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Asterisk vs Whereby
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Asterisk and Whereby — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Asterisk vs Whereby: at a glance
What is Asterisk?
Asterisk 24.0.0 is out, with 20, 22 and 23 getting their matching releases the same hour.
Asterisk closed its release round on November 5 with 24.0.0 final plus 23.6.0, 22.12.0 and 20.22.0, each resolving 32 to 37 issues across roughly 45 commits. The final tags followed four release candidates, the last of which repaired park slot hints and a presence-hint segfault left by 22.11.0. No security advisories were part of the round.
What is Whereby?
Whereby folds three months into one digest and still lists nothing specific
Whereby's latest entry covers August through October in a single round-up, again framed around developer experience and SDKs, with no concrete features in the feed text. The last specific capabilities visible are session ratings for Embedded customers in April and the native iOS SDK leaving beta in February.
Asterisk vs Whereby: editorial side-by-side
Asterisk
5.0MEETINGS
Asterisk 24.0.0 is out, with 20, 22 and 23 getting their matching releases the same hour.
◆ Current state
Asterisk closed its release round on November 5 with 24.0.0 final plus 23.6.0, 22.12.0 and 20.22.0, each resolving 32 to 37 issues across roughly 45 commits. The final tags followed four release candidates, the last of which repaired park slot hints and a presence-hint segfault left by 22.11.0. No security advisories were part of the round.
◆ Where it's heading
The project ships every supported branch in lockstep, so fixes land everywhere at once and the version number mostly signals which line a deployment is on. With 24 now final, the next round should move 24 into the same maintenance rhythm as the older branches.
◆ Prediction
Expect 24.0.1 or 24.1.0 alongside matching 20, 22 and 23 point releases in the next cycle, likely starting with release candidates again; the entries do not show which branch will drop out of the round next.
Whereby
2.5MEETINGSCOLLAB
Whereby folds three months into one digest and still lists nothing specific
◆ Current state
Whereby's latest entry covers August through October in a single round-up, again framed around developer experience and SDKs, with no concrete features in the feed text. The last specific capabilities visible are session ratings for Embedded customers in April and the native iOS SDK leaving beta in February.
◆ Where it's heading
The cadence is slowing: monthly digests have become a quarterly one, and the framing remains aimed at developers embedding video rather than meeting hosts. Without specifics in the notes, the direction can only be read from the framing, which points at SDK and embedding work.
◆ Prediction
The next entry is most likely another multi-month SDK round-up; the feed gives no signal of a larger launch.
Alternatives to Asterisk and Whereby
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Recent activity from Asterisk and Whereby
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 4d agoAsteriskAsterisk 24.0.0 final ships after four release candidates
- 4d agoAsteriskAsterisk 23.6.0: 35 fixes from the shared release round
- 4d agoAsteriskAsterisk 22.12.0 closes the 22.11 hint regressions
- 4d agoAsteriskAsterisk 20.22.0: 37 fixes on the oldest branch
- 6d agoWherebyWhereby SDK & Product Updates August–October 2026
- 11d agoAsteriskAsterisk 24.0.0-rc4: park hints and presence-hint crash fixed
- 11d agoAsteriskAsterisk 23.6.0-rc4: same two hint fixes
- 3mo agoWherebyWhereby SDK & Product Updates July 2026
- 4mo agoWherebyWhereby SDK & Product Updates June 2026
- 6mo agoWherebyNew: Get Feedback on Your Call Quality with Session Ratings⭐️
- 7mo agoWherebyWe’ve been making incremental improvements across Whereby, with a focus on both the in-session experience and our developer tools.
- 7mo agoWherebyWhereby SDK & Product Updates March 2026
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Asterisk and Whereby?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Asterisk is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Asterisk better than Whereby?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Asterisk is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Meetings products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Asterisk?
Top Asterisk alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Asterisk alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/asterisk for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Whereby?
Top Whereby alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Whereby alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/whereby for the full list with editorial commentary on each.