AstBill

AstBill is a free to download open source software licensed under the GPL that not only works as a web-based, user-friendly billing interface for Asterisk and VOIP but also used as an Asterisk configuration and GUI management tool.

AstBill

AstBill

     

AstBill is a free to download open source software licensed under the GPL that not only works as a web-based, user-friendly billing interface for Asterisk and VOIP but also used as an Asterisk configuration and GUI management tool. It standardized implementation of Asterisk using REALTIME and static configuration. Its enabled functionality is used by most small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB). It is also quite capable as a platform for small VOIP providers. That's why, it is used by many small businesses and is the calling platform for several Asterisk call termination services. Here are some of the features of AstBill:

User-friendly End User Web interface gives access to a range of functionality:

  • Personal Contact Directory with Categories
  • View SIP, IAX and Virtual Accounts
  • Virtual Accounts You can forward your calls to any extension you want
  • Time based forwarding and Billing for Asterisk and VOIP
  • Credit Control on outgoing calls
  • Show Balance, Expenditure, Payments and number of Calls on each account
  • Set warning balance for email when low credit on account
  • View Numbers Dialed and add them to the Contact Directory
  • View Numbers Dialed by Names from the Contact Directory
  • Dynamic International Rate Table (Each customer can have his own price list using Brands)
  • Rate Table in Currency of choice
  • Call Data Records including cost of each call and time based billing
  • Call Data Records in his Currency of choice
  • Switchboard (Displays live status of users phones and ongoing calls)
  • Allows one click calling from GUI and direct to phone
  • Call Parking sends calls to parking and then redirects to phone
  • Allows transfers of calls
  • Edit your Account setup
  • Asterisk Billing and Management
  • Edit voicemail setup including email and pin
  • Create Time Based Dialing and billing. You to forward your calls based on time and day
  • Each user can have unlimited of SIP, IAX and Virtual Accounts
  • Each user can have unlimited Prepaid Card Accounts linked to his User Id
  • Specify your hardware and change the viewable name of your accounts
  • Temporary disable SIP, IAX or Virtual Account
  • Manage your Incoming Public Numbers including Time based forwarding

User-friendly Administrator Web interface gives access to a range of functionality:

  • Show Balance, Expenditure, Payments and number of Calls on each account
  • Call Data Records including cost and Sales on each call
  • Branding Module. Allows you to create Brands in any Currency
  • For each Brand define Currency, Billing Increment, mark-up and connection charges
  • Flexible Dynamic International Rate Table for Each Brand in any Currency
  • Server Status (Displays live status of users phones and ongoing calls)
  • Show Peers. List of the last clients (SIP and IAX2) that have connected to the Asterisk server.
  • Audit Trail. Show IP, Port and UserAgent for each call
  • Manage your Incoming Public Numbers including Time based forwarding
  • Manage Trunks. You can use unlimited ZAP, IAX and SIP trunks.
  • Time Based Trunk Dialing. Each trunk can have his own time-based dial plan
  • Temporary disable trunks
  • Trunks can be rated after cost. Allow for cost based Dialing
  • Define maximum concurrent outgoing calls on each trunk
  • If lowest cost trunk is fully used (busy) the system will choose the next available trunk.
  • Define unlimited outgoing routes and link them to your trunks
  • Store cost of your outgoing route for each trunk for efficient cost control
  • All outgoing routes are stored independent on the client price list
  • Define customer price lists for each Brand and Currency
  • Billing Routing and Management software for Asterisk and VOIP
  • Advanced customer management and portal management
  • Integrated E-commerce module and web shop is available under GPL
  • Define list of VOIP hardware commonly used
  • Full Hardware Inventory. Store Mac address and serial numbers of client hardware
  • View and Store Customers payments
  • Asterisk Billing and Management
  • Manage Pre Paid and Post Paid customers. Full Credit control by User Account
  • View important Server logs from web interface
  • Define maximum concurrent calls on each Customer Account