PBXwareBicom Systems
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About
3CX is a software-based, open standards IP PBX that offers complete Unified Communications, out of the box. Suitable for any business size or industry 3CX can accommodate every need; from mobility and status to advanced contact center features and more, at a fraction of the cost. Ideal for companies working remotely, 3CX includes mobile apps, video conferencing and website live chat.
Installation, management and maintenance of the PBX is so easy that you can effortlessly manage it yourself, whether on an appliance or server at your premise on Windows, Linux or in the cloud. Alternatively you can choose to have it hosted by 3CX for a completely hassle-free solution.
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About
PBXware is the world’s first and most mature IP PBX Professional Open Standards Turnkey Telephony Platform. Since 2004, PBXware has deployed flexible, reliable, and scalable Next Generation Communication Systems and VoIP solutions to Small and Medium sized Businesses (SMBs), enterprises, Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs), Call Centers and governments worldwide by combining the most advanced of the latest technologies.
Bicom Systems’ softswitch is offered in Business, Contact Center and Multi-Tenant Editions, each supporting specific features maximizing performance, reliability, and expandability.
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Why PBXware is Better than 3CXPBXware is better than 3CX for providers who want every hosted customer to get a full PBX, not a slice of one. In 3CX multi-company mode each tenant is limited to one department and shares one FQDN and one pool of simultaneous calls with the other tenants. On PBXware every Core and CX Lite tenant is its own isolated PBX inside one installation, with its own extensions and routes. 3CX multi-company mode is not compatible with CRM, Microsoft 365 or Teams integration, whereas PBXware sets up CRM integrations and AI providers per tenant. 3CX publishes no white label option, and PBXware offers one as an optional add-on. 3CX pitches multi-company for businesses of up to 10 users and in 2025 told partners to focus on larger customers. Bicom sells only through partners, and any of your customers can move up to a six channel contact center with CX Pro on a dedicated deployment. Next Generation, a 3CX dealer for over a decade, went live on PBXware in 10 days. See more |
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Platforms Supported
Windows
Supported
Mac
Supported
Linux
Supported
Cloud
Supported
On-Premises
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iPhone
Supported
iPad
Supported
Android
Supported
Chromebook
Not Supported
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Platforms Supported
Windows
Supported
Mac
Supported
Linux
Supported
Cloud
Supported
On-Premises
Supported
iPhone
Supported
iPad
Supported
Android
Supported
Chromebook
Not Supported
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Audience
Companies of all sizes in all industries that need an open standards IP PBX
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Audience
UCaaS/VoIP Service Providers and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) with up to 200 employees who want a scalable, white-label communications platform that allows them to control pricing, branding, and product direction while delivering reliable voice services to their own customers.
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Support
Phone Support
Supported
24/7 Live Support
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Online
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Support
Phone Support
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24/7 Live Support
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Online
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API
Offers API
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API
Offers API
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Pricing
Free for up to 10 users
3CX Pricing is based on your needs. 3CX FREE is
free forever for up to 10 users. 3CX SMB is our low cost solution for up to 20 users. All other 3CX subscriptions are based on the number of simultaneous calls and not the number of extensions/users. This makes 3CX pricing much more competitive. Enter the number of users you have and we will automatically calculate the 3CX license size your company needs.
Free Version
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Free Trial
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PricingPlease contact us regarding any pricing inquiries.
Free Version
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Free Trial
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Pros from Real UsersPros
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Pros from Real UsersPros
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Training
Documentation
Supported
Webinars
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Live Online
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In Person
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Training
Documentation
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Webinars
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Live Online
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In Person
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Company Information3CX
Founded: 2005
United States
www.3cx.com
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Company InformationBicom Systems
Founded: 2003
bicomsystems.com
