# FreePBX: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/freepbx/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business phone systems | 0% | 71 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "Free, open-source software (such as Asterisk or raw FreePBX) ... there is no customer support number to call" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Business phones)
- "Only for tech-savvy startups with a spare engineer. For everyone else, this is a time bomb." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Business phones)

## 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.