3CX versus Live Agent

3CX is the developer of an open-standards communications solution which innovates business connectivity and collaboration, replacing proprietary PBXs. The award-winning software enables companies of all sizes to cut telco costs, boost employee productivity, and enhance the customer experience.

With integrated video conferencing, apps for Android and iOS, website live chat, SMS, and WhatsApp Messaging Integration, 3CX offers companies a complete communications package out of the box.

More than 600,000 customers worldwide use 3CX. Maintaining its global presence, 3CX has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, Russia, and Australia.

LiveAgent offers an all-in-one support helpdesk. What started out as a simple software development company from Slovakia, turned into a hyper focused customer service company. It all started when they couldn’t find any software with the functionality they believe is essential for customer support.

Since their start in 2006, they have improved their products to offer a staggering 175+ features and more than 220 integrations, plugins, and apps.

A unique feature of LiveAgent is gamification to increase your agents’ engagement and promote healthy competition. You can award badges and rewards based on the evaluation of an agent’s performance.

LiveAgent offers a free plan that includes the bare necessities for live chat support on your website. Of course, the deployment and features in this plan are limited.

The paid plans range from $12 to $59 per seat per month for a monthly based subscription. The plans are suited for all business sizes, from a special deal for startups up to custom configurations for enterprise.

All paid plans have a 7 day or 30 day free trial, depending on the type of email address you want to use.