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8x8 Work vs. NetFortris (discontinued)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    8x8 Work

    Score8.5 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

    NetFortris (discontinued)

    Score6.4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    NetFortris, and the former Fonality, provided business phone systems using Polycom and Yealink IP phones. In 2022 the company was acquired by Sangoma. NetFortris and Fonality UCaaS and other services are no longer available.N/A
    Pricing
    8x8 WorkNetFortris (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Hybrid Premise Purchase
    Varies
    Varies
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    8x8 WorkNetFortris (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    8x8 WorkNetFortris (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    8x8 Inc.
    Chose 8x8 Work
    Very well, overall, on par if not better product than all.
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    Chose NetFortris (discontinued)
    Fonality had the features and functions we were looking for in a competitively priced bundle. We weren't looking for phone hardware and wanted a simple to use the soft phone function, and we appreciate the collaboration and call monitoring tools that were included in the …
    Incentivized
    Chose NetFortris (discontinued)
    We felt Fonality's Cloud PBX and HUD were difference makers.
    Incentivized
    Chose NetFortris (discontinued)
    If you can [get] over the initial install, Fonality is right up there with the best, with some improvements it can be even better than ones I have had used in the past.
    Incentivized
    Chose NetFortris (discontinued)
    Feature wise they matched up well. I don't know from a quality standpoint as we only evaluated 8x8 but never used their service.
    Incentivized
    Chose NetFortris (discontinued)
    We looked at 8x8 and RingCentral but ultimately opted to move our existing Fonality PBXtra installation to the Fonality cloud because the call queue monitoring features offered the most for the money. The HUD application is also a big selling point in favor of Fonality. Also, …
    Incentivized
    Chose NetFortris (discontinued)
    I have used 8x8 in the past and was very dissatisfied with their customer service, call quality, rates, and communication of product managers. I have found none of the same issues with Fonality.
    Incentivized
    Chose NetFortris (discontinued)
    I had initially looked at 8x8 as I'd read great reviews and have a few other clients that use it as well. Unfortunately, they didn't offer the integration with our CRM that I needed. They told me, "We work with any CRM." But after really digging in, they weren't able to offer a …
    Incentivized
    Chose NetFortris (discontinued)
    The hybrid hosted solution is much cheaper than most completely hosted solutions such as nextiva or 8x8.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
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    Features
    8x8 WorkNetFortris (discontinued)
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of 8x8 Work and NetFortris (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.8
    395 Ratings
    NetFortris (discontinued)
    7.8
    90 Ratings
    Hosted PBX9.9218 Ratings7.058 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.876 Ratings6.046 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.4357 Ratings10.078 Ratings
    User templates00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Call reports00 Ratings9.078 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of 8x8 Work and NetFortris (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.7
    442 Ratings
    NetFortris (discontinued)
    7.4
    94 Ratings
    Answering rules9.1398 Ratings7.089 Ratings
    Call recording8.7343 Ratings7.067 Ratings
    Call park8.4318 Ratings6.073 Ratings
    Call screening9.1301 Ratings8.067 Ratings
    Message alerts8.1385 Ratings9.078 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of 8x8 Work and NetFortris (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.9
    385 Ratings
    NetFortris (discontinued)
    9.0
    55 Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS9.0318 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.8248 Ratings9.033 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of 8x8 Work and NetFortris (discontinued)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    NetFortris (discontinued)
    7.5
    55 Ratings
    Video conferencing00 Ratings7.017 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings8.054 Ratings
    User Ratings
    8x8 WorkNetFortris (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (463 ratings)
    7.0
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (30 ratings)
    8.8
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (104 ratings)
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (142 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.2
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.8
    (8 ratings)
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.7
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)