8x8 Meet (discontinued) vs. GlobalMeet Webcast

The only issue that I have faced so far is learning the program. Being a new admin with 8x8 X Series, you have a lot of questions and need help figuring stuff out. They have great customer service. Every page on the admin portal they have a chatbot. When you need help you can click on the chatbot and right away you are either directed to helpful documents or a customer service rep.

They are easy to work with and successful in what they do for clients.

Incentivized

• The system allows our employees to work from home and continue to be connected to the phone system.
• Meetings are easy to join & establish.

• Careful planning - they were thoughtful and thorough in helping us plan our needs
• Reflexive to requests - as we had suggestions or requests, we felt they listened and responded
• Good culture - it feels like they have a strong company culture that resonates well in supporting each other and clients.

Incentivized

• Less wait time on Service calls.
• Admin view is rather complex.

• Although I love the polling feature, there are a few kinks that could be worked out, as the dialogue box at times interferes with the presentation.
• Have the "guest" and "host" bubbles bigger when logging in, sometimes guests get confused and log in as a host accidentally thinking they need a password to join.
• A kink I've noticed lately, is not being able to upload presentations forcing me to use screenshare. I'm not sure if it's a naming convention or why this error occurs.
• I have limited use in the webcam feature as when using it in the past there was a serious lag time making it difficult to communicate, but, it could've been my internet speed as well... I'll have to give it another shot.

Incentivized

GlobalMeet is much superior in service and attention to detail for their client's events. Repeat business is a gauge of success and they have much repeat business.

Incentivized

• The cell phone app, 8x8 work, is great and allows users not to be tied to their desks
• Moves calls to other line if unanswered.

• This platform allowed us to quickly pivot from a large-scale in-person meeting we had planned (before the pandemic) to a fully online version, which was paramount in maintaining our annual budget. It was a success and so appreciated by our entire audience!

Incentivized