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Interactive Intelligence vs Microsoft Dynamics CRM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Interactive Intelligence
Ranking in CRM
49th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Ranking in CRM
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (2nd), Local Government CRM (1st), Marketing Management (2nd), Sales Force Automation (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Interactive Intelligence is 0.8%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is 2.6%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Dynamics CRM2.6%
Interactive Intelligence0.8%
Other96.6%
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

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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.
NavinJacob - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Digital Officer at Cipher7
Has enabled seamless integration across platforms while supporting advanced analytics for customer insights
Microsoft Dynamics CRM doesn't provide solutions that allow you to transform easily if you have a heterogeneous mix of technologies or if your contact center is on analog and you try to digitize it. A lot of custom work is needed if you have to integrate heterogeneous technologies with the Microsoft suite, but if you are using the Microsoft suite, then it's quite seamless. Microsoft Dynamics CRM should add commercial models that allow smaller companies to use it because it can get pretty expensive. Better commercial options for smaller implementations may be helpful. There should be commercial options for smaller companies, as the overheads and costs of Dynamics can be quite high.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"The social media integration is excellent."
"Interactive Intelligence is quite user friendly."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is the integration with Microsoft Office 365."
"Dynamics is a complete tool that helps the company measure and track sales, orders, current customers, and the sales pipeline."
"It integrates well with other Microsoft products."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The most valuable feature in Microsoft Dynamics CRM is funneling."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use and can work with any Microsoft solution without problems."
 

Cons

"The problem with this current system is that the support is not great."
"The initial setup can be a bit difficult."
"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."
"Sometimes Microsoft's support can be difficult to contact, and it can take a while to get a response to a ticket."
"Technical support could be faster and more responsive."
"I would not recommend this solution to others, it is not a good tool."
"I have contacted support. They are able to help but not in the right amount of time. I have had a horrible experience."
"This CRM system needs to be more configurable. Its performance still needs improvement, because its screens hang while querying data. It's also not highly scalable, so scalability also needs improvement."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM is not that customizable, you can customize it, but a lot of it is still pre-built in a way that you have a lot of details in there that you don't need."
"The UI and GUI could be improved."
"There are more people using Salesforce. Therefore, there are more partners, and applications for it, and is easier to use."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The annual license for Microsoft Dynamics CRM could be reduced, it is expensive."
"For the price of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, you receive a lot of comprehensive functionality. Additionally, it integrates very well. We pay approximately $100 a month to use the solution and we do not have any additional costs."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a little expensive solution."
"There is a license required to use Microsoft Dynamics CRM."
"We have a three-year ELA with all our Microsoft solutions and often we had to do a true-up which was approximately $1,000,000. Additionally, we pay approximately $2,500 a month for support."
"The price of the solution is good but could be cheaper."
"I'm not aware of any licensing costs for Microsoft Dynamics CRM."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise20
 

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Dynamics CRM, MS Dynamics CRM
 

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