# Baresip privacy rating

Portable, modular SIP client with audio and video calling, mainly used from the command line. It supports SRTP, ZRTP and many audio and video codecs.

## Summary

Baresip scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the voice calls criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://github.com/baresip/baresip
- Source code: https://github.com/baresip/baresip
- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows, Android
- Category: [Voice calls](https://privacyratings.com/voip-clients/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | Open source under the BSD-3-Clause license. | https://github.com/baresip/baresip/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the Android build has no known trackers on Exodus. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.tutpro.baresip/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free open-source project maintained by volunteers. No ads. | https://github.com/baresip/baresip |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/voip-clients/baresip/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/voip-clients/baresip.md