8x8 Work vs. Avaya UCaaS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
8x8 Work
Score 8.6 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.N/A
Avaya UCaaS
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Avaya UCaaS is an all-in-one business communications platform. Avaya UCaaS aims to set employees up for success with unified internal communication, supporting voice, chat, email, video, file sharing, and task management. The software enables users to create collaboration in real-time using any device or system through one platform.N/A
Pricing
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
8x8 WorkAvaya UCaaS
Considered Both Products
8x8 Work
Chose 8x8 Work
Not sure which one we have used in the past, but we are very happy with 8x8. We have become so used to it that we do not see the need of switching. Price is comfortable and it has been effective for our needs. It's easy and comfortable to use.
Chose 8x8 Work
I have used Voip systems before and even bought and installed a PBX phone system and wired all the desks in. This is by far the cheapest option, its easy to use and easy to add new users.
Chose 8x8 Work
Vonage more expensive for the features. no integration to ERP, but compatible to a lager variety of phone equipment.
Chose 8x8 Work
fuze was good from few perspective, espectiall the click and dial option anywhere on the browser page where a number was situated.
8x8 Work says that has that but does not feel the same. also on adding notes in the CRM fuze had a better usebilty
Chose 8x8 Work
Our company chose 8x8 Work because it offers a reliable, all-in-one communication platform with voice, video, and messaging in one place. Unlike other tools like Microsoft Teams, RingCentral, or Zoom, this program has provided a better global fill for supporting both remote …
Chose 8x8 Work
“8x8 Work is easy to use and combines calls, chats, and video meetings in one app. It was quick to set up and works smoothly on both mobile and desktop. Some other tools have more advanced features, but 8x8 Work offers the right mix of reliability, affordability, and simplicity …
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 was the first of this type i have used as a point of comparison
Chose 8x8 Work
Not really used anything else or researched anything else. When we found out 8x8 had all these other features and capabilities with an affordable price, I researched other companies and we realized we had made the right choice.
Chose 8x8 Work
Selected 8x8 due to its reasonable pricing and additional VOIP features ticked our requirements
Chose 8x8 Work
Every solution has its positivies and negatives, but the ability to make changes as a company and not have to wait for someone to make them for you is very important to us
Chose 8x8 Work
I have not used any other products like 8x8.
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 Work offers all we need in an easy-to-use format. Zoom seemed to have too many features that are not required and can be overwhelming to Users who are not the most Tech-Savvy. The price point of 8x8 is great, too. Get everything we need at a low cost.
Chose 8x8 Work
it has been a long time since we have utilized other products.
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 Work is easier and much more organized both from a user and an admin perspective, and more cost-effective from a business owner standpoint.
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 is miles ahead of EvolveIP. More features, way better admin portal. Softphone is not even in the same league.
Chose 8x8 Work
I prefer 8x8 Work; it has the right number of features and modes for the communication I need. I much prefer 8x8 Work meetings to zoom meetings, as it is much, much easier to transition between devices when I am on the road. 8x8 Work is also easier to manage across multiple …
Chose 8x8 Work
8x8 Work and RingCentral EX have similar features available. 8x8 Analytics is a little better at summarizing data and creating dashboard visuals. Other than that they are both great products. I prefer the admin console confirmation for 8x8 Work over RingCentral. Things seem to …
Chose 8x8 Work
I am not aware of any other phone system we have used. We do use teams for administrative meetings and communication. While the meeting quality in teams is better than the meeting quality in 8x8, I still prefer 8x8 overall for day to day communications and use. I prefer 8x8 …
Chose 8x8 Work
I have used and evaluated similar communication and collaboration tools such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Slack, and RingCentral. These platforms also offer messaging, calling, and video conferencing features. Each has its own strengths, but 8x8 Work stands out for …
Avaya UCaaS
Chose Avaya UCaaS
We used Weave for less than two years. It didn't have any performance tracking capability, and it could not handle our call volume. Once the call volume reached a specific peak, incoming patient calls would automatically drop, which negatively impacted the organization. Thus, …
Chose Avaya UCaaS
I Don't see any major difference between Avaya UCaaS and other similar products which includes webex, microsoft teams and google meet. All of them provide more or less similar functionalities and have all integration. However, Avaya UCaaS is more holistic when compared to …
Chose Avaya UCaaS
SSO was not available for our former Avaya IP Office on-premises system, and after the pandemic, we needed hybrid work, so all workers could work from home and this ushered in the age of cloud for us with Avaya UCaaS: Cloud. It is our choice now only because our workforce is no …
Chose Avaya UCaaS
I wasn't involved in the testing or selection process, only the implementation
Chose Avaya UCaaS
AVaya is superior in its voice feature set
Chose Avaya UCaaS
Apart from Cisco Webex Calling/app no other vendor offers their own phones hardware, gateways. We need to add other vendors like yealink, Poly, Audiocodes to complete the solution. This makes things very difficult from management perspective. As you have to hire a person who …
Chose Avaya UCaaS
Avaya Cloud Office maintains important features that others do not (such as e-faxing). Can easily transfer a call from desktop phone, to mobile app seamlessly. More cost effective than Microsoft teams once you factor in calling. More feature rich and reliable than Zoom or Webex.
