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8x8 Contact Center vs Five9 vs Genesys Cloud CX comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) category, the mindshare of 8x8 Contact Center is 3.3%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Five9 is 12.8%, down from 16.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Genesys Cloud CX is 20.5%, up from 20.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Genesys Cloud CX20.5%
Five912.8%
8x8 Contact Center3.3%
Other63.400000000000006%
Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
 

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Has enabled seamless integration and simplified setup for client services with minimal technical requirements
The system is easy to manage. End users do not need to provide much technical support. They just rent the necessary number of users, and that's it. End users don't need a dedicated IT person to manage the system as it is a serverless service. Five9 provides powerful CRM integration capabilities with platforms like Salesforce, Zendesk, and Oracle Service Cloud, making it highly valuable for large companies. Additionally, omnichannel capabilities, such as web chat and social media integration, offer a customized experience.
JB
Founder at SJT Consult
Omnichannel contact center has unified customer interactions and delivers smarter routing
Regarding scripters, I should clarify that Genesys Cloud CX dashboards provide real-time data, showing call counts, satisfaction levels, and pending interactions in the queue. Agents can see their workload and know when to take breaks, with managers benefiting from comprehensive team management. We also created dashboards tailored for point-of-sale locations managed by Genesys Cloud CX, and overall, we have been very satisfied. However, I should note that the dashboards are somewhat basic in functionality, making it challenging for an agent to build visually appealing dashboards compared to other market solutions where drag-and-drop features are simpler. My overall experience with Genesys Cloud CX has been positive but should be seen in perspective, as nothing is purely black or white; there are shades of gray. While the metrics and system capabilities reflected success, our goal in implementing Genesys Cloud CX was to standardize processes. Thus, we faced challenges related to change management due to the tool's complexity. It required extensive training, especially for predictive elements, because it is a business-class tool not suited for everyone and often demands several months of training.
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Insurance Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
6%
Government
6%
 

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Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise7
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Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
 

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What do you like most about Five9?
I like the capability of call and screen recording. It has helped us to hold our agents accountable to the expectatio...
What needs improvement with Five9?
The reporting suite needed improvement. I saw recently that Five9 released a new platform for reporting, as the repor...
What is your primary use case for Five9?
I was using Five9 in the senior living space.
Which is better - Genesys Cloud or Amazon Connect?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether the Genesys Cloud or Amazon Connect contact center managem...
What do you like most about Genesys Cloud?
Genesys Cloud CX has very good training material and training – instructor-led training, self-paced training, and doc...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Genesys Cloud?
Genesys' licensing model is flexible, though not the cheapest. Customers have seen benefits with global operations, i...
 

Also Known As

8x8 Cloud Contact Center, 8x8 Virtual Contact Center
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Genesys PureCloud, Genesys, Genesys Customer Interaction Management Platform, Interactive Intelligence PureCloud
 

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Sample Customers

iCruise.com, REPLICON, Easy Roomate
Agilysys, BISSELL, From You Flowers, SumUp, Kyndryl, PING, Alaska Airlines, Omaha Steaks International, NextRep, AdventHealth
1. Adobe 2. Airbnb 3. American Express 4. AT&T 5. BMW 6. Coca-Cola 7. Delta Air Lines 8. eBay 9. FedEx 10. General Electric 11. Hilton 12. IBM 13. Johnson & Johnson 14. Marriott International 15. Microsoft 16. Netflix 17. Nike 18. Oracle 19. PepsiCo 20. Procter & Gamble 21. Salesforce 22. Samsung 23. Siemens 24. Sony 25. Starbucks 26. Target 27. Toyota 28. Uber 29. Verizon 30. Visa 31. Walmart 32. Xerox
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