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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    8x8 Work

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/A8x8 Work is a collaboration hub for phone, video, and messaging. It brings secure unified communication and collaboration experiences to every employee.

    $24

    per month

    Highfive (discontinued)

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/AHighfive was a web conferencing platform acquired by Dialpad in 2020. Its functionality became part of the now obsolete Dialpad Meetings, the functionality of which is now contained in Dialpad Connect.N/A
    Pricing
    8x8 WorkHighfive (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    8x8 WorkHighfive (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    8x8 WorkHighfive (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    8x8 Inc.
    Chose 8x8 Work
    In our system selection process we were able to narrow down our selection to three primary options, dial pad, Mitel and 8x8. After the due diligence and criteria review we did trials of each of these potential solutions. From that we determined that the 8x8 offering was what …
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    8x8 is definitely the winner if you're comparing RingCentral solely based on cost, however it will fall short on mobile, and administrative features/metrics compared to RingCentral. I would say Dialpad is in the middle, a bit more expensive than 8x8 but less costly than RingCen…
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    None
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Highfive (discontinued)
    Similar, but the mobile app is not as user-friendly. However, the video conferencing feature has higher quality in Zoom compared to UberConference.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    445 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    414 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    34 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    461 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    340 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    28 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    352 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    Features
    8x8 WorkHighfive (discontinued)
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of 8x8 Work and Highfive (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.5
    486 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Highfive (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX8.9267 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.7131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.5446 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of 8x8 Work and Highfive (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.6
    539 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Highfive (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules8.7492 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording8.6416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park8.5390 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening8.5376 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts8.7472 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of 8x8 Work and Highfive (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    9.2
    471 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Highfive (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS9.3397 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android9.2304 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of 8x8 Work and Highfive (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Highfive (discontinued)
    7.8
    27 Ratings
    1% below category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.527 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings8.626 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings6.323 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings7.922 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of 8x8 Work and Highfive (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Highfive (discontinued)
    8.4
    25 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.825 Ratings
    Whiteboards00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of 8x8 Work and Highfive (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Highfive (discontinued)
    7.7
    26 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings7.219 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings6.825 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.79 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of 8x8 Work and Highfive (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Highfive (discontinued)
    7.5
    12 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Live chat00 Ratings7.712 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of 8x8 Work and Highfive (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Highfive (discontinued)
    6.1
    17 Ratings
    28% below category average
    User authentication00 Ratings6.216 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings6.314 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings5.86 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of 8x8 Work and Highfive (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Highfive (discontinued)
    8.9
    53 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings8.832 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.253 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.825 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings8.717 Ratings
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    8x8 WorkHighfive (discontinued)
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    Score9.1 out of 10
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    8x8 WorkHighfive (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (560 ratings)
    7.6
    (83 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (40 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (205 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.9
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (152 ratings)
    7.7
    (39 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.3
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.2
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.9
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.5
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    8x8 WorkHighfive (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8x8 Inc.
    Having the capability to copy and paste in phone numbers that I am trying to call directly into the 8x8 Work user interface is a massive time saver for me so that I don't have to type in each phone number like we had to do before 8x8 Work. When you are in sales and productivity and time is important that can really add up.
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    Discontinued Products
    The free version I would absolutely recommend, we've had some great use out of it for the past few years. Presenting, sharing screen, the conference line and some other features are all free. If we did need more analytics and more features, perhaps making it easier for the potential customer to share screen, we might re-start the search and we'd potentially rate UberConference lower, but for the free version it's been great for us.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • I appreciate being able to select a local phone number: it adds credibility and convenience for in-market clients/prospects.
    • I like being able to customize the hold music. One of our employees wrote and produced custom hold music for Anvil, which generates discussion and engagement as an ice-breaker.
    • The screen sharing is easy-to-use and is far more reliable than in the past. Prospects and clients do not have to download any app to make it work properly.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    8x8 Inc.
    • Customer support do not respond properly if you are facing any compliance issue.
    • If any person in the organisation misbehaves with a customer and the customer raises a complaint to the concerned team, they suspend the organisation's entire
    • account without any warning.
    • Rarely we face voice disturbance.
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    • Can be very laggy - I have been part of screen share conferences where the connection keeps dropping.
    • Call quality is not always the best.
    • Limited functionality - this cannot be your all-in-one go-to conferencing solution because there are no video call capabilities.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    UberConference is more expensive than some of its competitors and we have not found a real advantage to using UberConference over certain less-expensive applications. UberConference charges per month per organizer and those costs add up quickly, so we will be moving forward with a more budget-friendly option in the coming months.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    8x8 Inc.
    As long as the general system for your organization is up, it is a completely fine system, no issues; however, if there are any glitches, those are rarely solvable in-house. It's a completely fine system with just enough features to keep everyone happy, but not WOW anyone
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    Discontinued Products
    The interface is intuitive and stupidly simple, no complicated sub-menus or configuration settings. Easy to create a meeting space and then have others join with a link or dial-in PIN on the free tier. On the paid tier it's even easier with PIN-less joining and automatic reminder calls to get participants to join.
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    Reliability and Availability
    8x8 Inc.
    The 8x8 product is absolutely the best when it comes to this! I have had zero application errors or unplanned outages allowing me the opportunity to provide a constant source of reliable customer service to my members. I know this is something I can count on. Unlike the internet, it is subject to go down without warning
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    8x8 Inc.
    No problems with performance, Pages load as they should. I can't answer on the reports side as only a handful of our Admins ( call center ) currently use that side of the software. It does intergrate very well with Office for meetings and conferences. Sometimes there is a slight lag or static when users are talking, but we found this to be a cause of a users computer had not restarted in a while, Once the user restarts thier computer the problem is resolved, So this is not an issue with 8x8
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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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    Discontinued Products
    I haven't needed support for the most part, which is a positive for Highfive. It's intuitive and most features are straightforward to use. In the one instance that I did contact them, it took them longer then expected to respond, but they were able to answer my question once they did.
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    In-Person Training
    8x8 Inc.
    The representative that arrived was very prompt and knowledgeable about the product and able to provide understandable instruction for how everything worked and what to be expected by us when using the product. They did not make me feel rushed or like they were ready to get the training over with
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    Online Training
    8x8 Inc.
    online (video) training is good. No issues.
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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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    Alternatives Considered
    8x8 Inc.
    The customer support is not good on Zoom. They do not know about their product. When we ask something about a Zoom feature, customer support takes time and denied for that feature but those features available in Zoom and we have to find out those features by Google and logs. 8x8 Work is the best in the market.
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    Discontinued Products
    Uberconference is by far more reliable and has a better quality of service than the other providers in this space. I have never had a dropped call with Uberconference (unlike Skype and Hangouts). I do think they need to do more marketing because fewer people know about them than others and sometimes people decline to use the service so we have to use one of the other platforms to connect.
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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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    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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    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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    Return on Investment
    8x8 Inc.
    • Efficiency to be on the road and still have our calls well-managed.
    • Whether on the road or in the office, the incoming caller always assumes we are at our desks and in touch.
    • The ability to change our outgoing messages to suit immediate needs is simple.
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    • Our teams use this every day. It makes it easy to meet with clients and share a screen and display analytics.
    • Some of my clients thought that they need to register first to be able to contact me. It's bad that they are not notified in any way that it's enough just to enter its names and that's it.
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