3CX Features
Communication (3)
Pop-up Chat
This feature was mentioned in 38 3CX reviews.
Enables a popup chat window on company websites to encourage interaction between website visitors and designated company representatives.
Notifications
As reported in 39 3CX reviews.
Delivers notifications to both sides of the conversation.
In-App Messaging
As reported in 38 3CX reviews.
Allows for live chat to be enabled within the app for customer help.
Internal Use (4)
Customization
This feature was mentioned in 44 3CX reviews.
Allows users to customize chat colors, text, logos, and branding.
Conversation Archiving
This feature was mentioned in 38 3CX reviews.
Archives conversations in a separate location for later reference.
Team Inbox
This feature was mentioned in 37 3CX reviews.
Provides a central location for help requests, helping employees respond sooner.
Customer Profiles
This feature was mentioned in 35 3CX reviews.
Allows for the creation of profiles for contacts and customers.
Basic Communication (6)
Phone Calls
Based on 192 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Enables users to place phone calls over the internet.
Video Calls
Based on 133 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Enables users to place video calls over the internet.
Instant Messaging
Based on 133 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Enables users to send instant messages over the internet.
Screen Sharing
Based on 118 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Enables users to share screens over the internet.
Conference Calls
Based on 173 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Enables multiple users to make phone or video calls over the internet at once.
Desk-to-Desk Calls
Based on 185 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Enables users to contact one anothers through mobile phones and landlines.
Advanced Features (2)
Hold Music
Based on 172 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Offers users the option to play music for contacts who are on hold.
Automated Attendants
Based on 162 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Offers users the option to set up an automated attendant to field calls and information when employees are unavailable.
Access (3)
Software Pairing
Based on 118 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows users to download the tool as an add-on to subscriptions to specific services such as Outlook 365.
Browser Extension
Based on 155 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows users to download the tool along as an extension to their browser of choice.
Individual Download
Based on 165 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Requires users download the software on its own.
Channels (3)
Voice
Based on 134 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provides voice call functionality.
Web Chat
Based on 96 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Includes or integrates with live chat initiaited from the company's web site.
Mobile SMS
This feature was mentioned in 70 3CX reviews.
Accepts contacts initiated through SMS or other mobile text functions.
Functions (7)
Session Routing
Based on 182 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Route calls to the most appropriate agent according to a series of factors, including the time of day, customer priority, IVR outcomes, and skill-based routing (SBR). Voicemails can be routed to agents during quiet call periods.
Session Queuing
Based on 186 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Callers can be routed to a queue or placed on hold until an agent becomes available.
Concurrent Calling
Based on 184 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Place a large or unlimited volume of calls simultaneously without diminishing the call quality.
Auto Dialer
Based on 95 3CX reviews.
Has auto dialing or predictive dialing functions for outbound use.
IVR
119 reviewers of 3CX have provided feedback on this feature.
Includes an interactive phone menu.
Inbound Screen Pop
100 reviewers of 3CX have provided feedback on this feature.
Populates CSR's screen with available customer data.
Persistent Data
Based on 97 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Maintains and shares information across channels and agents as the case progresses.
Features (4)
Voicemail to Email
Based on 24 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Transcribes voice messages to email.
File Sharing
Based on 19 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Includes a way to easily share files between users.
Voice Conferencing
Based on 28 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows multi-participant phone conferences.
Video Conferencing
Based on 27 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Can host video conferences.
Extensions (2)
Native VoIP
Based on 24 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Contains its own IP telephony system.
CCaaS Option
Based on 23 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Is also able to serve as contact center software.
Administrative (7)
Session Summary Notes
Based on 151 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provide agents with notes or context information about a call. These notes can include information such as caller disposition or contact history.
Administrator Access
Based on 180 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Manage call records and agent tasks through administrative features. Provide agents with guidance during live calls, and interrupt calls with call barging to ensure customer satisfaction, if necessary.
Reporting & Dashboards
Based on 186 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Report on historical or real-time call center performance metrics, and access data through highly visual dashboards.
Session Recording
Based on 116 3CX reviews.
Keeps records of agent-customer sessions for purposes of coaching, quality assurance, or regulatory purposes.
Agent Scheduling and Assignment
Based on 105 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provides workforce management functions such as scheduling and vacations, team assignments, and areas of expertise.
Call Recording
Based on 50 3CX reviews.
Allows supervisors/managers to record and review telephone conversations of agents.
Reporting & Dashboards
49 reviewers of 3CX have provided feedback on this feature.
Report on historical or real-time call center performance metrics, and access data through highly visual dashboards.
Collaboration Tools (5)
Screen Sharing
Based on 69 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Able to share your desktop screen or an application with the rest of the conference.
Presentations
Based on 38 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Presenters can cue up a Powerpoint presentation or other slideshow for display in the conference.
Whiteboarding
As reported in 34 3CX reviews.
Provides a virtual whiteboard for collaborative use.
