8x8 vs RingCentral

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.

RingCentral Announces Plugin for ChatGPT and MCP Connectors for Claude

RingCentral announced a new plugin for ChatGPT and MCP connectors for Claude, enabling businesses to turn conversations into actions. This is a significant product integration with major AI platforms.

Aragon Research Defines $251B Intelligent Communications Experience Market

Aragon Research has introduced the Intelligent Communications Experience (ICX), a new enterprise technology category unifying unified communications, contact centers, and agentic AI into a single architecture. This convergence eliminates silos and integrates AI agents as first-class citizens alongside human employees, fostering a blended workforce for enhanced productivity. The ICX market is projected to grow from $152.13 billion in 2025 to $251.83 billion by 2031. Industry leaders including Intermedia, Mitel, RingCentral, and Vonage have validated the framework, aligning their product strategies with its core layers: core capabilities, ICX Engine, AI Fabric, and Agentic-Channel. This recognition is expected to drive vendor consolidation and M&A activity as providers build comprehensive platforms. Aragon Research provides the full research note to clients.

• Aragon Research defines the Intelligent Communications Experience (ICX) market, projected to grow from $152.13B in 2025 to $251.83B by 2031.
• ICX merges unified communications, contact center platforms, and agentic AI into a single framework supporting a blended human-AI workforce.
• Intermedia, Mitel, RingCentral, and Vonage have publicly validated the ICX model.

RingCentral Named to Business Insider's Most Innovative Businesses 2027

RingCentral, Inc., a leader in AI-powered customer engagement, has been named to Business Insider's America's Most Innovative Businesses 2027 list, produced in partnership with Plant-A Insights Group. The list recognizes publicly traded U.S. companies for strong innovation performance, combining industry reputation, technological impact, and R&D investment. The evaluation reviewed over 4,000 companies, with 500 recognized. RingCentral's inclusion highlights its Agentic Voice AI portfolio and its leadership in AI innovation. The company's President & COO, Kira Makagon, commented on the recognition, emphasizing the transformative potential of Agentic Voice AI in customer engagement.

• RingCentral was named to Business Insider's America's Most Innovative Businesses 2027 list.
• The list was produced in partnership with Plant-A Insights Group.
• Over 4,000 publicly traded U.S. companies were reviewed, with 500 recognized.