8x8 Work vs. RingEX

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
RingEX
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
RingEx is a cloud-based VoIP solution available via computer mobile application. It features video and audio conferencing, desktop phone rentals, collaboration tools, and integrations with other business applications. Plans are available on a monthly, per user subscription basis.
$19.99
per month
Pricing
8x8 WorkRingEX
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Essentials (up to 20 users)
$19.99
per user/per month
Standard
$27.99
per user/per month
Premium
$34.99
per user/per month
Ultimate
$49.99
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
8x8 WorkRingEX
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—Pricing above is per/month paid annually. Pricing increases when paid monthly. Essentials - $29.99/month (paid monthly) Standard - $37.99/month (paid monthly) Premium - $44.99/month (paid monthly) Ultimate - $59.99/month (paid monthly)
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Community Pulse
8x8 WorkRingEX
Considered Both Products
8x8 Work
Chose 8x8 Work
RingCentral seems to have a better feature set and more options to expand on services where 8x8 falls short. We selected 8x8 based on our vendor recommendation at the time but are looking into possibly moving to Ring Central after some additional evaluation.
Chose 8x8 Work
Very well, overall, on par if not better product than all.
Chose 8x8 Work
Compared to RingCentral, 8x8 is far more user friendly and intuitive. It boasts a number of features that outweigh this competitor.
Chose 8x8 Work
Admin interface is much more intuitive with 8x8. I was able to easily train my team on user administration and day to day support of our end users. Even our non-technical contacts are able to handle the simple day to day tasks.

Meeting platform is easier to leverage with 8x8 …
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 X Series seems to be more flexible and feature rich than other similar public cloud telephony solutions.
Chose 8x8 Work
The 8x8 UCaaS solution provides the same functionality that we were looking for that is the same as the other cloud-only phone vendors that we also looked at. However, the integration of the 8x8 UCaaS with the 8x8 CCaaS was also a big factor in why we liked 8x8 better. The …
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 outperformed all companies and produce results - exactly what we needed. 8x8 may not be the cheapest VoIP company, but their system works solid.
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 X Series (Formerly Virtual Office) seemed to present the optimal combination of cost, features, scalability to support our growth, track record, and positive reviews.
Chose 8x8 Work
We had Fusion Connect which was sparse at best and hard to program. We needed to step it up and get a system that had more features and was easy for us to program ourselves. 8x8 X Series does all of that for us out of the box. We looked at Ring Central and it seemed like they …
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 seemed to be a more established business platform than Vonage, which seemed to still be a little stuck in its consumer roots. We also checked out RingCentral which was pricier and we didn't particularly like the fact that it would have a virtual answer instead of just …
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 provides the most user friendly portal that is simple to use & understand. 8x8 also has the most budget friendly pricing with all of the same features that you can get with the other providers at a higher price.
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 [X Series (Formerly Virtual Office)] was more flexible with regards to having a mixed environment than RingCentral. It is less expensive and requires less IT skill than operating a Cisco phone environment. It offers better traditional desk-based and computer based phone …
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 has a considerably lower upfront cost and is much easier to manage than an in-house VOIP system, such as Cisco UCM.

In my case the subscription cost was less than RingCentral.
Chose 8x8 Work
We chose 8x8 because the price was lower. We also used to have hard-line phones, but when our company went remote, that didn't make sense anymore. I don't remember what company that was. They didn't have a good VOIP service and the prices were very high. We chose 8x8 for the …
Chose 8x8 Work
Much easier to implement new extensions, includes all the feature and apps on the basic X2 license.
Chose 8x8 Work
Significantly cheaper than other services and overall a more pleasant customer service and sales experience.
Chose 8x8 Work
Both systems have their own strengths and weaknesses. RingCentral Meetings is better than 8x8 X Series. Ring Central has Glip and 8x8 does not have that in the X Series. 8x8 has fewer glitches and better technical support than RingCentral.
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 X Series was one of the most affordable and comprehensive available. They were responsive during the sales and training process and helped walk us through our use case. We thought it was pretty clearly the winner despite a few gaps as mentioned, but those are not major and …
Chose 8x8 Work
We selected 8x8 because the cost of deployment was less and the service met the federal security regulations.
Chose 8x8 Work
8 x 8 is the first VOIP service we have used and are so happy with the service we have not looked for service elsewhere.
