Customer Support · head to head
8x8 Contact Center vs Comm100

8x8 Contact Center
Customer Support
Integrated cloud communications and contact center
- From
- $85/month
- Free plan
- No

Comm100
Live Chat
Enterprise omnichannel customer engagement
- From
- $29/month
- Free plan
- No
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; Comm100 screen sharing, agent shift management and custom reporting are excluded from both published plans and require the unpriced Ultra tier
- They diverge on capability: 8x8 Contact Center covers Voice, Comm100 covers Live chat.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which 8x8 Contact Center and Comm100 actually diverge.
| Attribute | 8x8 Contact Center | Comm100 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $85/month | $29/month |
| Platforms | Web, Desktop, Ios, Android | Web, Ios, Android |
| Category | Customer Support | Live Chat |
| Founded | 1987 | 2009 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).
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
- Microsoft Teams
Only in Comm100
- Live chat
- Chatbots
- Ticketing
- Knowledge base
- Audio/video chat
- Social messaging
- Microsoft Dynamics
- SAP
Both cover
- Salesforce
- Zendesk
- SOC2
- HIPAA
- PCI DSS
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
8x8 Contact Center
- Unified communicationsnot Comm100
- Contact centernot Comm100
- Remote worknot Comm100
- Customer supportnot Comm100
Comm100
- Live chat and messaging support with agent routingnot 8x8 Contact Center
- Running chat campaigns and AI assisted support on a websitenot 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
Comm100
- Screen sharing, agent shift management and custom reporting are excluded from both published plans and require the unpriced Ultra tier
- The Startup plan at $39 per agent per month excludes chat routing and audio video chat
- Every AI product is a separate add on quoted by sales rather than included in a plan
- Pricing is per agent, so cost scales with headcount rather than conversation volume
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
Comm100
$29/month- Team$29/month
- Live chat
- Basic routing
- Reports
- Business$59/month
- Omnichannel
- AI chatbot
- Custom fields
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- On-premise option
- Advanced security
- Custom SLA
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 Comm100 if
- You need live chat.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want chatbots.
Questions people ask
- Is 8x8 Contact Center or Comm100 better?
- Neither clearly leads. 8x8 Contact Center starts at $85/month and Comm100 at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, 8x8 Contact Center or Comm100?
- 8x8 Contact Center starts at $85/month and Comm100 at $29/month.
- Does 8x8 Contact Center or Comm100 run on more platforms?
- 8x8 Contact Center runs on Web, Desktop, Ios, Android. Comm100 runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- 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 Comm100 is typically brought in for.
- What can 8x8 Contact Center do that Comm100 cannot?
- 8x8 Contact Center covers Voice, Digital channels, IVR, ACD. Comm100 covers Live chat, Chatbots, Ticketing, Knowledge base. Both handle Salesforce, Zendesk, SOC2, HIPAA.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Comm100: How much does Comm100 cost?
Comm100 does not publish specific pricing. The vendor uses a flexible, usage-based pricing model where you pay only for what you use with no hidden fees. Customers must contact sales to request a customized quote based on their channel selection and usage.
SourceComm100: What is Comm100's pricing model?
Comm100 offers flexible, usage-based pricing. You choose the communication channels and tools that work best for your needs and pay accordingly. No public pricing tiers are available; quotes are customized per customer.
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