3CX vs. Phone.com

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
3CX
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Cyprus based company 3CX offers an IP PBX phone system.
$1.08
per user/per month
Phone.com
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Phone.com is a cloud based VoIP solution from the company of the same name in Newark, New Jersey, with video conferencing, business phone, and optional premium features (e.g. live receptionist). The company boasts 30,000 businesses as users of its cloud-based communication and collaboration solutions.
$12.99
per month
Pricing
3CXPhone.com
Editions & Modules
Pro
$1.08
per user/per month
Enterprise
$1.31
per user/per month
Standard
Free
IP Phone Connection
$4.99
per month, per device
Phone Numbers
$4.99
per month
Call Recording
$7.99
per month
Basic Users
$12.99
per user, per month
Plus Users
$19.99
per user, per month
Pro Users
$29.99
per user, per month
Lice Receptionist
Starting at $90
per month
Global Phone Numbers
Starting at $4.99
per month
International Dialing
Vary Rates
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
3CXPhone.com
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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.20% discount with annual billing. Mix and match user plans to create a custom plan appropriate for the business.
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Features
3CXPhone.com
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
3CX
-
Ratings
Phone.com
10.0
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
3CX
-
Ratings
Phone.com
10.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Answering rules00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
3CX
-
Ratings
Phone.com
10.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
Audio conferencing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
3CX
-
Ratings
Phone.com
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
3CXPhone.com
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(14 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
5.4
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
3CXPhone.com
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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Phone.com
Phone.com is a no-brainer. The cost savings over a POTS or in-house PBX system are tremendous. The affordability added on top of the easy to use and deploy features make Phone.com the best choice. Phone.com is well-suited for situations where you need other-than-standard call holding, call routing, and other similar advanced call features.
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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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Phone.com
  • Customer service and live chat are amazing
  • Simple, straight forward
  • Easy to setup
  • Affordable
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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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Phone.com
  • Phone.com has been excellent with support and I can not think of any areas for improvement with regards to that
  • Phone.com could provide more graphical assistance when programming call routing. A visual indication of the flow of a call should be presented and would come in handy when planning out difficult ques/call routes
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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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Phone.com
No answers on this topic
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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Phone.com
No answers on this topic
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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Phone.com
  • Reduced cost and improved our efficiency - all reps love 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

Phone.com Screenshots

Screenshot of Phone.com Dashboard