What users are saying about
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
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Likelihood to Recommend
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
Keep in mind that, as with all hosted voip, charges are by extension. Whereas with a traditional PBX there's no recurring cost to having a bunch of little-used phones around, with voip each of those has a monthly cost. Organization with heavy ring-group configurations may want to look elsewhere due to technical difficulties.In a traditional, straight-forward office environment, 8x8 should be a great solution. It's also great for distributed organizations because the hosted nature puts everyone on the same footing without pbx hardware in multiple locations. 8x8 is also good for flexibility when staff are moving between home and various locations.

Verified User
Vice-President in Information Technology
Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employeesKixie
For me, the best kind of services are the ones that you forget about because they work so well in the background. This is what Kixie does so well once it's installed; it's unobtrusive, simple, and does what it is supposed to do in the background. My sales staff no longer has to worry about tracking and logging their outbound or inbound calls because Kixie is installed on their phones and computers.
Energy Efficiency Consultant
SEMCORenewables & Environment, 51-200 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Cloud PBX
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.1
Kixie
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Hosted PBX
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
6.1
Kixie
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Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.5
Kixie
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User templates
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.1
Kixie
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Call reports
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.0
Kixie
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Directory of employee names
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.7
Kixie
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Call Management
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.4
Kixie
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Answering rules
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.2
Kixie
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Call recording
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.7
Kixie
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Call park
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.4
Kixie
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Call screening
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
6.9
Kixie
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Message alerts
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.8
Kixie
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VoIP system collaboration
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.4
Kixie
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Video conferencing
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.2
Kixie
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Audio conferencing
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.5
Kixie
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Video screen sharing
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.2
Kixie
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Instant messaging
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.8
Kixie
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Mobile apps
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
6.5
Kixie
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Mobile app for iOS
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
7.3
Kixie
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Mobile app for Android
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
5.7
Kixie
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Pros
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
- Pricing is economical and many features are included in the standard package without having to piecemeal basic features to create a solution.
- Customer support is great to work with and we have never had to wait to talk to a live person.
- The admin portal is very user friendly & easy to learn [how] to use.

Verified User
Executive in Other
Computer & Network Security Company, 11-50 employeesKixie
- Kixie integrates seamlessly with our CRM (Zoho), meaning it updates call notes directly on the customer's CRM profile.
- The one-click dialing feature directly through our CRM is a great feature. It's so simple; just search for a name, one-click, and you are on the phone.
- The local presence feature is a nice touch for cold calls. It provides a local area code when cold calling to increase the likelihood of an answer to the call.
Energy Efficiency Consultant
SEMCORenewables & Environment, 51-200 employees
Cons
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
- It is very difficult to schedule meetings in the future in the smartphone app.
- The smartphone app should add the ability to temporarily disable incoming calls on the smartphone when someone is working in their office.
- It would be nice to have better ways to configure assistants to manage the phone calls of their executives. There were limitations and the workarounds were not ideal. We did come from a Cisco Call Manager system offered much more functionality.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Apparel & Fashion Company, 11-50 employeesKixie
- There is a big price difference between Kixie's limited minutes and unlimited minutes calling plans. I was expecting a price increase for unlimited minutes, but I didn't expect it to be that large of an increase (almost double the price).
- The minutes for the limited calling plan is set at 300 minutes a month. For my organization that makes a lot of calls, this is a very low amount, which forces us to upgrade to the unlimited calling plan.
- It's easy to get started with Kixie by signing up for their free trial. However, the pricing that was advertised during the free trial period turned out to be quite different for my organization when it was actually time to purchase the service after the trial period was over.
Energy Efficiency Consultant
SEMCORenewables & Environment, 51-200 employees
Likelihood to Renew
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office) 6.2
Based on 8 answers
We've had an excellent experience with 8x8 Virtual Office. We have downtime very rarely and the service provided by all reps is excellent. The little quirks that I've mentioned as cons are minor inconveniences but I prefer working like that than hosting our own PBX.
IT Manager
MedTrainerInternet, 51-200 employees
Kixie
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office) 7.8
Based on 21 answers
It's really easy to use. You don't have to be technical at all to figure it out, you just have to be able to read and follow directions otherwise you will not set the system up properly and you'll need to call support. The system has so many checks and balances it's near impossible to screw it up.

