8x8 Contact Center vs. Broadvoice

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
8x8 Contact Center
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
8x8 Contact Center is a solution that helps businesses boost engagement, collaboration, and operational effectiveness for customer success. Built on the 8x8 XCaaS platform, 8x8 Contact Center helps businesses to connect and collaborate with individuals working inside and outside of the organization.N/A
Broadvoice
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Broadvoice is a provider of hosted voice, UCaaS, CCaaS, and CX solutions for small and mid-market enterprises and BPOs. Broadvoice solutions offer enterprise-class features to simplify communications and streamline operations.
$10
monthly, 12 or 36 months per seat
Pricing
8x8 Contact CenterBroadvoice
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
b-hive Standard Seat - Call Paths
$7
per month
b-hive Metered Seat Cloud PBX
$10
per month per user
b-hive Pro Seat - Call Paths
$10
per month
SIP Trunking - Metered
$11
per month per user
SIP Trunking - Unlimited
$17
per month per user
b-hive Standard Seat Cloud PBX
$18
per month per user
b-hive Pro Seat Cloud PBX
$23
per month per user
Contact Center
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
8x8 Contact CenterBroadvoice
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details—Pricing Based on 3 Year Terms
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Community Pulse
8x8 Contact CenterBroadvoice
Considered Both Products
8x8 Contact Center

