" title=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2009\/06\/wd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Onboard Ethernet:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\">Trixbox Appliance &#8211; 2 x 10\/100 Ethernet Interface, Onboard 4 Port Switch (Base and Enterprise Appliance)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\">PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance &#8211; (3) Gigabit Ethernet Onboard<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span style=\"color: orange;\"><span style=\"color: red;\">Advantage<\/span> &#8211; DRAW<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Available PCI Slots:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\">Trixbox Appliance &#8211; 2 Full Length PCI Slots, 1 Full Length PCI-Express Slot (Base and Enterprise Appliance)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\">PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance &#8211; 2 Full Length PCI Slots (PhoneBochs 1U), 4 Full Length PCI Slots + 3 Full Length PCI-Express Slots (PhoneBochs 3U)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">Advantage<\/span> &#8211; PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance: 3U Appliance can support 4 PCI and\/or 3 PCI Express Cards.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Onboard Display:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\">Trixbox Appliance &#8211; 20 Character x 4 Line Backlit LCD (Base and Enterprise Appliance)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\">PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance &#8211; None<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">Advantage<\/span> &#8211; Trixbox Appliance<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Available Power Supply(s):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\">Trixbox Appliance &#8211; Single 300W Power Supply (Base Appliance), 2 x 400W Hot Swap Power Supply (Enterprise Appliance)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\">PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance &#8211; Single 220W Power Supply (PhoneBochs 1U), 2 X 350W Hot Swap Power Supply (PhoneBochs 3U)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: orange;\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">Advantage<\/span> &#8211; DRAW<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<strong>Maximum Number of Concurrent Calls (Supported):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\">Trixbox Appliance &#8211; 48<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\">PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance -96 (3U Appliance)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">Advantage<\/span> &#8211; PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance: 3U Appliance can support up to 96 concurrent calls<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\">Trixbox Appliance &#8211; Prices Range from $849 (Trixbox Basic CE Appliance) to $1749 (Trixbox Enterprise Appliance) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\">PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance &#8211; Prices Range from $649 (PhoneBochs Mini) to $1999 (Premium 1U Appliance)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">Advantage<\/span> &#8211; PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance: PhoneBochs appliances are available at a wide range of price points to suit most budgets and applications.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<strong>Manufacture\/Build Quality:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: green;\">Trixbox Appliance &#8211; Average*<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\">PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance &#8211; Excellent*<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: blue;\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">Advantage<\/span> &#8211; PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance: Based upon similar actual annual unit sales figures (sample) and resultant RMA\/Defect\/DOA incidence&#8230;.PhoneBochs is the clear winner in terms of manufacture build quality and attention to detail.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you may have noticed, VoIPSupply.com has recently discontinued sales of the Trixbox Appliance. We will continue to fully support existing Trixbox Appliance customers, but we are focusing our efforts on the PhoneBochs Asterisk Appliance as our recommended hardware solution for users of Asterisk, Trixbox, 3CX and other SIP based communications platforms. 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