Category: Partner Program

  • 3CX Fears The Competition – AKA You Can’t Sell Any Other PBX But 3CX

    3CX has made another change to their partner program – maybe the biggest one so far this year. 3CX now requires that any gold, platinum or titanium partner not sell any alternative brand – or they will have their partnership suspended. The official wording is “Do not offer a low-cost or low-quality alternative brand”, but…

  • We’ve Lost Too Much Business- AKA New Partner Requirements

    3CX is making a few changes to their partner program – starting with minimum requirements for net-new 3CX installations. Starting next year, 3CX partners (except bronze level) will be required to acquire a minimum of 10% of their sales through net-new business, i.e. new customers. No longer will partners be able to rely on renewals…

  • The 3CX License Deprecation – AKA Give Us More Money

    It’s been a while since my last post. Not because 3CX magically fixed all the issues that I’ve blogged about, but mostly because I ran out of ideas for witty titles. Also because how many times can I state the various issues 3CX as a company has? But here I am again, typing away, because…

  • 3CX Partners Minimum Sales Quotas – AKA Your Partnership Is Just Giving Us Money

    A few days a 3CX partner posted that they received a warning from 3CX. They are a brand new startup and had only been approved as a partner the week beforehand. According to this partner, they were told by 3CX that they must have sold at least $500 of 3CX licenses in 2 weeks or…

  • The 3CX Partner Program – AKA the Abusive Spouse

    The 3CX Partner Program is… a shock to many. When compared to how most phone systems partner programs operate, 3CX does not follow the industry norms, something that catches almost every partner by surprise. In this post I will dive into the main points of the Partner Program and why 3CX Partners might complain. Main…