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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    8x8 Express (discontinued)

    Score3.9 out of 10
    N/A8x8 Express was a cloud-based phone system that included unlimited calling within the U.S and Canada, HD video conferencing, business SMS and team chat, pre-configured. As of March 2023 8x8 Express is end of sale and no longer available.N/A

    Dialpad Connect

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ADialpad Connect is a cloud communications UCaaS platform that provides users with integrated voice, video, and messaging capabilities from one unified interface.

    $27

    per month

    Pricing
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $27
    per month per user
    Pro
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    per user/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    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 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Dialpad
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    We used to use 8x8 Express and while we liked it, we found that Dialpad had more features (like syncing events, emails & shared documents via G-Suite) - especially the awesome Voice Intelligence (call transcription) feature. Dialpad will even transcribe a voicemail while it's …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    It stacks up well. It has the same or more features at a very competitive price point.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    298 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    255 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    310 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    209 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    230 Answers
    Features
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.3
    62 Ratings
    1% above category average
    High quality audio8.06 Ratings8.461 Ratings
    High quality video8.03 Ratings8.236 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Dialpad Connect
    7.9
    26 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Desktop sharing8.52 Ratings7.926 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.3
    37 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Calendar integration9.02 Ratings8.431 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.02 Ratings7.927 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.02 Ratings8.731 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.2
    20 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Live chat8.52 Ratings8.220 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.0
    35 Ratings
    4% above category average
    User authentication9.05 Ratings7.828 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.54 Ratings8.233 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.2
    56 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Hosted PBX7.54 Ratings8.227 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.05 Ratings7.833 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.66 Ratings8.752 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.3
    68 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Answering rules9.06 Ratings8.956 Ratings
    Call recording9.05 Ratings7.562 Ratings
    Call park9.04 Ratings8.445 Ratings
    Call screening9.34 Ratings8.651 Ratings
    Message alerts9.25 Ratings8.763 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging8.54 Ratings8.755 Ratings
    Online Fax8.01 Ratings7.416 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription9.05 Ratings8.364 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    9.6
    3 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Dialpad Connect
    7.7
    57 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS9.73 Ratings7.737 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android9.62 Ratings7.733 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    7.1
    5 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Dialpad Connect
    7.9
    49 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Centralized communications management8.05 Ratings8.239 Ratings
    Team messaging8.34 Ratings8.135 Ratings
    Team document sharing6.01 Ratings7.721 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics6.03 Ratings7.839 Ratings
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    8x8 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Small Businesses
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    PanTerra Networks
    Score6.3 out of 10
    PanTerra Networks
    Score6.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    7.6
    (291 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (46 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (57 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.6
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    The 8x8 app is great and very user friendly and straightforward. Team Members can adjust their own setting as needed.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    It is well-suited for basic calling functionality, but has been a poor experience for us when used for texting, as it lacks some of the features of other platforms, such as Haymarket. It is also challenging to capture good analytics, as this is neither easy nor clear for users to find.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • So easy to use!
    • Voicemail - can be accessed anywhere, includes transcription of the voicemail and an email message with the recording
    • Telephone services without all the fees of a landline service
    • Auto attendant, offering recordings of our messages
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    • Ease of signing on and calling in
    • Clear audio/sound, no static or poor connections
    • Can choose to be on video or not
    • The organizer and participants can see all who are on the call
    • Meetings can be auto-recorded and sent to organizer at end of call
    • Hold music can be played for initial caller
    • Meeting is auto-transcribed
    • Action items are automatically listed for the organizer
    • Summary list shows all who were in attendance
    • Summary shows duration of callers on the meeting
    • Can load images of attendees when setting of the meeting
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • We are just starting to use the platform and using limited features at the moment and 8x8 is doing everything we need it to do.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    • The only example I can list for improvement is that occasionally the message has some mistranslation(s). But I can usually figure out the missing words. The 'southern USA' dialect may be partly to blame....
    • The functionality is really great. It is the best app I have used for messages in all of my customer service jobs.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    Dialpad Talk is easy to use and no one has had a problem using it. Even when we have had questions/problems we have been able to fix it ourselves without having to go to Dialpad to ask for help, which saves everyone time. We don't have any reason to cancel our use of this product and we are very happy with how it performs for our team.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    Dialpad Connect is good and recommended for any organization. It is a good value. It can accomplish everything that your organization is looking for, and no one will say it is outside the budget for any 50+ person organization. The AI feature is very useful. The dashboard could be a bit easier to manage, and the integration with Salesforce could be a bit smoother.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    There have not been any outages that I am aware of and we have had consistently good coverage since the start. There can be a slight lag from the office to the mobile app, but it is not terribly noticeable and it has not resulted in any calls being prematurely hung up
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    The emails of voice transcription come very quickly after a call has been completed and except for a few fairly difficult names are pretty accurate. The ability to quickly listen to the voicemail from email without having to open the app is also a bonus. I have not noticed or heard of any slowdowns
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    If you get less than 4 phones you fall into the online only customer service. There were a couple of times that I could have used more assistance but figuring it out online was a bit of a hassle.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    The original date for roll-out, was unable to happen because there was an issue finding our existing phone lines to port them... The only reason I gave a 9 is [that] the original person we have been working with, Rolled out phones. Pro without telling anyone and then went on vacation, I only say this to explain that there is a gentleman that took over to help us named Brett and he was FANTASTIC! He allowed a ton of calls and answered all of them, walked us [through] settings, profile set up, and even emailed screen shares so we could help other members of our team! Thanks so much, Brett you ROCK~
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    Welcoming and easy to follow the instruction
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    Simple and easy to follow, we had our branches around the country to be trained and the feedback was great. Only take if there was a desk phone training that would be great. The team provided us with video for the desk phone training
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    I didn't participate in the implementation. But obviously it went flawlessly, as all users are set up in-house, and on the app.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    8x8 has a much lower cost that avaya for the same features. 8x8 is a bit more user friendly than some other larger well established brands. It still uses industry standards in terminology and call flows to for anyone with voip experience its a pain free switch to make over.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    Panterra is dependable and has good support. Dialpad Connect has more features and an easier interface. AT&T has a lot of features, but Dialpad Connect's interface is easier. AT&T does not do call transcription that I know of. Comcast BVE and 8x8 services are lower quality and service is not great.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    Overall program is of average cost. SInce I use it simply for its phone/text capabilities. I would hazard that company that needed more options, might see it differently
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    So far, Dialpad has been a great improvement for our organization. It allows everyone to be on the same service and the integration with the mobile app means everyone is still using the "office" numbers even when on the go which makes it easier not having to balance multiple phone numbers from people
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Being able to listen to phone calls when there is a discrepancy
    • Keeping the honest honest by knowing we can listen to calls
    • Easy to communicate internally, been very helpful and time saving
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    • Saves me time with a downloadable transcript for call documentation.
    • All calls are automatically recorded, which provides proof of what was said.
    • Translation availability using IVR and AI language allows us to communicate with all families without needing to find a translator.
    Incentivized
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