Compare 8x8 Contact Center and Five9 - Dec 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - 8x8 Contact Center or Five9?

Five9 is more expensive to implement (TCO) than 8x8 Contact Center, and 8x8 Contact Center is rated higher (93/100) than Five9 (87/100). 8x8 Contact Center offers users more features (14) than Five9 (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is 8x8 Contact Center!

Looking for the right Call Center solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

8x8, INC Vs. Coordinated Systems

8x8, INC: 8x8 delivers cloud-based business communications solutions that are affordable, easy to use, and incredibly advanced. We help small and medium businesses serve their customers better, work smarter and conduct business anywhere, anytime. From hosted VoIP business phone service to hosted contact centers to unified communications, our services are pro...

Coordinated Systems: CSI is the provider of Virtual Observer, a call recording and workforce optimization solution for contact centers. Virtual Observer's robust features include a web-based user interface, Call Recording, Integrated Screen Capture, Call evaluation and scoring, Dashboard Analytics, Call Insight Speech Analytics, Agent Portal for E-learning and agent d...

Who is more expensive? 8x8 Contact Center or Virtual Observer?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Call Center software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for 8x8 Contact Center and Virtual Observer.

8x8 Contact Center price starts at $15 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 8x8 Contact Center is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Call Center software. Virtual Observer price starts at $20,000 per license , When comparing Virtual Observer to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Call Center software cost.

Bottom line: Virtual Observer is more expensive than 8x8 Contact Center.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared 8x8 Contact Center Vs. Five9 based on some of the most important and required Call Center features.

8x8 Contact Center: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: ACD (Automatic Call Distribution), ANI (Automatic Number Identification), Call Conferencing, Call Queue Management, Call Recording, CRM with Call Center, CTI (Computer Telephony Integration), DTMF (Dial Tone Multi-Frequency).

Virtual Observer: We are still working to collect the list of features for Virtual Observer.

Target customer size

8x8 Virtual Contact Center is best for large enterprises, mid size businesses, and small businesses. and Virtual Observer's target customer size include: SMBs.