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3CX Live Chat vs Qrystal comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

3CX Live Chat
Ranking in Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (6th), IP PBX (1st), Unified Communications (2nd), Live Chat (5th)
Qrystal
Ranking in Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP
10th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP category, the mindshare of 3CX Live Chat is 5.4%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qrystal is 2.5%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
3CX Live Chat5.4%
Qrystal2.5%
Other92.1%
Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP
 

Featured Reviews

Ram Maruboina - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer – Rust Systems & AI Evaluation at Turing
Real-time chat has boosted customer satisfaction and improves team efficiency and lead conversion
We could improve with better advanced chatbot customization, stronger AI-powered conversations, automatic deep CRM and third-party integration, more detailed analytics and reporting, additional customization options for chats, and improvements to mobile app performance and workflow automation. Regarding security, it is essential for customer-facing interactions. I would point out the real-time data lag, which is a significant gap, and enhancements in system reporting and live data update metrics are necessary. We also miss deep customer journey insights, along with user interface improvements, mobile widgets, and agent experience enhancements, especially with security and privacy configurations. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate 3CX Live Chat as an 8 because it has excellent control over the PBX license while enabling instant transitions from chat to voice and video calls. The reasons for losing those two points include basic analytics, widget customization options, and limited standalone chat tools compared to its competitors, which have higher market shares. With the right developers, they could excel in this area. The reason I chose the number eight is not only about analytics or customization but due to reliability bugs and agent workflow frictions, which affect the overall reporting coherence. Reliability and security glitches are significant drawbacks.
reviewer2757579 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Project Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real-time insight into voice quality issues has improved customer experience
I use Qrystal for real-time IMS troubleshooting and statistics for VoLTE/VoNR The partner is very sensitive to customer satisfaction and keeps seeking ways to identify any service degradation as quickly as possible. With Qrystal, we can spot any issue with customer voice quality down to its root…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Integrated Web Meeting and Video Conferencing with mobile app is a big sales feature."
"This solution gives our customers mobility. They can use their phone system everywhere. The other key feature is the security."
"The solution is stable."
"I have been using it in my environment, and if you use it, you have to say that VoIP can't get any simpler than this."
"It is simple to provision, yet has great features."
"I can, to date, not find any system that gets even close to the feature richness and low cost of 3CX."
"It is SIP compliant to multiple SIP phone vendors, though it is not locked into a proprietary vendor."
"3CX Phone System is fantastic and easy to setup."
"The product and team have helped us maintain best-in-class telephony service for our users."
"Qrystal stood out during our assessment for voice quality monitoring and proved its value in the first month after deployment."
 

Cons

"There are a handful of simple features – BLF to handle parking orbits, handling of custom SIP headers."
"The solution could improve the web meeting feature. There is a lot of competition from all the other applications that are out there, such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom. I find I do not use it that much. I do not know how much effort they are putting into the web meeting part of the program but it could improve."
"Having a video call would be a nice idea."
"The solution was simple to install, but the configuration was not as simple. The full installation process took a few days."
"The analytics need to have a granular depth on how the customer details and the data sends information through this medium."
"It could be better in terms of providing more options for call recording."
"Once we establish the system and do the initial configuration, some configurations will be fixed. However, if we need to change those configurations, the option is to do a reinstallation. Otherwise, we cannot do anything."
"The reason I chose the number eight is not only about analytics or customization but due to reliability bugs and agent workflow frictions, which affect the overall reporting coherence."
"Qrystal could be improved by including Diameter KPIs."
"It might be helpful to have video tutorials embedded into the product that give you 15-30 second details about certain analytics, etc."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"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."
"Switching from POTS or PRI to SIP Trunk save the customer real costs. ROI is seen in less than a year."
"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."
"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 used a yearly license depending on the customer's requirements, and the customers did not complain about the pricing."
"There is no add-on costing on the standard fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise3
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for 3CX Live Chat?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for 3CX Live Chat is generally positive. The pricing structure is straightforward, and the licensing models are user-friendly, leading to a smo...
What needs improvement with 3CX Live Chat?
We could improve with better advanced chatbot customization, stronger AI-powered conversations, automatic deep CRM and third-party integration, more detailed analytics and reporting, additional cus...
What is your primary use case for 3CX Live Chat?
My main use case for 3CX Live Chat is customer support, website live chat, and lead generation. For my customer support and lead generation use, I worked with 3CX Live Chat for customer inquiries i...
What needs improvement with Qrystal?
It might be helpful to have video tutorials embedded into the product that give you 15-30 second details about certain analytics, etc. Future version ideas? Would be nice to have a mobile app.
What is your primary use case for Qrystal?
I use the product for monitoring telephony services.
 

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Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about 3CX Live Chat vs. Qrystal and other solutions. Updated: September 2026.
915,341 professionals have used our research since 2012.