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Calabrio ONE vs Five9 comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Calabrio ONE
Ranking in Workforce Engagement Management
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
AI Customer Experience Personalization (8th), AI Scheduling & Coordination (15th)
Five9
Ranking in Workforce Engagement Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center Platforms (3rd), Contact Center Infrastructure (1st), Sales Force Automation (8th), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Workforce Engagement Management category, the mindshare of Calabrio ONE is 5.7%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Five9 is 6.2%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Workforce Engagement Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Five96.2%
Calabrio ONE5.7%
Other88.1%
Workforce Engagement Management
 

Featured Reviews

GS
Customer Service Analyst/Scheduler at Tucson Electric Power
The Copy Schedule Activities reduces time spent for changing activities. Agents are not able to cancel an approved request in the Time Off Request area.
I cannot speak about the difference for the QM software. My main use is of the WFM software. A few of the features were "nice to have" features, but version 9.3 had some "deficiencies". The main problem was not being able to run scenarios in a pseudo scheduling area, so the way Calabrio is now, agents can possibly see test scenarios. Another problem is the Time Off Request area. Agents are not able to cancel an approved request through this area. The sorting/filtering could be improved upon greatly. We are scheduled to upgrade to version 10.0, which will resolve many of the issues we do not like about the current version that we are using. Update: We are still on version 9.3 and looking forward to upgrading.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We are able to address compliance issues more quickly."
"By being able to manage better the time of the agents, and the ease of use thru intraday management, we have been able to move adherence goals from 80 to 85%, and we know that we can even bring it up to 90% in the near future, that alone has made our 6 locations that much more effective, resulting in better customer service for our patients and families."
"Customer Service: The customer service is always very good."
"Calabrio's learning curve is very short, the user interface is extremely easy to use, and I could not be happier with this product."
"I have found the video capture to be the most valuable feature."
"Calabrio ONE is a great product, is user friendly, and has great customer service."
"Overall I feel this is a great product with a fantastic support network with an exciting features roadmap ahead."
"The Copy Schedule Activities has been a favorite tool. It reduces time spent when I need to make changes which are identical to multiple agents' schedules."
"Five9 has made our contact center more flexible by taking it to the cloud. The user experience for agents is great because everything is on one dashboard, from the dialer to the workflows for transferring calls and creating tickets."
"The tool enables easier management."
"The reporting is the most valuable feature in Five9."
"I'm interested in all the features we're using and the reporting that's needed to get them up and running."
"The complex call routing capabilities were valuable, as I was able to set up fairly complex call routing, capturing data via internal IVR for potential customers' geography and then conducting lookups to determine which skill to route calls to, while also setting up complex rollover and integrations between our CRM to leverage that data for complex call routing, and it all worked well."
"The admin platform is easy to use and navigate. That has been incredibly useful for us because it has given us the ability to self-provision in a lot of situations. The ability to create and track data elements has also been a valuable addition."
"I like the ease with which we can make changes if necessary. Currently, we are using it for phone and email distribution, but we're talking about adding chat and delving into the omnichannel features more."
"Five9 has a lot of AI tools, which I find valuable. It offers transcription services and a power dialer for outbound dialing. I like that Five9 is built for outbound and suitable for that purpose."
 

Cons

"What's currently limited is a forum for UK customer to share best practices with and to utilize these connections to ensure that we are using the system to its full capability."
"It sometimes needs quite clunky work arounds for certain things, e.g. If I add exceptions into agent schedules such as holidays or long term sickness, it's not easy to just delete them."
"It would be nice if this product supported operating systems other than Windows. Some work is needed on better support of multiple browsers."
"We have encountered plenty of deployment issues."
"Unfortunately, cell phone call recording is not available at this time."
"The biggest issue that we have come across is the messaging where we receive Time Off Requests."
"Not needing to reboot every day when recordings are an issue."
"The built-in reporting is not comprehensive or intuitive."
"The pricing could be improved. It is set in US dollars, so it doesn't account for the exchange rate with other regions."
"There are certain issues around features that Chrome has deployed that we have to figure out. When we bring them to Five9's attention, they are usually able to help us navigate them. It seems that sometimes they already know about an issue, so it would be helpful if they more proactively engaged with us first..."
"What would make Five9 better is a partnership with an SMS AI solution, which would make Five9 pretty powerful."
"The reporting suite needed improvement."
"The reporting could be a bit better."
"Maintaining the original DNS on Five9 across campaigns is difficult."
"For Five9, I would like a feature where reports such as AHT or workforce-related reports can be generated automatically without starting from scratch"
"I would like to have a Five9 supervisor app that can be used on a smart phone, so I can have more accessibility while in transit."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Five9 is a little expensive because of our company's size. That said, it scales pretty well. The daily usage costs and monthly fees seem about right. It's not out of line with what we'd expect from other companies. However, they seem to have a one-size-fits-all implementation fee. Most of their clients have hundreds if not thousands of seats in the call centers, so $5,000 or $10,000 is not a huge cost. It would be nice if they had a sliding scale for smaller companies."
"The product's pricing is flexible and reasonable."
"I prefer Five9's licensing model."
"The cost is not at the lower end of the market, but it's worth it."
"Their license structure, out of the box, is better than that of other providers and their pricing is much less than other vendors we've looked at."
"Five9's pricing wasn't quite as flexible as I'd hoped, but it ended up being reasonably priced overall."
"The pricing seems reasonable. I had anticipated that whatever solution we went with would be more expensive. I was actually pleasantly surprised that the features that we had in Evolve IP, one-to-one, did not cost significantly more in Five9."
"Five9 is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Insurance Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Insurance Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise29
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

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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 expectations for the role. It creates a clearer picture than giving feedback that is just ...
What needs improvement with Five9?
The reporting suite needed improvement. I saw recently that Five9 released a new platform for reporting, as the reporting was not great previously.
What is your primary use case for Five9?
I was using Five9 in the senior living space.
 

Also Known As

Calabrio
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Sample Customers

Polaris, Equifax, Fedex, Rabo, Paychex, Virteva, VITAS Healthcare Corp, Keurig Green Mountain, AT&T, Esurance, Subaru, Boeing, Tiffany & Co., Thomson Reuters.
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