3CX Live Chat vs Avaya IX Meetings comparison

3CX and Avaya are both solutions in the Virtual Meetings category. 3CX is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0, while Avaya is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.0. 3CX holds a 3.0% mindshare in VM, compared to Avaya’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of 3CX users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Avaya users who would recommend it.

3CX Live Chat

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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 Avaya IX Meetings are competing products in the communication enhancement category. Avaya IX Meetings seems to have the upper hand due to its extensive feature set for comprehensive communication.

Features: 3CX Live Chat offers seamless website integration, customizable chat options, and CRM integration, ideal for immediate customer interaction. Avaya IX Meetings provides robust video conferencing, screen sharing, and recording, catering to remote collaboration needs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: 3CX Live Chat has straightforward cloud deployment and efficient technical support, making integration with existing platforms quick. Avaya IX Meetings requires more configuration, complicating initial setup, but its extensive documentation and dedicated support ensure smooth operation once implemented.

Pricing and ROI: 3CX Live Chat is recognized for cost-effectiveness and swift ROI due to low setup costs and scalable pricing. Avaya IX Meetings involves higher initial costs justified by its extensive features, offering good ROI for organizations prioritizing robust conferencing tools.

To learn more, read our detailed 3CX Live Chat vs. Avaya IX Meetings Report (Updated: March 2026).

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3CX Live Chat vs. Avaya IX Meetings

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Categories and Ranking

3CX Live Chat

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

8th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IP PBX (1st), Unified Communications (2nd), Live Chat (4th), Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP (3rd)

Avaya IX Meetings

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

14th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of 3CX Live Chat is 3.0%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Avaya IX Meetings is 1.7%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
3CX Live Chat	3.0%
Avaya IX Meetings	1.7%
Other	95.3%

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Featured Reviews

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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Letarik Terefe

Information Technology Division Director at Ethiopian Roads Administration

Supports chatting through text messaging and instant messaging

We use the solution for team collaboration, document sharing, and video conferencing services. It integrates well with on-premises video conferencing systems and supports chatting through text messaging and instant messaging Avaya IX Meetings' deployment is complex. I have been using the…

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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

"3CX has strong reporting and management features. You can manage the capabilities of a call center with queues and timers. It's a complete solution."

"It is very easy to install and manage, provides all the features of a traditional phone system as well as VoIP to significantly cut telephone costs, is very stable without requiring significant resources to run, and has an easy-to-use web interface for configuration and management."

"This solution gives our customers mobility. They can use their phone system everywhere. The other key feature is the security."

"The setup is wizard driven just like you would expect a Windows application to be, and it is super simple and straightforward."

"I can, to date, not find any system that gets even close to the feature richness and low cost of 3CX."

"3CX constantly adds new features based on their customers feedback and it is one of the most versatile PBX systems we have worked with."

"The collaboration features allowed us to consistently provide cohesive communication with our customers as all team members could participate regardless of their geographic location."

"Mobility features and remote extensions work well."

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"I like the share information function."

"It is very easy to jump from one communication channel to another one. It is pretty clear and very easy to do. That is the thing that I like the most from Avaya and their suite."

"Interesting collaboration features."

"We use the solution for team collaboration, document sharing, and video conferencing services. It integrates well with on-premises video conferencing systems and supports chatting through text messaging and instant messaging."

Cons

"It would be really good to have an expanded range of VoIP handset hardware to include more Cisco phones."

"It would be nice if the Chat feature also allowed us to transfer files."

"The reporting and dashboards of 3CX could be improved."

"Some customers want to integrate a CRM solution with 3CX, but it's not compatible."

"There are a handful of simple features – BLF to handle parking orbits, handling of custom SIP headers."

"I would like to see is for the status to have a “time in status” field so people can see how long someone has been in that particular status."

"No issues with the solution, except its services require a business model change."

"The current solution requires different ports for each instance and is not allowing for SIP trunk sharing between them."

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"The installation could be more straightforward. I would like it to work with other meeting software in the next release."

"Increase in participant numbers reduces quality of video and sound."

"There isn't too much information about Avaya solutions and that could be very much improved. If you want some product support, you have to go through a business partner in Latin America and there aren't many partners."

"Avaya IX Meetings' deployment is complex."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

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

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

"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 reasonable. There are a few license options and we are using an enterprise license."

"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."

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"Avaya IX Meetings' licensing costs are monthly."

"I'm using a subscription. The price is reasonable. It costs about $20 a year."

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Top Industries

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Company Size

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	41
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	2

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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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What needs improvement with 3CX Live Chat?

The reporting and dashboards of 3CX could be improved.

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What is your primary use case for 3CX Live Chat?

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What needs improvement with Avaya IX Meetings?

Avaya IX Meetings' deployment is complex.

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What is your primary use case for Avaya IX Meetings?

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What advice do you have for others considering Avaya IX Meetings?

I rate Avaya IX Meetings an eight out of ten.

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Also Known As

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

3CX

Allow users to participate in the context of where they are and what they're doing. Easily connect and communicate to get the most out of every meeting.

Avaya

Sample Customers

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ReSource POS, Ballantyne Strong, Landmark Bank, St George Bank, Pan Pacific Hotels Group, Bank Mega

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