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CategoriesOur multi-tenant platform lets service providers deliver a complete business phone system to clients of any size, under their own brand, from a single installation. PBXware handles call routing, IVR, hot-desking, call recording, and conferencing. gloCOM brings voice, video, chat, and meetings into one interface across desktop, mobile, and web, which simplifies both the user experience and the support overhead. Multi-CRM support in v8 means call activity logs automatically to each user's CRM, reducing manual data entry across the board. For clients ready for contact center capabilities, CC Lite adds ERG callback, real-time wallboards, and scheduled reports as a clean upsell with no migration required. Our VoIP solution pairs PBXware with gloCOM: the PBX handles the infrastructure, gloCOM handles what the user actually sees and touches. Calls follow the person across desktop, mobile (iOS and Android), and web on the same number, which removes the friction of being tied to a specific device or location. With v8 multi-CRM support, conversation history logs automatically to each user's CRM across all channels and devices, so client data stays accurate without additional manual work. gloCOM Next runs on a unified codebase across desktop and web, with full branding control through BRM. Fully white-label, so providers own the customer relationship from end to end. White-label and built for service providers, offers partners a fully omnichannel contact center they can bring to market under their own brand (or lighter CC capabilities under a different plan). Agents work from a single workspace across voice, SMS, email, live chat, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger, which matters because customers expect continuity regardless of channel. Supervisors get wallboards, live queue visibility, and 40 plus reports, so decisions are based on what is actually happening, not what happened an hour ago. With v8, Voice Agents extend coverage to hours when agents are not available, and multi-CRM support ensures every interaction is automatically logged to the right record without manual entry. Four outbound dialer strategies let providers match the tool to the campaign type. Our Cloud PBX runs PBXware on SERVERware, our hosting and infrastructure platform built specifically for communications. The distinction matters in practice: geo-redundancy, automatic failover, and storage replication are part of the foundation PBXware runs on, so a hardware failure stays at the infrastructure level and never reaches the customer. Providers scale by adding hosts as their client base grows, with services running uninterrupted throughout. Multi-tenant architecture means multiple clients managed from a single installation, and the entire stack is fully white-label, so providers deliver it under their own brand at their own margins. PBXware is Asterisk-based, built on open standards, and in active development since 2004, which makes it the oldest platform of its kind still evolving. Open standards give providers real flexibility, with compatibility across the SIP infrastructure and hardware clients already have in place. The platform comes in three plans covering everything from full-featured PBX and UC through to omnichannel contact center. Providers can deploy Voice Agents and Live Transcription in days, run multiple CRMs in parallel per tenant with automatic activity logging, and connect real-time call events to their clients' automation tools through the Event Publisher. PBXware runs on SERVERware, sipPROT secures it at the SIP level, and gloCOM Next connects end users across desktop, mobile, and web. Fully white-label. PBXware connects clients to their carriers and handles everything the call infrastructure needs: SIP trunking, call routing, IVR, auto-provisioning, and hot-desking. It is built on open standards, which in practice means providers can work with the SIP infrastructure and hardware their clients already have in place. With v8, AI capabilities are manageable through AI Hub and ready to deploy in days, covering Voice Agents, Live Transcription, and Text to Speech. The Event Publisher publishes real-time call events as structured JSON the moment they happen, so clients can connect PBXware to their CRM tools without custom development. Available in a true multi-tenant architecture, on cloud or on-premise, Bicom branded or fully white-label. Our platform is built for service providers delivering unified communications as a managed service under their own brand. Multi-tenancy means each client gets an isolated configuration on a shared installation, which keeps infrastructure lean and margins healthy as the client base grows. For providers with clients running full contact center operations, our omnichannel CC offers agent and supervisor workspaces, skill-based routing, dialer, and 40 plus reports. The full UC stack is included across all plans: voice, video, chat, meetings, and v8 AI features covering Voice Agents, Live Transcription, and multi-CRM support with automatic activity logging across channels and devices. gloCOM Next is the client-facing app, fully brandable. We handle development, updates, and support, so providers focus on growing their business. Our UC platform brings PBXware and gloCOM together into a single product that service providers can bring to market under their own brand. Voice, video, chat, meetings, and presence run in one interface across desktop, mobile, and web, on a unified codebase that keeps the desktop and web experience consistent and easier to support. v8 multi-CRM support runs multiple CRMs in parallel per tenant, with conversation history logging automatically across all channels and devices, so client data is always where it needs to be. AI capabilities through AI Hub add Voice Agents and Live Transcription for providers looking to differentiate. Fully white-label, with branding managed through BRM. |
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Business Phone Systems Features
Call Logging
Supported
Call Monitoring
Supported
Call Recording
Supported
Call Routing
Supported
Employee Directory
Supported
IVR / Voice Recognition
Supported
Mobile Access
Supported
Virtual Call Center
Supported
