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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    8x8 Contact Center

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/A8x8 Contact Center is a cloud-based platform that unifies customer interactions across voice, chat, email, video, SMS, and social. It offers intelligent self-service automation, real-time analytics, and CRM integrations. With omnichannel engagement, agents deliver consistent, personalized service from one interface.N/A

    Aspect Workforce

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAspect Workforce is a suite of software which combines call center workforce management with advanced analytics features like call recording, speech analytics, eLearning for training, data sharing for schedule optimization across call center or branch locations, and desktop analytics for monitoring and analyzing discrete actions like employee keystrokes and application usage. The Basic, Advanced, and Enterprise tiers include increasingly advanced sets of analytics and workforce management…N/A
    Pricing
    8x8 Contact CenterAspect Workforce
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    8x8 Contact CenterAspect Workforce
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    8x8 Contact CenterAspect Workforce
    Considered Both Products
    8x8 Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Aspect Software
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    157 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    136 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    166 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    110 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    8x8 Contact CenterAspect Workforce
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of 8x8 Contact Center and Aspect Workforce
    Feature
    8x8 Contact Center
    8.5
    182 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Aspect Workforce
    -
    Ratings
    Agent dashboard8.4164 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers7.8145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response8.6145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding9.1167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)8.5115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer8.5157 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing7.374 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response9.3109 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs8.271 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts8.8106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking8.8161 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration8.4101 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration8.393 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of 8x8 Contact Center and Aspect Workforce
    Feature
    8x8 Contact Center
    8.5
    169 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Aspect Workforce
    -
    Ratings
    Inbound call routing8.8153 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing7.893 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording9.0150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management8.7150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics8.6152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting8.6143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting8.242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys8.386 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics8.133 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    8x8 Contact CenterAspect Workforce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (186 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (10 ratings)
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (73 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (56 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    8x8 Contact CenterAspect Workforce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8x8 Inc.
    We spend a lot of time calling insurance companies to check claim status, verify benefits, or fix denials. 8x8 is great for handling high call volume days when our team is making and receiving a ton of those calls. The call routing makes sure insurance calls go to our billing reps and patient calls go to the right team, so things don’t get mixed up. If we’re doing a compliance review or responding to an insurance dispute and need a specific recorded call from months ago, it can take some digging to find it unless we have exact details. It’s not impossible, just not super quick
    Incentivized
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    Aspect Software
    Easy workforce management tool and the dashboard is well designed with multiple accessible functionalities. This platform allows easy data collection across other project management systems and the analytics which the tool provides are excellent and very reliable project planning and easy scheduling with effective and excellent management functionalities and initial implementing is also an easy process.
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    Pros
    8x8 Inc.
    • The out of the box chat feature is outstanding for your website. My team was able to adopt chat easily.
    • Setting up the system with the help of an integrator was especially easy and did not require any IT training on my part.
    • The visibility of being able to manage my team and all media channels in one panel is awesome.
    Incentivized
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    Aspect Software
    • easy and quick to use- you don't have to waste hours explaining how to use WFM with your employees
    • reliable- multiple employees can be making changes and testing staffing changes without the site crashing
    • easy to balance employee scheduling with your business needs
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    8x8 Inc.
    • Campaigns is a big one. That has been our main pain point with the 8x8 VCC.
    • AMD+Auto Voicemail is a feature not available today.
    • Customizations like changing a campaign's caller ID based on a CRM field do not allow teams to create more efficient flows.
    • Time zone dialing is limited to the phone area code, not the physical location (address), which is undesirable.
    Incentivized
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    Aspect Software
    • The configuration of the system is quite complex and very difficult to administer.
    • Initial training on the product is simply focused on the product and it typically not done using a customers real data. Since many customers do not have a strong background in WFM to begin with, the training should focus more on the fundamental of WFM before it dives into how to use the tool. You have to learn more about how it is best to use the tool for real world environments and not just how to click here and go there.
    • RTA has not been updated in years. It does not offer real-time schedule adherence scores and the reporting is terrible. Reporting is specific to each workspace and you lose data each time you close a workspace.
    • The shrinkage calculator feature that was added a few years ago is a great feature but very difficult to reconcile. If you are not an extreme expert with the very confusing superstate philosophy in eWFM it can be disastrous.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    8x8 Inc.
    8x8 contact center is meeting our needs as a call center communication solution. We use 8x8 across the entire organization and have been able to work with our account management team to ensure our configuration and integrations meet our business, legal & compliance needs across the organization. The greatest benefit has been the 8x8 account management team who consistently works with us to ensure our needs are being met.
    Incentivized
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    Aspect Software
