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Overview

What is 3CX?

Cyprus based company 3CX offers an IP PBX phone system.

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Pricing

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Pro

$1.08

On Premise
per user/per month

Enterprise

$1.31

On Premise
per user/per month

Standard

Free

On Premise

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.3cx.com/ordering/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

3CX Demo

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3CX On Call Manager by VoIPTools | Live demo

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3CX Live Chat Demo

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3CX CRM Demo v14

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3CX Scheduled Conference Call Demo

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Product Details

What is 3CX?

3CX is an open standards communications system suitable for any business size or industry. 3CX is an integrated phone system with call queues, built-in video calls and video conferencing. In addition, users can integrate website live chat, Facebook and text messages. The vendor states its features are remote-friendly, meaning teams can use them from anywhere via mobile and browser apps. It’s also an open-platform and compatible with popular IP phones and SIP trunks.

3CX is designed to make installation, management, and maintenance of PBX easy, so that the user can effortlessly manage it, whether on an appliance or server on-premises or in the cloud.


3CX Features

  • Supported: Easy admin and installation
  • Supported: Slash telco costs by 80%
  • Supported: Advanced call center features
  • Supported: Video conferencing
  • Supported: Live chat
  • Supported: Android and iOS App
  • Supported: Facebook integration
  • Supported: Business text messages

3CX Screenshots

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3CX Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Supported CountriesAll
Supported LanguagesEnglish, French, Spanish, Italian, German

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cyprus based company 3CX offers an IP PBX phone system.

RingEX are common alternatives for 3CX.

The most common users of 3CX are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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3CX great small-business phone system

Rating: 8 out of 10
May 13, 2021
DM
Vetted Review
Verified User
3CX
2 years of experience
We use 3CX as the VoIP solution for our company. We have extensions that are assigned to certain staff who need them. We use call queues that allow our call center staff to take calls from patients and know what they are calling about. We can also run reports on the statistics of those call queues and those reports are able to be flexible to whatever information we need to pull.
  • The user interface is easy to use
  • It is easy to set up new extensions, call queues, and ring groups
  • It is easy to re-provision an extension on a new piece of hardware
Cons
  • 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.
I think it is well suited for small businesses. Our company has around 200 employees and it works well for us. I don't have experience with a larger company but it may be better suited for smaller companies with fewer employees per location. We have had some trouble with too many people bogging down the SBC at one location and we had to install a second SBC.

Good value for the price but does not have a lot of extensibility/automation

Rating: 7 out of 10
June 28, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
3CX
3 years of experience
3CX was a replacement for our legacy PBX solution. We needed something more modern to replace the entire company's legacy phone system[.]
  • Easy to install
  • Fairly simple to use
  • Cheap
Cons
  • Integrations and API
  • Scripting/cli tools
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.

3CX: Easy to use, won't hold you back

Rating: 8 out of 10
June 11, 2019
Vetted Review
Verified User
3CX
3 years of experience
We use 3CX to manage phones through our entire company across many locations and multiple states. All phones are able to be managed by a single 3CX controller, which simplifies management and support while offering features and flexibility to users. Many users have a traditional desk phone, some use only the 3CX smartphone app, others use both. Each extension can be used with any of these options.
  • 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.
Cons
  • Experience or support required: SIP is complicated and nuanced by nature, with any phone system. If you don't have experience with this, support from a local integrator is all but required.
  • Adding call flow apps is very complicated: 3CX can be extended with custom developed call flow apps, which is great to meet a specific business need. However, this is very complicated by its nature and requires custom software to be developed.
  • Failover somewhat limited: Setting up failover is relatively complicated and somewhat limited in performance.
I would strongly recommend the 3CX phone platform over any hardware based PBX system. 3CX scales very smoothly since it can be run on anything from a pretty basic computer to a powerful server to a cloud VM. This means getting started can be very inexpensive, and migrating can be much lower cost than moving to a hardware PBX. As with any phone system, experience or support is needed, but 3CX is well designed for usability. There is a decently sized community with users who can help out and share ideas.

3CX Phone System Review

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 31, 2019
Vetted Review
Verified User
3CX
1 year of experience
We use 3CX for our phone system. It handles all incoming and outgoing phone calls and all internal phone calls between departments. It works with our toll-free number for customers. We switched from 8x8, Inc. because we wanted a less expensive option as well as an easier to easy and manage system. We worked with a 3CX reseller to set up and install the system which involves a 3CX phone server and the web-based control panel. The actual set up was pretty simple. We were able to reprogram all of our current phones and didn't need to buy any new phones. We are running the 3CX over a fiber-optic ATT line with 50 Mbps and use the 3CX plan with 16 calls. The plan costs us around $800 a year (which does not include the ATT line) verses the almost $800 a month we were paying 8x8, Inc. so quite a savings for us. We have had no major issues with 3CX. We did have to tweak some settings after we went live but the adjustments were easy to make on the web cpanel. 3CX also has a very nice app for cell phones.
  • Good sound quality
  • Solid uptime (may depend on your Internet connection)
  • Easy to use web-based control panel
  • Nice app for cell phones.
Cons
  • No real complaints
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.

3CX Review

Rating: 1 out of 10
July 21, 2022
Vetted Review
Verified User
3CX
10 years of experience
We have used 3CX for over 10 years. As a PBX, we never had any issues it was working fine. In terms of customer service however this is not the case. The 3CX customer service simply doesnt exist unless you want to pay extra for things that should work. We currently renewed our license for another year, and the system still shows that the license is expired. Their "customer service" team says since the portal shows the license is updated, its our fault and we need to pay extra. Something which is not and we have the proof. Last year we had the exact same story, they charged us the 75 EUR support fee and their reply was to uninstall and reinstall.
  • Provision phones
  • Voice quality
  • Management options
Cons
  • Customer service
  • Licensing
I would say stay away; even if it works well as a PBX, there is no support to back it. To reduce their support queries they are asking for 75 EUR independently, if [the issue is] your fault or not.
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