8x8 Work vs. Global Call Forwarding

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
8x8 Work
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
8x8 Work is a collaboration hub for phone, video, and messaging. It brings secure unified communication and collaboration experiences to every employee.
$24
per month
Global Call Forwarding
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
An advanced suite of included and premium features to power business communications. Users can use the online control panel to set up custom rules for how incoming calls are routed, or use the GCF Softphone to make and receive calls, or use international phone numbers and SIP trunks with an IP-PBX.N/A
Pricing
8x8 WorkGlobal Call Forwarding
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
8x8 WorkGlobal Call Forwarding
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 WorkGlobal Call Forwarding
Features
8x8 WorkGlobal Call Forwarding
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.8
395 Ratings
5% above category average
Global Call Forwarding
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Ratings
Hosted PBX9.8218 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.876 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.4357 Ratings00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.7
442 Ratings
3% above category average
Global Call Forwarding
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Ratings
Answering rules9.1398 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording8.8343 Ratings00 Ratings
Call park8.4318 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening9.1301 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts8.1385 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
8x8 Work
8.9
385 Ratings
5% above category average
Global Call Forwarding
-
Ratings
Mobile app for iOS9.0318 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.8248 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
8x8 WorkGlobal Call Forwarding
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(463 ratings)
-
(0 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)
-
(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)
-
(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 WorkGlobal Call Forwarding
Likelihood to Recommend
8x8 Inc.
8x8 is great for alloting each employee their own number. Having an app to download on your phone ensures you never miss a call when out of the office. The app installed on your computer eliminates the need to have a phone and dial a number, you can simply click on a number instead!
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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
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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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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
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Usability
8x8 Inc.
I'm not using it to its full capacity like a Zoom or teams Workspace. I use the service for phone calls, hate application on my cellphone and the voicemail apparatus. This we like because it gives us the feel of a large firm when we aren't.
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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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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.
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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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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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Online Training
8x8 Inc.
online (video) training is good. No issues.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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