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Genesys Cloud CX vs Interactive Intelligence comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Genesys Cloud CX
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center Platforms (2nd), Workforce Engagement Management (1st), Customer Experience Management (3rd), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (2nd)
Interactive Intelligence
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
CRM (50th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Customer Relationship Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Genesys Cloud CX is designed for Contact Center Platforms and holds a mindshare of 12.2%, down 22.3% compared to last year.
Interactive Intelligence, on the other hand, focuses on CRM, holds 0.7% mindshare, up 0.1% since last year.
Contact Center Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Genesys Cloud CX12.2%
Amazon Connect10.7%
Five97.3%
Other69.8%
Contact Center Platforms
CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Interactive Intelligence0.7%
Microsoft Dynamics CRM2.4%
Salesforce Sales Cloud2.1%
Other94.8%
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

JB
Founder at SJT Consult
Omnichannel contact center has unified customer interactions and delivers smarter routing
Regarding scripters, I should clarify that Genesys Cloud CX dashboards provide real-time data, showing call counts, satisfaction levels, and pending interactions in the queue. Agents can see their workload and know when to take breaks, with managers benefiting from comprehensive team management. We also created dashboards tailored for point-of-sale locations managed by Genesys Cloud CX, and overall, we have been very satisfied. However, I should note that the dashboards are somewhat basic in functionality, making it challenging for an agent to build visually appealing dashboards compared to other market solutions where drag-and-drop features are simpler. My overall experience with Genesys Cloud CX has been positive but should be seen in perspective, as nothing is purely black or white; there are shades of gray. While the metrics and system capabilities reflected success, our goal in implementing Genesys Cloud CX was to standardize processes. Thus, we faced challenges related to change management due to the tool's complexity. It required extensive training, especially for predictive elements, because it is a business-class tool not suited for everyone and often demands several months of training.
MA
CX Team Lead
A customizable solution that can be integrated with almost anything
The best thing about this solution is the customizability because it can be integrated with pretty much anything. There are many solutions that are black boxes and we're unable to make any modifications to the call flows. With Interactive Intelligence, we can utilize APIs and variables. With the REST call, you can send a request and response. Elements can be incorporated into the workflow based on the response. This is the go-to thing with Interactive Intelligence. The Interactive Intelligence is quite user friendly. And Avaya, in that case, is not that great solution, on user friendliness. Basically, yeah, the same purpose I've used, but you need more expertise to manage the product. And Interactive Intelligence is one box. It contains a lot of features and we don't need to have much resources. But Avaya and others have many servers to be maintained with a single solution. It has a CN. You have to go for session manager and lots of other product servers. So, for a single solution, you need to maintain a lot of servers. This is more or less an easy environment to manage, but Avaya is very complex on the architectural level.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Genesys Cloud is an excellent platform."
"Genesys Cloud CX platform's unified interface has improved agent efficiency a lot; compared to other platforms, it contributes about 40 percent to agent efficiency since agents do not have to toggle between multiple screens, allowing them to focus on the solution and respond to customers effectively."
"The most valuable features include being an omnichannel solution with customer journey insights, full reporting, and continuous updates based on consumer feedback through their portal."
"The integration capabilities are very good. It is API-based and offers prebuilt integrations."
"Its comprehensive single application includes everything from reporting to IVR and workflows."
"What's most valuable in Genesys Cloud is that it's easier to use because everything is already built. Another valuable feature of Genesys Cloud is drag-and-drop."
"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's most valuable in Genesys Cloud is that it's a complete cloud solution, so it's reliable and 99.99% available. It's also elastic. Genesys Cloud also has chatbots, which I find valuable."
"Being able to automate aspects such as outbound confirmation calls has saved us a lot of time and money."
"The stability is really good and it's a really powerful platform that is more powerful than Avaya or other kinds of vendors for contact centers."
"Interactive Intelligence is quite user friendly."
"The social media integration is excellent."
 

Cons

"Their WFM product is still pretty immature."
"I would like to see some of that functionality or features from Genesys Engage added to Genesys Cloud."
"For the HIPAA instance where we use Genesys as a carrier, we face multiple issues. In that instance, calls are not consistent."
"I believe the implementation needs improvement, the implementation of integration."
"The tool's pricing could be more flexible, and there should be clearer indications of consumption and fair usage policies."
"Issues can happen during technical troubleshooting, which is completely out of our hands compared to the on-premise solution."
"In terms of cost-effectiveness, I find Genesys Cloud CX provides overall ROI benefits; however, after the first year, customers usually expect lower pricing at the time of renewal."
"AI still needs improvement when it comes to predictive engagement."
"The initial setup can be a bit difficult."
"The problem with this current system is that the support is not great."
"We are not happy with the technical support. They take too long to answer."
"The problem with this current system is that the support is not great."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Genesys Cloud has pay-as-you-go pricing, so it's much cheaper than the on-premises solution. Apart from the standard fees, my company pays for Genesys support."
"I rate Genesys Cloud CX's pricing a one out of ten."
"The cost depends on the type of license based on your organization's requirements and can get expensive."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
6%
Government
6%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise8
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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...
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.
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Also Known As

Genesys PureCloud, Genesys, Genesys Customer Interaction Management Platform, Interactive Intelligence PureCloud
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