Amazon Connect vs Zendesk Messaging comparison

The compared Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Zendesk solutions aren't in the same category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #1 in CCP , with an average rating of 8.4, and holds a 13.0% mindshare in the category. Zendesk is ranked #3 in LC , with an average rating of 8.5, and holds a 7.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Zendesk users who would recommend it.

Amazon Connect

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100% willing to recommend

Zendesk Messaging

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon Connect

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Contact Center Platforms (1st), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (1st), AI Customer Experience Personalization (1st), AI Customer Support (1st)

Zendesk Messaging

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Text Messaging (4th), Live Chat (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

Amazon Connect and Zendesk Messaging aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Amazon Connect is designed for Contact Center Platforms and holds a mindshare of 13.0%, down 26.7% compared to last year.
Zendesk Messaging, on the other hand, focuses on Live Chat, holds 7.9% mindshare, up 3.4% since last year.

Contact Center Platforms Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Amazon Connect	13.0%
Genesys Cloud CX	13.8%
Five9	8.3%
Other	64.9%

Contact Center Platforms

Live Chat Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Zendesk Messaging	7.9%
LiveChat	13.9%
NICE CXone	9.6%
Other	68.6%

Live Chat

Featured Reviews

Santiago Enrique Montoya Sandoval

Voice Engineer at Softtek

Enables seamless integration with leading customer support platforms and offers reliable and scalable communication solutions

The feature I find best about Amazon Connect, which is currently on trend, is the artificial intelligence. It helps us maintain continuity with the client. 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. That is a valuable feature. Another important capability I discovered is that, from a technical perspective, you can select the caller ID in such a way that if one of your direct numbers fails, you can select another one to proceed with the calls. The system is not dependent on one calling number.

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Jairo Vega

Technical Support Engineer/ QA at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Unified chat and ticket history has improved 24/7 global support efficiency and reduced contacts

I believe the best feature in Zendesk was in the chat; it allows you to seamlessly change between having, for example, a ticket and a client opening a chat, and all this information is saved in the same ticket. You don't have to create different tickets for different features. Everything was on the same ticket, making it easy to follow the history of the client, regardless of whether they first sent an email, then a chat, then something else. That was our main feature, and it was a really good feature that I liked the most. On the chat, we automated it, and we actually get really great results with Zendesk. We ended up lowering the customer contact rate thanks to the automations that we generated, connecting them to our help articles. The bot was connected to our help articles and it reflected around 12% of the incoming tickets, so that was super good because we wanted to make the creation rate of tickets as low as possible per customer.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is easy to use and has no downtime. 99.9 percent of customers are happy with AWS cloud services. It is also easy to learn, but you need to practice daily."

"The Connect Lens feature most improves contact center efficiency by providing insights into customer journeys, behavior, and sentiment scores, allowing for areas of improvement to be identified and addressed."

"It integrates with major tools like Amazon Polly for text-to-speech and third-party services like Twilio and Cisco-based dialers."

"In my experience, one of the tool's most valuable features is its ease of use. Setting up a contact center can be done in just a few minutes with a few clicks. This contrasts with the hours or days it might take using other solutions."

"Amazon Connect is really simple, straightforward, and very flexible."

"The tool's most valuable feature is its simplicity and ease of use. Unlike other cloud contact centers, Amazon Connect allows easy drag-and-drop actions. Additionally, it integrates with other AWS services like Lambda."

"Amazon recently launched a new service within Amazon Connect called Workforce Management (WFM). Only a few companies like NICE and Genesys offer comparable WFM solutions. Amazon Connect's WFM features are robust, allowing for agent scheduling, tracking their status (on call, on leave, on break, etc.)."

"Amazon Connect is an easy tool to use, and one of the big things is when you look at a customer's journey and how you want to present it, it all starts with what they call contact flows, which essentially is a flowchart that can be omnidirectional with a drag-and-drop process where it's building blocks of how you want the customer's journey to go."

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"We like the mobile application, which allows us to provide a faster response to the customer."

Cons

"Amazon Connect should enhance its native agent desktop. Intuitive UI should be present for the agent desktop. Currently, it forces users to rely on third-party CRM integrations. Predominantly, there is no support for full-fledged customization for the native agent desktop. More customization options for the native desktop would be beneficial."

"Due to network issues, the agent desktop might be affected. If the firewall blocks the agent's desktop, connectivity might be disrupted."