Verified User
Executive in Other
Consumer Electronics Company, 1-10 employeesKixie
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office) 7.9
Based on 2 answers
In the time I have used 8x8 Virtual Office, the core system has been up and running almost flawlessly though we do have a slight performance degradation from time to time as is expected of cloud software. The one recurring issue for us is that the fax connection is not always functional for outbound messages. We usually have to retry three or four times to get the fax to connect reliably to the destination machine. Once connected, it's smooth sailing.
IT Manager
MedTrainerInternet, 51-200 employees
Kixie
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Performance
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office) 7.6
Based on 2 answers
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.
IT Manager
MedTrainerInternet, 51-200 employees
Kixie
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office) 5.6
Based on 112 answers
The level of support has varied dramatically. The sales/billing department has been responsive when I have called for questions related to this area. However, the technical support has been inconsistent based on the specific rep received. At times they have been unable to diagnose the problem (or user error in setup) when trying to set up ring groups and call sequencing to fit our specific needs.

Verified User
Executive in Corporate
Music Company, 11-50 employeesKixie
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
N/a. No in-person training.
Office Manager
Servpro of Pompano BeachConstruction, 1-10 employees
Kixie
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office) 8.4
Based on 4 answers
I can only respond to this question with regards to transferring ownership of the account. that was easy and smooth.
Office Manager
Servpro of Pompano BeachConstruction, 1-10 employees
Kixie
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
We previously used the Allworx on-site VOIP system. Having migrated away from Allworx, we are finding the administration of 8x8 very similar, so we came from a background of VOIP administration. Using that experience, helped us transition to 8x8 very easy. Also, not being tied to internal hardware made for a better, more flexible deployment.
IT Admin
Walter E. Smithe FurnitureRetail, 201-500 employees
Kixie
Kixie integrated much better with our CRM (Zoho) than CrazyCall. In addition, Kixie had increased reporting features that CrazyCall did not offer--CrazyCall's reporting was limited and not detailed enough for our purposes. Lastly, at the time, CrazyCall did not have the inbound call services that Kixie offered. In fact, CrazyCall did not have any inbound services when we were using the software.
Energy Efficiency Consultant
SEMCORenewables & Environment, 51-200 employees
Scalability
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office) 7.3
Based on 2 answers
We've had periods where our organization has grown a considerable amount and we have had no issues in scaling our communications with 8x8. The number of possible extensions that we can use is far more than we expect to go through in a very long time. The only complaint that I have is a very minor inconvenience for me where I have to download activation codes for each phone. I would prefer to have the phones automatically activated as soon as they are plugged in.
IT Manager
MedTrainerInternet, 51-200 employees
Kixie
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
- 8x8 has enabled us to totally streamline our voice calls.
- We now no longer publish our mobile phone numbers as we receive direct line calls straight to the 8x8 mobile app, eliminating the need to give out additional and personal number details.
- One single, fixed price gives us all the calls we need so we can budget precisely.
IT Director
GTMatrixLogistics and Supply Chain, 1-10 employees
Kixie
- Kixie has made our sales team more productive by freeing up their time for more calls and customer engagement.
- My sales team has also become more organized by using Kixie. We are able to be more systematic and strategic with when we are calling and the frequency of our calls. This has improved our success ratio in getting leads into our pipeline.
- The reporting features on Kixie has allowed my organization to better identify members of my sales staff that are having call success and reward them for their efforts.
Energy Efficiency Consultant
SEMCORenewables & Environment, 51-200 employees
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8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
—Pricing Details
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office) Editions & Modules
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Additional Pricing Details
—Kixie
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Kixie Editions & Modules
Edition
Integrated | $291 |
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Enterprise | $551 |
- per user