RingEX
Chose RingEX
RingCentral MVP beat Fuze in every single department: cost, function, reliability, features. It is more stable than Microsoft Teams although not as widely adopted only because it's not Microsoft. 8x8 while a decent platform, just was not as "mature" in its application as …
Chose RingEX
8x8 was clunky. App did not always work and calls were not always pushed through
Chose RingEX
Our sister campuses are using Microsoft Teams as the phone system. While MS Teams works great for collaboration, storage, and video conferencing, there are still many issues with using them as the phone system. Desk phone integration with Teams is nothing short of horrible, as …
Chose RingEX
In user reviews, stellar reliability was consistently repeated, and that was not the case with any of the other solutions I evaluated at the time. RingEX had all the features we desired, too, and was competitively priced. The fact that Gartner recognized it as a leader in its …
Chose RingEX
Tough choice in bake off with 8x8 but functionality and company behind the product tipped the scales for RingEX
Chose RingEX
I think their desktop client is much more reliable. I wasn't too happy with 8x8 as it used Adobe Air and constantly asked me to update Adobe Air when I opened the program. Very annoying. I had to update Adobe Air and 8x8 as well. If I tried to update the client it would …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
8x8 WorkRingEX
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.7
341 Ratings
6% above category average
RingEX
7.9
131 Ratings
4% below category average
Hosted PBX8.3193 Ratings7.474 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)10.049 Ratings8.199 Ratings
User templates8.3212 Ratings7.491 Ratings
Call reports8.2271 Ratings7.9117 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.7306 Ratings8.6116 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.5
388 Ratings
1% above category average
RingEX
8.2
140 Ratings
3% below category average
Answering rules8.8347 Ratings7.9128 Ratings
Call recording8.7299 Ratings8.5120 Ratings
Call park8.8278 Ratings8.2102 Ratings
Call screening7.5263 Ratings8.4111 Ratings
Message alerts8.7335 Ratings8.0132 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.7
282 Ratings
5% above category average
RingEX
7.8
123 Ratings
6% below category average
Video conferencing8.6179 Ratings7.293 Ratings
Audio conferencing8.6244 Ratings8.3107 Ratings
Video screen sharing9.0125 Ratings7.564 Ratings
Instant messaging8.8180 Ratings8.176 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
9.0
337 Ratings
8% above category average
RingEX
8.6
120 Ratings
3% above category average
Mobile app for iOS8.9273 Ratings8.5105 Ratings
Mobile app for Android9.1222 Ratings8.788 Ratings
Best Alternatives
8x8 WorkRingEX
Small Businesses
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CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
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CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.1 out of 10
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
8x8 WorkRingEX
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(407 ratings)
7.8
(149 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(24 ratings)
8.9
(15 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(54 ratings)
8.3
(11 ratings)
Availability
9.2
(9 ratings)
7.9
(79 ratings)
Performance
8.9
(9 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.7
(139 ratings)
4.7
(26 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.2
(3 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Online Training
8.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(13 ratings)
7.8
(5 ratings)
Configurability
8.5
(8 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.2
(9 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(6 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.6
(9 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
8.8
(7 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.0
(7 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.0
(7 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
8x8 WorkRingEX
Likelihood to Recommend
8x8, Inc.
8x8 is well suited for our small private practice. Even though we are close to each other, it makes managing and transferring calls effortless. Concurrent calls are also a strong suit. Even if two people are logged into the same user account, being able to answer two lines at the same time and flip between devices is a great feature to have.
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RingCentral
The reporting part is essential in our line of business, we must measure everything and report it, which is why it is one of its main strengths. They are fast and adapt to the needs, also the ease of being very easy to use, which entails relatively short training for new agents who would use this platform.
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Pros
8x8, Inc.
  • Automatically routes incoming calls to the available agent with the appropriate skills, ensuring that customers are served promptly.
  • Integrates with email systems to provide a unified view of customer interactions.
  • Allows sales representatives to share their screens with customers and prospects, demonstrating products and services effectively.
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RingCentral
  • VOIP calling - call quality is excellent and has replaced our traditional landline phones
  • Video meetings - video quality is great(provided you have a good webcam) and the video features(multiple hosts, screen sharing, multiple room management) is 2nd to none.
