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3CX Live Chat vs Zoom comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.6
Companies report ROI in under 8 months with SIP Trunk adoption and 3CX Live Chat, reducing communication costs.
Sentiment score
8.1
Zoom significantly improved productivity and ROI by saving time and costs through seamless integration and reduced travel.
Zoom definitely saves time and makes my work more efficient.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
3CX Live Chat support is praised for international service, but varies locally with calls for better documentation and 24/7 availability.
Sentiment score
6.0
Zoom's user-friendly design leads to minimal technical support use, with users relying more on internal resources and training.
On the rare occasions when I had issues, they were resolved in a few hours, indicating a good overall experience.
There is a wealth of information available on the internet because many users have asked for support and the solutions are published online.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
3CX Live Chat offers scalable, license-free solutions supporting unlimited extensions, adaptable for any organization size and industry needs.
Sentiment score
7.4
Zoom is appreciated for scalability and adaptability, though effectiveness may rely on management, training, and parallel meeting performance.
Scalability is good.
Microsoft Teams automatically removes noise.
I have used Zoom for meetings with a few hundred to a thousand people, and it has always been smooth.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
3CX Live Chat is highly stable and reliable, especially on updated systems and cloud environments, with minimal issues.
Sentiment score
7.9
Zoom is praised for stability and reliability, surpassing other tools, with occasional issues due to connectivity and high demand.
It does take up a lot of computer bandwidth, which can slow down performance, especially when I'm sharing screens.
I would rate the stability of Zoom as an eight.
Zoom is very stable.
 

Room For Improvement

3CX Live Chat needs better integration, customization, mobile performance, call features, reporting, and broader platform support, especially for Linux.
Zoom needs to improve bandwidth, security, user interface, integration, and pricing while enhancing features like screen-sharing and global accessibility.
Zoom has a 40-minute limit for free calls, which I find limiting.
I would also suggest that Zoom improves data scanning before uploading an attachment.
Some features like the summarization feature and minutes of the meeting are not available by default and might require an extra cost.
 

Setup Cost

3CX Live Chat provides cost-effective, scalable pricing with standard and pro editions, favored for transparency and competitive features.
Zoom offers free meetings with a 40-minute limit, while paid plans vary by team size, features, and subscription terms.
Zoom could make its pricing more reasonable for individual users.
For education use, having more affordable access through institutions would be beneficial.
Zoom is free for individual users, which is a significant benefit compared to Microsoft Teams, which is a paid service.
 

Valuable Features

3CX Live Chat provides robust communication features, including CRM integration, VoIP, video conferencing, scalability, and cost-effective ease of use.
Zoom's intuitive interface, high-quality features, and adaptability make it ideal for personal and professional virtual communication.
AI plugins for meeting minutes and summarization are valuable additions to Zoom's features.
I find screen sharing, video options, providing remote access, chatting, raising hands, and interactive features during meetings to be extremely valuable.
The new AI features that take notes and give me action items are useful.
 

Categories and Ranking

3CX Live Chat
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
17th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
IP PBX (1st), Unified Communications (2nd), Live Chat (4th), Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP (4th)
Zoom
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
215
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of 3CX Live Chat is 1.5%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoom is 11.1%, down from 14.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

Ahmed ACHOUR - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Kallol Chaudhuri - PeerSpot reviewer
Helped us tremendously in collaborating with each other and getting our work done and offers the breakout rooms feature.
We are a team located across various locations. Not in the same geographic location. We are distributed. And it's not possible to physically travel and meet people. Sometimes it's simply not possible. But Zoom has helped us tremendously in collaborating with each other and getting our work done. Without Zoom, it would have been very, very difficult. The breakout rooms feature is also helpful. For example, I have a meeting attended by hundreds of people and want to create subgroups. I typically use it for different role-play scenarios during training if we are trying to conduct some training on presentation skills. So there's a large group, which is initially trained by an instructor. Then you get instructions that the room will be split into smaller breakout rooms. I'll give you a topic, and you'll practice in these smaller groups. That's one way I use it. So it's like a simulation of a real brainstorming session I'd have in a physical space.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Educational Organization
91%
University
1%
Financial Services Firm
1%
Computer Software Company
1%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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.
What needs improvement with 3CX Live Chat?
The reporting and dashboards of 3CX could be improved.
LucidChart vs LucidSpark for brainstorming sessions over Zoom
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoom?
There is a concern about the free version's forty-five-minute limit. For education use, having more affordable access through institutions would be beneficial.
 

Comparisons

 

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3CX PBX
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Sample Customers

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Fortinet, Veeva, Proofpoint, Box, Ticketmaster, Trend Micro, Caesars Entertainment, Santa Clara University, Pandora, Stanford Continuing Studies
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