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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    3CX

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ACyprus based company 3CX offers an IP PBX phone system.

    $1.08

    per user/per month

    Bicom Systems

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ABicom Systems is an international software telecommunication company. Founded in 2004, the company employs over 150 people across the world with offices in Sarajevo, Tuzla, Zenica, Banja Luka, London, Canada, France, and USA. Their teams manufacture, distribute and support unified communications end-to-end software solutions to SMBs, Enterprises, Call Centers, and is a Telecommunication Service Providers. They offer a virtualization solution, SERVERware, and a PBX telecommunications…N/A
    Pricing
    3CXBicom Systems
    Editions & Modules
    Pro
    $1.08
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
    $1.31
    per user/per month
    Standard
    Free
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    3CXBicom Systems
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsPrice 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.
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    Community Pulse
    3CXBicom Systems
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    3CX
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    Bicom Systems
    Chose Bicom Systems
    Having the ability to use Muli-Tenant and one single instance definitely made us stand out whenever prospects were seeking for a new UcaaS solution for their company. The fact that we can make extremely detailed scenarios easily within PBXware also makes Bicom Systems a …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
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    Features
    3CXBicom Systems
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of 3CX and Bicom Systems
    Feature
    3CX
    -
    Ratings
    Bicom Systems
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings9.42 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of 3CX and Bicom Systems
    Feature
    3CX
    -
    Ratings
    Bicom Systems
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of 3CX and Bicom Systems
    Feature
    3CX
    -
    Ratings
    Bicom Systems
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of 3CX and Bicom Systems
    Feature
    3CX
    -
    Ratings
    Bicom Systems
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of 3CX and Bicom Systems
    Feature
    3CX
    -
    Ratings
    Bicom Systems
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of 3CX and Bicom Systems
    Feature
    3CX
    -
    Ratings
    Bicom Systems
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings9.42 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings9.42 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.7 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sangoma Asterisk
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    3CXBicom Systems
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    3CXBicom Systems
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3CX
    In many scenarios decision is driven by budget and compared to other solutions at the time of purchase [3CX] was simply the cheapest solution for what it has to offer. If you are looking for integrations, extensibility, and advanced functionalities, this might not be a solution for you. At the time of use (and this may have changed by now), there was a lack of APIs, CLI commands, and similar so nothing could be automated with the system. There are ways of importing data through CSV but automation would solve us so much time and support calls if we were able to connect with other systems.
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    Bicom Systems
    Small to medium-sized businesses looking for a reliable and flexible communication solution would definitely see their IP telephony taken to the next step with PBXware and its ability to configure lots of different call scenarios, have an ability to manage their working hours very precisely but also businesses with multiple locations that require centralized communication and management or even service providers looking to offer their own hosted PBX services to their clients. I would end by saying that call centers or customer service departments that require advanced call routing and management features would definitely be satisfied using PBXware Call Center edition and gloCOM Agent & Supervisor edition that contains advanced queue features and real time monitoring.
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    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.
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    Bicom Systems
    • Emergency Support - 24/7
    • Explain the solution so that you are aware and understand
    • Remote into servers for hands on troubleshooting
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    Cons
    3CX
    • I would like to be able to see direct-dial numbers on the handsets. Currently that is not possible but that would be a nice feature.
    • You need an SBC per location, which can be a point of failure.
    • You also need a server that might get disconnected, which is another point of failure.
    Incentivized
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    Bicom Systems
    • Bulk changes for extensions, ability to make a change for every extension of the system
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    Support Rating
    3CX
    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.
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    Bicom Systems
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    Alternatives Considered
    3CX
    The main differences between 8x8, Inc. and 3CX is pricing and ease of use in my opinion. The 3CX system uses annual based pricing plans based on of simultaneous calls your company needs, not the number of extensions/users and offers a free plan. 8x8, Inc. charges per extension with different plans. We currently have 19 extensions so the 3CX system makes more sense for us, however, if your company only has a few extensions you may want to throughly consider both options. In my experience, it was difficult to add new extensions and phones with 8x8 because at least at that time we had 8x8 I could not add anything on the web admin. I had to call a sales rep which took a lot more time. Also, if you didn't purchase a phone and/or headset directly from 8x8 at a usually higher price than Amazon for example then you would have to spend anywhere from 30 minutes to hours on the phone with 8x8 tech support to program the phone to work with the 8x8 system so adding a new extension could turn into a long ordeal. I can easily add new extensions on 3CX directly in the web cpanel. Granted, if you are actually adding a new phone number you would need to purchase that number from a company like ATT first before adding it to 3CX. The difference between a phone number and an extension would be a phone number allows a customer to call in directly using that number. The extension would require the customer to call the main business number then be transferred to the extension. 3CX provides a list of supported phone models on their website
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    Bicom Systems
    Having the ability to use Muli-Tenant and one single instance definitely made us stand out whenever prospects were seeking for a new UcaaS solution for their company. The fact that we can make extremely detailed scenarios easily within PBXware also makes Bicom Systems a solution of choice. Also the ability to fully brand every single product is something that prospects were seeking for and are satisfied today using Bicom Systems products. PBXware offers a range of flexible licensing options, including both perpetual and subscription licenses, which makes it easier for businesses to scale up or down as needed. 3CX only offers subscription-based licenses.
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    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.
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    Bicom Systems
    • We have many clients on it that are happy with it
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    ScreenShots

    3CX Screenshots

    Screenshot of Video ConferencingScreenshot of Advanced Contact Center ReportingScreenshot of Management DashboardScreenshot of Live ChatScreenshot of 3CX AppScreenshot of See the Status of Your Colleagues

    Bicom Systems Screenshots

    Screenshot of gloCOM is a Desktop & Mobile Unified Communications application is available on Microsoft Windows, MAC OS, Ubuntu Linux as a desktop application, and on Google Android and Apple iOS as a mobile application.Screenshot of PBXware is an IP PBX Professional Open Standards Turnkey Telephony Platform. Since 2004, PBXware has deployed Communication Systems and VoIP solutions to Small and Medium sized Businesses (SMBs), enterprises, Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs), Contact Centers and governments worldwide.Screenshot of SERVERware is a Virtualization Platform tailored to Hosting Telephony & Unified Communications in the Cloud. SERVERware delivers IP services and applications. SERVERware Serves different types of clients with different PBXware editions at the same time plus sipPROT, through one interface. The GUI makes management of hosts, VPSs, and resources easier. SERVERware has 64bit and 32bit backward compatibility with older versions of PBXware. SERVERware has shared, fault-tolerant, highly available, and redundant network storage, high data integrity protection and a built-in backup system.