3CX Live Chat vs Zoho Meeting comparison

3CX and Zoho are both solutions in the Virtual Meetings category. 3CX is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0, while Zoho is ranked #24. 3CX holds a 1.9% mindshare in VM, compared to Zoho’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of 3CX users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Zoho users who would recommend it.

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91% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

3CX Live Chat and Zoho Meeting are popular communication tools used by businesses to improve collaboration and user interaction. Based on feature set reviews, Zoho Meeting tends to outperform due to its extensive functionalities, particularly in video conferencing and webinars.

Features: 3CX Live Chat includes real-time chat, integration with 3CX phone systems, and customizable chat windows, ideal for direct client communications. Zoho Meeting offers video conferencing, screen sharing, and webinar hosting, creating a comprehensive platform for remote work.

Room for Improvement: 3CX Live Chat could enhance its reporting and customization capabilities and improve integration challenges in large BPO settings. It may also benefit from expanded feature sets similar to higher-priced alternatives. Zoho Meeting can improve its initial setup process and flexibility with existing systems, and enhance integration options with third-party platforms.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: 3CX Live Chat is straightforward to integrate within existing systems and is appreciated for its quick response in customer service. Zoho Meeting is cloud-based, providing easy access without extensive installations, with customer service praised for its helpful support.

Pricing and ROI: 3CX Live Chat's low setup costs and competitive pricing are attractive for budget-conscious businesses, ensuring high ROI in engagement-focused scenarios. Zoho Meeting's higher costs are justified by the robust feature set, offering excellent ROI for firms seeking a full communication suite.

To learn more, read our detailed 3CX Live Chat vs. Zoho Meeting Report (Updated: July 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)

Zoho Meeting

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

24th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of 3CX Live Chat is 1.9%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Meeting is 1.1%, up from 1.1% 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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Yogesh Kumar Mali

Managing Director at ALPHA LABS TECH PVT LTD

A good and decent meeting platform that stores recordings of meetings

We use Zoho Meeting for booking meetings and demo calls for product review updates The most valuable feature of Zoho Meeting is how it stores recordings and how we can get those recordings by order. It may be a network issue, but sometimes the video gets blurred when we are on a Zoho Meeting…

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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

"The call queue and reporting systems are robust compared to what you have to pay to get the same level of functionality with a competing system."

"With the reporting feature you can get all the incoming and outgoing call details."

"It lets you see how many calls you made, the time you called, and how many minutes you spent on the phone."

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

"It’s straightforward to set up."

"Mobility features and remote extensions work well."

"The dashboards and interface of the solution are very good, they have covered most of the main features needed for our needs."

"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."

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"The API is much more flexible than other platforms."

"One of the most valuable features of Zoho Meeting is how user-friendly it is. It also has some security features."

"The most valuable feature of Zoho Meeting is how it stores recordings and how we can get those recordings by order."

"I like the tool's video call feature."

Cons

"The support team can appear to be condescending."

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

"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."

"In 3CX, customization is not as easy as I would like. With 3CX Call Flow Designer, you can set up the flow of a call, deliver it to the department, and automate the process. I can't do many things with this."

"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 solution was simple to install, but the configuration was not as simple. The full installation process took a few days."

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

"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."

More 3CX Live Chat cons

"They do not have phone support."

"Maybe the price could be lowered, but people will want a lower price forever."

"I would like to see a chat feature in the solution."

"It may be a network issue, but sometimes the video gets blurred when we are on a Zoho Meeting video call."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

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

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

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

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"The product is not costly like other applications."

"Compared to other solutions, the price is not the lowest, but I can say it's competitive. My organization pays for a yearly license for Zoho."

"In India, Professional Zoho Meeting for up to 10 participants costs INR 125 per month, and for up to 250 participants, it costs INR 750 per month if billed annually."

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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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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

Your online meeting and webinar solution
Engage and train audiences worldwide through live webinars. Deliver presentations, record sessions, and download useful reports. Meet online securely to discuss, present, and collaborate from different locations.

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Karpagam College of Engineering, Associate Business Service India

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