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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    8x8 Express (discontinued)

    Score3 out of 10
    N/A8x8 Express was a cloud-based phone system that included unlimited calling within the U.S and Canada, HD video conferencing, business SMS and team chat, pre-configured. As of March 2023 8x8 Express is end of sale and no longer available.N/A

    Avaya Unified Communications

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/AAvaya UCaaS is a business communications platform. Avaya UCaaS aims to set employees up for success with unified internal communication, supporting voice, chat, email, video, file sharing, and task management. The software enables users to create collaboration in real-time using any device or system through one platform.N/A
    Pricing
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Avaya Unified Communications
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Avaya Unified Communications
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Avaya Unified Communications
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    Chose 8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8x8 has a much lower cost that avaya for the same features. 8x8 is a bit more user friendly than some other larger well established brands. It still uses industry standards in terminology and call flows to for anyone with voip experience its a pain free switch to make over.
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    Avaya
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    88 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    81 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    92 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    66 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    72 Answers
    Features
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Avaya Unified Communications
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Avaya Unified Communications
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Avaya Unified Communications
    5.9
    22 Ratings
    35% below category average
    High quality audio8.06 Ratings7.922 Ratings
    High quality video8.03 Ratings6.618 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Avaya Unified Communications
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Avaya Unified Communications
    8.3
    14 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Desktop sharing8.52 Ratings8.314 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Avaya Unified Communications
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Avaya Unified Communications
    8.8
    17 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Calendar integration9.02 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.02 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.02 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Avaya Unified Communications
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Avaya Unified Communications
    8.5
    16 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Live chat8.52 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Avaya Unified Communications
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Avaya Unified Communications
    7.5
    20 Ratings
    6% below category average
    User authentication9.05 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.54 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Avaya Unified Communications
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Avaya Unified Communications
    7.8
    27 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Hosted PBX7.54 Ratings8.119 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.05 Ratings6.918 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.66 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Avaya Unified Communications
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Avaya Unified Communications
    8.5
    26 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Answering rules9.06 Ratings7.624 Ratings
    Call recording9.05 Ratings8.320 Ratings
    Call park9.04 Ratings9.421 Ratings
    Call screening9.34 Ratings9.420 Ratings
    Message alerts9.25 Ratings8.423 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging8.54 Ratings8.314 Ratings
    Online Fax8.01 Ratings8.711 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription9.05 Ratings7.820 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Avaya Unified Communications
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    9.6
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Avaya Unified Communications
    7.7
    23 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS9.73 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android9.62 Ratings7.020 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Avaya Unified Communications
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    7.1
    5 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Avaya Unified Communications
    7.9
    18 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Centralized communications management8.05 Ratings7.216 Ratings
    Team messaging8.34 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Team document sharing6.01 Ratings8.313 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics6.03 Ratings8.216 Ratings
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    8x8 Express (discontinued)Avaya Unified Communications
    Small Businesses
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Avaya Unified Communications
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    8.7
    (101 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    5.3
    (84 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.5
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Avaya Unified Communications
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    The 8x8 app is great and very user friendly and straightforward. Team Members can adjust their own setting as needed.
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    Avaya
    Call centers where lots of calls come in per day are better suited for Cloud office. Small businesses or companies that don’t really make outgoing calls or receive a lot of incoming calls other than within the company would not really be suited for Avaya Cloud Office.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • So easy to use!
    • Voicemail - can be accessed anywhere, includes transcription of the voicemail and an email message with the recording
    • Telephone services without all the fees of a landline service
    • Auto attendant, offering recordings of our messages
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    Avaya
    • User-friendly GUI management interface with the possibility to create different rooms, notebooks, calendars, and chats.
    • The management interface for recordings is made in the rooms with the possibility of downloading them to the location.
    • Link and file sharing with other participants.
    • Chat with all participants and individual.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • We are just starting to use the platform and using limited features at the moment and 8x8 is doing everything we need it to do.
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    Avaya
    • Avaya has very strong contact center offerings and more contact with our salesperson would be helpful, so we can explore the latest offerings
    • Although it's adequate a slightly more intuitive UI would be helpful
    • More integrated reporting at the end-user level.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Avaya
    Things change, business requirements change so when we come to renew we may explore other options, we might go all in on Teams or look at something different - we need something that allows us to increase and importantly decrease our licence count more flexably which Avaya / Ring Central don't allow.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Avaya
    There are few times that we have not been able to take advantage of the tool, but those moments are related to the bandwidth of each person in [their] home. Those who have low signal cannot access meetings on the platform smoothly.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Avaya
    Throughout a year and and a half of remote learning, we only experience two minor technology issues that were resolved within an hour
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Avaya
    We have not been faced to any performance issue.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    If you get less than 4 phones you fall into the online only customer service. There were a couple of times that I could have used more assistance but figuring it out online was a bit of a hassle.
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    Avaya
    I have never contacted support directly. However, my rep with Enterprise Systems is excellent. Since joining Avaya, all inquiries and/or concerns have always been resolved within a reasonable amount of time. If it's a less complex issue, it is resolved in real time. I receive a response within 30 minutes or less. When he is out of the office, he always has a backup.
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Avaya
    whilst on site it was delivered by teams to the desks , not the fault of the trainer
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Avaya
    The online training was clear and effective.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Avaya
    Thank to the help of Avaya implementation team, the migration was done with minimal impact. All activities were well defined and done in time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    8x8 has a much lower cost that avaya for the same features. 8x8 is a bit more user friendly than some other larger well established brands. It still uses industry standards in terminology and call flows to for anyone with voip experience its a pain free switch to make over.
    Incentivized
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    Avaya
    Apart from Cisco Webex Calling/app no other vendor offers their own phones hardware, gateways. We need to add other vendors like yealink, Poly, Audiocodes to complete the solution. This makes things very difficult from management perspective. As you have to hire a person who can manage a multivendor environment. Also, in case of outage, multiple bridge open and every vendor blame others. Cisco is costly so we gave a chance to Avaya UCaaS based on its history and reputation in Calling market.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Avaya
    It fits us well being in multiple geographic areas and we can purchase local numbers or do a BYOD SBC setup
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Being able to listen to phone calls when there is a discrepancy
    • Keeping the honest honest by knowing we can listen to calls
    • Easy to communicate internally, been very helpful and time saving
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    Avaya
    • This made working from home possible, allowing me to take calls that I wouldn't be able to without having them forwarded by our communications department
    • It works with Teams, realizing when I'm on a conf call and automatically sets a status of away, preventing my phone from ringing, but allowing me to see the voicemail via text so that I can respond
    • If I step out of the office for a little bit, I can have my calls go directly to my cellphone to make sure I'm still available if needed
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