Is 8x8 or EmailOctopus better?

Neither clearly leads. 8x8 starts at $29.99/month and EmailOctopus at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, 8x8 or EmailOctopus?

EmailOctopus has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29.99/month for 8x8 and Free for EmailOctopus.

Does 8x8 or EmailOctopus run on more platforms?

8x8 runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android. EmailOctopus runs on Web.

Can I use EmailOctopus for free?

Yes. EmailOctopus has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. 8x8 starts at $29.99/month.

What is 8x8 best used for?

8x8 is most often used for business communication, customer contact, remote work, continuity. Of those, business communication and customer contact are not what EmailOctopus is typically brought in for.

What can 8x8 do that EmailOctopus cannot?

8x8 covers Voice calling, Video meetings, Team messaging, Call recording.

Telecommunications · head to head

8x8 vs EmailOctopus

8x8

Telecommunications

Enterprise-grade unified communications

From: $29.99/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

EmailOctopus

Email Marketing

Affordable email marketing

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only EmailOctopus has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: 8x8 listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £2.65 to £113.40 per user per month for 8x8 Hosted PBX, submitted directly by 8x8 UK Limited; EmailOctopus paid plans scale from about $4 to $19 per month by subscriber count, and the free plan caps at 2,500 subscribers and 10,000 emails per month

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which 8x8 and EmailOctopus actually diverge.

Attributes where 8x8 and EmailOctopus differ
Attribute	8x8	EmailOctopus
Starting price	$29.99/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	freemium
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android	Web
Category	Telecommunications	Email Marketing
Founded	1987	Unknown

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

Voice calling
Video meetings
Team messaging
Call recording
Voicemail
Call routing
Analytics
Salesforce

Only in EmailOctopus

Nothing recorded that 8x8 does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

8x8

Business communicationnot EmailOctopus
Customer contactnot EmailOctopus
Remote worknot EmailOctopus
Continuitynot EmailOctopus

EmailOctopus

No use cases recorded yet. See the EmailOctopus review.

Where each one falls short

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

8x8

Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £2.65 to £113.40 per user per month for 8x8 Hosted PBX, submitted directly by 8x8 UK Limited

EmailOctopus

Paid plans scale from about $4 to $19 per month by subscriber count, and the free plan caps at 2,500 subscribers and 10,000 emails per month

Pricing, plan by plan

8x8

$29.99/month

Pro$29.99/month
- Calling and meetings
- Video conferencing
- Team messaging
Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Pro
- Advanced analytics
- Dedicated support

EmailOctopus

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the EmailOctopus review.

Which should you pick?

Choose 8x8 if

You need voice calling.
You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
You also want video meetings.

8x8 review

Choose EmailOctopus if

You want to start without paying.

EmailOctopus review

Questions people ask

Is 8x8 or EmailOctopus better?: Neither clearly leads. 8x8 starts at $29.99/month and EmailOctopus at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, 8x8 or EmailOctopus?: EmailOctopus has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29.99/month for 8x8 and Free for EmailOctopus.
Does 8x8 or EmailOctopus run on more platforms?: 8x8 runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android. EmailOctopus runs on Web.
Can I use EmailOctopus for free?: Yes. EmailOctopus has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. 8x8 starts at $29.99/month.
What is 8x8 best used for?: 8x8 is most often used for business communication, customer contact, remote work, continuity. Of those, business communication and customer contact are not what EmailOctopus is typically brought in for.
What can 8x8 do that EmailOctopus cannot?: 8x8 covers Voice calling, Video meetings, Team messaging, Call recording.

8x8 vs EmailOctopus

8x8

EmailOctopus

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in 8x8

Only in EmailOctopus

What people use each for

8x8

EmailOctopus

Where each one falls short

8x8

EmailOctopus

Pricing, plan by plan

8x8

EmailOctopus

Which should you pick?

Choose 8x8 if

Choose EmailOctopus if

Questions people ask

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