# 8x8 alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 187 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where 8x8 holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/8x8/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- RingCentral RingEX: 48
- Zoom Phone: 27
- Nextiva: 26
- Microsoft Teams Phone: 9
- Dialpad: 5
- Google Voice: 5

## Business phone systems

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name 8x8 (8x8 is #8 of 11 at 2%).

- Zoom Phone: first choice in 19 of those 76
- Nextiva: first choice in 17 of those 76
- RingCentral RingEX: first choice in 10 of those 76
- Dialpad: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Aircall: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Google Voice: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Ooma Office: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Unitel Voice: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name 8x8 (8x8 is #7 of 10 at 0%).

- RingCentral RingEX: first choice in 18 of those 54
- Nextiva: first choice in 6 of those 54
- Zoom Phone: first choice in 6 of those 54
- Google Voice: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Dialpad: first choice in 2 of those 54
- 8×8: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Cisco Webex Calling: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Grasshopper: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 57 of 84 answers did not name 8x8 (8x8 is #7 of 11 at 0%).

- RingCentral RingEX: first choice in 20 of those 57
- Microsoft Teams Phone: first choice in 9 of those 57
- Nextiva: first choice in 3 of those 57
- RingCentral Ultra: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Zoom Phone: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Cisco Webex: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Comcast Business SIP Trunking / UCaaS Sessions: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Microsoft Teams Enterprise with Teams Phone: first choice in 1 of those 57

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