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

8x8 Contact Center
Customer Support
Integrated cloud communications and contact center
- From
- $85/month
- Free plan
- No
The short version
- Only Lusha has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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; Lusha teams over 5 users must contact sales for configuration; no published per-user limits for standard plans
- They diverge on capability: 8x8 Contact Center covers Voice, Lusha covers Contact database.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which 8x8 Contact Center and Lusha actually diverge.
| Attribute | 8x8 Contact Center | Lusha |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $85/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Desktop, Ios, Android | Web |
| Category | Customer Support | CRM |
| Founded | 1987 | 2016 |
Identical on both: 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 Lusha
- Contact database
- Email search
- Company intelligence
- Email verification
- Chrome extension
- Integrations
- Gmail
Both cover
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- GDPR
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
8x8 Contact Center
- Unified communicationsnot Lusha
- Contact centernot Lusha
- Remote worknot Lusha
- Customer supportnot Lusha
Lusha
- Lead generationnot 8x8 Contact Center
- Contact researchnot 8x8 Contact Center
- Email verificationnot 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
Lusha
- Teams over 5 users must contact sales for configuration; no published per-user limits for standard plans
- Unused credits on monthly plans roll over but cap at twice the monthly limit, creating potential waste
- Annual plans do not roll over unused credits; they reset at cycle end
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
Lusha
Free- FreeFree
- 40 credits per month
- Basic prospecting features
- Browser extension
- Starter$49.9/month
- 400 credits per month
- All Free plan features
- Professional$69.9/month
- 600 credits per month
- All Starter features
- Premium$399.9/month
- 3,400 credits per month
- All Professional features
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 Lusha if
- You need contact database.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want email search.
Questions people ask
- Is 8x8 Contact Center or Lusha better?
- Neither clearly leads. 8x8 Contact Center starts at $85/month and Lusha at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, 8x8 Contact Center or Lusha?
- Lusha has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $85/month for 8x8 Contact Center and Free for Lusha.
- Does 8x8 Contact Center or Lusha run on more platforms?
- 8x8 Contact Center runs on Web, Desktop, Ios, Android. Lusha runs on Web.
- Can I use Lusha for free?
- Yes. Lusha has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. 8x8 Contact Center starts at $85/month.
- 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 Lusha is typically brought in for.
- What can 8x8 Contact Center do that Lusha cannot?
- 8x8 Contact Center covers Voice, Digital channels, IVR, ACD. Lusha covers Contact database, Email search, Company intelligence, Email verification. Both handle Salesforce, HubSpot, GDPR, Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Lusha: What does Lusha's Free plan include?
Lusha's Free plan provides 40 credits per month at no cost. It includes basic prospecting features, browser extension access, and CRM integrations. Credits are used for email reveals (1 credit per contact) and phone numbers (10 credits per contact).
SourceLusha: How do Lusha credits work and what is the credit rollover policy?
Lusha uses a credit system where email reveals cost 1 credit and phone reveals cost 10 credits per contact. On monthly plans, unused credits roll over and accumulate up to twice your monthly credit limit. Annual plans reset unused credits at the cycle's end without rollover.
SourceLusha: What is the annual pricing for Lusha plans?
Lusha offers annual pricing at a discount: Starter is $449.10/year (4,800 credits annually), Professional is $587.16/year (7,200 credits), and Premium is $3,119.21/year (40,800 credits). Annual plans are cheaper per credit than monthly but do not roll over unused credits.
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