8x8 vs Engage Hub

8x8 Extends AI Across Its CX Platform to All Teams

8x8, Inc. announced on July 30, 2026 that it is expanding its AI-powered intelligence, routing, and automation capabilities across its entire CX platform, making these tools available to all business teams, not just contact centers. The update includes capabilities like 8x8 Pulse for conversation intelligence, 8x8 AI Routing for expert matching, 8x8 AI Studio for multi-model AI agent development, and 8x8 Resolve for frontline incident alerting, along with a native integration with Synthflow. The company reported FY2026 revenue of $735.8 million, up 3% year-over-year, and achieved its first full-year GAAP profitability since 2015, driven by strong AI adoption. Earlier in 2026, 8x8 acquired Singapore-based Maven Lab and launched several new products, signaling a broader trend toward AI-native CX platforms.

• 8x8 announced AI platform updates on July 30, 2026, extending AI features beyond the contact center to all teams.
• New capabilities include 8x8 Pulse, 8x8 Resolve, 8x8 AI Routing, 8x8 AI Studio, and Synthflow integration.
• FY2026 revenue was $735.8 million, up 3% year-over-year, with first full-year GAAP profitability since 2015.

Krisp Joins 8x8 Partner Ecosystem

8x8, Inc. announced that Krisp, a voice-AI provider, has joined the 8x8 Technology Partner Ecosystem to integrate AI-powered noise cancellation, voice isolation, bidirectional accent conversion, and multilingual voice capabilities into the 8x8 Platform for CX. The integration is available to 8x8 Contact Center and 8x8 Work customers and aims to improve audio quality for live calls and the downstream accuracy of transcripts, summaries, sentiment analysis, quality management, and compliance workflows. Executives from both companies highlighted the partnership's potential to reduce communication barriers for distributed teams and enhance customer interactions.

• Krisp has joined the 8x8 Technology Partner Ecosystem.
• Integration brings Krisp’s AI-powered noise cancellation, voice isolation, accent conversion, and multilingual voice capabilities to the 8x8 Platform for CX.
• Krisp’s real-time, bidirectional accent conversion and multilingual voice capabilities support 60+ languages.

8x8 Launches Consumption-Based UC for Resell Partners

8x8, Inc. has launched 8x8 Small Business, a self-serve, consumption-based unified communications offering for direct resell partners targeting companies with fewer than 100 users. The package removes fixed seat counts, annual licences, and mandatory bundled tools, while delivering core UC features — global calling, meetings, chat, compliance, analytics, CRM integration, and Microsoft Teams Phone integration. Partners can deploy and provision users in as little as five days and receive enablement, co-branded demand-generation materials, and day-one support. The offering is initially available to direct resell partners in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, and Australia.

• 8x8, Inc. launched 8x8 Small Business, a self-serve, consumption-based UC offering for direct resell partners.
• The solution targets companies with fewer than 100 users and removes fixed seat counts and annual licences.
• Core capabilities include global calling, meetings, chat, compliance, analytics, CRM integration, and Microsoft Teams Phone integration.

Engage Hub recognised in the Customer Journey Orchestration Platforms, Q3 2026 report

Independent research firm cites Engage Hub as a “strong fit” for AI-powered customer journey orchestration.