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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

    Nextiva

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ANextiva is a business communications platform that includes a VoIP solution, CRM software, BI software, cloud storage, phone and device rentals, email marketing automation software, and a contact center solution. These products can be purchased individually or together.

    $25

    per month per user

    Pricing
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Nextiva
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Digital
    $25
    per month per user
    Core
    $30
    per month per user
    Engage
    $50.00
    per month per user
    Power Suite
    $75
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Nextiva
    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)Nextiva
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Nextiva
    Chose Nextiva
    The main reasons why I switched to Nextiva from these other providers are some of the features including: better call flow/management options, better customer service/support, and more premium design/layout. It was also similarly priced. I did have to trade a few things for …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    240 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    234 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    241 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    207 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    215 Answers
    Features
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Nextiva
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Nextiva
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Nextiva
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Nextiva
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Nextiva
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Nextiva
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Nextiva
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Nextiva
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Nextiva
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Nextiva
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Nextiva
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Nextiva
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Nextiva
    9.2
    215 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Hosted PBX7.54 Ratings9.496 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.05 Ratings9.4116 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.66 Ratings9.3176 Ratings
    User templates00 Ratings9.0133 Ratings
    Call reports00 Ratings9.3180 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Nextiva
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Nextiva
    9.3
    235 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Answering rules9.06 Ratings9.4211 Ratings
    Call recording9.05 Ratings9.2179 Ratings
    Call park9.04 Ratings9.2167 Ratings
    Call screening9.34 Ratings9.3171 Ratings
    Message alerts9.25 Ratings9.3209 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Fax8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Nextiva
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    9.6
    3 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Nextiva
    9.0
    201 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS9.73 Ratings9.1172 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android9.62 Ratings8.9140 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Nextiva
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    7.1
    5 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Nextiva
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized communications management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team messaging8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team document sharing6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of 8x8 Express (discontinued) and Nextiva
    Feature
    8x8 Express (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Nextiva
    8.8
    160 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings8.778 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.3140 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings8.8108 Ratings
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    8x8 Express (discontinued)Nextiva
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Score6.3 out of 10
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Google Voice
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Nextiva
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    8.8
    (251 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    8x8 Express (discontinued)Nextiva
    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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    Nextiva
    We have had great service with Nextiva Business Phone Service and it is reliable and reasonably priced for the offered features. User Friendly and minimal issues. We are able to control most of the set up for new users and or new phones when needed. Only would like to see the app - Nextiva One be enhanced with more features than it currently has.
    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
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    Nextiva
    • Up-time, We've never had any sort of extended downtime because of Nextiva Business Phone Service, there services just work
    • Provisioning of supported devices is very easy to do and is almost automatic, this makes new device roll out especially smooth
    • The call flow functionality is especially smooth and intuitive to setup.
    • Their customer service is very effective and I've never waited more than 2 days for a solution, that's for more complicated issues too.
    Incentivized
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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.
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    Nextiva
    • The use of two apps when you're a supervisor. We have to use Unity and the Nextiva app instead of one app. It can be cumbersome.
    • Better integration with CRM's. We use Zendesk and it works ok as it does pull up customer records if we have their phone number on file. But it would be better if we could have more functionality from one place and have it write to the CRM directly.
    • Accept higher quality audio for greeting recordings. We had to trim the file size down several times losing a lot of audio quality in the process. Mono is fine since callers will only need to hear the one channel. But the Hz limit and file size limit were rough.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    Its user friendly, easy to use and has been very reliable. We have nothing but good things to say about our service with Nextiva Business Phone Service. When needed their support team has always resolved any and all issues one way or another. They have been helpful, knowledgeable and very friendly. The features vs the cost is wonderful compared to other service providers.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    The whole system sucks. It’s the worst and we are stuck. They won’t price match, they won’t even consider the other quotes we have and all they tell us to buy out and move on. They’re money grabbing snakes who need to go away. How they have this many stars is insane. I don’t know how people are writing these reviews
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    We have not yet experienced any issues the Nextiva Business Phone Service availability. It has always worked as needed.
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    Nextiva Business Phone Service performance is great. The call quality is much better than our old analog land lines at a fraction of the cost.
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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.
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    Nextiva
    Support is great. We usually get someone on the phone; they answer our questions and help us with our issues. They are responsive when we call, and there is also a wealth of information on their online help center, which will typically answer our question or send us in the right direction.
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    The training we received from Nextiva Business Phone Service was thorough, and detailed. It also did not take very long.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    No was done by Agency Owner and was done with the help of Nextiva Support and Sales team. Went very well and has been working great since then. Was originally only two phones and then we continue to add to that. We did not have any reported issues and was a great experience for our Agency and Small Business.
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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.
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    Nextiva
    We switched for better uptime, ease of use, and better tech support and got all that from Nextiva. We were constantly losing connection with our previous provider, a package service for internet and phone. The web portal is much easier to use, and the call center offers many more features.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    We have not yet needed top scale up our phone system yet, but I can tell that it will be very quick and effortless to do so when the need arises.
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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
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    Nextiva
    • ROI - we are saving money, a lot of money, and we have a MUCH better phone system
    • Consolidation - we migrated 6 different phone systems in 6 different counties into one, and it's been wonderful!
    • Management - managing this system is so much better than Mitel, Panasonic, and any other system I have used. We are able to assign rights to certain staff to also make changes, and it's user friendly and almost fool proof.
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