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8x8 Contact Center
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Likelihood to Recommend
3CX
The 3CX system is a well-thought out phone system with many features and options. The plan pricing is very affordable and flexible depending on your business needs. However, the key to having a solid, well-performing system with 3CX is the quality of your Internet connection. You may want to discuss your Internet connection type and speeds with a 3CX reseller before deciding on a 3CX system.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Arts and Crafts Company, 11-50 employees8x8 Contact Center
8x8 Contact Center is perfect for call center management and tracking. Being able to search for calls that were taken as well as quality reviewing. The flexibility of needing to change a queue or make instant adjustments as needed. The reporting is very easy and it can be downloaded into excel for sharing and analyzing.
Call Center Manager
AUS UrologyHospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Contact Center Software
3CX
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8x8 Contact Center
7.5
Agent dashboard
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
7.7
Validate callers
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
8.1
Outbound response
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
7.7
Call forwarding
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
8.3
Click-to-call (CTC)
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
7.1
Warm transfer
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
8.3
Predictive dialing
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
7.1
Interactive voice response
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
8.4
REST APIs
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
5.8
Call scripts
3CX
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8x8 Contact Center
8.2
Call tracking
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
7.8
Multichannel integration
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
6.7
CRM software integration
3CX
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8x8 Contact Center
6.1
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
3CX
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8x8 Contact Center
8.1
Inbound call routing
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
8.5
Omnichannel inbound routing
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
7.9
Recording
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
8.3
Quality management
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
7.7
Call analytics
3CX
—
8x8 Contact Center
8.1
Historical reporting
3CX
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8x8 Contact Center
7.2
Live reporting
3CX
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8x8 Contact Center
9.0
Customer surveys
3CX
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8x8 Contact Center
7.9
Pros
3CX
- Simplicity: Using a single 3CX interface we can manage every phone and extension used throughout our company.
- Flexibility: There are a wide variety of options to configure each extension and phone. Changing anything after the hardware is deployed is very easy.
- Portability: Phones with 3CX can be easily moved or repurposed within an office or at remote locations, including users' homes. The mobile app allows users to use their office extension anywhere without exposing their cell number.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Restaurants Company, 501-1000 employees8x8 Contact Center
- Cleaner workspace with organization and efficiency at the forefront of our associates day.
- Better reporting, making the process of coaching and developing agents easier task for our front line leadership team members.
- Quality metrics have allowed for us to identify areas of concern when it comes to training, thus allowing us to proactively adjust our new hire training as well as our soft skill modules we use as part of our on-going training program.
Vice President of Customer Support
Age or Learning - ABCmouseE-Learning, 501-1000 employees
Cons
3CX
- It can include outgoing fax functionality
- Voice quality appears to suffer greatly with weak Internet signal
- Setting up conference calls could be made simpler
- Can include texting capability

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Civil Engineering Company, 11-50 employees8x8 Contact Center
- The initial live support person can sometimes be difficult to communicate with. However, they will take down your key problems and escalate it to the right person to deal with your issues.
- Better online chat support. The online chat seems to be limited to a bot to direct to their FAQ or to assist in opening a ticket only. The ability to schedule a chat online instead of calls would help.
Attorney
Law Office of Chris T. Nguyen, APCLaw Practice, 1-10 employees
Usability
3CX
3CX 8.0
Based on 1 answer
It's been doing really good job for us. Are there better PBX systems out there? For sure there are, with more features and better support. But those are way more expensive and harder to implement and maintain. This system is almost no brainier, next -> next -> next -> finish and you have installed it. With a few more configs to hook it up to your SIP or PRI lines, you are up and running! Everything is GUI based so it's easy to navigate. It have everything you need to run serious call centre so I would recommend it for anyone unless you are Fortune 500 company with billions of budget for IT, then spend the big money and go with Cisco PBX.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Automotive Company, 201-500 employees8x8 Contact Center
8x8 Contact Center 8.0
Based on 16 answers
It works like a phone on your computer, on your desk phone with a lot more options on the desk phone. It has very high-quality voice and sound. It supports direct text and allows a lot of versatility in the application so you can take it with you anywhere you go and turn it off or on as your needs change.
Principal
Chris Bugg Insuance AgencyInsurance, 1-10 employees
Support Rating
3CX
3CX 5.7
Based on 5 answers
The 3CX Phone System is only a five because while they provide set-up/how-to/Q and A documents to help your district or company get started, they do not offer support for free. The documents provided, though, are good enough for you to get you up and running. We also found a good source of help through a sip trunk provider, which was a 3CX reseller provider.
HS Teacher/District Tech Integration Specialist
Plato R-V School DistrictEducation Management, 51-200 employees
8x8 Contact Center
8x8 Contact Center 7.0
Based on 50 answers
The agents took ownership and solved the problem. Restating and clarifying everything I said kept 8x8 from getting a "10" here. Despite the agents restating and clarifying too much, the senior technicians know what they are doing! They kept digging and digging until they found the problem, fixed it, and (most importantly) tested it before ending the call. This is not consistent with call center industry standards as most agents with other firms "fix" a problem and hang up. We don't learn how bad the "fix" was until later.

Verified User
General Manager in Corporate
Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 1-10 employeesAlternatives Considered
3CX
We didn't want Cisco Call Manager anymore. We used a very old version previously, but nonetheless it didn't have a very good name in the company. PureCloud was too call center focused so in the end, we like 3CX best. A small pilot was configured very fast, and after we went full production, there were no big issues.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Fund-Raising Company, 1001-5000 employees8x8 Contact Center
8x8 came out on top in each of the 30 criteria on our evaluation scorecard except for the cost and length of storage of recording recordings. The other products offer free recording, while 8x8 charges $21 per user per month and only retains recordings for 10 days.
Sr. Contracts Manager
Fortna Inc.Logistics & Supply Chain, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
3CX
- 3CX has a lot to offer for a very low cost as its business model is based on simultaneous calls and not per device. It's very cost effective and very affordable.
- As the 3CX server does not require a high-performance server to run, with the Public Cloud option, it might allow even further savings.
Information Technology Manager
Corporation of the Township of EsquimaltGovernment Administration, 51-200 employees
8x8 Contact Center
- The negative impact is that when a phone or other device stops working, we are simply out a phone and have to order a new one.
- A negative impact is how short the phone warranty is.
- A positive impact is the new "rent-a-phone" feature, which allows for a monthly rental rather than the full purchase of the phones.
Office Manager
Blanchard & Thomas, LLPLaw Practice, 1-10 employees
Screenshots
8x8 Contact Center
—Pricing Details
3CX
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
3CX Editions & Modules
Edition
Standard | Free |
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Pro | 1.082 |
Enterprise | 1.312 |
- per user/per month
Additional Pricing Details
Price displayed is based on 25 users. 3CX pricing is based on the number of simultaneous calls your business requires or in other words, how many calls your system needs to support at once. Unlike other PBX vendors there is no per extension cost.8x8 Contact Center
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
8x8 Contact Center Editions & Modules
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