"For a company with technical resources, it's a great tool. But for someone who wants a pre-packaged solution where everything is ready to use with some customization, it's a little more challenging."

"We have faced many challenges with the solution's call quality that could be improved."

"Smaller organizations might prefer standalone products like Success KPI WFM or Genesys WFM. Adopting Amazon Connect necessitates using other AWS services, which could lead to higher-than-expected costs. So, the potential for unknowingly increased costs is a con."

"There are two perspectives to consider: one from the development side and the other from the customer's side. From a development standpoint, there are various aspects that Amazon needs to address, such as providing tools or direct development scenarios in Amazon Connect for building contact flows. Some essential reporting features in Genesys are currently lacking in the product."

"The scalability needs improvement."

"The product does not have any reporting dashboards."

More Amazon Connect cons

"We would like to have auto-templates for TT closure and TT updates."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is neither very expensive nor very cheap."

"I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."

"I would rate the pricing a nine out of ten, with ten being the most affordable."

"The tool is cheaper than on-premise contact centers."

"The tool's licensing model is pay-as-you-go."

"I can't speak for the pricing of other contact center solutions, but in terms of Amazon Connect, compared to other AWS products, it's one of the more expensive options. However, the cost can be low if you have a smaller team of agents or receive fewer calls. Pricing is typically based on a per-user basis."

"The licensing is a pay-as-you-go model."

"Amazon Connect has a pay-as-you-go model. But I have a slightly different perspective on it."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	14

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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...

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What do you like most about Amazon Connect?

Amazon Connect is really simple, straightforward, and very flexible.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Connect?

Most of my customers are not going with the pay-as-you-go pricing model, as they prefer yearly contracts or three-year contracts. They reserve it. So not all the services we used are pay-as-you-go;...

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What needs improvement with Zendesk Chat?

I believe they could implement AI in a better way for Zendesk Messaging. Right now, there is an AI, but it's not to the level of being an actual agent that can help a customer before getting to a h...

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What is your primary use case for Zendesk Chat?

We tried to implement a 24/7 kind of global support with Zendesk, so we enabled Talk and enabled chat and ticketing, so everything was enabled in the workspace. We tried to handle every single requ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Zendesk Messaging?

We're mostly based on data, and we do not engage in workload automation or testing. Right now, we use Linear in addition to JIRA for our operations. I gave this review a rating of 9.

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Also Known As

AWS Connect

Zendesk Talk

Overview

Amazon Connect offers a cloud-based contact center solution, featuring seamless AWS integration and AI capabilities like Lex Bot. It enables cost-effective, scalable operations across global locations with a pay-as-you-go model, eliminating maintenance fees and hardware requirements.

Amazon Connect revolutionizes contact centers by integrating AI-driven automation and real-time analytics for efficient operations. It supports agents with flexible call routing, machine learning insights, and an intuitive design. Businesses benefit from its scalability and reliability while leveraging its global reach. While it excels in many areas, improvements are needed in pricing structure, workforce management features, CRM integration, and multi-channel communication capabilities. Further enhancements in call quality, outbound call features, and security would strengthen its market position.

What are the most important features of Amazon Connect?

Seamless AWS Integration: Easily connects with AWS services for enhanced operations.
AI Capabilities: Utilizes Lex Bot for intelligent call handling and automation.
Flexible Call Routing: Adjusts to meet diverse business needs and workflows.
User-Friendly Interface: Allows quick setup and management.
Analytics and Machine Learning: Provides real-time insights and automation.

What benefits and ROI should users look for in reviews?

Cost-Effectiveness: Pay-as-you-go model minimizes expenses without maintenance fees.
Scalability: Adapts to business growth across global locations.
Reliability: Ensures continuous and seamless operations.
Efficiency: Reduces need for VoIP hardware, optimizing resources.
Omni-channel Capabilities: Supports voice, chat, and email communication.

Amazon Connect is widely utilized by organizations migrating from traditional contact center solutions like Cisco and Avaya. Integrated with CRM systems such as Salesforce and ServiceNow, it enhances call routing, IVR, and agent dashboards, promoting efficiency. Industries benefit from its AI-driven automation and softphones to streamline communication processes, particularly in those seeking to modernize and achieve seamless omnichannel customer engagement.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Live chat and messaging create a personal connection with customers looking for support. It’s a fast and effective way to offer help—without interrupting their experience.

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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.

Mailchimp, Tesco, Vimeo, Instacart, Mediaocean, Slack, Uber

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