What is 8x8 used for?

8x8 is a cloud communications platform that combines business phone service, team chat and video meetings for organizations. It is a good fit for replacing an on-premises phone system with cloud calling; and combining calling, chat and meetings for one team.

How much does 8x8 cost?

8x8 is a paid product with no free plan.

No. 8x8 is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to 8x8 include Linphone, Asterisk and FusionPBX.

What are some alternatives to 8x8?

8x8 competes with RingCentral, Zoom and Dialpad. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source 8x8 alternatives.

8x8: features, pricing and alternatives

About 8x8

8x8 is a commercial cloud communications platform that brings a business phone system, team chat and video meetings under one vendor. It is aimed at organizations that want calling and messaging delivered as a subscription service rather than as hardware they run themselves.

The company's website was unavailable when this entry was prepared, so the details of its plans, contact center options and pricing are not covered here. Check the vendor's own site for the current feature list, supported countries and what each subscription tier includes.

Key features

Cloud business phone service
Team chat and messaging
Video meetings for teams
Single vendor for voice, chat and video

Good fit for

→Replacing an on-premises phone system with cloud calling
→Combining calling, chat and meetings for one team

Tags: voip; business-phone; team-chat; video-meetings; unified-communications; cloud

8x8: questions and answers

What is 8x8 used for?: 8x8 is a cloud communications platform that combines business phone service, team chat and video meetings for organizations. It is a good fit for replacing an on-premises phone system with cloud calling; and combining calling, chat and meetings for one team.
How much does 8x8 cost?: 8x8 is a paid product with no free plan.
Is 8x8 open source?: No. 8x8 is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to 8x8 include Linphone, Asterisk and FusionPBX.
What are some alternatives to 8x8?: 8x8 competes with RingCentral, Zoom and Dialpad. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source 8x8 alternatives.