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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

    Avaya Contact Center

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAvaya Contact Center is delivered through Avaya Infinity, a cloud-native platform designed to orchestrate customer interactions across multiple channels. Built on a Microservices Architecture with open AI Orchestration, Avaya Infinity enables organizations to manage Voice, Digital, Email, and Messaging interactions. The system provides Dynamic Routing, AI automation, and real-time orchestration—with the flexibility to deploy in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid…N/A
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    8x8 Contact CenterAvaya Contact Center
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    Pricing Offerings
    8x8 Contact CenterAvaya Contact Center
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Considered Both Products
    8x8 Inc.
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    Avaya
    Chose Avaya Contact Center
    Basically, Avaya looks and feels much simpler that 8x8. Its simple to use provides a vast majority of different solutions and integrations, easily top-tier VoIP on the market. It stands out by having so much within one single system, which allows or jobs to be performed with …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
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    91%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    166 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    8x8 Contact CenterAvaya Contact Center
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of 8x8 Contact Center and Avaya Contact Center
    Feature
    8x8 Contact Center
    8.4
    184 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Avaya Contact Center
    8.0
    38 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Agent dashboard8.3165 Ratings8.036 Ratings
    Validate callers7.8145 Ratings8.233 Ratings
    Outbound response8.6145 Ratings6.132 Ratings
    Call forwarding9.1168 Ratings8.936 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)8.5115 Ratings8.629 Ratings
    Warm transfer8.5158 Ratings8.836 Ratings
    Predictive dialing7.374 Ratings5.928 Ratings
    Interactive voice response9.3109 Ratings9.232 Ratings
    REST APIs8.271 Ratings7.927 Ratings
    Call scripts8.8106 Ratings6.730 Ratings
    Call tracking8.8161 Ratings8.635 Ratings
    Multichannel integration8.4101 Ratings9.433 Ratings
    CRM software integration8.393 Ratings7.932 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of 8x8 Contact Center and Avaya Contact Center
    Feature
    8x8 Contact Center
    8.5
    170 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Avaya Contact Center
    8.0
    38 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Inbound call routing8.8153 Ratings8.637 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing7.893 Ratings8.633 Ratings
    Recording9.0151 Ratings8.136 Ratings
    Quality management8.7151 Ratings7.934 Ratings
    Call analytics8.6152 Ratings8.034 Ratings
    Historical reporting8.6143 Ratings8.135 Ratings
    Live reporting8.242 Ratings6.934 Ratings
    Customer surveys8.386 Ratings8.031 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics8.133 Ratings7.730 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    8x8 Contact CenterAvaya Contact Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (188 ratings)
    8.6
    (55 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (10 ratings)
    7.3
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (75 ratings)
    7.2
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (56 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 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 CenterAvaya Contact Center
    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
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    Avaya
    I would say well-suited for the everyday user, with the ability to use the products. I think it's really user-friendly in that way. The lack of education for the end users, maybe through some of our companies, makes it difficult. And the turnover.
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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.
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    Avaya
    • The app and the ability to use the "office" phone while on the road.
    • There's an easy implementation and training process to get everyone on board quickly.
    • Flexibility of transferring calls to different mediums - I can switch a phone call to a conference or patch in other parties with ease.
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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.
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    Avaya
    • Calls are automatically terminated at an agent and do not allow for the agent to "manually" answer the incoming call. This is very problematic as agents are not able to prepare properly for incoming calls. In addition, agents have stepped away from their desks and forgotten to put themselves in an away status, and calls have been directed to them, and they just sit there with no agent present. This is a very undesirable feature of the system.
    • Password resets are extremely problematic and continuously cause problems for users. Agents are prompted to change their password upon expiry, and when they follow the instructions as outlined, it rarely works and ends up needing a full reset. The challenge questions are useless and do not work at all.
    • Support can be a bit challenging as there are definite language barriers that have made both explaining the problem and understanding the recommended solution difficult.
    • The system is sometimes unreliable and will randomly log agents out with no explanation. Agents are then advised by support to log out, clear cache, and log back in. This is not feasible in a busy call center.
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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.
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    Avaya
    I am really not the decision maker on this subject but given the cost of the investment in Avaya, I do not see the company not renewing the use of Avaya. The new licensing model no longer requires expensive upgrades to stay current with new features added to the system and really helps with the cost of investment.
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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.
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    Avaya
    Avaya has versatility in calling, receiving, and configuring. Being able to have notion of location, exchange of messages. we could see supplier information and configure it to our liking. as it is practicality for configuration and manual handling. Interactive and easy to learn screen. Being able to generate call reports for analysis of service in others
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    Reliability and Availability
    8x8 Inc.
    The only issue I have ran across was on getting the updated new version
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    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    8x8 Inc.
    Yes everything loads quickly and its ready for use
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    Avaya
    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
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    Avaya
    I give it this rating because the support services of Avaya have proven to be reliable when needed. Great feedback for our queries has always been received from the support agents. 24/7 availability of support, which is very essential as our Call Center department also functions this way, therefore, the knowledge and technical support we require is always available to us.
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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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    Avaya
    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
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    Avaya
    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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    Avaya
    No, everything was implemented by Avaya Support
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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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    Avaya
    Switched from Polycom to Avaya, although polycom worked well there were too many reoccuring connectivity issues and the turn around time for solving them was also too long. Avaya has fewer connectivity problems and their support is much better too. Pricing wise they were similar so we didn't have much to lose.
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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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    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    8x8 Inc.
    It was implemented across the board in the company and has worked perfectly
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    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.
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    Avaya
    • Overall from a business objective standpoint, Avaya has to have had a positive impact on our Return on Investment. Its use in day-to-day operations has been beneficial to not only the company, but the business as well.
    • Using the Avaya soft phones supplies a business or company a way to limit expenditures on the hard phones by allowing the use of Avaya soft phones. The equipment is no longer needed, save for headsets to be used with the application itself.
    • Business objectives have to be just that, objectives. Economics begs for ways for a company to limit expenditures that may see little or no return. Avaya has tackled this issue and won!
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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.