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NICE CXone vs Zendesk Messaging comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 24, 2025

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

NICE CXone
Ranking in Live Chat
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Workforce Engagement Management (3rd), IVR Systems (1st), Knowledge Management Software (6th), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (4th)
Zendesk Messaging
Ranking in Live Chat
14th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Text Messaging (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Live Chat category, the mindshare of NICE CXone is 6.4%, down from 12.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zendesk Messaging is 4.5%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Live Chat Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
NICE CXone6.4%
Zendesk Messaging4.5%
Other89.1%
Live Chat
 

Featured Reviews

Antoneil Phillips - PeerSpot reviewer
Real-time adjustments enhance call management, though pricing needs improvement
The reporting isn't bad, but there are opportunities for improvement; we get real-time dashboards for monitoring, though for performance management, we have to procure certain reports manually by pulling down raw data from the system, which could be better. Regarding the pricing, this would be an area of opportunity as well; this feedback is based on where we're positioned in the Caribbean. Compared to challengers such as Zoom, which seem more cost-effective, NICE CXone's suite of products is very modular, so as they provide new services, you have to add to your existing package and this balloons your costs since there's an additional license needed to use the new tools, leading to potentially higher out-of-pocket expenses.
MA
Flexible, stable, and allows for faster delivery of support
We would like to have auto-templates for TT closure and TT updates. This will save time in writing the acknowledgment. Templates can be added and edited, thus saving the agent time when on the ticket. I believe that this will contribute to the agent's knowledge, once coming across new ways of customer writing templates.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has the ability to edit the HTML, as well as the WYSIWYG."
"Being able to listen in on a call, which is exceptionally good with training."
"I have found the ease of use of the ACD to be most valuable along with the inView dashboard."
"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."
"Customer support is terrific. The team is personable, informed, and responsive."
"We are able to see the calls in queue and able to see if someone is available or not."
"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."
"The technical support for NICE CXone is outstanding."
"We like the mobile application, which allows us to provide a faster response to the customer."
 

Cons

"One of the biggest missing pieces is a link checker."
"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."
"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."
"I have noticed that occasionally the dashboard will freeze and some things may get stuck for a while. For example, if I have a dashboard open that shows how many calls are in queue and how many are currently being handled by agents, sometimes a call that an agent is handling will get stuck on the dashboard after the agent ends the call and the dashboard will show that the call is still a live call. Our tech team has explained this to us as a ghost call. After some time (or maybe many screen refreshes) the call will go away like it has just ended."
"It is a hassle, if you are busy and caught up with something, that it will log you out."
"It could improve the quality of calls."
"Compared to challengers such as Zoom, which seem more cost-effective, NICE CXone's suite of products is very modular, so as they provide new services, you have to add to your existing package and this balloons your costs since there's an additional license needed to use the new tools."
"We would like to have auto-templates for TT closure and TT updates."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We had a custom setup that cost us some money."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
5%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise3
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with NICE CXone?
The reporting isn't bad, but there are opportunities for improvement; we get real-time dashboards for monitoring, though for performance management, we have to procure certain reports manually by p...
What is your primary use case for NICE CXone?
We're working in the finance space, banking, and our customers that we support are primarily banks and remittance services. We are a contact center providing services to other businesses, primarily...
What advice do you have for others considering NICE CXone?
I really can't add any value about how it's influenced our customer journey just yet because we're just in the process of implementing that and have no data at this stage. Overall, NICE CXone is no...
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Also Known As

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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