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8x8 Contact Center vs Zapier

8x8 Contact Center
All industries
Integrated cloud communications and contact center
- From
- $85/month
- Rated
- -
Zapier
All industries
Automate your work across 7,000+ app integrations
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Zapier 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; Zapier the free plan allows 100 tasks per month and only two-step Zaps, one trigger and one action
- They diverge on capability: 8x8 Contact Center covers Voice, Zapier covers App integrations.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which 8x8 Contact Center and Zapier actually diverge.
| Attribute | 8x8 Contact Center | Zapier |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $85/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | usage-based |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Desktop, Ios, Android | Web, Api |
| Category | Unknown | All industries |
| Founded | 1987 | 2011 |
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 Zapier
- App integrations
- Workflow automation
- Trigger-based actions
- Multi-step Zaps
- Data formatting
- Conditional logic
- Error handling
- Team collaboration
Both cover
- Salesforce
- SOC2
- GDPR
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
8x8 Contact Center
- Unified communicationsnot Zapier
- Contact centernot Zapier
- Remote worknot Zapier
- Customer supportnot Zapier
Zapier
- Lead managementnot 8x8 Contact Center
- Data synchronizationnot 8x8 Contact Center
- Email automationnot 8x8 Contact Center
- Social media postingnot 8x8 Contact Center
- Customer onboardingnot 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
Zapier
- The free plan allows 100 tasks per month and only two-step Zaps, one trigger and one action
- Multi-step Zaps, filters, paths, webhooks and the formatter all require a paid plan
- Premium app connectors are withheld from the free plan
- Free Zaps poll for new data every 15 minutes against 2 minutes on Professional and 1 minute on Team
- Paying monthly rather than annually costs 50 percent more, so the 2,000-task Professional plan is $73.50 a month instead of $49
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
Zapier
Free- FreeFree
- 100 tasks/month
- 5 Zaps
- Two-step Zaps
- Starter$19.99/month
- 750 tasks/month
- 20 Zaps
- Multi-step Zaps
- Professional$49/month
- 2,000 tasks/month
- Unlimited Zaps
- Custom logic
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 Zapier if
- You need app integrations.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want workflow automation.
Questions people ask
- Is 8x8 Contact Center or Zapier better?
- Neither clearly leads. 8x8 Contact Center starts at $85/month and Zapier at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, 8x8 Contact Center or Zapier?
- Zapier has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $85/month for 8x8 Contact Center and Free for Zapier.
- Does 8x8 Contact Center or Zapier run on more platforms?
- 8x8 Contact Center runs on Web, Desktop, Ios, Android. Zapier runs on Web, Api.
- Can I use Zapier for free?
- Yes. Zapier 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 Zapier is typically brought in for.
- What can 8x8 Contact Center do that Zapier cannot?
- 8x8 Contact Center covers Voice, Digital channels, IVR, ACD. Zapier covers App integrations, Workflow automation, Trigger-based actions, Multi-step Zaps. Both handle Salesforce, SOC2, GDPR.
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