No answer on this topic

Broadvoice
Chose Broadvoice
Better customer service Much more user friendly Intuitive use - if guessing we are rarely wrong with the guess Much better customer service
Chose Broadvoice
The call quality and cost are unbeatable. I have never once been "accused" of using a broadband-based telecom provider. With the others, it was always apparent and somewhat mocked. That never happens with Broadvoice.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
8x8 Contact CenterBroadvoice
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Contact Center
6.4
140 Ratings
26% below category average
Broadvoice
-
Ratings
Agent dashboard7.1124 Ratings00 Ratings
Validate callers6.6111 Ratings00 Ratings
Outbound response6.6110 Ratings00 Ratings
Call forwarding7.0126 Ratings00 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)5.282 Ratings00 Ratings
Warm transfer7.5121 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive dialing7.954 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive voice response6.075 Ratings00 Ratings
REST APIs6.345 Ratings00 Ratings
Call scripts7.374 Ratings00 Ratings
Call tracking6.6122 Ratings00 Ratings
Multichannel integration4.071 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM software integration5.563 Ratings00 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Contact Center
7.1
130 Ratings
15% below category average
Broadvoice
-
Ratings
Inbound call routing7.8117 Ratings00 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing7.467 Ratings00 Ratings
Recording7.8115 Ratings00 Ratings
Quality management7.3114 Ratings00 Ratings
Call analytics6.6116 Ratings00 Ratings
Historical reporting6.1107 Ratings00 Ratings
Live reporting7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer surveys6.462 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics7.45 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Contact Center
-
Ratings
Broadvoice
8.2
105 Ratings
2% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.2104 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings8.332 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Contact Center
-
Ratings
Broadvoice
8.3
21 Ratings
5% above category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.321 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Contact Center
-
Ratings
Broadvoice
7.9
21 Ratings
1% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.019 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.815 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Contact Center
-
Ratings
Broadvoice
7.6
17 Ratings
2% below category average
Live chat00 Ratings7.617 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Contact Center
-
Ratings
Broadvoice
8.3
36 Ratings
8% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.331 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.235 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Contact Center
-
Ratings
Broadvoice
8.3
109 Ratings
2% above category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings8.369 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings8.349 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings8.290 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Contact Center
-
Ratings
Broadvoice
8.3
137 Ratings
1% above category average
Answering rules00 Ratings8.4117 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings8.589 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings8.4108 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings8.497 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings8.5111 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings7.751 Ratings
Online Fax00 Ratings8.464 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings8.077 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Contact Center
-
Ratings
Broadvoice
7.9
100 Ratings
6% below category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings7.791 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings8.152 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Contact Center
-
Ratings
Broadvoice
8.0
48 Ratings
3% above category average
Centralized communications management00 Ratings8.441 Ratings
Team messaging00 Ratings7.927 Ratings
Team document sharing00 Ratings7.715 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.026 Ratings
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8x8 Contact CenterBroadvoice
Small Businesses
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Bright Pattern Contact Center
Score 9.8 out of 10
Nextiva
Nextiva
Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Bright Pattern Contact Center
Bright Pattern Contact Center
Score 9.8 out of 10
Nextiva
Nextiva
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Google Cloud Contact Center AI
Google Cloud Contact Center AI
Score 8.2 out of 10
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
8x8 Contact CenterBroadvoice
Likelihood to Recommend
7.2
(144 ratings)
9.3
(282 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.3
(8 ratings)
8.7
(18 ratings)
Usability
7.4
(30 ratings)
8.4
(37 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(2 ratings)
8.7
(2 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(2 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
6.3
(53 ratings)
8.5
(16 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.2
(3 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.8
(5 ratings)
7.2
(8 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(2 ratings)
6.8
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.3
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(2 ratings)
5.8
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
8x8 Contact CenterBroadvoice
Likelihood to Recommend
8x8, Inc.
Customer service/regular call center would be good places to implement this. It seems fairly user friendly & doesn't take too much to figure out the in's & out's of the system. Places that don't have IT staff or outsource all of their IT problems or questions would probably have some more difficulty with this because it can be a little complicated when it comes to specific attributes to 8x8 Contact Center such as installation/configuration, scripts, & queues.
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Broadvoice
Broadvoice is extremely robust and well-suited for a variety of contexts, but I think it excels best in tighter-knit work environments where contacting each other is the main use as opposed to receiving many incoming calls from outside guests. There have been a few instances where I think the features would conflict with user intention -- namely, having a number linked to two different phones, but one phone was meant more for receiving outside calls and the other was an office phone in the same area. Because of this, if a guest called, it would disturb the office, but if a vendor called, the guest phone would also ring, leading to confusion. I think this is an instance of the peer ecosystem conflicting with a more customer-facing need, but if a peer line needed to contact that department, it is best to have both of them ring.
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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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Broadvoice
  • Broadvoice is quick to furnish the phone numbers before we even have the store built.
  • Broadvoice gives us temporary numbers until the port occurs.
  • Broadvoice monitors our accounts so we Dont have to.
  • Most times we get the replacement phones within 1-2 work days.
  • Broadvoice is very easy to work with.
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Cons
8x8, Inc.
  • With 2-party states, 8x8 does not give us an option to modify the recorded statement that alerts parties the call is being recorded. The one we could use tends to sound harsh to the second party, and tends to cause sales losses.
  • When they recently changed their admin panel UI, several things the old UI had available never made it across to the new platform.
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Broadvoice
  • Well there is a problem with the connection at times.
  • I would like to add all of my outside service people on but I can't because they need to have a phone line and extension added. I would like to have all of our staff have access through their cell phones so that if we get a message we can send it quickly to their cell phone.
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Likelihood to Renew
8x8, Inc.
8 x 8 is not an ordinary system, it works well for everyday business and assists in working efficiencies. So much is required for credentialing and re-credentialing. 8 x 8 takes out a lot of the extra steps by providing smarter working features that saves time and money. Also, when faxing, once the fax is complete, you receive an actual confirmation! Absolutely love this feature.
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Broadvoice
Broadvoice is an ideal value. It's not the best possible IP based phone system but it's easily one of the best options if cost is a factor. We got a capable and easy to use product while lowering our costs, a total win-win.
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Usability
8x8, Inc.
The system is flexible, adaptable and easy to use and research. Once again the reporting is fantastic and gives up the information we need to be successful and even make changes or tweaks. The 8x8 Contact Center team is there to assist with questions when needed or to help get through an issue. Charlie Knutson is the best!!
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Broadvoice
Broadvoice has been a great investment so far! Its system allows you to easily handle multiple lines & provides you with many useful, easy-to-use, features. It delivers faxes right to your email inbox, how much easier can it get? Through their app, it enables you to easily determine if the call is business or personal related. And you are able to answer calls no matter where you are
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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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Broadvoice
AWAYS available to assist when I call. I could not be happier about that!
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Performance
8x8, Inc.
Yes everything loads quickly and its ready for use
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Broadvoice
Any issues are usually overcome fairly quickly. We don't utilize reports offered by the system - we are a small company and the monitoring that would provide is just not something we would utilize.
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Support Rating
8x8, Inc.
The initial live support person seems to be just collecting information and is outsourced. Sometimes it is difficult to communicate with them, but going through this process gets me to the right person and having my support ticket opened in order. It's usually very smooth thereafter.
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Broadvoice
Laura H. our Service Coordinator was exceptionally helpful when the inevitable hiccups occurred along the way. She calmly sought out solutions that kept the project moving so that we could meet our move-out/move-in deadlines. Also, their 24/7 Business Support line is staffed with knowledgeable people that answer my questions quickly and accurately.
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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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Broadvoice
The in-person was done by phone and was GREAT!
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Online Training
8x8, Inc.
its was with the best quality and the best performance we could have as far as detailed information for us to get the best training on how to get used of 8*8 and provide the best quality and technology to provide to our customers when they need and made us fell comforatble in how to use it
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Broadvoice
Overcame obstacles of everyone being in different places. Trainer was excellent (do not remember her name!). Open to all questions no matter how technical. The feedback from my colleagues were they were happy
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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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Broadvoice
It was straightforward to set up. The phone was delivered prior to installation. The script and routing of calls were established prior to installation as well. The on-site technician installed each phone and offered training to anyone who asked. The main setup for hours, calls, and extensions was already set up via online meeting, making the phone install on-site a seamless experience.
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Alternatives Considered
8x8, Inc.
8x8 had better pricing for our needs. 8x8 offered the features we needed without extras we did not. The overall onboarding process as demoed was smoother and provided more confidence in the product.
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Broadvoice
We've had a few phone vendors over the years and their main item, the phone, usually worked. Now past that, all other features or needs were hardly ever met. With Broadvoice, our experience has been amazing. The call quality, the ease of use on the admin portal and b-hive app, the flexibility of implementing new users. And if something ever seems to stump us, we can quickly reach out to support via email or phone and they are amazingly fast to respond and resolve the issue.
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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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Broadvoice
Answered in previous question
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Scalability
8x8, Inc.
It was implemented across the board in the company and has worked perfectly
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Broadvoice
We keep adding phones to each of restaurants every month
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Return on Investment
8x8, Inc.
  • The ROI for us is measured more within the CSAT and NPS score increase we have seen thus far, both scores have gone up significantly since we have streamlined our process with 8X8.
  • We are now focusing our attention on retention with the hopes of seeing a second wave of ROI with 8X8.
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Broadvoice
  • Using the B-Hive app and being able to work seamlessly from home during a snowstorm or when 4 out of us came down sick with Covid at the same time. No one had to risk dangerous roads to make it to the office or completely shut-down operations when we were too sick to come in. The work flexibility has been invaluable.
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ScreenShots

Broadvoice Screenshots

Screenshot of Call routing rules to manage holidays, and off-hours.Screenshot of Inbound call routing with automated menus and announcements, like a large business.Screenshot of User accounts can be added, removed, and managed from this interface.Screenshot of A detailed view of call history with detailed call reports.Screenshot of Video conference with up to 50 users with b-hive Communicator.Screenshot of Group messaging and file sharing to keep internal teams connected.