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IR Prognosis vs sipmon

Both stand on voip monitoring software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

IR Prognosis

Paid Self-hosted

Consider IR Collaborate if your communications team needs real-time call quality visibility across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments. Its monitoring includes MOS scoring, jitter and packet-loss tracking, synthetic tests, and SIP trunk monitoring. Contact IR for a quote or demo to assess fit and pricing.

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sipmon

Paid LinuxSelf-hosted

sipmon brings SIP correlation, media metrics, and diagnostic rules into a standalone Linux tool. On busy relay hosts, capture may need filtering or a dedicated mirrored capture box.

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The facts

	IR Prognosis	sipmon
Free plan	Not published	Not published
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Not published
Plans published	1	None
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	ir.com	github.com
On voip monitoring software	#15 of 21	#19 of 21

IR Prognosis: what it does well

Provides real-time visibility into call quality and performance.
Tracks MOS scores, jitter, and packet loss.
Includes synthetic call tests and SIP trunk monitoring.
Supports cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
Connects with Microsoft Teams, Cisco, Avaya, and Oracle.

What to know first

Pricing is available by quote.
The listed deployment platform is self-hosted.
Bespoke configurations should be reviewed for GDPR requirements.

sipmon: what it does well

Runs without a PBX.
Accepts live, file, stdin, and event-log captures.
Reports jitter, loss, delay estimates, and MOS.
Includes more than 20 diagnostic rules.
Does not store raw RTP payload.

What to know first

Linux is the listed platform.
High-rate capture can compete with rtpengine for CPU.
Synthetic call tests are not included.

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