Bria Enterprise vs VirtualPBX Softphone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bria Enterprise
This VoIP softphone app enables voice, video, and chat communication for businesses. It requires an administrator-generated account for login and is provisioned through a platform for easy configuration and management.
- VoIP softphone
- Voice calls
- Video calls
- Chat and presence
- Administrator account required
- Stretto Platform provisioning
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Bria Enterprise for iOS is a VoIP softphone explicitly tied to CounterPath's Stretto Platform™ and requires an administrator generated account for login. If you do not have an account given to you by your company, operator or CounterPath, you will not be able to use the softphone client. Bria Enterprise for iOS is based on CounterPath’s award-winning Bria softphone clients and is provisioned by a module of the Stretto Platform. The Stretto Platform’s Provisioning Module is a powerful way for enterprises and operators to distribute, configure and manage Bria softphones and enables users to store their softphone related settings a single, convenient location. With the Provisioning Module, customers can fully provision their Bria softphones for use with their enterprise, SMB, ITSP, or operator VoIP solution. For more information on Bria for iOS, please visit: http://www.counterpath.com/ios-sip-softphone/ For more information on CounterPath’s Provisioning Module, please visit: http://www.counterpath.com/stretto/ IMPORTANT NOTE: This version of Bria is tied to CounterPath's hosted Provisioning Module and requires an account set up by your operator or enterprise. Without an account, the client will not work. Please contact CounterPath or your operator/company for more information. Emergency Calls CounterPath's Bria mobile products provide handling designed to redirect emergency calls to the Native Cellular dialer when possible on a best reasonable commercial efforts basis, however this functionality is also dependent on the operating system of the mobile phone which is outside of our control and subject to change at any time. As a result, the official position of CounterPath is that CounterPath's Bria product is not intended, designed, or fit for placing, carrying or supporting Emergency Calls. CounterPath will not be liable for any costs or damages arising either directly nor indirectly from the use of the software for Emergency Calls. Using Bria as a default dialer may interfere with dialing emergency services.
VirtualPBX Softphone
Transform your smartphone into a powerful business phone system. Make and receive calls using your company's Caller ID, record conversations, and manage voicemails from your email. Enjoy high-quality calls over Wi-Fi or cellular data without using your personal minutes.
- VoIP calling over data connection
- Company Caller ID
- Call recording
- Voicemail to email
- Real-time call logs
- Custom greetings and hold music
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The VirtualPBX Softphone application turns your iPhone into a full-featured VoIP phone in a VirtualPBX phone system. You can receive and make calls over your data connection that enable all of the high-end features available to VirtualPBX VoIP phones, without using your phone's minutes. Audio compression is included at no added cost, providing high-quality calls with 4G, LTE, 5G, or Wi-Fi. Capabilities include: • Outbound calls use your company Caller ID, instead of your personal phone number. • Record both inbound and outbound calls automatically or on-demand. • Centralized business voice messaging, with voicemails sent to your email address. • Real-time reports, logs, and monitoring of all calls with detailed records. • Customized company greetings, voicemail, hold music, and more. • Dial other extensions directly, using just the extension number. • Instant access to your VirtualPBX main menu by pressing just one key. • Enhanced security through VirtualPBX’s unique provisioning system. This app must be registered to a VirtualPBX VoIP system. VirtualPBX is the award-winning hosted PBX service that can make a business-class phone system out of your cell phones and landlines, or can give your company a complete business VoIP phone system based on Internet phone lines. You can even mix and match business VoIP service with mobile phones and landlines to get a custom setup that works perfectly just for you. Features include a custom auto-attendant, follow-me calling, True ACD queues, call recording, voicemail, internet fax, conferencing, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bria Enterprise at monthly against VirtualPBX Softphone's every 6 months. Bria Enterprise also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 329). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Bria Enterprise against 4.4 for VirtualPBX Softphone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bria Enterprise has 1.7K ratings behind it against 329, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Bria Enterprise's written reviews are positive against 50% of VirtualPBX Softphone's.
Bria Enterprise ships an update monthly, VirtualPBX Softphone every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bria Enterprise | VirtualPBX Softphone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.4 (329 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 329 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CounterPath Corporation | Virtual PBX |
Customer experience
Bria Enterprise
VirtualPBX Softphone
Bugs and requests
Bria Enterprise
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent 403 Forbidden and 500 Server Error
- Randomly drops calls
- Doesn't work on some devices/OS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Add Bria app to Apple Watch
- Improve caller ID for wireless callers
- Enhance echo cancellation on iPhone
VirtualPBX Softphone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bria Enterprise
No in-app purchases
VirtualPBX Softphone
No in-app purchases
Questions
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