8x8 Work vs. Cisco UC-One

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
8x8 Work
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
8x8 Work is a collaboration hub for phone, video, and messaging. It brings secure unified communication and collaboration experiences to every employee.
$24
per month
Cisco UC-One
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Cisco's UC-One (formerly BroadSoft) is a Unified Communications as a Service platform that allows users to work from desktops, tablets, desk phones, or smartphones, and move between devices. UC-One includes business phone services, messaging, audio and video conferencing, screen sharing, file sharing, virtual meeting rooms, etc. which are integrated in the UC-One Hub interface. Cisco announced their acquisition of BroadSoft in October 2017.N/A
Pricing
8x8 WorkCisco UC-One
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
8x8 WorkCisco UC-One
Free Trial
NoNo
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 WorkCisco UC-One
Features
8x8 WorkCisco UC-One
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.5
464 Ratings
2% above category average
Cisco UC-One
6.7
1 Ratings
22% below category average
Hosted PBX8.9252 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.7116 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.5423 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.6
517 Ratings
2% above category average
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Answering rules8.7468 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call recording8.6400 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call park8.6369 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call screening8.5357 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Message alerts8.6450 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Online Fax00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
9.0
452 Ratings
6% above category average
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Mobile app for iOS9.1380 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.8293 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
Cisco UC-One
5.0
1 Ratings
43% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Centralized communications management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Team messaging00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Team document sharing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
8x8 WorkCisco UC-One
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(531 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.8
(38 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(175 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.8
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.3
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(147 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.9
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.2
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.2
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.3
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.7
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.8
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.8
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
8x8 WorkCisco UC-One
Likelihood to Recommend
8x8 Inc.
As per my 8x8 work experience, I will give an 8 rating out of 10. Because 8x8 work is doing very nice in the communication field. 8x8 works to provide seamless, high-quality voice connections with our customers. It has a simple, easy-to-use user interface. I can use 8x8 from my phone, desktop, laptop, and desk phone, which is great.
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Cisco
UC-One is an extremely versatile app that works well in literally a single user shop, or a multi-hundred user company - especially for those who need mobility options to conduct business properly. With its built-in collaboration features, built-in softphone, and just general instant messaging features it allows you to work literally anywhere you have an internet connection. It is also handy in case there are onsite issues preventing you from using your hard phone (such as power or internet issues) where your cellphone will allow you to continue to work.
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Pros
8x8 Inc.
  • 8x8 Work manages roles and permissions well. It is very simple to create permission groups needed for certain roles that may even overlap teams needs.
  • User management is fairly simple and straight forward.
  • Analytics reporting is good quality for the higher tier licenses
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Cisco
  • Clear quality of service
  • easy implementation
  • good return on investment
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Cons
8x8 Inc.
  • Click to dial for the web based client.
  • The ability to have specific contact lists that can be shared with certain teams only.
  • Group voicemail notification to show once a voicemail has been listened to by another member of the team.
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Cisco
  • Mobile App Chats do not always sync to the PC application.
  • Switching from WiFi to Cellular on mobile applications typically drops the call.
  • Caller ID on the iPhone/iPad app only shows the phone number and not the Caller ID information.
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Likelihood to Renew
8x8 Inc.
All our employees love this product. No one has ever had an issue, whether it be the phone or fax. Great during the winter when employees have to work from home because of the snow. Never had an issue with the phone app. Highly recommend this product
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Cisco
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Usability
8x8 Inc.
8x8 Work is very good software for making communication easier. 8x8 Work is user friendly in use. 8x8 Work has excellent uptime. It provides HD voice quality even on mobile phone as well. 8x8 Work has excellent customer support. 8x8 customer support is knowledgeable they always resolve issues with 8x8 deep knowledge.
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Cisco
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Reliability and Availability
8x8 Inc.
As mentioned before, we have not had an outage with the phone system per say, There was an issue with the call center where we did have an outage, but it was quickly and promplty handled by 8x8 support, they got us up and going again within 24 hours. The 8x8 hard phone and softphone side of things have been rock solid, I couldn't ask for anything more seeing we are in health care and it's exactly what we were looking for. When and if there is an issue 99% of the time it's user error
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Cisco
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Performance
8x8 Inc.
None of the features that are available slow down the application. The reports (even the ones with hundreds of records) complete very quickly and the web interface as well as the mobile application never struggle to load or complete a task. The analytics will sometimes take some time to reflect the online status of users but it is to be expected due to connection speeds.
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Cisco
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Support Rating
8x8 Inc.
We are a USA based organization. Support was refreshingly quick (callback via phone or email, online live agents). Agents are knowledgeable, thorough in their explanations, and extremely patient when dealing with end-users at various levels of the ICT knowledge spectrum.
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Cisco
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In-Person Training
8x8 Inc.
The person giving the training was very engaged, He also listened and answered all the questions. He created a video for our company while he was training in case we needed to reference it again in the future. The questions he could not answer were answered within 24 hours via an email to the IT support staff here so we could share the answers with the rest of the group
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Cisco
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Online Training
8x8 Inc.
online (video) training is good. No issues.
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Cisco
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Implementation Rating
8x8 Inc.
The implementation of 8x8 X was rather smooth. We had training prior to getting the system. The IT company did a good job on the training. The whole system is wonderful. Saves me so much time with the faxing, as i can just let it go by itself and not have to make sure pages don't get skipped, as with a regular fax machine.
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Cisco
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Alternatives Considered
8x8 Inc.
I prefer 8x8 Work; it has the right number of features and modes for the communication I need. I much prefer 8x8 Work meetings to zoom meetings, as it is much, much easier to transition between devices when I am on the road. 8x8 Work is also easier to manage across multiple modes of communication.
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Cisco
We moved to Cisco UC-One because we wanted an integrated program to provide unified communication services as well as the ability to meet, message and share documents. The cost differential was minimal when you realize the time and convenience of Cisco UC-One. Our team down load the app to their cell and have one fewer device to carry, too.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8x8 Inc.
At this time, we’re very happy with the pricing model that we have worked out and they have provided for us. Just be sure to do your homework, and use your comparisons to work out your cost with 8x8. They will be very straightforward with you on what they can
adjust for you.
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Cisco
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Scalability
8x8 Inc.
The only issue was adding licences was not via a button click but through your account admin which seems bad practice in a SaaS world as the user should be able to sign up, amend and close their account with ease
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Cisco
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Professional Services
8x8 Inc.
PS had all the users etc. set up by our go-live date. All hard phones were activated and when we received them, all we had to do was set them up and punch in the activation code to activate them.
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Cisco
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Return on Investment
8x8 Inc.
  • Getting access to emergency voicemails left on our office lines when we are at home, on the weekend, or after hours.
  • Texting clients from a dedicated office line portal, keep things private and organized.
  • The ease of installation and helpful support when needed significantly limit the time wasted.
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Cisco
  • The services as a whole are a better feature set for a better price.
  • The software is much easier to use and administrate than previous offerings on the same platform offering a better customer experience.
  • Updates made to the back end are not well communicated and sometimes cause unexpected behavior as a result.
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