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Genesys Cloud CX vs Pega CRM comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Genesys Cloud CX
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center Platforms (3rd), Workforce Engagement Management (1st), Customer Experience Management (5th), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (3rd)
Pega CRM
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (5th), CRM (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Contact Center solutions, they serve different purposes. Genesys Cloud CX is designed for Contact Center Platforms and holds a mindshare of 21.5%, down 29.1% compared to last year.
Pega CRM, on the other hand, focuses on CRM Customer Engagement Centers, holds 9.3% mindshare, down 9.5% since last year.
Contact Center Platforms
CRM Customer Engagement Centers
 

Featured Reviews

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…
Srinivas Ganisetti - PeerSpot reviewer
Case management feature is valuable but the pricing is expensive
I would like to suggest the solution but it really depends on your specific requirements, your business use cases and future plans. There is a significant investment involved in this solution and therefore it is very crucial to reevaluate your future necessity including automation potential and modernization plans. I would suggest that you select any kind of solution and explore alternatives of similar functionalities at a lower cost. This might help you to achieve more with less. In my experience, I would rate it between seven to eight because it offers robust capabilities. But please be aware that other BPM tools are emerging with similar features at a lower cost. Pega CRM is perceived as bulk care compared to order tools, as many of its capabilities are potentially underutilized. I would rate it 7 out of 10.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The integration capabilities are very good. It is API-based and offers prebuilt integrations."
"Genesys Cloud CX has very good training material and training – instructor-led training, self-paced training, and documentation – things are very organized and helpful."
"The stability is really good."
"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."
"The latest version and updates have been great. It really has everything we need."
"The most valuable feature for me is the WFM tool."
"Genesys is brilliant concerning stability."
"Genesys Cloud is an excellent platform."
"The product's deployment phase was easy."
"One of the most valuable features of Pega CRM for our team's productivity is its ease of setup, thanks to its configuration-driven approach."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to pull information about the customer on-the-fly so they feel the interaction is more personal."
"The case management feature is really valuable."
"It also reduces the duration per call, and it ensures a first time resolution of the issue."
"Great flexibility and its locking mechanism enable multiple users to work on the same case seamlessly."
"Pega offers a clear parent-child case relationship that's easily created and maintained. Dependencies can be configured, where reaching a specific stage in a parent case automatically triggers a child task in a child case, while the parent case remains on hold until a certain condition is met before moving forward. This configuration allows multiple users to work on cases in parallel. Many of these settings are readily available within Pega case settings. Overall, Pega's case management is unparalleled compared to other options."
 

Cons

"Their WFM product is still pretty immature."
"Their WFM product is still pretty immature."
"Issues can happen during technical troubleshooting, which is completely out of our hands compared to the on-premise solution."
"One area for improvement in Genesys Cloud is providing users with more autonomy in troubleshooting and accessing logs."
"I would like to see some of that functionality or features from Genesys Engage added to Genesys Cloud."
"AI still needs improvement when it comes to predictive engagement."
"Reporting isn't the best feature of Genesys Cloud and could be improved. You can't customize reports and applications on Genesys Cloud."
"The tool's pricing could be more flexible, and there should be clearer indications of consumption and fair usage policies."
"The UI should be improved."
"The disadvantage of the tool stems from the fact that it does not allow users to make database-level modifications."
"They should enable the data-driven streaming feature inside it."
"The solution has room for improvement around decisional and real-time data analysis."
"The UI is lagging and needs to be improved."
"There has been a common acknowledgment among customers that this solution is an expensive tool and they often opt for cheaper tools like Comodo"
"Price is always a concern for many organizations. They often think Pega is expensive, and sometimes they don't fully understand the pricing model."
"For many of the clients, they have a separate system or separate layer of UI and a separate layer of the business rules engine, which Pega has taken care of in the recent releases."
 

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 pricing is a bit expensive."
"The cost depends on the type of license based on your organization's requirements and can get expensive."
"We have numerous uses of the solution in our organisation. Almost 72 applications are integrated with Pega CRM, and some of them are shutting down for various reasons including the high licensing costs. There is a strong focus in the market and offices on cost reduction."
"It is expensive."
"The pricing is on the higher side."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
14%
Real Estate/Law Firm
6%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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.
What do you like most about Pega CRM?
The product's deployment phase was easy.
What needs improvement with Pega CRM?
The disadvantage of the tool stems from the fact that it does not allow users to make database-level modifications. In Siebel CRM, you have complete control over your database, you can do any datab...
What is your primary use case for Pega CRM?
Pega CRM uses a layer cake architecture. Basically, the tool is a convenient application to use even if you are not a technical person, like a business analyst. I use the solution for the CRM modul...
 

Also Known As

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

1. Adobe 2. Airbnb 3. American Express 4. AT&T 5. BMW 6. Coca-Cola 7. Delta Air Lines 8. eBay 9. FedEx 10. General Electric 11. Hilton 12. IBM 13. Johnson & Johnson 14. Marriott International 15. Microsoft 16. Netflix 17. Nike 18. Oracle 19. PepsiCo 20. Procter & Gamble 21. Salesforce 22. Samsung 23. Siemens 24. Sony 25. Starbucks 26. Target 27. Toyota 28. Uber 29. Verizon 30. Visa 31. Walmart 32. Xerox
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