8x8 Work vs. PortaSwitch
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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8x8 Work | Score8.7 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 |
PortaSwitch | N/A | N/A | PortaSwitch runs Class 4/5 soft switching (PortaSIP) and real-time billing with online charging (PortaBilling) on one platform, with an open REST API for easy integration. Wholesale carriers, MVNOs, ITSPs, and UCaaS/voice providers use PortaSwitch to run voice, messaging, IoT/M2M, and data traffic under a single BSS+OCS stack. Key capabilities: Open REST API for integration, plus self-service pricing/plan changes – new rates and packages go… | N/A |
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| Editions & Modules | No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic | ||||||||||||||
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
| Additional Details | — | PortaOne offers a transparent, flexible, and predictable pricing structure for PortaSwitch, tailored to eliminate hidden fees and vendor lock-in. Customers can choose between two main commercial models depending on their business scale and deployment preferences: 1. Unlimited Perpetual License (On-Premise / Self-Hosted) A upfront, one-time payment that grants an unrestricted license to install the platform on a specified number of servers. This model features zero per-subscriber, per-active-seat, or per-SIM fees, allowing telecom operators to grow their subscriber base organically without progressive software licensing costs. 2. Monthly SaaS Subscription (Cloud-Hosted) A recurring monthly subscription hosted securely on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Pricing is based on a transparent value metric (such as active capacity or billable event volume) combined with an initial setup charge, making it ideal for agile deployments and start-ups. All commercial options include access to the product's open APIs and source code architecture. Technical support (via the PortaCare package), dual-version system updates every 7 weeks, and comprehensive onboarding/training programs are managed via custom quotes from the PortaOne sales team. | ||||||||||||||
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| Considered Both Products | No answer on this topic | No answer on this topic |
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| Would buy again | ||
90% Would buy again 445 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
| Delivers good value for the price | ||
95% Delivers good value for the price 414 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
| Happy with the feature set | ||
93% Happy with the feature set 461 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
| Lived up to sales and marketing promises | ||
92% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 340 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
| Implementation went as expected | ||
87% Implementation went as expected 352 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
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| Small Businesses | Broadvoice | GoContact Score9.1 out of 10 | No answers on this topic |
| Medium-sized Companies | Webex Calling Score8.8 out of 10 | No answers on this topic |
| Enterprises | Webex Calling Score8.8 out of 10 | No answers on this topic |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.7 | - |
| Likelihood to Renew | 9.9 | - |
| Usability | 8.7 | - |
| Availability | 8.9 | - |
| Performance | 8.5 | - |
| Support Rating | 8.8 | - |
| In-Person Training | 9.1 | - |
| Online Training | 9.1 | - |
| Implementation Rating | 10.0 | - |
| Configurability | 8.3 | - |
| Contract Terms and Pricing Model | 8.2 | - |
| Ease of integration | 8.2 | - |
| Product Scalability | 8.4 | - |
| Professional Services | 9.1 | - |
| Vendor post-sale | 7.9 | - |
| Vendor pre-sale | 8.5 | - |
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