8x8 Express (discontinued) vs. Dialpad Connect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
8x8 Express (discontinued)
Score 3.1 out of 10
N/A
8x8 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
Dialpad Connect
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Dialpad Connect is a cloud communications UCaaS platform that provides users with integrated voice, video, and messaging capabilities from one unified interface.
$27
per month
Pricing
8x8 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Standard
$27
per month per user
Pro
$35
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact sales team
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
8x8 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
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)Dialpad Connect
Considered Both Products
8x8 Express (discontinued)

No answer on this topic

Dialpad Connect
Chose Dialpad Connect
We used to use 8x8 Express and while we liked it, we found that Dialpad had more features (like syncing events, emails & shared documents via G-Suite) - especially the awesome Voice Intelligence (call transcription) feature. Dialpad will even transcribe a voicemail while it's …
Chose Dialpad Connect
It stacks up well. It has the same or more features at a very competitive price point.
Features
8x8 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Express (discontinued)
8.0
6 Ratings
3% below category average
Dialpad Connect
8.1
105 Ratings
2% below category average
High quality audio8.06 Ratings8.7104 Ratings
High quality video8.03 Ratings8.669 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Express (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Dialpad Connect
8.3
62 Ratings
1% above category average
Desktop sharing8.52 Ratings9.262 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Express (discontinued)
8.7
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Dialpad Connect
8.4
73 Ratings
1% above category average
Calendar integration9.02 Ratings8.661 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.02 Ratings8.859 Ratings
Record meetings / events9.02 Ratings8.661 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Express (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Dialpad Connect
8.0
46 Ratings
1% below category average
Live chat8.52 Ratings9.345 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Express (discontinued)
9.3
5 Ratings
18% above category average
Dialpad Connect
8.5
65 Ratings
9% above category average
User authentication9.05 Ratings8.557 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions9.54 Ratings9.061 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Express (discontinued)
8.0
6 Ratings
4% below category average
Dialpad Connect
8.1
73 Ratings
2% below category average
Hosted PBX7.54 Ratings8.333 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.05 Ratings7.546 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.66 Ratings8.868 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Express (discontinued)
8.9
6 Ratings
6% above category average
Dialpad Connect
8.4
87 Ratings
0% above category average
Answering rules9.06 Ratings8.673 Ratings
Call recording9.05 Ratings8.879 Ratings
Call park9.04 Ratings8.660 Ratings
Call screening9.34 Ratings8.766 Ratings
Message alerts9.25 Ratings9.181 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging8.54 Ratings7.768 Ratings
Online Fax8.01 Ratings7.218 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription9.05 Ratings8.780 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Express (discontinued)
9.6
3 Ratings
13% above category average
Dialpad Connect
7.4
72 Ratings
13% below category average
Mobile app for iOS9.73 Ratings7.350 Ratings
Mobile app for Android9.62 Ratings7.546 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Express (discontinued)
7.1
5 Ratings
13% below category average
Dialpad Connect
8.5
65 Ratings
5% above category average
Centralized communications management8.05 Ratings8.850 Ratings
Team messaging8.34 Ratings8.746 Ratings
Team document sharing6.01 Ratings8.128 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics6.03 Ratings8.451 Ratings
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8x8 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
8x8 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
(8 ratings)
8.3
(339 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(12 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(73 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
9.1
(57 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(6 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
6.8
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
8x8 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
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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Dialpad
It is well-suited for basic calling functionality, but has been a poor experience for us when used for texting, as it lacks some of the features of other platforms, such as Haymarket. It is also challenging to capture good analytics, as this is neither easy nor clear for users to find.
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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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Dialpad
  • Ease of signing on and calling in
  • Clear audio/sound, no static or poor connections
  • Can choose to be on video or not
  • The organizer and participants can see all who are on the call
  • Meetings can be auto-recorded and sent to organizer at end of call
  • Hold music can be played for initial caller
  • Meeting is auto-transcribed
  • Action items are automatically listed for the organizer
  • Summary list shows all who were in attendance
  • Summary shows duration of callers on the meeting
  • Can load images of attendees when setting of the meeting
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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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Dialpad
  • The only example I can list for improvement is that occasionally the message has some mistranslation(s). But I can usually figure out the missing words. The 'southern USA' dialect may be partly to blame....
  • The functionality is really great. It is the best app I have used for messages in all of my customer service jobs.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Dialpad
Dialpad Talk is easy to use and no one has had a problem using it. Even when we have had questions/problems we have been able to fix it ourselves without having to go to Dialpad to ask for help, which saves everyone time. We don't have any reason to cancel our use of this product and we are very happy with how it performs for our team.
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Usability
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Dialpad
Dialpad Connect is good and recommended for any organization. It is a good value. It can accomplish everything that your organization is looking for, and no one will say it is outside the budget for any 50+ person organization. The AI feature is very useful. The dashboard could be a bit easier to manage, and the integration with Salesforce could be a bit smoother.
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Reliability and Availability
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Dialpad
There have not been any outages that I am aware of and we have had consistently good coverage since the start. There can be a slight lag from the office to the mobile app, but it is not terribly noticeable and it has not resulted in any calls being prematurely hung up
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Performance
Discontinued Products
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Dialpad
The emails of voice transcription come very quickly after a call has been completed and except for a few fairly difficult names are pretty accurate. The ability to quickly listen to the voicemail from email without having to open the app is also a bonus. I have not noticed or heard of any slowdowns
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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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Dialpad
The original date for roll-out, was unable to happen because there was an issue finding our existing phone lines to port them... The only reason I gave a 9 is [that] the original person we have been working with, Rolled out phones. Pro without telling anyone and then went on vacation, I only say this to explain that there is a gentleman that took over to help us named Brett and he was FANTASTIC! He allowed a ton of calls and answered all of them, walked us [through] settings, profile set up, and even emailed screen shares so we could help other members of our team! Thanks so much, Brett you ROCK~
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In-Person Training
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Dialpad
Welcoming and easy to follow the instruction
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Online Training
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Dialpad
Simple and easy to follow, we had our branches around the country to be trained and the feedback was great. Only take if there was a desk phone training that would be great. The team provided us with video for the desk phone training
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Implementation Rating
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Dialpad
I didn't participate in the implementation. But obviously it went flawlessly, as all users are set up in-house, and on the app.
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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.
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Dialpad
Panterra is dependable and has good support. Dialpad Connect has more features and an easier interface. AT&T has a lot of features, but Dialpad Connect's interface is easier. AT&T does not do call transcription that I know of. Comcast BVE and 8x8 services are lower quality and service is not great.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Dialpad
Overall program is of average cost. SInce I use it simply for its phone/text capabilities. I would hazard that company that needed more options, might see it differently
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Scalability
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Dialpad
So far, Dialpad has been a great improvement for our organization. It allows everyone to be on the same service and the integration with the mobile app means everyone is still using the "office" numbers even when on the go which makes it easier not having to balance multiple phone numbers from people
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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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Dialpad
  • Saves me time with a downloadable transcript for call documentation.
  • All calls are automatically recorded, which provides proof of what was said.
  • Translation availability using IVR and AI language allows us to communicate with all families without needing to find a translator.
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ScreenShots

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