3CX Live Chat vs ON24 Platform comparison

3CX and ON24 are both solutions in the Virtual Meetings category. 3CX is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0, while ON24 is ranked #24. 3CX holds a 1.8% mindshare in VM, compared to ON24’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of 3CX users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of ON24 users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

3CX Live Chat and ON24 Platform are customer engagement solutions focusing on real-time interaction and webinar-based engagement, respectively. ON24 is seen as a more value-driven investment due to its expansive feature set and positive feedback, while 3CX is praised for its pricing and support.

Features: 3CX Live Chat integrates real-time chat into websites, offers customizable chat windows, and has mobile support. ON24 Platform includes interactive webinar capabilities, supports virtual event hosting, and provides rich analytics tools for engagement tracking.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: 3CX Live Chat offers rapid deployment with seamless integration into existing systems and fast customer service. ON24 Platform comes with comprehensive deployment guidance but has a steeper learning curve, offset by dedicated support for its advanced features.

Pricing and ROI: 3CX Live Chat is known for its affordability and favorable ROI, appealing to businesses focused on immediate chat functions. ON24 Platform commands higher initial costs but delivers significant ROI through enhanced customer interaction and large-scale audience engagement.

To learn more, read our detailed 3CX Live Chat vs. ON24 Platform Report (Updated: June 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

3CX Live Chat

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

12th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IP PBX (1st), Unified Communications (2nd), Live Chat (5th), Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP (4th)

ON24 Platform

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

24th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Virtual Events Platforms (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of 3CX Live Chat is 1.8%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ON24 Platform is 1.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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reviewer1337886

Multimedia Production Manager at a legal firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Easy setup and an a la carte pricing model

The solution needs a more modern interface. One of our biggest complaints is that we don't have the ability to dynamically push our interface to participants. Adobe Connect is an older technology, but it allows us to push our own layout and design to participants. One of the solution's strengths is that it's web-only but that is also a weakness. It is not a software solution but is browser-based which has its advantages and disadvantages. Zoom has become such a force that its ease of use surpasses ON24.

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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

"3CX has a graphical user interface, and this is awesome because I don't have to have an IT person from my company in my customer's environment to set up and configure 3CX for my client. I just train the customer."

"It is SIP compliant to multiple SIP phone vendors, though it is not locked into a proprietary vendor."

"The most valuable features of 3CX Live Chat are the ability to go straight to a call or screen-sharing and creating multiple channels from the same chat widget effectively. The ability to raise a call straight out to the cloud is fantastic, it is really useful. Additionally, it integrates very well with WordPress."

"The integration with SMS has been helpful. That's how a lot of customers prefer to communicate nowadays. It makes it convenient for the customer to reach us."

"It’s straightforward to set up."

"The most valuable features of 3CX include meetings, IVR, and the workflow personalization of the service desk activity."

"3CX is a reliable solution."

"Mobility features and remote extensions work well."

More 3CX Live Chat pros

"The solution works well with third-party integrations."

"Friendly user interface and simple navigation."

Cons

"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."

"There should be an option to save some extensions."

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

"Its features for scheduling and generating reports need improvement."

"You cannot make a group call on 3CX. That feature would make my life easier because I could talk to two suppliers or a supplier and management together. I wouldn't need to end the call and call another person."

"Message management in 3CX Live Chat is a little tricky. You can transfer a conversation to someone else if it comes into a group, but it isn't always easy to return the conversation to the group."

"The reporting and dashboards of 3CX could be improved."

"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."

More 3CX Live Chat cons

"The solution needs a more modern interface."

"Bandwidth optimization could be increased."

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."

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

"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."

"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."

More 3CX Live Chat pricing and cost advice

"We paid $1,800 for five webinars, which is the standard fee. If you require support there is a $300 additional fee, extra attendees is an additional fee, integration is an additional fee, etc. All these extras could add on another $2,500 which was not in our budget."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

10%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Computer Software Company

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

16%

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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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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.

Easy and convenient for visitors
Build rapport with potential customers via live chat
Increase sales
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

3CX

Experiences Centered Around Your Audience

The ON24 Platform gives you a single place to build, manage, analyze, measure and optimize all of your audiences’ experiences.

Data-Driven
Extract behavioral insights to qualify leads and accelerate deals.

Scalable
Centralize the development, sharing and reuse of your best content.

Global
Broadcast, repurpose and translate content across multiple regions.

Integrated
Seamlessly connect and transfer data with other business software.

Customizable
Control every aspect of the audience experience, data capture and reporting.

Ease-of-Use
Simplify content creation with intuitive, drag-and-drop functionality.

ON24

Sample Customers

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IBM, Zendesk, Salesforce, Linkedin, Intel

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