    While I support other customers who utilize the software, the response from our customers is over-whelmingly positive. Many customers who have not had any type of workforce management software in the past use spreadsheets to schedule and forecast agents. This can be extremely complicated and a nightmare to control. The time saved by having a product that can quickly complete these functions for you is worth the investment. Also, we have several customers who had no way to track what their agents are doing and have found many problems in their call-center with the software. After rolling out a program where their adherence was tracked and actually 'mattered', they were able to see increased efficency from their agents.
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    Usability
    8x8 Inc.
    Overall, the 8x8 contact center's functionality is great! As the administrator for our practice, I find the platform extremely easy to navigate and customize for our business needs, which are constantly changing and evolving. I find the analytics very easy to use overall. It is fairly quick and easy to find call recordings when needed, and the reporting can transition between a 30,000-foot view and an extremely granular view.
    Incentivized
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    Aspect Software
    Once the initial set up of the software is complete and/or you are familiar with the software, it is easy to use and runs like a dream. However, if you are unfamiliar with the software or have used a competitor's product, some features can seem difficult to learn or get used to.
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    Reliability and Availability
    8x8 Inc.
    The only issue I have ran across was on getting the updated new version
    Incentivized
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    Aspect Software
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    8x8 Inc.
    Yes everything loads quickly and its ready for use
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    Aspect Software
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    8x8 Inc.
    Support is subpar, any time there was an issue they would ignore the preferred means of communication & would not respond to the ticket aside from that they called instead of emailed. They also are not based out of the US so hours are vastly different than typical working hours. They were able to help in some cases but a lot of them were "that's how it is" responses & just overall not a great experience
    Incentivized
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    Aspect Software
    I was impressed with the support I received. There were never any long delays when I had issues and the representatives that I worked with were always patient and eager to fully understand not only my problem but our business processes surrounding the problem.
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    In-Person Training
    8x8 Inc.
    Detailed training and good quality to provide our customers to achieve their needs and to give the best we can as far as information and technology and the best service we can to have the customers be satisfied with the technology and the best quality to get the best answers to their doubts.
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    Aspect Software
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    8x8 Inc.
    The training was easy but would probably be much easier in person. Easier to ask questions and show someone your computer when you are in person. Easier to differentiate between network issues and 8x8 issues. Online works too but for how technical 8x8 can be, I would recommend you try and do in person if possible. Would make it much easier to get help when needed. This is a personal preference and not something that is required by any means. The online training is still great and still did the trick. The good thing is that help is always available months or years after if there is something new you want to do
    Incentivized
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    Aspect Software
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    8x8 Inc.
    The transition from Mitel to 8 x 8 was smooth and no "hiccups". The support was one of the best that we had received. No surprises except what 8 x 8 is actually capable of doing! Support remained available throughout the transition! Co-workers were amazed at what they were able to do with having 8 x 8,
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    Aspect Software
    Implementation of the software was not difficult but it was tedious for us due to the fact that our processes had not kept up with the times and we had to make a large number of process changes along with setting up the software.
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    Alternatives Considered
    8x8 Inc.
    Fuze is somewhat dated and clunky when it comes to configuring settings. 8x8 Contact Center design and settings is more clean and easier to amend. Fuze includes an all in one softphone system, which is an additional component for 8x8. RingCentral seems somewhat pricier when comparing the different offerings, although they may have more features.
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    Aspect Software
    I have used NICE IEX Workforce Management in addition to Aspect Workforce Management, both tools are great at what they do. Aspect however builds its forecast model continuously, adding more information to the model everyday, where are with IEX, the model has to be built each and every time from used selections each week. IEX does not have a historical base model to reference, where Aspect does.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8x8 Inc.
    It is pretty much "Par for the course" with the options out there with other vendors.
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    Aspect Software
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    8x8 Inc.
    It was implemented across the board in the company and has worked perfectly
    Incentivized
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    Aspect Software
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    8x8 Inc.
    • Not having to worry about maintaining CCaaS infrastructure is a big ROI
    • For small business, the ROI may not be there - might still be better off with a local PBX (KSU) and a few POTS trunks from the cable company.
    • Never having to worry about upgrading software.
    Incentivized
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    Aspect Software
    • The workforce management team was able to decrease the cycle time forecasting, staffing and scheduling staff; resulted in higher employee engagement
    • The scenario based planning enabled us to develop a more accurate call volume forecast thus staffing the contact centers appropriately; approximately $500k savings realized in labor expenses (reduced FTE headcount, while meeting the same level of service level measures)
    • Improved customer experience due to staffing the call center properly (answered 80 percent of our calls within 20 seconds)
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    ScreenShots

    8x8 Contact Center Screenshots

    Screenshot of inbound SMS with contact center agent response in 8x8 Agent Workspace. Agents are able to see incoming interactions and respond with consistently across channels like voice, SMS, RCS, webchat, email, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, one-way video, Viber, and social media channels via our Meltwater integration.Screenshot of real-time suggestions via 8x8 Smart Assist and full customer history and overall sentiment in 8x8 Agent Workspace.Screenshot of the completely customizable 8x8 Supervisor Workspace for real-time and historical reporting plus features to make quick changes on the fly. Available on desktop and mobile.Screenshot of 8x8 Analytics for Contact Center, which provides out-of-the-box reports, dashboards, and visualizations like the Interaction Journey visual that shows the complete customer journey across channels.Screenshot of 8x8 Quality Management, used to drill into specific interactions, playback, and leave comments with timestamps.Screenshot of 8x8 Voice/Text/Sentiment Analytics, used to create Topics to track common phrases and keywords within customer interactions happening in the contact center.