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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

    Avaya IP Office

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAvaya IP Office is a communications solution for small and medium-size businesses. It is available in the cloud, on premise or hybrid deployments are all supported with IP Office along with the ability to migrate from one to the other. The included Avaya Equinox experience provides a single app for voice, video, messaging, conferencing and calendar and keeps employees productive on any device, from any location.

    $82

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    8x8 WorkAvaya IP Office
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Voice
    $82
    per user/per month
    Digital
    $129
    per user/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    8x8 WorkAvaya IP Office
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    8x8 WorkAvaya IP Office
    Considered Both Products
    8x8 Inc.
    Chose 8x8 Work
    Pricing, features, and the Gartner Magic Quadrant review were also considered. The platform's multiple reviews were very attractive.
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    We have previously used Avaya phone systems. This is an initial upfront cost where you must by the handsets plus the networking equipment. With 8x8 we still did have the upfront costs of the handsets as we did not have compatible devices, but we are not locked into Avaya phones.
    Incentivized
    Avaya
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    8x8 WorkAvaya IP Office
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of 8x8 Work and Avaya IP Office
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.8
    395 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Avaya IP Office
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Hosted PBX9.9218 Ratings6.85 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.876 Ratings6.510 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.4357 Ratings8.110 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of 8x8 Work and Avaya IP Office
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.7
    442 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Avaya IP Office
    6.3
    11 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Answering rules9.1398 Ratings7.211 Ratings
    Call recording8.7343 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Call park8.4318 Ratings8.411 Ratings
    Call screening9.1301 Ratings7.510 Ratings
    Message alerts8.1385 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings5.16 Ratings
    Online Fax00 Ratings4.04 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings3.26 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of 8x8 Work and Avaya IP Office
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.9
    385 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Avaya IP Office
    6.5
    9 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS9.0318 Ratings6.59 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.8248 Ratings6.58 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of 8x8 Work and Avaya IP Office
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Avaya IP Office
    5.3
    11 Ratings
    43% below category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings2.59 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of 8x8 Work and Avaya IP Office
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Avaya IP Office
    7.1
    5 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of 8x8 Work and Avaya IP Office
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Avaya IP Office
    4.8
    8 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings4.16 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings5.17 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings5.15 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of 8x8 Work and Avaya IP Office
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Avaya IP Office
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Live chat00 Ratings5.83 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of 8x8 Work and Avaya IP Office
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Avaya IP Office
    2.8
    7 Ratings
    93% below category average
    User authentication00 Ratings2.87 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings2.86 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of 8x8 Work and Avaya IP Office
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Avaya IP Office
    6.5
    8 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Centralized communications management00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Team messaging00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Team document sharing00 Ratings5.64 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings6.25 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score6.3 out of 10
    PanTerra Networks
    Score6.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    8x8 WorkAvaya IP Office
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (463 ratings)
    8.6
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (30 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (104 ratings)
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (142 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.8
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.7
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    8x8 WorkAvaya IP Office
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8x8 Inc.
    I’ve found 8x8 Work to be a reliable and efficient communication solution for our business. It offers excellent call quality, easy management of call flows and departments, and seamless integration for both in-office and remote users. One feature we especially like is that it automatically searches for phone numbers on the web, which saves time and makes it easier to identify and reach contacts
    Incentivized
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    Avaya
    So I haven't had one where it's not appropriate at all unless somebody was going pure cloud. Obviously, this is not a cloud product, but from an on-premise solution like the IP office is, we've sold it to companies that have five users and we've sold it to customers that have thousands of users. So it's very expandable, adjustable to be it's hybrid, so it's IP and digital mix capabilities. So that's a strong suit.
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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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    Avaya
