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FusionPBX vs HOMER
A side-by-side editorial comparison of FusionPBX and HOMER — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
FusionPBX vs HOMER: at a glance
What is FusionPBX?
The release feed stops in 2018, so nothing here describes the current product
Every visible entry predates 2019. The newest is 4.4.1, a minor bug-fix release covering call centre login, device password propagation and call detail record naming. Below it sit 4.4.0 with user change logs, call recording management, QR-code provisioning and added translations, and two 4.2.x releases focused on bug fixes and SQL injection hardening in LUA scripts.
What is HOMER?
HOMER 11.0.369 fixes S3 auth on Ceph-based storage and stops compaction memory growth.
HOMER's 11.0 line is still hardening its DuckDB tiered-storage layer. 11.0.368 retries incomplete tier moves and fixes tiered queries that missed lake tables. The 11.0.369 pre-release stops sending the AWS session token with static S3 keys, which broke Vultr/Ceph RGW, and keeps DuckDB's file cache off on write paths so compaction memory plateaus. Security fixes (bound tiered lookup parameters, hono bump) ride alongside.
FusionPBX vs HOMER: editorial side-by-side
FusionPBX
0.0MEETINGS
The release feed stops in 2018, so nothing here describes the current product
◆ Current state
Every visible entry predates 2019. The newest is 4.4.1, a minor bug-fix release covering call centre login, device password propagation and call detail record naming. Below it sit 4.4.0 with user change logs, call recording management, QR-code provisioning and added translations, and two 4.2.x releases focused on bug fixes and SQL injection hardening in LUA scripts.
◆ Where it's heading
What the archive shows is a project that treated security hardening as release-worthy in its own right and steadily broadened administrative tooling around FreeSWITCH. What it cannot show is anything about the last several years — the feed has been silent since 2018, so no current direction is observable.
◆ Prediction
There is not enough recent data to predict a next move. Until this feed carries releases again, the product's current state is unreadable from here.
HOMER
5.0MEETINGS
HOMER 11.0.369 fixes S3 auth on Ceph-based storage and stops compaction memory growth.
◆ Current state
HOMER's 11.0 line is still hardening its DuckDB tiered-storage layer. 11.0.368 retries incomplete tier moves and fixes tiered queries that missed lake tables. The 11.0.369 pre-release stops sending the AWS session token with static S3 keys, which broke Vultr/Ceph RGW, and keeps DuckDB's file cache off on write paths so compaction memory plateaus. Security fixes (bound tiered lookup parameters, hono bump) ride alongside.
◆ Where it's heading
Almost every release since early October fixes the parquet lake: compaction, cache behaviour, tiering and S3 compatibility. The storage rewrite is being shaken out in production on more varied object stores. Feature work, such as OTLP log events on the call ladder, has paused while this stabilises.
◆ Prediction
Expect 11.0.369 to be promoted from pre-release, followed by more storage fixes for non-AWS object stores before feature work picks up again.
Alternatives to FusionPBX and HOMER
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Recent activity from FusionPBX and HOMER
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 23h agoHOMERHOMER 11.0.371: B2BUA legs in exports, Smart Search fix
- 3d agoHOMERHOMER 11.0.369 fixes Ceph S3 auth and compaction memory growth
- 5d agoHOMERHOMER 11.0.368 fixes tier moves and tiered-query table coverage
- 7d agoHOMERHOMER 11.0.367 disables DuckDB file cache for local lakes
- 8d agoHOMERHOMER 11.0.366 bumps DuckDB to 1.5.6, pins Go build
- 14d agoHOMERBlocks DuckDB file reads and rejects placeholder JWT secrets
- 8y agoFusionPBXFusionPBX 4.4.1: call centre, device and CDR fixes
- 8y agoFusionPBXFusionPBX 4.4: recordings management, QR provisioning, email templates
- 9y agoFusionPBXFusionPBX 4.2.2: default settings and SIP alias fixes
- 9y agoFusionPBXFusionPBX 4.2.1 hardens every database-touching LUA script
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between FusionPBX and HOMER?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. HOMER is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), 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 FusionPBX better than HOMER?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. HOMER is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), 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 FusionPBX?
Top FusionPBX alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "FusionPBX alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/fusionpbx for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to HOMER?
Top HOMER alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "HOMER alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/homer-voip for the full list with editorial commentary on each.