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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (90.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users
Free Per Month
3CX
Star Rating
(522)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(1,854)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (90.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Tidio excels in user satisfaction, reflected in its higher overall score compared to 3CX. Users appreciate Tidio's straightforward setup and live chat features, which enhance customer engagement and support with minimal effort.
- According to verified reviews, 3CX is praised for its intuitive management and configuration, making it easy for teams to streamline communication. Users highlight the platform's user-friendly design, which includes distinct versions for both desktop and mobile, ensuring accessibility.
- Users say that Tidio's AI capabilities, such as the Lyro AI agent, significantly improve customer interactions by automatically creating a knowledge base and facilitating seamless transitions between AI and human operators. This feature enhances response accuracy and efficiency.
- Reviewers mention that while 3CX offers a robust set of features, it sometimes faces challenges in meeting specific workflow needs, with some users noting configuration difficulties. However, its automatic call handling is a standout feature that ensures users never miss a call.
- G2 reviewers highlight Tidio's effective notification system, which allows users to respond to customer inquiries even when offline. This capability is particularly valued for reducing response times and improving overall customer satisfaction.
- According to recent feedback, both platforms offer free entry-level pricing, but Tidio's higher volume of recent reviews suggests a more active user base, indicating that it may be a more reliable choice for small businesses looking for live chat solutions.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
3CX
3CX SMB
Free
10 Users
Free for up to 10 users.
- Next-gen phone system
- Bring your own SIP Trunk
- WFH: remote-enable teams
Tidio
Free
Free
Per Month
For solo entrepreneurs. Free forever. No credit card requried.
- 50 Handled Conversations
- Live Chat
- Help Desk
Free Trial
3CX
Free Trial is available
Tidio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
349
9.1
1,303
Ease of Use
9.0
356
9.3
1,321
Ease of Setup
8.8
237
9.2
1,061
Ease of Admin
9.0
222
9.2
948
Quality of Support
7.9
317
9.2
1,136
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
211
9.2
898
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
351
9.2
1,171
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
8.5
83
Not enough data
8.4
81
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
7.9
71
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
8.2
75
Not enough data
8.4
75
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
46
Not enough data
6.9
44
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.0
15
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.7
80
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
9.2
87
Not enough data
8.0
73
Not enough data
7.2
68
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
104
8.9
44
8.9
718
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.8
107
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.6
106
Interaction
Not enough data
8.3
106
Not enough data
8.4
109
Not enough data
8.3
104
Not enough data
8.3
105
Not enough data
8.2
106
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
8.2
103
Not enough data
8.0
101
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
8.3
100
Not enough data
8.3
101
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
8.2
97
Not enough data
8.2
98
Not enough data
8.1
97
Not enough data
8.2
99
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.3
88
Not enough data
9.2
86
Not enough data
8.8
85
Channels
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
9.0
84
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
7.7
75
Not enough data
7.9
79
Customers
Not enough data
8.6
81
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.8
82
Not enough data
8.8
82
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
User Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Walkthrough Type
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functions - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
8.1
56
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
Not enough data
8.4
55
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
8.0
56
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
8.2
55
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
37
Not enough data
7.6
36
Channels
9.3
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
68
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
24
Not enough data
Functions
8.9
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
94
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.4
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contact Center
6.4
14
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
7.2
13
Not enough data
Administrative
8.2
150
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
184
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
115
Not enough data
8.3
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
8.8
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
9.2
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
8.4
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
68
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
42
|
Verified
Not enough data
Software Type
9.0
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Responses
Not enough data
8.7
496
Not enough data
8.8
487
Not enough data
8.8
486
Not enough data
8.7
470
Not enough data
8.7
427
Platform
Not enough data
9.3
506
Not enough data
8.8
456
Not enough data
8.7
456
Not enough data
8.7
453
Not enough data
8.3
352
Not enough data
8.7
404
Not enough data
8.9
467
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
128
Not enough data
8.1
125
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.4
124
Not enough data
8.1
117
Not enough data
8.1
118
Not enough data
8.4
120
Support Automation
Not enough data
8.4
113
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
8.5
110
Not enough data
8.4
115
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
70
Not enough data
8.1
69
Platform
7.7
41
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
9.2
43
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.0
15
Not enough data
Workforce Management
9.2
49
Not enough data
8.7
48
Not enough data
Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative
9.1
50
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
22
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
8.2
20
Generative AI
6.7
11
7.8
82
7.5
10
7.4
79
7.7
10
7.2
80
Communication
9.3
38
9.3
749
|
Verified
9.3
39
9.1
752
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
540
9.3
38
9.1
648
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
482
|
Verified
Internal Use
8.9
44
8.9
718
|
Verified
8.9
38
9.0
615
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
610
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
583
|
Verified
8.9
37
8.8
567
|
Verified
9.0
35
8.7
593
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
54
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
8.7
90
Not enough data
8.8
81
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.8
87
Not enough data
8.9
88
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
8.7
90
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
8.8
88
Not enough data
8.8
90
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
26
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
26
Process
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
46
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
48
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
43
Channels
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
49
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
50
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
51
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
43
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
43
Insight
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
42
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
46
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
51
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
41
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Basic Communication - Cloud PBX
9.7
24
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.7
22
Not enough data
8.4
23
Not enough data
9.6
23
Not enough data
9.8
23
Not enough data
Advanced Features - Cloud PBX
8.6
21
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
7.1
22
Not enough data
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers
9.4
20
Not enough data
9.6
20
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
Basic Communication
9.5
191
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers
6.5
10
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
Access
8.5
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
155
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
165
|
Verified
Not enough data
Advanced Features
8.5
172
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
162
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Tools
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Agentic AI - UCaaS Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Extensions
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.7
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
Features
9.5
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.5
44
Not enough data
8.3
44
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
8.2
42
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
8.5
42
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.6
43
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.4
45
Autonomy
Not enough data
8.2
42
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
8.4
43
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
3CX and Tidio are categorized as Live Chat
Unique Categories
3CX is categorized as UCaaS Platforms, VoIP Providers, Contact Center, Video Conferencing, Call Center Infrastructure (CCI), and Cloud PBX Platforms
Tidio is categorized as Conversational Support, AI Agents For Business Operations, AI Customer Support Agents, AI Chatbots, Chatbots, Help Desk, Conversational Marketing, E-Commerce Tools, Customer Service Automation, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Customer Self-Service, Social Customer Service, Customer Communications Management, Digital Adoption Platform, and Shared Inbox
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
3CX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tidio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Hospital & Health Care
5.6%
Telecommunications
5.1%
Education Management
4.9%
Construction
4.6%
Other
69.7%
Retail
8.2%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Computer Software
5.5%
Information Technology and Services
5.1%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.1%
Other
69.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
Getting STUN setup for remote employees has been a challenge during this COVID-19 pandemic.
2 Comments
NA
Hello Tim,
Thank you for your question. As this is a technical issue, I would advise you to open a support ticket with our team, which is available for...Read more
How do I integrate 3CX to my CRM
2 Comments
TC
I suggest you dig into the 3cx support documents. There are a number of different CRM platforms which have easy integration with 3cx. I know I have one...Read more
Is it possible to integrate more software with this (API)?
1 Comment
NA
Thank you for your comment regarding the integration capabilities of 3CX. We are continuously adding more features & functionality to enhance our product and...Read more
What is Tidio?
3 Comments
SS
Tidio is a live chatbot used for any website! You can answer all your customer's questions in real-time. Or you can set up bots that automatically answer...Read more
What is Tidio used for?
3 Comments
SY
I have used tidio to make chat conversations with my customers in my wordpress website.Read more
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