Chose Avaya UCaaS
We compare with Destiny but the integration of Avaya Cloud Office with Teams was much better.
Chose Avaya UCaaS
In our proof of concept, Avaya OneCloud UCaaS came out as our top pick, based on seamless integration to our various systems, like Service Now and Smarsh.
Chose Avaya UCaaS
ACO seems to be better value for our business and is at least as easy to use as the other simialr programs that we have used in the past.
Chose Avaya UCaaS
global coverage without international dialling codes for overseas local numbers
Chose Avaya UCaaS
I have experienced less technical problems with Avaya compared to other platforms. Avaya was easy to implement for all ages as it didn't require a lot to log into sessions for the younger grade students and the features are simple enough that my first graders can use Avaya …
Chose Avaya UCaaS
We are a non-profit social organization and going through one of the most difficult contexts in history, Avaya, through Spaces, gave us the donation of the service first of all to continue working for our beneficiaries: 50,000 boys and girls from all over the country. The …
Chose Avaya UCaaS
We have recently changed from Avaya to Microsoft Teams and being honest, MS Teams seems way better than Avaya, since it is much more stable and is completelly connected with our contacts database and emails.
Chose Avaya UCaaS
We use CenturyLink Hosted VOIP in our executive office and the phones are way more modern looking and have more features, and was easier to implement. Hoping to maybe someday use them in our primary office.
Chose Avaya UCaaS

Price is less compared to them and the VOIP quality with Contact center is at par with the other PBX.

Avaya is very user friendly and easy to manage in terms of operation support and user training.

Chose Avaya UCaaS
We have used Adobe connect but Avaya ACE provides more out of box features and easier to configure.
Chose Avaya UCaaS
The product pricing sits in the mid-high position compared to its competitor. It provides the most features when compared to the competitors. It has excellent support which can only be matched by the more pricey competitors, however, the lack of 24x7 support can be a challenge …
Features
8x8 WorkAvaya UCaaS
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.8
Ratings
5% above category average
Avaya UCaaS
7.8
Ratings
7% below category average
Hosted PBX9.80 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.80 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.40 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.7
Ratings
3% above category average
Avaya UCaaS
8.5
Ratings
1% above category average
Answering rules9.10 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Call recording8.80 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Call park8.40 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Call screening9.10 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Message alerts8.10 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Online Fax00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.9
Ratings
5% above category average
Avaya UCaaS
7.8
Ratings
8% below category average
Mobile app for iOS9.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.80 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
Avaya UCaaS
5.9
Ratings
33% below category average
High quality audio00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
Avaya UCaaS
8.3
Ratings
3% above category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
Avaya UCaaS
8.8
Ratings
7% above category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
Avaya UCaaS
8.5
Ratings
6% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
Avaya UCaaS
7.6
Ratings
1% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
-
Ratings
Avaya UCaaS
7.9
Ratings
1% below category average
Centralized communications management00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Team messaging00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Team document sharing00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
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User Ratings
8x8 WorkAvaya UCaaS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
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8.7
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Likelihood to Renew
9.9
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6.6
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Usability
8.7
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7.6
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Availability
8.5
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9.0
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Performance
9.1
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7.9
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.9
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4.8
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(0 ratings)
6.8
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(0 ratings)
8.1
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.8
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6.2
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(0 ratings)
6.6
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Product Scalability
9.0
(0 ratings)
6.3
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Vendor post-sale
8.9
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6.6
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Vendor pre-sale
8.9
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7.3
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User Testimonials
8x8 WorkAvaya UCaaS
Likelihood to Recommend
8x8 Work is an ideal communication platform for intra-organization communication; it is very easy to find any employee at my firm and quickly ascertain their availability. I don't like for outside clients to know my direct line, so I would like to be able to mask my number in outgoing texts/display our general reception number so that those clients are not confused on how best to call in to me.
