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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

    Groove (legacy product)

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AGroove by Clari is a legacy Sales Engagement product for organizing prospect outreach, capturing sales activity, and guiding seller workflows across email, calendar, CRM, and campaign tools. On August 14, 2023, Clari acquired Groove and integrated it as the sales-engagement layer of the Clari Revenue Platform. Following Clari’s subsequent merger into Salesloft in 2025, Groove became part of the combined Salesloft platform. Salesloft unified the companies under its brand on September 2, 2026;…N/A
    Pricing
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Groove (legacy product)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Groove (legacy product)
    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)Groove (legacy product)
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    99%
    Would buy again
    679 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    446 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    682 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    400 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    394 Answers
    Features
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Groove (legacy product)
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Groove (legacy product)
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Groove (legacy product)
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Groove (legacy product)
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Groove (legacy product)
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Groove (legacy product)
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Groove (legacy product)
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Groove (legacy product)
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Groove (legacy product)
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Groove (legacy product)
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Groove (legacy product)
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Groove (legacy product)
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Groove (legacy product)
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Groove (legacy product)
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Groove (legacy product)
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts9.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Fax8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Groove (legacy product)
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    9.6
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Groove (legacy product)
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android9.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Groove (legacy product)
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    7.1
    5 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Groove (legacy product)
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized communications management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team messaging8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team document sharing6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    8x8 Express (discontinued)Groove (legacy product)
    Small Businesses
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.1 out of 10
    HubSpot Sales Hub
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Mixmax
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Outreach
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Groove (legacy product)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    5.0
    (706 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (33 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.4
    (542 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    4.5
    (145 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.7
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Groove (legacy product)
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Groove is excellent for the use case of improving sales representative and customer success representative productivity and data quality when used alongside Salesforce. It is a Salesforce focused tool. You should definitely consider Groove if you are a current Salesloft / Outreach user and you also use Salesforce.
    • Groove would not be a good fit for an organization not using Salesforce.
    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
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Groove lets us know real-time when a client has checked an email we sent them.
    • Groove helps us streamline our day-to-day events, meetings, and tasks with the help of the Calendar Booking feature.
    • Groove helps us save a lot of time on typing long letters when we explain our products to our customers with the help of their Templates feature.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • The footprint of the person who lasts touches the information.
    • The footprint of the person who edited the information.
    • Date and time of the modification of the account owner.
    • Date and time of the modification of the last person touching the account.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I actually don't have any complaint regarding groove. It's just that I will give 9 since I confidently believe that there'd be updates in the future which would be more optimal not just for us users but for the business as well. The only regret I have with groove is I was not able to use it before the current company that I'm employed
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Groove has been an awesome platform to use for sales pipeline management. I really enjoy how it integrates with my Salesforce, Gmail, and Google Calendar. It makes my job easier by helping me keep track of the progress of each sales contact that I have. Leads are able to reply and notify us using Groove.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Our organization has not experienced any availability issues with Groove
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Everything is good
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    My company has a team dedicated to supporting our implementation of operative tools and business systems such as Groove. For this reason, I feel that we have ample support for Groove, although I have not personally contacted Groove for any support issues.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    It was okay. But, just the once. I had to figure it out with help of others on my team.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Easy to use
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    At Nearpod, I have been impressed with the internal expertise and support around Groove as a key tool for the Sales and Customer Success business systems and operations.
    Incentivized
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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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    Discontinued Products
    Groove is simple. Like their competitors, they give you the ability to create templated "Flows" (sequences) of calls, emails, and LinkedIn touches. Some of them can be automated, but it's also simple to personalize outreach. Ultimately, my decision to purchase Groove over some of the competitors was based on their Salesforce integration, as well as white-glove customer service.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Our organization was able to quickly scale Groove from a pilot group of a few users to a department-wide solution
    Incentivized
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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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    Discontinued Products
    • Reduced several hours a week of logging time in Salesforce that either wouldn't get done or would have been done to the detriment of more value add activities.
    • Saves hours per week by delivering actionable/useful info from Salesforce into Gmail
    • Gives me valuable insight on what emails are being opened and read. This helps plan targeting.
    Incentivized
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