# Asterisk: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/asterisk/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business phone systems | 0% | 70 | 100% | 2 |
| Communications APIs | 0% | 65 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Only for tech-savvy startups with a spare engineer. For everyone else, this is a time bomb." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Business phones)
- "Open-Source or Self-Hosted Systems (Avoid Unless You Have a Dedicated IT Team)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Business phones)
- "Platforms like Asterisk or Kamailio if you want to self-host (requires more technical resources)." (Claude Haiku 4.5, CPaaS)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.