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Call centers where lots of calls come in per day are better suited for Cloud office. Small businesses or companies that don’t really make outgoing calls or receive a lot of incoming calls other than within the company would not really be suited for Avaya Cloud Office.
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Pros
  • Direct calls to the extensions.
  • Callers were able to either talk to our individual staff members or leave a message.
  • We loved having a record of every single call that came in for CRM purposes.
  • We loved being able to collect our messages from the console.
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  • User-friendly GUI management interface with the possibility to create different rooms, notebooks, calendars, and chats.
  • The management interface for recordings is made in the rooms with the possibility of downloading them to the location.
  • Link and file sharing with other participants.
  • Chat with all participants and individual.
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Cons
  • The auto attendant has built in text-to-speech, but this same engine should be put to use for individual and ring group voicemail messages.
  • Call forwarding in the mobile app should be relocated for easier access. Instead it's buried somewhere under the generic "account settings"
  • The default user template disables voicemail text transcription. Why???
  • One fax number should be accessible by app for more than 1 user. Responsibility for faxes is usually distributed among a few people in a typical small office setting.
  • Ability to receive and send SMS messages from a shared "main company number" would be awesome. Ability to assign this to certain users would rock!
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  • Avaya has very strong contact center offerings and more contact with our salesperson would be helpful, so we can explore the latest offerings
  • Although it's adequate a slightly more intuitive UI would be helpful
  • More integrated reporting at the end-user level.
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Likelihood to Renew
Everyone at the company now have the experiance needed to make phone calls, meetings, video conferencing. It's easy to use is unmatched in the industry. It's been a solid product throughout. The phone tree was easy to setup with the implementation team and they guided us throughout the process
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Things change, business requirements change so when we come to renew we may explore other options, we might go all in on Teams or look at something different - we need something that allows us to increase and importantly decrease our licence count more flexably which Avaya / Ring Central don't allow.
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Usability
I'm not using it to its full capacity like a Zoom or teams Workspace. I use the service for phone calls, hate application on my cellphone and the voicemail apparatus. This we like because it gives us the feel of a large firm when we aren't.
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There are few times that we have not been able to take advantage of the tool, but those moments are related to the bandwidth of each person in [their] home. Those who have low signal cannot access meetings on the platform smoothly.
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Reliability and Availability
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.
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Throughout a year and and a half of remote learning, we only experience two minor technology issues that were resolved within an hour
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Performance
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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We have not been faced to any performance issue.
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Support Rating
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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The Customer Service and Representatives are always kind and willing to go the extra mile to get anything resolved. Yet, we have not really needed them after the initial set up since the product actually works and we have not really experienced any major issues.
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In-Person Training
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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whilst on site it was delivered by teams to the desks , not the fault of the trainer
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Online Training
Good and Simple Training Module, also Certification is available.
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The online training was clear and effective.
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Implementation Rating
We had a third party implement and set up the system the way we wanted it - after that I do all changes or additions. The vendor was very knowledgeable and had it up and running in less than an hour.
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Thank to the help of Avaya implementation team, the migration was done with minimal impact. All activities were well defined and done in time.
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Alternatives Considered
8x8 Work offers all we need in an easy-to-use format. Zoom seemed to have too many features that are not required and can be overwhelming to Users who are not the most Tech-Savvy. The price point of 8x8 is great, too. Get everything we need at a low cost.
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We used Weave for less than two years. It didn't have any performance tracking capability, and it could not handle our call volume. Once the call volume reached a specific peak, incoming patient calls would automatically drop, which negatively impacted the organization. Thus, our decision to move forward with Avaya was solidified.
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Scalability
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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It fits us well being in multiple geographic areas and we can purchase local numbers or do a BYOD SBC setup
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Return on Investment
  • Moving to 8x8 Work helped us consolidate our soft phone and IVR needs with our contact center platform and save thousands in the first year alone.
  • All of the 8x8 Work products I've worked with have great integration options from CRMs like Zoho/Salesforce to Google and Microsoft Office.
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  • Moving on cloud calling did save us on costs of managing on-prem infra
  • Since Avaya UCaaS has its own make phones and gateways it saves on support costs due to multiple vendors
  • It lacks many third party integrations available in MS teams, this makes making workflows difficult
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