Web Conferencing
Supported
Business VoIP Features
Call Parking
Supported
Call Recording
Supported
Contact Management
Supported
Encryption
Supported
IVR / Voice Recognition
Supported
Ring Groups
Supported
SIP Trunking
Supported
Unified Communications
Supported
Voice Quality Enhancement
Not Supported
Call Center Features
Blended Call Center
Supported
Call Logging
Supported
Call Recording
Supported
Call Scripting
Supported
Campaign Management
Supported
Database
Not Supported
Escalation Management
Supported
Inbound Call Center
Supported
IVR / Voice Recognition
Supported
Manual Dialer
Supported
Outbound Call Center
Supported
Predictive Dialer
Supported
Progressive Dialer
Supported
Queue Management
Supported
Real-time Chat
Supported
Reporting/Analytics
Supported
Cloud PBX Features
Call Recording
Supported
Call Routing
Supported
IVR / Voice Recognition
Supported
Ring Groups
Supported
SIP Trunking
Supported
Virtual Extensions
Supported
Web Conferencing
Supported
Telephony Features
Auto-Dialer
Supported
Call Center Management
Supported
Call Monitoring
Supported
Contact Management
Supported
Inbound Reporting
Supported
IVR / Voice Recognition
Supported
Outbound Reporting
Supported
Predictive Dialer
Supported
Telemarketing Management
Not Supported
Voice & Data Integration
Not Supported
VoIP
Supported
Unified Communications Features
Audio / Video Conferencing
Supported
Calendar Management
Supported
Call Recording
Supported
Call Routing
Supported
Chat / Messaging
Supported
Fax Management
Supported
File Sharing
Supported
Mobile Access
Supported
Multi-User Collaboration
Supported
Voice Mail
Supported
Cloud Communication Platform Features
Audio / Video Conferencing
Supported
Call Center
Supported
Call Recording
Supported
Call Routing
Supported
Chat / Messaging
Supported
Fax Management
Supported
File Sharing
Supported
IVR / Voice Recognition
Supported
Fax Server Features
Archiving & Retention
Not Supported
Automated Routing
Supported
Delivery Management
Not Supported
Email to Fax
Not Supported
Fax to Email
Supported
FoIP
Supported
Whitelisting / Blacklisting
Supported
Live Chat Features
Canned Responses
Supported
Customizable Branding
Not Supported
Geo Targeting
Not Supported
Offline Form
Supported
Proactive Chat
Not Supported
Screen Sharing
Not Supported
Third Party Integration
Supported
Transfers / Routing
Supported
Website Visitor Tracking
Not Supported
Softphone Features
Audio / Video Conferencing
Supported
Call Logging
Supported
Call Recording
Supported
Call Transfer
Supported
Caller Identification
Supported
Chat / Messaging
Supported
Contact Management
Supported
Fax Management
Supported
Video Conferencing Features
Electronic Hand Raising
Supported
Mobile Access
Supported
On-Demand Webcasting
Supported
Presentation Streaming
Supported
Presentation Tools
Supported
Private Chat
Supported
Real-Time Chat
Supported
Record & Playback Ability
Supported
Screen Sharing
Supported
Two-Way Audio & Video
Supported
Video Conferencing
Supported
Whiteboard
Supported
Web Conferencing Features
Electronic Hand Raising
Supported
Mobile Access
Supported
On-Demand Webcasting
Supported
Presentation Streaming
Supported
Presentation Tools
Supported
Private Chat
Not Supported
Real-Time Chat
Supported
Record & Playback Ability
Supported
Screen Sharing
Supported
Two-Way Audio & Video
Supported
Video Conferencing
Supported
Whiteboard
Supported
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Business Phone Systems Features
Call Logging
Supported
Call Monitoring
Supported
Call Recording
Supported
Call Routing
Supported
Employee Directory
Supported
IVR / Voice Recognition
Supported
Mobile Access
Supported
Virtual Call Center
Supported
Web Conferencing
Supported
Business VoIP Features
Call Parking
Supported
Call Recording
Supported
Contact Management
Supported
Encryption
Supported
IVR / Voice Recognition
Supported
Ring Groups
Supported
SIP Trunking
Supported
Unified Communications
Supported
Voice Quality Enhancement
Supported
Call Center Features
Blended Call Center
Supported
Call Logging
Supported
Call Recording
Supported
Call Scripting
Supported
Campaign Management
Supported
Database
Not Supported
Escalation Management
Not Supported
Inbound Call Center
Supported
IVR / Voice Recognition
Supported
Manual Dialer
Supported
Outbound Call Center
Supported
Predictive Dialer
Supported
Progressive Dialer
Supported
Queue Management
Supported
Real-time Chat
Supported
Reporting/Analytics
Supported
Cloud PBX Features
Call Recording
Supported
Call Routing
Supported
IVR / Voice Recognition
Supported
Ring Groups
Supported
SIP Trunking
Supported
Virtual Extensions
Supported
Web Conferencing
Supported
Telephony Features
Auto-Dialer
Supported
Call Center Management
Supported
Call Monitoring
Supported
Contact Management
Not Supported
Inbound Reporting
Supported
IVR / Voice Recognition
Supported
Outbound Reporting
Supported
Predictive Dialer
Supported
Telemarketing Management
Supported
Voice & Data Integration
Not Supported
VoIP
Supported
Unified Communications Features
Audio / Video Conferencing
Supported
Calendar Management
Supported
Call Recording
Supported
Call Routing
Supported
Chat / Messaging
Supported
Fax Management
Supported
File Sharing
Supported
Mobile Access
Supported
Multi-User Collaboration
Supported
Voice Mail
Supported
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Integrations
HubSpot CRM
Supported
HubSpot Customer Platform
Supported
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Supported
Salesforce
Supported
Vtiger CRM
Supported
Zendesk
Supported
Zoho CRM
Supported
Balto
Supported
Bitrix24
Supported
C-Flex
Supported
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Integrations
HubSpot CRM
Supported
HubSpot Customer Platform
Supported
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Supported
Salesforce
Supported
Vtiger CRM
Supported
Zendesk
Supported
Zoho CRM
Supported
Balto
Not Supported
Bitrix24
Not Supported
C-Flex
Not Supported
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