Live Chat
Based on 39 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Conferences have a text chat feature.
Hand Raising
Based on 35 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows conference participants to notifiy conference hosts when they want to speak.
Meeting Coordination (4)
Scheduling
Based on 72 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Scheduling web meetings is streamlined, intuitive, and integrated into calendar and email software.
Recording
Based on 68 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Conferences can be recorded for future use with native functionality.
Participant Permissions
Based on 70 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
The ability to grant users access to conferences as moderators, presenters or participants--individually or based on user role or group.
One-Click Join
Based on 42 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows users to join a conference without requiring a download or a sign-in
Software Type (3)
Mobile
Based on 83 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Offers a mobile app or mobile optimized website to video conference from smartphones or tablets.
Browser Application
Based on 46 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Conferences can be launched within a browser without requiring a user to download an application to their desktop.
Desktop Application
Based on 43 3CX reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Software is available as a downloadable desktop application.
Platform (7)
Omnichannel
41 reviewers of 3CX have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows inflow of requests through various digital channels such as email, social media, etc.
Mobile Access
As reported in 49 3CX reviews.
Allows users to access the software using mobile devices.
Queue Management
This feature was mentioned in 47 3CX reviews.
Provides queue management in case of increase in case/call inflow.
Call Routing
Based on 50 3CX reviews.
Allows distribution of incoming calls to agents.
Call Back
48 reviewers of 3CX have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows users to request a call back.
IVR
Based on 43 3CX reviews.
Offers IVR (interactive voice response) for interaction between customers and a computer operated phone system.
Automatic Call Distribution
Based on 47 3CX reviews.
Allows automatic distribution of incoming calls to the agents.
Workforce Management (2)
Call Monitoring
Based on 49 3CX reviews.
Allow managers/supervisors to monitor calls for quality assurance purposes.
Performance Evaluation
As reported in 48 3CX reviews.
Allows managers/supervisors to evaluate the performance of agents.
Generative AI (5)
AI Text Generation
This feature was mentioned in 11 3CX reviews.
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Based on 10 3CX reviews.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text-to-Speech
10 reviewers of 3CX have provided feedback on this feature.
Simulates human-like speech from text inputs.
AI Text-to-Speech
As reported in 15 3CX reviews.
Simulates human-like speech from text inputs.
AI Text-to-Speech
As reported in 25 3CX reviews.
Simulates human-like speech from text inputs.
Basic Communication - Cloud PBX (6)
Call Management
25 reviewers of 3CX have provided feedback on this feature.
Supports incoming calls, call forwarding, transferring and conferencing.
Communication Management
22 reviewers of 3CX have provided feedback on this feature.
Can handle voicemail, instant messaging, screen sharing, video calls, text messages or other forms of communication for the business.
Scalability
This feature was mentioned in 22 3CX reviews.
Scales to add additional phone capacity in order to accommodate growth in an organization.
Integrations
Based on 23 3CX reviews.
Integrates with business tools such as CRMs, APIs, browsers, business music and more.
Mobile Accessibility
As reported in 24 3CX reviews.
Able to connect with employee's mobile devices for further ease of access.
Accessibility
Based on 24 3CX reviews.
Accessible from any location with wifi connection via cloud infrastructure.
Advanced Features - Cloud PBX (4)
Security and Compliance
21 reviewers of 3CX have provided feedback on this feature.
Ensures security of voice communications with encryption for calls.
Analytics and Reporting
As reported in 22 3CX reviews.
Provides call analytics based on data such as call volumes, durations, and other metrics.
Support and Reliability
23 reviewers of 3CX have provided feedback on this feature.
Provides virtual technical support for business communication services for improving phone performance.
Automated attendant
This feature was mentioned in 22 3CX reviews.
Offers an automated attendant to field calls when employees are unavailable.
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers (6)
PBX systems, VoIP Softphone
20 reviewers of 3CX have provided feedback on this feature.
Contains PBX & VoIP softphone that can be used within the VoIP business system.
Call Management
Based on 20 3CX reviews.
Manages incoming calls with features such as call forwarding, transferring, and routing.
Network monitoring
Based on 20 3CX reviews.
Supports real-time network monitoring via dashboards and alerts to identify and resolve issues.
Integrations
20 reviewers of 3CX have provided feedback on this feature.
Enables integrations with communication and CRM platforms.
Virtual PBX
This feature was mentioned in 20 3CX reviews.
Provides compatibility with both hosted and virtual PBX solutions.
SIP trunking services
This feature was mentioned in 20 3CX reviews.
Supports SIP trunking services for local and long-distance calls.
Call Center Infrastructure (CCI) (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Contact Center (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
As reported in 15 3CX reviews.
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
This feature was mentioned in 17 3CX reviews.
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Natural Language Interaction
This feature was mentioned in 14 3CX reviews.
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
As reported in 14 3CX reviews.
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
This feature was mentioned in 10 3CX reviews.
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - UCaaS Platforms (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation





