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Amazon Connect vs NICE CXone comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 24, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
4.6
Amazon Connect offers cost savings and efficiency for remote workforces, integrating well with systems for a strong ROI.
Sentiment score
4.9
Small teams saved over $200,000 in the first year with NICE CXone, benefiting from its cloud-based AWS infrastructure.
It is one of the three most valuable contact center applications available nowadays.
NICE CXone saves time and resources due to its cloud-based nature, where infrastructure management is handled by AWS, reducing the need for me to manage it.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
Amazon Connect's support is appreciated for responsiveness and expertise, but some users suggest improvements in response time and personalized support.
Sentiment score
6.4
NICE CXone customer service is polite and effective, though complex issues may have delayed resolutions due to request nature.
Globally, there are not enough engineers with sufficient experience with Amazon Connect.
Support is available via web, phone, and email based on incident priority.
Amazon Connect's customer support team is generally very good.
If the issue is network-related or involves configuration, or maybe implementing a new tool, it might take north of 24 hours to identify the right resource to assist you.
We have our own technical account manager which provides us with substantial visibility.
When I faced an issue with reaching a Poland DID that was ported to NICE CXone, their support team resolved the problem immediately.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.5
Amazon Connect efficiently scales for contact centers, seamlessly integrating with services, excelling in high call volumes, and improving cost efficiency.
Sentiment score
6.2
NICE CXone is highly scalable and adaptable, efficiently managing extensive loads and supporting broad use cases without difficulty.
This is a serverless service, so it will automatically scale to any number of calls that you need or require.
Amazon Connect is scalable and supports both small and high-volume contact centers with consistent performance.
It is a native feature that AWS has because scalability is part of the nature of this product.
I have migrated approximately 500 people to the system, and it can certainly support more users beyond this number.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Users praise Amazon Connect's reliability and stability, with few outages, ensuring seamless performance even during heavy usage.
Sentiment score
6.1
NICE CXone is generally stable, with brief outages well-managed, earning high praise for technical support and communication.
There have been no outages experienced so far.
Regarding the stability of Amazon Connect, in my case, the stability is 100%.
We maintain a good working relationship with NICE CXone, and their technical support is effective.
While the system often operates without issues, there have been instances of reports involving VM resource congestion, WFM issues, and RT problems.
 

Room For Improvement

Amazon Connect faces challenges with pricing, integration, and limited features; improvements in scalability, reporting, and outbound calls are needed.
NICE CXone needs an improved user interface, better audio, streamlined reporting, enhanced AWS control, and competitive pricing.
There is little information and support about Amazon Connect.
The cost of the product is somewhat expensive.
Importing data from non-native Amazon Connect channels into workforce management.
Compared to challengers such as Zoom, which seem more cost-effective, NICE CXone's suite of products is very modular, so as they provide new services, you have to add to your existing package and this balloons your costs since there's an additional license needed to use the new tools, leading to potentially higher out-of-pocket expenses.
The audio quality in NICE CXone has room for improvement, as I experience issues like diffused calls and crackling audio.
 

Setup Cost

Amazon Connect offers a cost-effective, scalable solution with pay-as-you-go pricing, despite potential increased costs for complex integrations.
NICE CXone requires careful evaluation of tiered licensing costs and features, especially considering data transition challenges.
Rated four out of ten in terms of expense.
 

Valuable Features

Amazon Connect offers seamless AWS integration, scalability, omnichannel support, and easy setup with a pay-as-you-go model.
NICE CXone enhances business efficiency with customizable features, seamless integration, and real-time management tools, offering flexibility and control.
It features an interactive voice recognition system, a drag-and-drop interface for contact flows, natural language processing through Amazon Lex, and robust analytics through Connect Lens.
For instance, if a client calls for a ticket and calls again after three days, we can keep the same ticket or request to provide follow-up with the same agent or person.
The switch from using Avaya, which required connecting to a hard or soft phone, to using WebRTC via a web browser has significantly improved customer service efficiency.
Some of the best features with NICE CXone are the real-time visibility that you have, which empowers you to make adjustments on the fly, such as turning on and off your queues and adjusting how we route calls to our agents.
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Connect
Ranking in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center Platforms (1st)
NICE CXone
Ranking in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Workforce Engagement Management (3rd), IVR Systems (1st), Live Chat (2nd), Knowledge Management Software (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) category, the mindshare of Amazon Connect is 20.6%, up from 20.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NICE CXone is 11.5%, up from 9.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon Connect20.6%
NICE CXone11.5%
Other67.9%
Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Rajni Kumar Jha - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good reliability, works well for hybrid environment, totally managed by Amazon but needs to integrate third-party CRM tools like Salesforce
My recommendation depends on your exact requirements. It involves the following aspects: * What's the size of your operation? * What specific purposes do you have in mind? * Could you elaborate on how you intend to use it? For example, if I have a call center with 30 people, and I primarily want to use it for call center operations. I wouldn't recommend Avaya or Cisco. I'd suggest considering either Amazon Connect or Salesforce Service Cloud (voice services). For Amazon Connect, I'd rate it a seven out of ten. There are a few features they still need to improve, particularly with Customer Profiles and case management. If these features become as robust as Salesforce, then Amazon Connect could be a complete contact center solution without the need to integrate third-party CRM tools like Salesforce.
Antoneil Phillips - PeerSpot reviewer
Real-time adjustments enhance call management, though pricing needs improvement
The reporting isn't bad, but there are opportunities for improvement; we get real-time dashboards for monitoring, though for performance management, we have to procure certain reports manually by pulling down raw data from the system, which could be better. Regarding the pricing, this would be an area of opportunity as well; this feedback is based on where we're positioned in the Caribbean. Compared to challengers such as Zoom, which seem more cost-effective, NICE CXone's suite of products is very modular, so as they provide new services, you have to add to your existing package and this balloons your costs since there's an additional license needed to use the new tools, leading to potentially higher out-of-pocket expenses.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Genesys Cloud or Amazon Connect?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether the Genesys Cloud or Amazon Connect contact center management software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Genesys Cloud. Ge...
What do you like most about Amazon Connect?
Amazon Connect is really simple, straightforward, and very flexible.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Connect?
I don't know much about the pricing, setup cost, and licensing specifically. We work from a customer experience side, so we don't deal necessarily with the financials, we deal with more of the tech...
What needs improvement with NICE CXone?
The reporting isn't bad, but there are opportunities for improvement; we get real-time dashboards for monitoring, though for performance management, we have to procure certain reports manually by p...
What is your primary use case for NICE CXone?
We're working in the finance space, banking, and our customers that we support are primarily banks and remittance services. We are a contact center providing services to other businesses, primarily...
What advice do you have for others considering NICE CXone?
I really can't add any value about how it's influenced our customer journey just yet because we're just in the process of implementing that and have no data at this stage. Overall, NICE CXone is no...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

AWS Connect
NICE inContact, NICE CXone Workforce Optimization Pro, NICE CXOne WFO Pro, CXone Workforce Optimization, inContact Workforce Optimization, CallCopy, Discover, VPI Empower, Brand Embassy, goMoxie
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Capital One, Intuit, Adobe, Siemens, LegalZoom, DXC technology, Rackspace, Bellhop, American Preparatory Academy, The University of Texas at Dallas, University of Auckland, Origin Energy, and others.
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