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Freshsales vs NICE CXone comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Freshsales
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (9th), CRM (22nd), Opportunity Management (10th), Sales Force Automation (11th)
NICE CXone
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Workforce Engagement Management (2nd), IVR Systems (1st), Live Chat (1st), Knowledge Management Software (6th), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (4th), AI Customer Experience Personalization (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Contact Center solutions, they serve different purposes. Freshsales is designed for CRM and holds a mindshare of 0.9%, down 1.0% compared to last year.
NICE CXone, on the other hand, focuses on Workforce Engagement Management, holds 12.0% mindshare, down 13.5% since last year.
CRM Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Freshsales0.9%
Microsoft Dynamics CRM2.5%
SAP CRM2.1%
Other94.5%
CRM
Workforce Engagement Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
NICE CXone12.0%
Genesys Cloud CX16.4%
Verint Open CCaaS6.8%
Other64.80000000000001%
Workforce Engagement Management
 

Featured Reviews

Cristina Neri - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Manager Managed Services and Digital Solutions at Alosys Communications
Cheaply-priced and does not require much customizations
It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten. At the moment, the tool functions quite well for our needs. Around five people use the tool. In the future, my company might plan to increase the use of the solution. Currently, all the sales people in our company use the product.
MP
Cx Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Omnichannel features have unified journeys and AI now speeds up responses for our agents
NICE CXone is a good feature, but it is expensive and costlier than other products such as Genesis or other alternatives. When it comes to solutioning, there are too many SKUs, which are line items or components that could have been bundled together. For example, CXone agent licenses do not include QM in the basic packages, whereas in the Genesis world it is bundled. The price comparison is higher compared to Genesis or other platforms. I have been using Genesis for three to four years across multiple customers, and now that NICE CXone has become available, I have started comparing all the features and benefits. I find there are some gaps, with more features available but at a higher cost for NICE. Regarding cost-effectiveness and return on investment of NICE CXone, the main challenge is working with the NICE team. The speed of onboarding is lengthy and people-dependent initially. When comparing with other OEMs and CCaaS products, the UI interface and partner portal have multiple access points. I need to log into different portals for NICE CXone, whereas my other competitor platforms offer single sign-on where I can log in once and access all partner-led programs and learning materials in one location. There is room for improvement in this area, though gradually NICE can change this approach.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution's most valuable feature is its well-organized sales cycle, which is important to us."
"Freshsales is user-friendly, scalable and stable."
"The solution is a low-cost CRM product compared to other CRM alternatives."
"Freshsales is very simple to use, but it's fairly limited in its functionalities, and it's very cheap."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to divert deals based on the potential revenue or specific market to certain sales teams."
"Email integration is easy."
"I like Freshsales because it's integrated with Shopify which we use to host our website."
"It is easy to look up and playback calls with this system as it categorizes the different types of calls that come through my call center. I like that inContact is always updating and continues to improve. The quality of its recorded calls is among the best that I have had experience with."
"I assess the impact of the omnichannel capabilities on customer journey consistency as excellent, as it is a single pane of glass solution where all channels and omnichannel features are available, which is very supportive and increases customer productivity overall."
"It has the ability to edit the HTML, as well as the WYSIWYG."
"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."
"Customer support is terrific. The team is personable, informed, and responsive."
"It's easier as a supervisor to do your job more efficiently. You can have multiple things open at once to watch everything, being able to take one look at a page and see everything you need rather then having to flip through multiple programs. This is such a time saver. I get a lot more done in my day due to being able to keep my opened programs down to a minimum."
"The technical support for NICE CXone is outstanding."
"I have found the ease of use of the ACD to be most valuable along with the inView dashboard."
 

Cons

"We have a problem with the time to delivery for our customers, although this is not specific to this solution. Time to delivery can be 90 days."
"The price of this solution could be improved as well as the reporting functionality."
"The solution needs to improve the user experience and leads capture."
"The reporting for this solution across all their products could be improved. Currently, we have clients who export their data from Freshservices to third party solutions such Power BI to create more comprehensive reports."
"The licensing costs should be based on the amount of data and number of clients that one can insert into the application."
"We can use only one domain in the basic package."
"It lacks customizability for complex and larger use cases."
"I would like to see inView be a built-in feature of CXone rather than a separate platform, but everything else is terrific."
"Your docs go on their servers and getting them out is difficult, especially if you want to switch to another authoring format, e.g., Markdown. There are no converters and an automated extraction of the docs from the CMS is not available."
"One of the biggest missing pieces is a link checker."
"The audio quality in NICE CXone has room for improvement, as I experience issues like diffused calls and crackling audio."
"There are times when the data does not load and you have to keep hitting refresh. More colors and different layouts should be included in the next release."
"inContact should offer a way to send faxes."
"It is a hassle, if you are busy and caught up with something, that it will log you out."
"MindTouch would greatly benefit by providing a GitHub pull request functionality to foster draft mode and open contribution writing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Freshsales is an economical product."
"The tool is not that expensive."
"If one is a very low price and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a three."
"The basic price is affordable. The add ons are expensive."
"The price for this solution is good in general, but in Brazil we do pay additional taxes."
"We had a custom setup that cost us some money."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Insurance Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Freshsales?
The licensing costs should be based on the amount of data and number of clients that one can insert into the application. The number of clients in the tool is 500, which is less in number.
What is your primary use case for Freshsales?
I use the solution in my company since we are interested in the application and all the activities that salespeople do. We track the email, then the appointment, and the feedback from the appointme...
What advice do you have for others considering Freshsales?
I can tell others that it is a good product and it is perfect for medium and large-sized companies because the setup phase is fast, and you don't need to do many customizations apart from the confi...
What needs improvement with NICE CXone?
NICE CXone is a good feature, but it is expensive and costlier than other products such as Genesis or other alternatives. When it comes to solutioning, there are too many SKUs, which are line items...
What is your primary use case for NICE CXone?
We use NICE CXone for inbound and outbound calling and other digital channels for contact center purposes across all verticals. We are a system integrator and telecom provider that bundles this pla...
What advice do you have for others considering NICE CXone?
My recommendation for other organizations considering NICE CXone is that it is a good solution. Currently, I am based in India, and NICE CXone does not have a node in India to meet India's regulato...
 

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

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