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3CX Live Chat vs Grasshopper comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

3CX Live Chat
Ranking in Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (8th), IP PBX (1st), Unified Communications (2nd), Live Chat (4th)
Grasshopper
Ranking in Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP category, the mindshare of 3CX Live Chat is 5.8%, up from 5.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Grasshopper is 6.3%, up from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
3CX Live Chat5.8%
Grasshopper6.3%
Other87.9%
Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP
 

Featured Reviews

Ahmed ACHOUR - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
it_user719805 - PeerSpot reviewer
Facade Consultant at a construction company
Gives A Blank Canvas In Order To Create, Automate, And Solve Complex 2D And 3D Tasks
The product gives you a blank canvas in order to create, automate, and solve complex 2D and 3D tasks Interoperability with other programs and inability to file share and collaborate within a team or office. Three to four years. The program can crash when solving complex tasks, however overall…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The dashboards and interface of the solution are very good, they have covered most of the main features needed for our needs."
"Integrated Web Meeting and Video Conferencing with mobile app is a big sales feature."
"3CX constantly adds new features based on their customers feedback and it is one of the most versatile PBX systems we have worked with."
"They can increase their productivity with the many options that 3CX gives them."
"This solution gives our customers mobility. They can use their phone system everywhere. The other key feature is the security."
"Mobility features and remote extensions work well."
"I would strongly recommend investing in such a tool which can provide peace of mind 24x7x365, since it’s highly reliable, secure, and integrates with multiple VoIP providers, and can be maintained with minimal effort."
"Prior to using this solution, there were difficulties with communication between the client and the distributor and our sales team and marketing team, which were improved after deployment because we integrated this voice solution with the video solution and allowed our distributors, clients, and customers to log in to our portal to directly interact with our salespersons."
"The product gives you a blank canvas in order to create, automate, and solve complex 2D and 3D tasks."
"One of the features I enjoy the most is the capability in which you can get a number without having a physical office."
"The product gives you a blank canvas in order to create, automate, and solve complex 2D and 3D tasks."
 

Cons

"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."
"It would be great if the web meeting functionality could be extended to enable users to call standards-based video conferencing systems."
"The support team can appear to be condescending."
"Message management in 3CX Live Chat is a little tricky."
"In 3CX, customization is not as easy as I would like."
"Some customers want to integrate a CRM solution with 3CX, but it's not compatible."
"We would like to see continued improvements in the 3CX phone mobile apps, such as allowing for deletion of multiple voicemails, shared parking control, and disabling softphone mode."
"Once we establish the system and do the initial configuration, some configurations will be fixed. However, if we need to change those configurations, the option is to do a reinstallation."
"Interoperability with other programs and inability to file share and collaborate within a team or office."
"Interoperability with other programs and inability to file share and collaborate within a team or office."
"An area that needs immediate improvement will be the monthly minutes."
 

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."
"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."
"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."
"The price of the solution is reasonable. There are a few license options and we are using an enterprise 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."
"It's free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise2
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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.
What needs improvement with 3CX Live Chat?
The reporting and dashboards of 3CX could be improved.
What is your primary use case for 3CX Live Chat?
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 custom...
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Sample Customers

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Find out what your peers are saying about 3CX Live Chat vs. Grasshopper and other solutions. Updated: April 2026.
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