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Five9 vs Genesys Cloud CX comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 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
7.8
Five9 improves efficiency and cost savings through automation, workforce optimization, and seamless cloud transition, reducing payroll expenses.
Sentiment score
6.6
Genesys Cloud CX enhances client interactions, increases profit margins, and offers benefits like global MI and secure payments.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Five9 support is generally responsive, but complex issue resolution can be delayed, with varying user experiences reported.
Sentiment score
7.4
Genesys Cloud CX support is praised for responsiveness and efficiency, with some delays and variability in complex cases and regions.
The technical support for Five9 has been exemplary.
Five9 offers multiple support options.
Genesys support is very good.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Five9 offers robust scalability for thousands of agents, with manageable capacity adjustments despite a non-multi-tenant structure.
Sentiment score
7.8
Genesys Cloud CX excels in scalability and user-friendliness, making it ideal for large call centers with numerous agents.
We face scaling issues, especially when trying to scale up bigger contact centers.
The solution is considered scalable and receives a rating of seven on a scale of one to ten.
The scalability of Genesys is excellent.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Users rate Five9 as reliable but note occasional outages; they appreciate its quick recovery and server redundancy.
Sentiment score
7.9
Genesys Cloud CX offers strong stability with AWS support, high uptime, and reliable performance backed by redundant networks and support.
During training and demos, resiliency tests failed, which was not ideal.
In my experience, I have not encountered major downtime.
Genesys is brilliant concerning stability.
 

Room For Improvement

Five9 users report issues with call quality, UI design, reporting, integration, pricing, and require better support and omnichannel management.
Genesys Cloud CX needs better automation, integration, pricing, and support, plus improved configurability, reporting, and workforce management.
Five9 should provide free training resources for end users, including agents, supervisors, and admins.
I would like a feature where reports such as AHT or workforce-related reports can be generated automatically without starting from scratch.
The solution lacks versioning in scripting, making it crucial to manually back up scripts to prevent rollbacks from causing issues.
There is room for improvement in the solution's pricing structure.
Their WFM product is still pretty immature.
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers value Five9's flexible, cost-effective pricing, allowing scalable features and reducing upfront investment compared to on-premises solutions.
Genesys Cloud CX is costly yet competitive, offering flexible, customizable licenses and pay-as-you-go pricing for potential savings.
They just rent the specific resources they need, which reduces high costs from hardware, software licenses, and operating systems.
Genesys' licensing model is flexible, though not the cheapest.
Overall it's affordable, as indicated by a pricing rating of four out of ten.
 

Valuable Features

Five9 offers robust CRM integration, AI tools, and customization, enhancing call center productivity and efficiency with strong support.
Genesys Cloud CX provides a reliable, scalable solution with extensive integrations, robust tools, and cost-efficient services with 99.99% availability.
Five9 provides powerful CRM integration capabilities with platforms like Salesforce, Zendesk, and Oracle Service Cloud, making it highly valuable for large companies.
It pre-fills variables from a form and routes to the correct agent, reducing handling times and increasing single-call resolution.
The ability to automatically populate borrower details when the call comes in using the Loan Pop feature enhances call efficiency dramatically.
The real-time analytics feature has impacted decision-making by providing visibility to service SLAs and understanding customer journeys.
The integration of CTI within the IT system is a particularly valuable feature.
 

Categories and Ranking

Five9
Ranking in Contact Center Platforms
2nd
Ranking in Workforce Engagement Management
2nd
Ranking in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center Infrastructure (1st), Sales Force Automation (4th)
Genesys Cloud CX
Ranking in Contact Center Platforms
3rd
Ranking in Workforce Engagement Management
1st
Ranking in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Contact Center Platforms category, the mindshare of Five9 is 12.9%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Genesys Cloud CX is 18.8%, down from 26.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Contact Center Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Five912.9%
Genesys Cloud CX18.8%
Other68.3%
Contact Center Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

ThadaCele - PeerSpot reviewer
Everything is on one dashboard, from the dialer to the workflows for transferring calls and creating tickets
Some of our clients use intelligent virtual agents, but it depends on what the customer wants. It's primarily used in help desks where multiple departments like finance, sales, and IT share a phone number. They can use the agent to go directly to the department they want. Banking, finance, or insurance companies can also use it to authenticate their customers. You can use the element of Five9 to do a security check. The chatbots are helpful as a repository of information a customer frequently asks about. The customers can have their basic questions answered instead of talking to an agent. I like Five9's workflow automation features. You can integrate Five9 with the CRM in the center, like Salesforce. You can take the workflow features of something like HubSpot and add a voice element. The workforce optimization feature is free once you have a ZenDesk license. It's useful for HR teams and companies that need to plan shifts for many employees. People who work HR will tell you that workforce management is a headache because you are optimizing workers' time and efficiency. It makes the HR personnel's jobs a bit easier because it's all automated. It takes much of the work off their plates. They need to take into account things like holidays and sick leave.
AB370 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced customer interaction with integrated CTI improves service operations
We primarily use Genesys Cloud CX for handling customer service operations, where agents receive calls directly through the platform, manage cases, and ensure consistent communication with customers It has improved customer interaction by integrating CTI directly into our IT systems. The…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

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?
Five9 ( /products/five9-reviews ) should improve its omnichannel feature, allowing partners to manage all tenants with a single account rather than needing multiple accounts for each customer. Addi...
What is your primary use case for Five9?
We deploy Five9 ( /products/five9-reviews ) for our customers who use it as a contact center solution.
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 Genesys Cloud?
Genesys Cloud CX has very good training material and training – instructor-led training, self-paced training, and documentation – things are very organized and helpful.
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, increased security, and seamless remote working.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Genesys PureCloud, Genesys, Genesys Customer Interaction Management Platform, Interactive Intelligence PureCloud
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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