8x8 X Series vs. Ring4

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
8x8 X Series
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
8x8 XCaaS aims to erase the boundary between Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) to help organizations deliver modern communications experiences. With one integrated platform for customer and employee communications, businesses can respond to customer inquiries faster while maintaining the context and content of each engagement as it progresses through the customer journey.
$24
per month
Ring4
Score 10.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Ring4 headquartered in San Francisco offers a VoIP app that allows business owners and others to add a second (or third) phone line to their mobile phone.
$9.99
per month
Pricing
8x8 X SeriesRing4
Editions & Modules
X2
$24
Per User/Per Month
X4
$44
Per User/Per Month
Call Recording (add-on, business line only)
$.05
per recording
Transcripts (add-on, business line only)
$.05
per transcribed minute
Personal Line
$9.99
per line
Business Line
$9.99
per line
International Calling (available on personal + business lines)
country dependent pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
8x8 X SeriesRing4
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$9.99 per phone line, per month
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Features
8x8 X SeriesRing4
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
8x8 X Series
8.7
293 Ratings
6% above category average
Ring4
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Hosted PBX8.4164 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)10.049 Ratings00 Ratings
User templates8.4179 Ratings00 Ratings
Call reports8.2231 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.7259 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
8x8 X Series
8.6
332 Ratings
3% above category average
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Answering rules8.7298 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording8.9252 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call park8.6236 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening8.0226 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts8.6286 Ratings10.02 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
8x8 X Series
9.0
238 Ratings
9% above category average
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Video conferencing8.6148 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio conferencing8.6207 Ratings00 Ratings
Video screen sharing9.497 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant messaging9.1140 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
8x8 X Series
9.1
290 Ratings
9% above category average
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Mobile app for iOS9.1234 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Mobile app for Android9.2185 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
8x8 X SeriesRing4
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(349 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(20 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(50 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.6
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.2
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.7
(180 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.9
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.4
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.4
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.5
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.8
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
8x8 X SeriesRing4
Likelihood to Recommend
8x8, Inc.
8x8 has proven to have excellent quality and service. When we briefly explored a different company for our phone system, the service levels left much to be desired. We would go a week or more without hearing from our account manager on issues we were having, they would schedule calls and then not make them. 8x8 has been the exact opposite, they are on top of things when we need them, we no longer have dropped calls or complaints about call quality, and the system is so easy to transfer calls and direct them where they need to go
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Ring4
Good for creating a new business or branching a business abroad.
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Pros
8x8, Inc.
  • 8x8 it very easy to use and navigate.
  • 8x8 works well with the app as well so I can use it on my personal phone and on the go.
  • 8x8 is good at communicating and sending me emails whenever there is a new service on the program that is available.
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Ring4
  • Manage Team Lines
  • Transcribe calls
  • International Calling
  • Call Recording
  • Free video conferencing
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Cons
8x8, Inc.
  • Some Reporting can be done better, not easy to create a group or role
  • Does not display all the accounts at once, must scroll down to be able to run report
  • When we sync 8x8 with teams, it is often slow.
  • No readily available API to use with our automation software
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Ring4
  • I've sometimes seen text messages being sent in double.
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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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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Usability
8x8, Inc.
Again for a large call center with many needs, and full time people to manage this may be a good system, but for a small business needing a phone system in my opinion it is overly complicated and difficult to manage without multiple calls on support.
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Ring4
It's super easy and simple to use, and very straightforward.
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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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Ring4
No answers on this topic
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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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
8x8, Inc.
8x8 support can be phenomenal. After getting in touch with a support member, all of my problems are either solved right away or throughout a small time frame, fine-tuned to my circumstance/issue. Whether they are following up via phone call or email, I have full confidence and faith that any matter will be resolved. Trying to contact the support team is where things get a bit tricky. Raising an issue in the chat can be taxing as we are mostly referred to the general FAQ section of the site. Although it may be helpful to some, it does nothing for those of us that have very specific problems. If each account holder can receive access to a customer service line that differs from non-member account holders, I think we'd have a higher level of trust and a lower level of frustration.
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Ring4
I had a question, and had my answer that same day.
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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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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Online Training
8x8, Inc.
I was paired with a solutions advisor that taught me everything I needed to know for my company to use 8x8.
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Ring4
No answers on this topic
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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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
8x8, Inc.
8x8 beats out all the other players in quality, reliability, and ease of configuration. They are not the lowest cost, but they are comparable for the basic features. Once you jump into enterprise features, you pay for what you get- and you get quality and ease of configuration, with professional guidance when using features for medium to large enterprise.
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Ring4
Ring4 had everything we need in a business phone line in a more simple format and less expensive.
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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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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Scalability
8x8, Inc.
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.
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Ring4
No answers on this topic
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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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
8x8, Inc.
  • 8x8 makes dialing out to all my clients so much easier than just using my phone, making it more speedy and efficient.
  • 8x8 does have a lag, however, and sometimes my clients get frustrated at the delays.
  • The search function on 8x8 allows me to find conversations quickly and efficiently.
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Ring4
  • Less expensive business phone
  • Can answer on the go
  • Less to manage, more simple
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ScreenShots

Ring4 Screenshots

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