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We performed a comparison between 3CX Live Chat and Digium Asterisk based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Unified Communications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed 3CX Live Chat vs. Digium Asterisk Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"It lets you see how many calls you made, the time you called, and how many minutes you spent on the phone.""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.""The dashboards and interface of the solution are very good, they have covered most of the main features needed for our needs.""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.""We have not had any bugs or glitches, the solution is stable.""Easy management console access through web browsers with a good interface to Outlook and multiple CRM systems.""The integration between the video and voice is the most valuable solution."

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"The most valuable features are call recording, call logging, and the stability."

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Cons
"I need a robust provider who can help me use Live Chat. Unfortunately, I have to move from one provider to another because they don't have enough capabilities to maintain good service.""Its features for scheduling and generating reports need improvement.""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 analytics need to have a granular depth on how the customer details and the data sends information through this medium.""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.""Some customers want to integrate a CRM solution with 3CX, but it's not compatible.""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."

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"CTI, computer telephony integration, is a necessary component. It must be a part of the basic code. Currently, we need to use external connectors for call centers."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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 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."
  • "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 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."
  • "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."
  • "There is no add-on costing on the standard fees."
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  • "If the client requires an economical solution with many features, we can offer them Digium Asterisk, where there is no licensing. It is a good, economical solution."
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    3CX PBX
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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
    Open source PBX system providing a complete telecommunications platform.
    Sample Customers
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    Yahoo, Penn Univeristy of Pennsylvania, US Army, Google, eBay
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider41%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Media Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Government8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Comms Service Provider15%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Educational Organization9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business83%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise4%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise48%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise50%
    Buyer's Guide
    3CX Live Chat vs. Digium Asterisk
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about 3CX Live Chat vs. Digium Asterisk and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    772,679 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    3CX Live Chat is ranked 1st in Unified Communications with 54 reviews while Digium Asterisk is ranked 3rd in Unified Communications. 3CX Live Chat is rated 8.8, while Digium Asterisk is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of 3CX Live Chat writes "Any easy-to-use solution that is good for small-scale clients ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Digium Asterisk writes "Call recording, call logging, and the stability are pivotal features for our clients". 3CX Live Chat is most compared with Yeastar S-Series VoIP PBX, Fortinet FortiVoice, Webex, Cisco VoIP PBX and Kamailio SIP Server, whereas Digium Asterisk is most compared with Kamailio SIP Server, Fortinet FortiVoice, Mitel Application Suite and Cisco Unified Communications. See our 3CX Live Chat vs. Digium Asterisk report.

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