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3CX Live Chat vs Grasshopper comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

3CX Live Chat
Ranking in Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (12th), IP PBX (1st), Unified Communications (2nd), Live Chat (5th)
Grasshopper
Ranking in Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP category, the mindshare of 3CX Live Chat is 5.0%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Grasshopper is 3.2%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP
 

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…
it_user719805 - PeerSpot reviewer
Gives A Blank Canvas In Order To Create, Automate, And Solve Complex 2D And 3D Tasks
The product gives you a blank canvas in order to create, automate, and solve complex 2D and 3D tasks Interoperability with other programs and inability to file share and collaborate within a team or office. Three to four years. The program can crash when solving complex tasks, however overall…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"3CX is a reliable solution."
"3CX is easy to use. It's pretty a much regular PBX system. It is quite easy to configure aspects of it, and it has a good soft client."
"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."
"It lets you see how many calls you made, the time you called, and how many minutes you spent on the phone."
"This solution gives our customers mobility. They can use their phone system everywhere. The other key feature is the security."
"The integration between the video and voice is the most valuable solution."
"Easy management console access through web browsers with a good interface to Outlook and multiple CRM systems."
"3CX has strong reporting and management features. You can manage the capabilities of a call center with queues and timers. It's a complete solution."
"The product gives you a blank canvas in order to create, automate, and solve complex 2D and 3D tasks."
 

Cons

"There are a lot of quality of life things that could be improved. When adding extensions, you need to use the extension import setting, you can't just use an import function to update extensions. You have to delete and recreate the extension, which can have all kinds of unintended consequences."
"Reporting and integration are the main challenges, which are at the mid-level or in the enterprise depending on the system that we choose."
"The solution was simple to install, but the configuration was not as simple. The full installation process took a few days."
"The reporting and dashboards of 3CX could be improved."
"Having a video call would be a nice idea."
"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. This would allow us to make it look more like part of our solution, rather than a third-party application."
"3CX Live Chat could improve by having better integration with other solutions because we had multiple calls in which information was not extracted correctly. We had to modify their names, and some other data needed to be sorted out for a better understanding of the calls."
"The analytics need to have a granular depth on how the customer details and the data sends information through this medium."
"Interoperability with other programs and inability to file share and collaborate within a team or office."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is in the middle range compared to other solutions. There are different license options available. For example, there is a professional version and an enterprise version, and with the enterprise version, you have the ability to modify the dashboards. You can purchase a license at many different time frame increments, such as monthly, yearly, or two years."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"Switching from POTS or PRI to SIP Trunk save the customer real costs. ROI is seen in less than a year."
"We used a yearly license depending on the customer's requirements, and the customers did not complain about the pricing."
"The price of the solution is reasonable. There are a few license options and we are using an enterprise license."
"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."
"It's free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Educational Organization
8%
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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.
What needs improvement with 3CX Live Chat?
The reporting and dashboards of 3CX could be improved.
What is your primary use case for 3CX Live Chat?
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 custom...
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