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Genesys Cloud CX vs Salesforce Sales Cloud comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
6.6
Genesys Cloud CX enhances client interactions, increases profit margins, and offers benefits like global MI and secure payments.
Sentiment score
7.2
Salesforce Sales Cloud enhances productivity, efficiency, and management, improving visibility, decision-making, and fundraising for non-profits.
Salesforce Sales Cloud is a fantastic tool but requires disciplined data entry by sales personnel and operations teams to maintain data quality.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Genesys Cloud CX support is praised for responsiveness and efficiency, with some delays and variability in complex cases and regions.
Sentiment score
7.1
Salesforce Sales Cloud offers varying support quality based on subscription level, with faster responses for premium users and valuable community resources.
Genesys support is very good.
Support requires a subscription and when taken, the service is pretty nice.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Genesys Cloud CX excels in scalability and user-friendliness, making it ideal for large call centers with numerous agents.
Sentiment score
7.8
Salesforce Sales Cloud offers scalable solutions, praised for flexibility and growth but noted for reporting and storage cost limitations.
The solution is considered scalable and receives a rating of seven on a scale of one to ten.
The scalability of Genesys is excellent.
Salesforce Sales Cloud is totally cloud native, requiring no additional effort for scalability.
Salesforce is highly scalable and operates efficiently.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Genesys Cloud CX offers strong stability with AWS support, high uptime, and reliable performance backed by redundant networks and support.
Sentiment score
8.2
Salesforce Sales Cloud is highly stable and reliable, with swift issue resolutions and high user satisfaction from regular updates.
Genesys is brilliant concerning stability.
Salesforce Sales Cloud is very stable.
I have not experienced any degradation in Salesforce's performance.
 

Room For Improvement

Genesys Cloud CX needs better automation, integration, pricing, and support, plus improved configurability, reporting, and workforce management.
Salesforce Sales Cloud needs better UI, cost, integration, reporting, mobile support, data handling, and automation with improved performance.
There is room for improvement in the solution's pricing structure.
Their WFM product is still pretty immature.
With today's generative AI capabilities like ChatGPT, it should be possible to directly communicate with the software rather than navigating through the entire system manually.
Compared to AWS, it is slower, which could be a hindrance.
 

Setup Cost

Genesys Cloud CX is costly yet competitive, offering flexible, customizable licenses and pay-as-you-go pricing for potential savings.
Salesforce Sales Cloud is costly but valued for its customization, integration, and efficiency benefits for businesses despite high expenses.
Overall it's affordable, as indicated by a pricing rating of four out of ten.
Genesys' licensing model is flexible, though not the cheapest.
Without negotiation, costs can become expensive.
 

Valuable Features

Genesys Cloud CX provides a reliable, scalable solution with extensive integrations, robust tools, and cost-efficient services with 99.99% availability.
Salesforce Sales Cloud provides customizable CRM solutions with seamless integration, automation, and advanced analytics for diverse business needs.
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.
Its easy-to-navigate interface aids in delivering clear vision and organization, especially for sales and business management.
The Einstein Analytics and the inbuilt reporting are very useful for keeping track of pipeline movement.
 

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 (6th), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (3rd)
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
CRM (1st), Opportunity Management (1st), Sales Force Automation (1st), Conversation Intelligence Software (3rd)
 

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 20.3%, down 28.8% compared to last year.
Salesforce Sales Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on CRM, holds 8.5% mindshare, down 10.6% since last year.
Contact Center Platforms
CRM
 

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…
ChanchalSaxena - PeerSpot reviewer
Adapts to any sales environment and helps organizations monitor the progress of sales opportunities
I rate the ease of setup a seven out of ten. The tool is not complex, but every sales function has a different working style. We must brainstorm to understand how to integrate the tool into our sales environment. The tool is cloud-based. Salesforce has its own cloud. We took three months to deploy the product. To deploy the product based on the requirement, we map the objects into the sales process, design a technical and functional architecture on the back end, and deploy the tool after configuration and development along with change management. We needed five to ten people to deploy the tool and one or two people to maintain it.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
63%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Manufacturing Company
3%
 

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 Salesforce Sales Cloud?
The features of Sales Cloud most useful for testing and running email campaigns are highly valuable.
What needs improvement with Salesforce Sales Cloud?
With today's generative AI capabilities like ChatGPT ( /products/chatgpt-reviews ), it should be possible to directly communicate with the software rather than navigating through the entire system ...
What is your primary use case for Salesforce Sales Cloud?
I generally use Salesforce Sales Cloud ( /products/salesforce-sales-cloud-reviews ) for our sales process, setting up the entire opportunity lifecycle from lead generation to contract closure. It h...
 

Also Known As

Genesys PureCloud, Genesys, Genesys Customer Interaction Management Platform, Interactive Intelligence PureCloud
Sales Cloud, SFDC, Salesforce
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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