  • Screen sharing - As an unexpected benefit, the ability to do a screen share has helped our IT crew in being able to remotely diagnose and fix problems with faculty or staff machines.
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Cons
8x8, Inc.
  • 8x8's emails with billing info or auto-payments does not attach a pdf copy of the invoice for reference; you have to log in to your dashboard and navigate through several links to obtain a copy of your invoice, which is frankly just inconvenient.
  • While 8x8 is very feature rich, a lot of it appears to be oriented towards call centers and therefore may not be required or useful for small offices (like ours).
  • While 8x8 is very responsive to issues affecting its system, the frequent update alerts can become distracting.
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RingCentral
  • Pricing for SMB space is high compared to other solutions
  • Still lagging behind 8x8 with desk phone support and integrations
  • UI for managing Limited Extensions is significantly more cumbersome than user extensions
  • Video meeting software still lags behind industry leaders (such as Zoom and MS Teams)
  • No licensing option for Common Area Phones with routing features
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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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RingCentral
We are grandfathered into our unlimited toll-free minutes plan. We are very unlikely to switch because of that. It has been the major factor saving us a lot of money compared to switching to other solutions. I don't know any other company that still offers these unlimited plans.
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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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RingCentral
They were working on updating a few of the modules while we were going live, so this made usability difficult to train on once they did go live with those changes. Now that the changes are in place, we have really enjoyed the usability of the platform
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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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RingCentral
The self-service ticketing system and SR creation is extremely simple and intuitive to use. The online University resource is invaluable - we often find a resolution to our query through existing KBs, thus negating the need to even raise a new support request. On the occasions we have raised a new SR, the support staff are incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. The response times are some of the best I've ever experienced.
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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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RingCentral
Occasional bandwith issues. In addition to this, I have one individual whose calls are blocked. We were not able to determine whether this was a RingEX or a carrier issue.
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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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RingCentral
I have called RingEX a few times for assistance in setting up call handling or implementing changes in our call handling structure. The wait time to speak with an agent is usually minimal and the ones I have spoken to are excellent at walking me thru what changes I am trying to make as well as ensuring I understand what is being done so I can handle it myself next time if the need arises.
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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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RingCentral
I really didn't know all the capabilities
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Online Training
8x8, Inc.
online (video) training is good. No issues.
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RingCentral
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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RingCentral
If someone has an existing system I tell them to keep that running initially and keep RingEX separate initially until the system is configured and tested to one's satisfaction. After testing and configuration is completed, then roll over the main phone numbers to the new RingEX system. I've seen one person who immediately flipped over to RingEX without properly configuring/testing the software and had many issues with missed customer calls until I helped him sort out his configuration.
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Alternatives Considered
8x8, Inc.
Hands down 8x8 is superior to the Spectrum Ring Central that we had tried. Interestingly, they supplied the same phone hardware but were unable to suggest an adapter for wifi for the phones. Cost wise very similar but customer experience very different. Above all else, the quality of customer service has made all the difference
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RingCentral
RingCentral MVP provided a more cost effective and complete solution than the competitors we evaluated. Reliability and call quality was of paramount concern for us. RingCentral provided a higher level of reliability than many of the
competitors we evaluated.

The completeness of their product offering was also unrivaled. Other competitors offered similar features but they nickel and dimed their customers and licensing became very difficult. The MVP licensing plan was simple to understand and implement.
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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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RingCentral
not to sign up for it or give them any money for a product that does not work
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Scalability
8x8, Inc.
8x8 100% suits Business needs to connect with from anywhere and everywhere. The Softphone features is very light and very easy to use also very reliable with Zero Downtime. Can also be set personal Voicemail over softphone at anytime and logs everything is very easy to find.
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RingCentral
There is a browser version which allows the product to be used by almost anyone.
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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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RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
8x8, Inc.
  • It's been amazing. We used to have so many complaints about call quality, phone calls cutting in and out, tons of calls where it was dead air, dropped calls etc. Since switching back to 8x8 we have not had one complaint, which is great for business! Being able to communicate with our clients is the only way for us to have a positive ROI!
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RingCentral
  • Better connectivity and communication with team messaging.
  • Enhanced customer experience with call routing, after-hours messaging, and emergency routing.
  • Better privacy for my team by not having to share their mobile numbers as users within RingEX.
  • Easier onboarding of new teammates as new users in RingEX.
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