8x8 Work vs. PanTerra Networks

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
PanTerra Networks
Score 7.2 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
PanTerra is a provider of unified cloud-based services for communications, enterprise file sharing and mobility solutions for mid-market enterprises (MME), headquartered in Santa Clara. The Company's Streams service provides - Unified Communications and SmartBox - Communications-Enabled Content Management solutions which are delivered securely from the cloud through a browser-based client as well as mobile apps for smartphones and tablets, are designed to eliminate any on-premises deployed…
$24.95
per month per seat
Pricing
8x8 WorkPanTerra Networks
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Business Plus
$24.95
per month per seat
Professional
$29.95
per month per seat
Call Center
$44.95
per month per seat
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
8x8 WorkPanTerra Networks
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsPricing is determined by length of contract and size of business.
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Community Pulse
8x8 WorkPanTerra Networks
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8x8 Work

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PanTerra Networks
Chose PanTerra Networks
Far superior did a lot of research and talking to everyone at the companies above and price and product so much better with PanTerra Networks
Chose PanTerra Networks
Had several outages and price point per VOIP phone line was not competitive. Restricted use of proprietary phones was too limiting.
Chose PanTerra Networks
PanTerra Networks is viewed as more competitive, and close enough to win. Those other companies do offer more integrations off the shelve, and do have a more user friendly portal. Panterra does give the client a more personalized experience when it comes to the presentation, …
Features
8x8 WorkPanTerra Networks
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.5
462 Ratings
2% above category average
PanTerra Networks
8.9
4 Ratings
7% above category average
Hosted PBX8.9250 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.8114 Ratings8.53 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.5421 Ratings9.13 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.6
514 Ratings
2% above category average
PanTerra Networks
8.2
4 Ratings
3% below category average
Answering rules8.7466 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Call recording8.7398 Ratings9.13 Ratings
Call park8.6368 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Call screening8.5354 Ratings7.83 Ratings
Message alerts8.6448 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings3.92 Ratings
Online Fax00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
9.0
450 Ratings
6% above category average
PanTerra Networks
8.2
3 Ratings
3% below category average
Mobile app for iOS9.1378 Ratings9.13 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.8291 Ratings7.31 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
PanTerra Networks
9.1
1 Ratings
10% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
PanTerra Networks
7.7
2 Ratings
7% below category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
PanTerra Networks
8.2
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
PanTerra Networks
9.1
1 Ratings
15% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
PanTerra Networks
8.6
4 Ratings
5% above category average
Centralized communications management00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Team messaging00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
Team document sharing00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
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User Ratings
8x8 WorkPanTerra Networks
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(531 ratings)
7.3
(90 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.8
(38 ratings)
8.7
(6 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(175 ratings)
7.0
(8 ratings)
Availability
8.8
(13 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.3
(13 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(147 ratings)
8.1
(85 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(4 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(17 ratings)
6.9
(78 ratings)
Configurability
7.9
(11 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.3
(10 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.2
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.3
(13 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
8.7
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.8
(10 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.8
(10 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
8x8 WorkPanTerra Networks
Likelihood to Recommend
8x8 Inc.
I recommend 8x8 Work to many colleague. And they also use 8x8 Work and they are happy to use 8x8 Work. I know 8x8 Work is a little bit costly, but it has awesome features and excellent customer support that are always ready to help us. And if I raised any kind of service request, they give me an update on the issue without asking.
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PanTerra
One of the main draws of PanTerra Networks Streams is the unlimited calling, which was very enticing. We chose the platform over other models (per-call for example) because they simplified billing. While the video conferencing and messaging feel bare-bones or underdeveloped in comparison to other players in the market, the fact that the messaging is seamlessly integrated into the PBX makes it easy to use. The call routing systems are especially robust, which in the collections world is very important to be able to segment calls to different users.
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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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PanTerra
  • Attended or un-attended answering of incoming calls
  • Transfer calls to appropriate person
  • Integrates with cell phones for always available
  • Keeps a log of phone calls
  • Allows me to use messaging on my phone system and desktop
  • Allows me to manage user accounts
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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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PanTerra
  • Integration with Gorgias software
  • Accounting had asked me to mention the way the bills are shown in the invoices can be confusing as to how it is broken out and what each charge is for. She mentioned wishing it was a little more detailed.
  • Virtual test environment would be nice. When testing if there is an outage or testing updates, it would be cool to either be able to hear what a customer would hear and make sure things are working in the system without interrupting customer service. This is small, but a feature that would be cool to utilize.
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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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PanTerra
In all likelihood, we will remain Panterra customers for many years. VoIP phone and messaging is a rapidly expanding and evolving market, however, and its possible a better solution will come along, but for now, Panterra Streams offers a compelling solution combining leading features, great customer service, and affordable pricing.
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Usability
8x8 Inc.
I'm not using it to its full capacity like a Zoom or teams Workspace. I use the service for phone calls, hate application on my cellphone and the voicemail apparatus. This we like because it gives us the feel of a large firm when we aren't.
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PanTerra
PanTerra Networks needs to make the interface more user friendly and make it easier for the users. Like saving message templates or saving phone numbers for the fax directory.
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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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PanTerra
We have not experienced any outages or issues during business hours
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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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PanTerra
Fantastic. Very happy!!! We love it and haven't had any issues.
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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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PanTerra
Always available and quick to respond. The team is also very knowledgeable so no waiting for a fix or an answer. At times they just go in and fix the setting vs telling you how to do it and sending you on your way. It's also done via text so you don't need to drop your call or be on hold
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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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PanTerra
No answers on this topic
Online Training
8x8 Inc.
online (video) training is good. No issues.
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PanTerra
Everything was fantastic. Training was sufficient and everything was easy to use. It was provided on our schedule and was very clear. I did the training myself. Training person was very knowledgeable. We are very happy. Only two users. very happy very happy very happy very happy very happy very happy
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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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PanTerra
The implementation was very smooth. They assisted in getting phones tied to the various lines and getting everything set up in the admin portal. It's been a few years since our implementation, but there were no issues at the time.
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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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PanTerra
PanTerra Networks is viewed as more competitive, and close enough to win. Those other companies do offer more integrations off the shelve, and do have a more user friendly portal. Panterra does give the client a more personalized experience when it comes to the presentation, so the customer feels like they're getting a more personalized experience.
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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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PanTerra
Best pricing available. VERY HAPPY. Has not increased much at all.
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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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PanTerra
We only have three phones and two users
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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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PanTerra
No answers on this topic
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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PanTerra
  • Very reliable. We make hundreds of calls outbound and there has never been a connectivity issue or otherwise
  • We decreased our monthly expense for reliable service by several hundred dollars
  • The onboarding support was the best we've ever experienced. They were on the phone while we hooked up every phone, tested, and got it all set up with ease.
  • Any changes needed after onboarding were difficult to accomplish without a call to customer service. Some of those calls to customer service made things more confusing
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ScreenShots

PanTerra Networks Screenshots

Screenshot of some of the advanced collaboration features. Streams is an end-to-end cloud communications, collaborations, and file sharing suite.Screenshot of the AppDesigner. PanTerra can set up the platform before deployment, but turn-key tools are offered to do more with its open API.Screenshot of analytics and reporting dashboards. These offer access to analytic performance data that is customizable and available for the life of an open account.Screenshot of some device safeguards. PanTerra IP Phones utilize TLS, HTTPS certificate management, call server redundancy, and SRTP for voice. Additionally, PanTerra's built-in mobile security features allow lockout of stolen devices and admin tools support immediate reassignment of user content.