TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    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

    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/AComcast Business VOIP is a telephony and VoIP software solution available under the VoiceEdge brand, supporting mobile telephony, SIP trunking, cloud PBX, as well as Unified Communications features with the higher tier Business VoiceEdge edition that supplies users with a softphone, readable voicemail, audio-conference hosting, and screen sharing.N/A
    Pricing
    8x8 WorkComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    8x8 WorkComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    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 WorkComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Considered Both Products
    8x8 Inc.
    Chose 8x8 Work
    In my opinion, Cisco is just way to hard and over priced for the features we needed. I believe Comcast was a good system, but required additional onsite hardware and their mobile and desktop app needed some improvement.
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    8X8 is more reliable than Comcast, provides more features and is cheaper.
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    I selected 8x8 X Series from a referral from another agent. The price fit my budget and they gave 2 months' free on the installation. Hopefully, the initial frustration I experienced with the long installation and back and forth calls will eventually pay off with sales for my …
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    Comcast was twice the cost. I did not see the added benefit for the price difference. We are still using Zoom until we have a good understanding of how the meetings will function for the whole team.
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    Price
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    Although RingCentral and 8x8 provider similar offerings, I find the pricing and ease of use more appealing to 8x8. I also like the US-based customer support that 8x8 offers. I feel the feature set for Vonage for Business is not as strong as either RingCentral or 8x8. For …
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    More powerful and flexible than Comcast VOIP, for less money and with fax capabilities.
    Incentivized
    Comcast Business
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    40%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    3 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    8x8 WorkComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of 8x8 Work and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.8
    395 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    7.7
    7 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Hosted PBX9.9218 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.876 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.4357 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    User templates00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Call reports00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of 8x8 Work and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.7
    442 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    8.5
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Answering rules9.1398 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    Call recording8.7343 Ratings4.95 Ratings
    Call park8.4318 Ratings9.96 Ratings
    Call screening9.1301 Ratings7.97 Ratings
    Message alerts8.1385 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of 8x8 Work and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.9
    385 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    6.1
    7 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS9.0318 Ratings3.25 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.8248 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of 8x8 Work and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    8x8 WorkComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Small Businesses
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    PanTerra Networks
    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
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    8x8 WorkComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (463 ratings)
    7.9
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (30 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (104 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (142 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 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 WorkComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    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
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    Good for any situation where there are multiple employees who need to be reached by customers or in-house. Also cuts down on Robo calls because they typically can't / don't press numbers to choose from a menu. Can't really see this system being worth the price in a smaller-sized operation though, as there are far cheaper options that provide a much nicer management interface.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    • Makes it easy to send and receive phone calls, setup extensions, and generally handle incoming and outgoing phone calls.
    • You're able to receive business calls wherever you go, whether you're in your office or on your mobile device.
    • The Voicemail to Text feature generally works well enough for you to know what a message is about without having to listen to it.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    • Not a fan of the poly phones
    • I feel if the phones were set up better when installed it would have saved a lot of headache.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    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
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    Very helpful and quick
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    8x8 Inc.
    online (video) training is good. No issues.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    I have switched now to MagicJack for business, while their support might not be the most amazing either we are very satisfied with the service/cost relationship and this has been a major game-changer. I am certain that Comcast has a larger client base that they have to look for that might be creating much more significant revenue. We have faced similar situations with other vendors and have found better solutions with smaller, shelving solutions that seem to cater more closely to clients.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Comcast Business
    • In my experience, you have to pay to get out of contract.
    • In my opinion, it's a total waste of time and money.
    Read full review
    ScreenShots