3CX Live Chat vs Digium Switchvox comparison

3CX and Digium are both solutions in the Unified Communications category. 3CX is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.0, while Digium is ranked #8. 3CX holds a 7.7% mindshare in UC, compared to Digium’s 4.4% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of 3CX users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Digium users who would recommend it.

3CX Live Chat

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91% willing to recommend

Digium Switchvox

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100% willing to recommend

3CX Live Chat

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between 3CX Live Chat and Digium Switchvox based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Unified Communications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed 3CX Live Chat vs. Digium Switchvox Report (Updated: March 2026).

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3CX Live Chat vs. Digium Switchvox

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Categories and Ranking

3CX Live Chat

Ranking in Unified Communications

2nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Virtual Meetings (8th), IP PBX (1st), Live Chat (4th), Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP (3rd)

Digium Switchvox

Ranking in Unified Communications

8th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IP Telephony & Unified Communications (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Unified Communications category, the mindshare of 3CX Live Chat is 7.7%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Digium Switchvox is 4.4%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Unified Communications Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
3CX Live Chat	7.7%
Digium Switchvox	4.4%
Other	87.9%

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Featured Reviews

Ahmed ACHOUR

General Manager at Beyond IT Services

Enhanced service desk workflow which streamlines operations and offers strong integration capabilities

The customers use 3CX for IP telephony and call center activities. Additionally, they use 3CX for service desk activities, including integration with other ITSM products to collect data from customers who need technical support on their platforms 3CX has proven to be a good solution, particularly…

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it_user489357

Consulting Partner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The Switchboard Redesign, Wall board in Switchboard, and Browser based video conferencing are extremely valuable.

Switchboard Redesign & Widget Wall board in Switchboard Browser based video conferencing Mobile App REST Interface Call Center Management is easier now Switchvox responsiveness has improve greatly Our staff are very happy with the new Switchvox UI & UX of the Mobile App Experience with…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It's a VOIP PBX based on Windows, it runs rock solid, and is easy to setup and manage."

"The ease of deployment and web interface to manage the phone system is without parallel, the phone system can be deployed within hours, and the cost saving to the client can be up to 80% compared to other systems with the same features."

"3CX is useful and easy to use. I can talk to my colleagues from anywhere."

"Simplified deployment of hosted voice, and the use of a session border controller which can be deployed cheaply on a Raspberry Pi makes port handling easier and more stable."

"The most valuable features of 3CX Live Chat are the integration with our existing CRM allowing us to get all of the numbers synced together. The communication aspect of the solution was always working very well, the sound quality was perfect. We were able to log into the application to check which users were using the solution and if they were in a call or not. Additionally, the solution integrates well with other CRMs."

"3CX Live Chat lets me speak with my colleagues and suppliers from anywhere."

"Customer Service: Great - the national distributor is really good at showing us love, and works with us to resolve problems that we encounter."

"3CX Live Chat works amazing and having a good connection will allow the best experience while using the solution."

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"Follow Me feature offers me the convenience of communication from anywhere Easily drag and drop calls to others"

"Call Center Management is easier now and our staff are very happy with the new Switchvox."

Cons

"Some customers want to integrate a CRM solution with 3CX, but it's not compatible."

"We would like to see continued improvements in the 3CX phone mobile apps, such as allowing for deletion of multiple voicemails, shared parking control, and disabling softphone mode."

"Having a video call would be a nice idea."

"The analytics need to have a granular depth on how the customer details and the data sends information through this medium."

"Support for more desktop phones as a standard would be helpful. They are heavy on Yealink phones and when moving from legacy systems we find it a bit cumbersome to add those phones on to 3CX and then auto-provisioning becomes quite a task."

"3CX Live Chat could improve by being more customizable. There should be more skinning options for the appearance of the solution when we embed it onto a website."

"The analytics need to have a granular depth on how the customer details and the data sends information through this medium."

"It would be great if the web meeting functionality could be extended to enable users to call standards-based video conferencing systems."

More 3CX Live Chat cons

"The switchvox mobile app."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is no add-on costing on the standard fees."

"We used a yearly license depending on the customer's requirements, and the customers did not complain about the pricing."

"There aren't any additional costs. With the license I purchased, I have all features that I need. I don't have to buy an add-on or another license."

"3CX sells an annual subscription, but we usually split it out monthly for clients, so they don't see an annual bill for the 3CX licensing, it's just part of their monthly phone bill. As they're paying us for carrier service anyway, we just roll it all together. Your standard phone service would be an additional cost, you either need to maintain a local carrier with POTS lines or PRI or a SIP, or you have to go with a cloud-based SIP."

"Switching from POTS or PRI to SIP Trunk save the customer real costs. ROI is seen in less than a year."

"We have purchased an annual license to use 3CX Live Chat. There are different options available, you can pay monthly or yearly. I am completely satisfied with the pricing of 3CX Live Chat, it is cheaper than competitors and it is a better solution."

"The price of the solution has been reasonable. We have not had any problems or complaints with the licensing model. We have not reached a point where we need to upgrade. We have all the correct channels."

"The price of the solution is reasonable. There are a few license options and we are using an enterprise license."

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Small Business	41
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	2

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for 3CX Live Chat?

The pricing of 3CX is around six out of ten. For some customers, the first year may be free of charge, allowing them to try the solution before deciding to implement it.

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What needs improvement with 3CX Live Chat?

The reporting and dashboards of 3CX could be improved.

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Also Known As

3CX PBX

Switchvox

Overview

Connect with your website visitors for free with the 3CX Live Chat plugin. With more than 1,900,000 downloads, 3CX Live Chat is the most popular, effective and reliable live chat plugin for WordPress. Increase conversions and boost customer satisfaction by communicating directly with your website visitors in real-time.

Integrate with 3CX for a multichannel communications suite including voice and video (requires 3CX V16). Get 3CX for free for one year for unlimited users hosted by 3CX, in your own cloud account or on-premise on Windows or Linux.

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Build rapport with potential customers via live chat
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Reduce customer support line costs by using live chat
Learn to understand the pain points of your customers

FEATURES

Simple and clean UI for all users
Option to elevate a live chat to a call or video call
Free iOS or Android apps to respond to messages through a smartphone
Ability to transfer chats to other agents
Agent’s picture is shown in the live chatbox
Customizable chatbox. Add a company logo, change the colors of the chatbox
All chats are saved in chat history
Dedicated storage system for all offline messages
Create unlimited agents to handle live chats and calls
Customizable offline message form
Supports animations in the chatbox
Ability to choose whether you want to accept or decline a chat

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