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8x8 Contact Center vs Aha!

8x8 Contact Center logo

8x8 Contact Center

Software

Integrated cloud communications and contact center

From
$85/month
Rated
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Aha! logo

Aha!

Software

Roadmapping software for product builders

From
$59/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 8x8 Contact Center listed on G-Cloud 14 directly by 8x8 UK Limited (not a reseller) at £0.68 to £113.40 per user per month for 8x8 Contact Centre; Aha! sold as eight separate products rather than one subscription, so Roadmaps, Discovery, Ideas, Whiteboards, Builder, Develop, Teamwork and Knowledge are each priced per user
  • They diverge on capability: 8x8 Contact Center covers Voice, Aha! covers Strategic roadmaps.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which 8x8 Contact Center and Aha! actually diverge.

Attributes where 8x8 Contact Center and Aha! differ
Attribute8x8 Contact CenterAha!
Starting price$85/month$59/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Desktop, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded19872013

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in 8x8 Contact Center

  • Voice
  • Digital channels
  • IVR
  • ACD
  • WFM
  • Quality management
  • Analytics
  • NetSuite

Only in Aha!

  • Strategic roadmaps
  • Release planning
  • Idea management
  • Requirements & user stories
  • Visual workflows
  • Gantt charts
  • Pivot tables
  • Custom scorecards

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Zendesk
  • SOC2
  • HIPAA
  • GDPR

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

8x8 Contact Center

  • Unified communicationsnot Aha!
  • Contact centernot Aha!
  • Remote worknot Aha!
  • Customer supportnot Aha!

Aha!

  • Product roadmapping linked to strategy and goalsnot 8x8 Contact Center
  • Collecting and scoring customer feedback through Ideasnot 8x8 Contact Center
  • Customer research and interview analysis with Discoverynot 8x8 Contact Center
  • Agile delivery tracking with Developnot 8x8 Contact Center
  • Internal product documentation with Knowledgenot 8x8 Contact Center

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

8x8 Contact Center

  • Listed on G-Cloud 14 directly by 8x8 UK Limited (not a reseller) at £0.68 to £113.40 per user per month for 8x8 Contact Centre

Aha!

  • Sold as eight separate products rather than one subscription, so Roadmaps, Discovery, Ideas, Whiteboards, Builder, Develop, Teamwork and Knowledge are each priced per user
  • Roadmaps at $59 per user per month is expensive next to general project tools, and Discovery and Ideas add $39 each
  • The Develop integration with Roadmaps requires the Enterprise or Enterprise+ tier
  • Annual billing is by invoice only; monthly is card

Pricing, plan by plan

8x8 Contact Center

$85/month
  • X6$85/month
    • Voice contact center
    • ACD
    • IVR
  • X7$110/month
    • X6 + Digital channels
    • Quality management
  • X8$140/month
    • X7 + WFM
    • Speech analytics
    • Advanced AI

Aha!

$59/month
  • Startup$29/month
    • All premium features
    • Discounted pricing for early-stage startups
  • Premium$59/month
    • Strategy setting
    • Roadmap creation
    • Feature prioritization
  • Enterprise$null/month
    • Unlimited reviewers and viewers
    • Advanced features
  • Enterprise+$null/month
    • Everything in Enterprise plus workflow automation
    • Capacity planning
    • Concierge support

Which should you pick?

Choose 8x8 Contact Center if

  • You need voice.
  • You work on Web, Desktop, Ios, Android.
  • You also want digital channels.

Choose Aha! if

  • You need strategic roadmaps.
  • You also want release planning.

Questions people ask

Is 8x8 Contact Center or Aha! better?
Neither clearly leads. 8x8 Contact Center starts at $85/month and Aha! at $59/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, 8x8 Contact Center or Aha!?
8x8 Contact Center starts at $85/month and Aha! at $59/month.
Does 8x8 Contact Center or Aha! run on more platforms?
8x8 Contact Center runs on Web, Desktop, Ios, Android. Aha! runs on Web.
What is 8x8 Contact Center best used for?
8x8 Contact Center is most often used for unified communications, contact center, remote work, customer support. Of those, unified communications and contact center are not what Aha! is typically brought in for.
What can 8x8 Contact Center do that Aha! cannot?
8x8 Contact Center covers Voice, Digital channels, IVR, ACD. Aha! covers Strategic roadmaps, Release planning, Idea management, Requirements & user stories. Both handle Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, Zendesk, SOC2.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Aha!: Does Aha! have a free tier?

No. Aha! offers a 30-day free trial without requiring a credit card, but there is no permanent free plan. Pricing starts at $59/user/month for Aha! Roadmaps.

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Aha!: How is Aha! pricing structured?

Aha! uses per-user billing. Premium plan charges all users equally regardless of permission level. Enterprise plans only charge for workspace owners and contributors, with unlimited reviewers and viewers at no additional cost.

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Aha!: Can I use Aha! offline?

Aha! is a cloud-based SaaS platform with no offline mode mentioned in documentation. All features require internet connectivity to the cloud servers.

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Aha!: What does Enterprise+ plan include?

Enterprise+ includes workflow automation, capacity planning, custom tables and calculations, advanced license management, account backup and export, anti-virus scanning, IP access control, and concierge white-glove support.

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Aha!: How many integrations does Aha! support?

Aha! Roadmaps offers 40+ integrations including Jira, Azure DevOps, Slack, Salesforce, and Zendesk. Salesforce and Zendesk require additional add-on purchases.

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