Instead of HOMER
HOMER alternatives
HOMER is a free VoIP and RTC capture framework for ITSPs, VoIP providers, and trunk suppliers. It combines advanced search, end-to-end analysis, packet drill-down, call-flow and PCAP capture, statistics, analytics, a REST API, and widgets. Agents support HEP3 encapsulation, encryption, compression, and TLS, while the core covers SIP, RTCP, RTCP-XR, WebRTC signaling, and log collection. It runs through API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, and web environments, with Docker support and multi-user LDAP and Radius access control.
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Obkio
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4Distributed network performance and troubleshooting — Obkio runs synthetic tests every 500 milliseconds and adds SNMP, application monitoring, traceroutes, and mobile platforms beyond HOMER’s capture framework.
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Dotcom-Monitor
by Dotcom-MonitorFree plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4Website and service availability checks — Dotcom-Monitor offers web and Windows monitoring with 25 locations, 15-minute checks, SSL expiry alerts, and keyword monitoring instead of HOMER’s VoIP capture.
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sip-exporter
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedLinux SIP metrics with Prometheus and Grafana — sip-exporter uses an eBPF Linux sensor for SIP and correlated RTP metrics, fraud signals, and Grafana dashboards, but does not capture SIP over TCP or TLS.
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MultiDSLA
Paid AndroidAPIWeb+1Standards-based voice quality and field testing — MultiDSLA automates PESQ and POLQA measurements across 100+ nodes, including mobile, analog, GPS, and Google Earth field tests rather than HOMER capture.
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Bicom Systems SIP Monitoring (sipMON)
Paid LinuxSelf-hostedPBXware SIP and RTP monitoring — sipMON adds call recording, speech playback, CDR databases, individual PCAP files, configurable alerts, and monitoring designed for ITSPs and PBXware.
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CallMeter
Free trial APISelf-hostedWebAutomated SIP load testing and quality gates — CallMeter performs configurable stress tests, measures over 90 real-time metrics, supports many audio and video codecs, and exposes CI/CD quality gates.
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Nectar Diagnostics
Paid WebCross-platform UC and contact-center call journeys — Nectar Diagnostics correlates encrypted call legs across Teams, Genesys, Avaya, Cisco, SBCs, IVRs, and carriers with dashboards, alerts, and role-based access.
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ServicePilot VoIP Monitoring
Free plan Self-hostedWeb - 9
Exoprise
Free trial APIExtensionLinux+4 - 10
Sipfront Beat
Free trial Self-hostedWeb - 11
SolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager
Free trial Self-hostedWebWindows - 12
VoIPmonitor
Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 13
VoIP Spear
Free trial APIMacWeb+1 - 14
Virsae Service Management
Free trial WebWindows - 15
IR Prognosis
Paid Self-hosted - 16
Pico Corvil Analytics
Paid APISelf-hosted - 17
Telchemy SQmediator
Paid AndroidAPILinux+3 - 18
sipmon
Paid LinuxSelf-hosted - 19
Oracle Enterprise Operations Monitor
Paid LinuxWeb
Readers may prefer another product when they need active network tests, broader application monitoring, specialized SIP metrics, managed call-quality analysis, or large-scale voice testing. HOMER’s open-source plan costs nothing, while commercial support is quote-based. Its capture framework may be less suitable when the priority is synthetic measurement, field testing, cloud diagnostics, or a narrowly focused exporter. Compare each option’s monitoring scope, quality measures, deployment model, platform coverage, integrations, and pricing before moving away from HOMER.