8x8 Contact Center vs Acarda Outbound

Likelihood to Recommend

My experience with 8x8 is solely based on implementing and using it for our dedicated Client Support call center. 8x8 was the perfect solution to our call routing, IVR scripting, and call recording needs. Since our routing is based on Client Support Specialist availability, the system performs better when more than five users are logged in. 8x8 also integrates very well with our Salesforce support system.

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Jeffrey Bryan

Sr. Contracts Manager

Fortna Inc.Logistics & Supply Chain, 201-500 employees

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I think that Acarda is a fantastic tool for any company that is perhaps not selling software, not offering technical support, has minimal technical needs internally, and wants a tool that just works well. We have had issues with support and dropped calls from other outbound and VOIP systems, Acarda was a really solid platform. I would imagine that the average Sales, Billing and Support Team of a small business or StartUp would find a lot to love here.

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Verified User

Employee in Customer Service

Financial Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

8x8 Contact Center

Acarda Outbound

Agent dashboard

Validate callers

Outbound response

Call forwarding

Click-to-call (CTC)

Warm transfer

Predictive dialing

Interactive voice response

REST APIs

Call scripts

Call tracking

Multichannel integration

CRM software integration

8x8 Contact Center

Acarda Outbound

Inbound call routing

Omnichannel inbound routing

Recording

Quality management

Call analytics

Historical reporting

Live reporting

Customer surveys

Pros

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.

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Michael Furman

Vice President of Customer Support

Age or Learning - ABCmouseE-Learning, 501-1000 employees

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Simple Setup.
Great Support Team.
Never dropped calls.

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Verified User

Employee in Customer Service

Financial Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Cons

It would be nice if things could be adjusted through phone codes rather than through just an online interface. Having to be logged in to do things can be an inconvenience at times.
Possibility of hearing the channel through audio before answering the call

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Audrey Easterday

Partner

Customer Help ServicesTelecommunications, 1-10 employees

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Lacked the level of integrations we needed with other software.
That's it. It was great otherwise.

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Verified User

Employee in Customer Service

Financial Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Usability

8x8 Contact Center 8.2

Based on 1 answer

We have no issues.

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MIKE BARBARO

SR VP

TOWN FAIR TIRERetail, 1001-5000 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Support Rating

8x8 Contact Center 5.5

Based on 24 answers

We've had to contact support a lot since the product is not easy to use. Some of the support specialists are better than others. Their support team really lacks in their knowledge of the 8x8 plug-in and how that works and interfaced with Salesforce. Your team does now know the limitations of the product.

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Melissa McCormack

Senior Manager Customer Experience

Constant TherapyHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Alternatives Considered

I have used such products as eWorkforce, Avaya and Blue Pumpkin. Those products when I was using them were operated on in-house servers and were covering larger groups.

8x8, as I have said, works very well in this environment. I prefer that we are not hosting the program but rather as using it. While there was a certain level of analytics and scheduling that could be utilized in the other products, I really don't have the need here. Our program, due to its nature is predictable enough to not need the full scheduling options.

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Verified User

Manager in Customer Service

Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employees

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I am not super familiar with the competitors because we moved away from this style of support soon after adopting Acarda, but I had no complaints while using it.

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Employee in Customer Service

Financial Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

SLA Validation - we are able to provide analytics to support our SLA claim.
Uptime - we have not experienced an outage in the 3 years we have been using the software.
Playback - It is very easy to review previous calls for coaching and feedback for support staff.

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Verified User

Team Lead in Customer Service

Financial Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Easy to get started with.
Great workflow, especially for people starting in the industry.
Helped us meet our daily call goals.

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Verified User

Employee in Customer Service

Financial Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

8x8 Contact Center

Acarda Outbound

8x8 Contact Center

Acarda Outbound

8x8 Contact Center

Acarda Outbound