What is a good open source alternative to Kannel for SMS gateway?

Question

I need to setup an open source SMS gateway to send messages using my mobile phone via USB cable. I tried Kannel but its lack of GUI frustrated the user who is intended to admin it (not an advanced user).

Answer 1

If you want to use local GSM modem (or just mobile phone) you can use the following server side alternatives:

• http://wammu.eu/gammu/ - Gammu (fork of Gnokii)
• http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/ - SMS Server Tools
• https://metacpan.org/pod/GSM::SMS - GSM::SMS (includes messaging daemon)

For GUI you can use the following software:

• http://playsms.org/ - PlaySMS (works with Kannel, Gammu)
• http://kalkun.sourceforge.net/ - Kalkun (works with Gammu)
• http://wammu.eu/wammu/ - Wammu (GUI to Gammu SMSD)

Note: Kannel is excellent platform for large scale SMS platforms but it requires certain level of understanding underlying technologies and integration layer.