3CX vs. Nextiva Contact Center

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
3CX
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Cyprus based company 3CX offers an IP PBX phone system.
$1.08
per user/per month
Nextiva Contact Center
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Nextiva headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona offers the Nextiva VoIP Call Center solution in two editions, Pro and Enterprise. It also features support for contact centers, allowing clients to manage customer service over multiple channels. Both plans feature unlimited call queues and intelligent call distribution.
$129
per month per user
Pricing
3CXNextiva Contact Center
Editions & Modules
Pro
$1.08
per user/per month
Enterprise
$1.31
per user/per month
Standard
Free
Essential
$129
per month per seat
Professional
$159
per month per seat
Premium
$199
per month per seat
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
3CXNextiva Contact Center
Free Trial
YesNo
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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Features
3CXNextiva Contact Center
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
3CX
-
Ratings
Nextiva Contact Center
9.2
41 Ratings
10% above category average
Agent dashboard00 Ratings8.941 Ratings
Validate callers00 Ratings9.239 Ratings
Outbound response00 Ratings9.539 Ratings
Call forwarding00 Ratings9.340 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings8.933 Ratings
Warm transfer00 Ratings9.338 Ratings
Predictive dialing00 Ratings8.725 Ratings
Interactive voice response00 Ratings8.830 Ratings
REST APIs00 Ratings9.123 Ratings
Call scripts00 Ratings9.422 Ratings
Call tracking00 Ratings9.836 Ratings
Multichannel integration00 Ratings9.326 Ratings
CRM software integration00 Ratings9.128 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
3CX
-
Ratings
Nextiva Contact Center
9.3
41 Ratings
12% above category average
Inbound call routing00 Ratings9.639 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings9.333 Ratings
Recording00 Ratings9.437 Ratings
Quality management00 Ratings9.235 Ratings
Call analytics00 Ratings9.336 Ratings
Historical reporting00 Ratings9.239 Ratings
Live reporting00 Ratings8.834 Ratings
Customer surveys00 Ratings9.620 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings9.226 Ratings
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User Ratings
3CXNextiva Contact Center
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(14 ratings)
9.3
(42 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
5.4
(2 ratings)
8.0
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
3CXNextiva Contact Center
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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Nextiva
We have over 50 locations and an in-house call center, so having a united platform to perform customer service duties is absolutely critical. Nextiva Contact Center is a very effective solution for large teams and multi-location businesses. If you need to regularly report on call volume and agent performance, it is extremely helpful. A very small team may not benefit from it as much as a medium to large scale one.
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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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Nextiva
  • Nextiva allows you to set up the Contact Center to fit your exact needs.
  • The Contact Center has a consistency of quality. Dropped calls or interrupted calls are very rare. The voice quality is always great on both ends.
  • The Contact Center allows us to have a Call Center with 50+ numbers to assist our customers and attendees. At the same time, it allows us to have a main line for our Customer Support, Sales, etc...
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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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Nextiva
  • I'd like to be able block numbers globally through the web portal rather than having it done through tech support.
  • Mobile app sometimes continues to ring even though the call has been picked up via the desktop app or physical phone.
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Likelihood to Renew
3CX
No answers on this topic
Nextiva
Outside of emails, Nextiva is the only way to contact our customers and their attendees, and the only way that they can contact us. We are a smaller company, but with Nextiva we can operate and manage our contact center easily no matter how much our company grows in the future. Nextiva is a versatile tool that can fit any need
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Usability
3CX
No answers on this topic
Nextiva
We take advantage of all the options we have with Nextiva to make our customer's experience better and faster than what it used to be; by using the multiple lines, we can talk to more patients and make their time valuable.
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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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Nextiva
Every single experience with the Nextiva Contact Center has been beyond amazing! The support team is always caring and kind, and they get the problem solved as soon as possible if needed. They always follow up to make sure the issue has been resolved. That's one of the reasons why I have been a customer for so long.
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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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Nextiva
It isn't just about clear calls- which they have in spades. The features on this platform are like little productivity cheerleaders. We can track calls, analyze performance, and even set up call routing so the right seller gets the right lead
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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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Nextiva
  • With a lot of our employees doing remote work, Nextiva Contact Center phone system supports remote access which has reduced our need for physical office space and associated costs.
  • It has reduced our maintenance and repair costs associated with outdated equipment.
  • The exceptional quality of sound has led to a higher satisfaction during meetings.
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ScreenShots

3CX Screenshots

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