3CX - Top Competitors (Mar 2022)

3CX Phone System Review
ITQlick Score: 90/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 5.6/10 - average cost
Category: VoIP -> 3CX review -> 3CX competitors
Ranking:Ranked 6 out of 164 VoIP systems
Company: 3CX
Pricing: starts at $135 per year
Typical customers: Small, medium and large size businesses
Platforms: Desktop, Mobile, Cloud
Links: 3CX review, 3CX pricing guide
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Mar 01, 2022

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3CX vs. Alternatives in 2023

3CX Phone System competes with other VoIP systems like RingCentral MVP, Mitel MiCloud Connect, and Aircall. We will compare these VoIP systems in some specific aspects below.
  • Functionality: 3CX Phone System offers features like Reporting/Analytics, Integrations, Alerts/Notifications, Reporting & Statistics, Activity Dashboard, Chat/Messaging, Contact Management, etc. RingCentral MVP offers features like Local numbers, Toll-free and vanity numbers, Extensions, Presence & Head-up Display, Call delegation, Call screening, Cloud PBX, Greetings, Multi-level IVR, Music on hold, Dial-by-name directory, Number porting, International calling, International numbers, Team collaboration, Business SMS and MMS, Message alerts, Secure VoIP service, Analytics portal, Performance reports (available in 3CX Phone System), etc. Mitel MiCloud Connect offers features like Voice, Collaboration (available in RingCentral MVP), Contact Center, Mobile Apps, Conferencing, Participant Management, Contacts, Recent, VPN, Call Handling, Voicemail, Call Recording, Call Transfer, Forwarding, Paging, Call Management, SIP Trucking, Phone Routing Assignment, Sync with Exchange, Phone Management, etc. Aircall offers features like Toll-Free Numbers (available in RingCentral MVP), Call Conferencing, Warm Transfer, International Numbers, Business Hours, Ring on Speakers, Interactive Voice Response, Forward-to-phone, Shared Contact, etc.
  • Customers/Industries: 3CX has customers like Mercedes-Benz, Honda, BMW, Coca-cola, etc. RingCentral MVP targets healthcare, Education, Retail, High tech, etc. RingCentral MVP has customers like Colombia University, Orange, Renault, Lush, Carvana, SoFi, Waitrose & Partners, etc. Mitel MiCloud Connect targets industries in Government, Retail, Sport and Entertainment, Healthcare, Legal Services, Professional Services, Non-profit, etc. Mitel MiCloud Connect has customers like Smile Doctors, Rewards Network, Diamond Asset, Geo Foundation, Western Mutual Insurance Group, Intelling, Weightmans, Raytown Quality Schools, Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario, etc. Aircall targets industries in Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail & E-commerce, Travel & Hospitality, Software & Technology. Aircall has customers like Avocado, Pipedrive, Expensify, Untuckti, Birdies, Socialbakers, AirTreks, QuickStay, etc.
  • Cost: 3CX Phone System has a cost rating of 2.8/5, according to ITQlick expert cost analysis. This means it is low-cost VoIP software. The rating system considers this software rated 1-2 as low-cost and 4-5 as high cost. 3CX Phone System starts at $145.00 per year at a flat rate and comes with a free trial and a free version. RingCentral MVP starts at $19.99 per user per month and $29.99 monthly. The license cost information for Mitel MiCloud Connect is unavailable. Aircall starts at $30 per user per month, billed annually.
  • Cloud-based/On-premise: 3CX Phone System and all its alternatives are cloud-based. 3CX offers On-Premise for Windows and Linux.
  • Popularity: 3CX is privately held with more than 600,000 customers in 190 countries. Aircall is also privately held and trusted by 10,000+ companies. RingCentral MVP is publicly traded on the NYSE under the RNG symbol with over 350,000 customers on its platform.
  • Scalability: 3CX, Mitel MiCloud Connect, and RingCentral MVP can accommodate businesses/organizations of all sizes.
  • Support: 3CX offers support channels like Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, and Chat. Aircall, MiCloud Connect, and RingCentral MVP offer all support channels of 3CX plus a 24/7 (Live Rep).

3CX alternatives - for small & large Business

Here are the top 4 alternatives to 3CX that are worth checking out: jive communications for SMBs, Nextiva Business VoIP for large size business, Business Voice for growing companies, and Dialpad for low budget organizations.

ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
Score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100 score, based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing pricing Score is a 1 to 10 score, based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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3CX
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
$135 per year
Functionality
13
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Best for SMBs
jive com...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$18.95 per user/month
Functionality
7
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Best for Enterprise
Nextiva ...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$11.95 per user/month
Functionality
27
Growing
Business...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$24.95 per month
Functionality
5
Free version
Dialpad
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
Functionality
15

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