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3CX vs CloudTalk

3CX
49 Ratings
CloudTalk
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42 Ratings

3CX

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Score 7.4 out of 100

Based on 49 reviews and ratings

CloudTalk

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Score 8.1 out of 100

Based on 42 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

    Contact Center Software

    3CX

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    7.9

    CloudTalk

    79%
    CloudTalk ranks higher in 13/13 features
    CloudTalk ranks higher in 13/13 features

    Agent dashboard

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.8
    78%
    34 Ratings

    Validate callers

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.9
    79%
    31 Ratings

    Outbound response

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.9
    79%
    31 Ratings

    Call forwarding

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.8
    88%
    30 Ratings

    Click-to-call (CTC)

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.3
    83%
    30 Ratings

    Warm transfer

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.0
    90%
    24 Ratings

    Predictive dialing

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.3
    73%
    18 Ratings

    Interactive voice response

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.3
    73%
    21 Ratings

    REST APIs

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.7
    77%
    23 Ratings

    Call scripts

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.5
    75%
    18 Ratings

    Call tracking

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.3
    73%
    28 Ratings

    Multichannel integration

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.3
    73%
    22 Ratings

    CRM software integration

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.6
    86%
    27 Ratings

    Workforce Optimization (WFO)

    3CX

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    7.5

    CloudTalk

    75%
    CloudTalk ranks higher in 9/9 features
    CloudTalk ranks higher in 9/9 features

    Inbound call routing

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.6
    76%
    26 Ratings

    Omnichannel inbound routing

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.4
    74%
    22 Ratings

    Recording

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.2
    72%
    29 Ratings

    Quality management

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.8
    78%
    26 Ratings

    Call analytics

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.7
    77%
    30 Ratings

    Historical reporting

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    6.9
    69%
    28 Ratings

    Live reporting

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.8
    78%
    26 Ratings

    Customer surveys

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.6
    76%
    20 Ratings

    Customer interaction analytics

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.0
    80%
    20 Ratings

    Attribute Ratings

    • CloudTalk is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating

    Likelihood to Recommend

    6.5

    3CX

    65%
    12 Ratings
    8.7

    CloudTalk

    87%
    34 Ratings

    Likelihood to Renew

    3CX

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.2

    CloudTalk

    82%
    1 Rating

    Usability

    3CX

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.4

    CloudTalk

    84%
    5 Ratings

    Support Rating

    5.4

    3CX

    54%
    4 Ratings
    6.1

    CloudTalk

    61%
    17 Ratings

    Implementation Rating

    3CX

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.2

    CloudTalk

    82%
    1 Rating

    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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    CloudTalk

    Voice calls [with CloudTalk] work very well from pretty much everywhere, you just need to have a good network connection and the audio quality of the phone call will be perfect.This is really helpful to avoid for example roaming costs and also to have one single phone number to be contacted by the customers.Where I find that CloudTalk can improve is on their native iOS application where sometimes is unstable.

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    Frederico Rocha | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Frederico Rocha
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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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    CloudTalk

    • Very easy to setup and configure. It took literally a few minutes to start making our first calls.
    • Integrates with many CRM systems. We've connected with Zendesk for calls and texts to generate tickets automatically.
    • Great selection of virtual numbers for international calls.
    • Great customer support team with quick replies.
    • Call quality is generally good, especially for the price.

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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.

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    CloudTalk

    • A lot of features are still missing, some of which are pretty basic like being able to select multiple filters instead of one.
    • Desktop app has had some instability issue.
    • IVR needs to be self-recorded which can lead to a lower quality.

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    Samantha Semuhin | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Samantha Semuhin
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    Pricing Details

    3CX

    General

    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level set up fee?
    Optional

    Starting Price

    $0

    3CX Editions & Modules

    Edition
    StandardFree
    Pro1.082
    Enterprise1.312
    1. none
    2. 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.

    CloudTalk

    General

    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    $0 per user or company/month (invoiced annually)

    CloudTalk Editions & Modules

    Edition
    CloudTalk Essential$25.001
    CloudTalk Custom-2
    CloudTalk Expert$40.003
    CloudTalk Starter$20.003
    1. per user/month (invoiced annually)
    2. per user or company/month (invoiced annually)
    3. per user/month (invoiced annually)
    Additional Pricing Details
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    Likelihood to Renew

    3CX

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    CloudTalk

    CloudTalk 8.2
    Based on 1 answer
    It is working and affordable

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    Trevor Nicholson | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Trevor Nicholson
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    Usability

    3CX

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    CloudTalk

    CloudTalk 8.4
    Based on 5 answers
    CloudTalk is super easy to use and has a great quality. It helps to communicate with the clients easily and we can feel that the sound quality is high, while speaking to the client and while listening to the recordings. This is for our department essential in our day to day work.

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    Ieva Lukstiņa | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Ieva Lukstiņa
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    Support Rating

    3CX

    3CX 5.4
    Based on 4 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.

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    Laura Steinbrink | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Laura Steinbrink
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    CloudTalk

    CloudTalk 6.1
    Based on 17 answers
    They are skilled, experienced, and anytime I need something and contact the support time, I get the right person who understands my needs and reacts to them accordingly. So far I was only pleasantly surprised by the level of support these guys provide and coming from a customer service oriented background myself, I can only say keep it up guys, you are doing a fantastic job!

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    Stanislav Bouda | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Stanislav Bouda
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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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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    CloudTalk

    It was a gamble if I'm being honest, plus this is a very nuanced and intricate topic. We didn't necessarily substitute one for the other, it was a much needed state of affairs where we needed the call monitoring and agent tracking pros of CloudTalk more so than ever before.

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    Logan Brown | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Logan Brown
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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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    Artur Bittencourt | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Artur Bittencourt
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    CloudTalk

    • For a similar price it is not necessary to manage so many cell phone accounts
    • Unlike basic telephony. It is possible to have more control of the interactions with our clients.
    • For administrators it allows better control of commercial actions or the corresponding area for communication issues

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    Pablo Ritchie | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Pablo Ritchie
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