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Likelihood to Recommend
3CX
The 3CX system is a well-thought out phone system with many features and options. The plan pricing is very affordable and flexible depending on your business needs. However, the key to having a solid, well-performing system with 3CX is the quality of your Internet connection. You may want to discuss your Internet connection type and speeds with a 3CX reseller before deciding on a 3CX system.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Arts and Crafts Company, 11-50 employeesStride
Stride works well for those looking for just a communication tool. However, there are a lot of similar programs out there that offer more interesting features without being overwhelming. The simplicity works for and against Stride. Smaller groups would find Stride useful, especially if they are not concerned with the public rooms
Inbound Marketing Coordinator
Orbis EducationEducation Management, 201-500 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Project Management
3CX
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Stride
8.0
Mobile Access
3CX
—
Stride
9.0
Search
3CX
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Stride
7.0
Pros
3CX
- Simplicity: Using a single 3CX interface we can manage every phone and extension used throughout our company.
- Flexibility: There are a wide variety of options to configure each extension and phone. Changing anything after the hardware is deployed is very easy.
- Portability: Phones with 3CX can be easily moved or repurposed within an office or at remote locations, including users' homes. The mobile app allows users to use their office extension anywhere without exposing their cell number.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Restaurants Company, 501-1000 employeesStride
- Stride is great as a chat tool with your team members online.
- Stride allows us to share documents and files with one another.

Verified User
Employee in Marketing
Education Management Company, 201-500 employeesCons
3CX
- It can include outgoing fax functionality
- Voice quality appears to suffer greatly with weak Internet signal
- Setting up conference calls could be made simpler
- Can include texting capability

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Civil Engineering Company, 11-50 employeesStride
- Dark theme would be nice
- Better integrations to 1 on 1 chats, some software only works in group/room chat
- Platform is going away in a few months, so letting it run longer would be nice.
Digital Marketing Analyst
Orbis EducationEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Usability
3CX
3CX 8.0
Based on 1 answer
It's been doing really good job for us. Are there better PBX systems out there? For sure there are, with more features and better support. But those are way more expensive and harder to implement and maintain. This system is almost no brainier, next -> next -> next -> finish and you have installed it. With a few more configs to hook it up to your SIP or PRI lines, you are up and running! Everything is GUI based so it's easy to navigate. It have everything you need to run serious call centre so I would recommend it for anyone unless you are Fortune 500 company with billions of budget for IT, then spend the big money and go with Cisco PBX.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Automotive Company, 201-500 employeesStride
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Support Rating
3CX
3CX 5.7
Based on 5 answers
The 3CX Phone System is only a five because while they provide set-up/how-to/Q and A documents to help your district or company get started, they do not offer support for free. The documents provided, though, are good enough for you to get you up and running. We also found a good source of help through a sip trunk provider, which was a 3CX reseller provider.
HS Teacher/District Tech Integration Specialist
Plato R-V School DistrictEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Stride
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No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
3CX
We didn't want Cisco Call Manager anymore. We used a very old version previously, but nonetheless it didn't have a very good name in the company. PureCloud was too call center focused so in the end, we like 3CX best. A small pilot was configured very fast, and after we went full production, there were no big issues.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Fund-Raising Company, 1001-5000 employeesStride
Stride falls short in almost every regard. While Stride is affordable, Slack and Ryver offer vital integrations that increase efficiency and are more enjoyable for employees to use. The features of Slack and Ryver that add personalization of chat (private vs. public) also add a layer of efficiency and flexibility that are hard to pass up for the simplicity and affordability of Stride.
Inbound Marketing Coordinator
Orbis EducationEducation Management, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
3CX
- 3CX has a lot to offer for a very low cost as its business model is based on simultaneous calls and not per device. It's very cost effective and very affordable.
- As the 3CX server does not require a high-performance server to run, with the Public Cloud option, it might allow even further savings.
Information Technology Manager
Corporation of the Township of EsquimaltGovernment Administration, 51-200 employees
Stride
- Stride helps with keeping your email inbox cleaner and more organized. More conversational messages can be done through Stride leaving our emails less cluttered and finding emails easier.
- Stride assists with keeping a record of all your past conversations with all team members. Referring to previous communications help us keep track of current statuses of projects.
- Stride helps us keep track of documents we've shared in the past with the team and retrieve them if we need to refer back to them later.

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Employee in Marketing
Education Management Company, 201-500 employeesScreenshots
Pricing Details
3CX
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
3CX Editions & Modules
Edition
Standard | Free |
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Pro | 1.082 |
Enterprise | 1.312 |
- per user/per month
Additional Pricing Details
Price displayed is based on 25 users. 3CX pricing is based on the number of simultaneous calls your business requires or in other words, how many calls your system needs to support at once. Unlike other PBX vendors there is no per extension cost.Stride
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Stride Editions & Modules
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