    • Centralization is key. If you want to have all of your facilities on one phone system, to help mitigate telecom costs this is the system for you. You purchase the necessary licensing (one time purchase) and the licenses stay with you as long as you stay on that platform!
    • Flexibility is fantastic. Whether you want to use the IP Office as a key system, or replace your existing partner system, or run as a PBX. This system will do it all, I was very impressed with the compatibility of the IP Office with legacy equipment. Have a Partner system? Not a problem. Have a Definity system? Not a problem!
    • Broad based technology. You can utilize CO trunks (POTS lines), ISDN/PRI, T1, SIP, etc.... What ever your carrier hands off to you the IP Office can integrate with. No need to work with a third party vendor to get your interface up and running. AVAYA is a one stop shop, and if you have an existing warranty, just upgrade your IPOSS information on the system and your new hardware is covered.
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    Cons
    8x8 Inc.
    • Click to dial for the web based client.
    • The ability to have specific contact lists that can be shared with certain teams only.
    • Group voicemail notification to show once a voicemail has been listened to by another member of the team.
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    Avaya
    • Rush for updates. At times an updated will fix one problem, and inadvertently create another. However with due diligence from your business partner (Tektivity) patches are tested before being rolled out in production environments.
    • Part itemization. If you purchase a new system, the power cord does not come with the unit, that is a separate part. Very minor in the grand scheme of things but as a reseller and a customer still somewhat annoying.
    • Large convoluted organization. As a user trying to navigate the AVAYA website, and track down information can be daunting. Even calling support can be challenging, you never know if your call will be routed to India, Brazil, or Denver. That is why the relationship with Tektivity is so important. You can leverage your business partner to get the answers you need so you can spend your time tackling issues that need your attention.
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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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    Avaya
    Oddly enough I have been impressed with the IP Office platform so much that I have integrated one into my home. My wife was not happy with it initially but once she started using it she was very happy with the results. It helped that I programmed it to work just like a home phone but with features and options that I can utilize remotely. I would be more than happy to put an AVAYA IP Office against any other phone system on the market, and let you be the judge.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    8x8 Inc.
    We never have problems working with 8x8, employees pickup quickly on how to use the system best for them. Calling out and receiving calls is simple, the ablility to click on a number and 8x8 dial it for you saves so much time when you are making high volume calls.
    Incentivized
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    Avaya
    Avaya IP Office is a great system that is somewhat affordable for most SMB's. However, In our experience, Avaya IP Office has a tendency to shelve some of the license as you upgrade the software release on the PBX switch without giving back any comparable license to compensate. The Voicemail Pro license is quite expensive and most of the functionality that most business needs are not covered in the standard voicemail offering.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    8x8 Inc.
    As mentioned before, we have not had an outage with the phone system per say, There was an issue with the call center where we did have an outage, but it was quickly and promplty handled by 8x8 support, they got us up and going again within 24 hours. The 8x8 hard phone and softphone side of things have been rock solid, I couldn't ask for anything more seeing we are in health care and it's exactly what we were looking for. When and if there is an issue 99% of the time it's user error
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    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    8x8 Inc.
    None of the features that are available slow down the application. The reports (even the ones with hundreds of records) complete very quickly and the web interface as well as the mobile application never struggle to load or complete a task. The analytics will sometimes take some time to reflect the online status of users but it is to be expected due to connection speeds.
    Incentivized
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    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    8x8 Inc.
    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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    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    8x8 Inc.
    online (video) training is good. No issues.
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    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    8x8 Inc.
    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 modes of communication.
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    Avaya
    Much better feature set with Avaya IP Office, and I really feel you're getting feature-rich telephony for a well priced switch. The system is very adaptable and a much better fit than legacy key systems and cloud-based UCaaS solutions competing in the same market. With the Avaya brand behind the system, there is also a form of working with a Trusted partner with many years in the UC space.
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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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    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    8x8 Inc.
    • Getting access to emergency voicemails left on our office lines when we are at home, on the weekend, or after hours.
    • Texting clients from a dedicated office line portal, keep things private and organized.
    • The ease of installation and helpful support when needed significantly limit the time wasted.
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    Avaya
    • When selling to a prospective customer, I always do a 10 yr ROI to show the benefits of Avaya IP Office or ACO and which scenario would fit best.
    • CAPEX vs OPEX
    • Number of phones needed as well as other features need to be considered to determine if Avaya IP Office fits best.
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