Amazon Connect vs. Gladly

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon Connect
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Launched in 2017 and available on AWS, Amazon Connect is a cloud-based omnichannel contact center designed to provide a seamless experience across voice and website live chat, featuring skills-based routing, task tracking, and analytic tools to track customer interactions, or evaluate agent activity. It can support office-based or virtual contact centers. The service is pay-per-usage, per feature.
$0
per profile/per month
Gladly
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Gladly Software headquartered in San Francisco offers their omnichannel customer service platform, providing one platform to oversee customer correspondences and also provide customer self-help.
$38
Per Month Per User
Pricing
Amazon ConnectGladly
Editions & Modules
Customer Profiles
$0.0025
per profile/per month
Chat
$0
per message
Contact Lens (5 million+ monthly minutes)
$0.0125
per minute
Contact Lens (first 5 million monthly minutes)
$0.015
per minute
Voice
$0.02
per minute
Voice ID
$0.025
per transaction
Tasks
$0.04
per task
Task Based
$38.00
Per Month Per User
Customer Facing
$150.00
Per Month Per User
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon ConnectGladly
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Features
Amazon ConnectGladly
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Connect
7.3
4 Ratings
13% below category average
Gladly
-
Ratings
Agent dashboard5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Validate callers7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Outbound response7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Call forwarding7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Warm transfer8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive dialing5.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive voice response6.34 Ratings00 Ratings
REST APIs8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Call scripts5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Call tracking7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Multichannel integration9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM software integration8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Connect
6.1
4 Ratings
30% below category average
Gladly
-
Ratings
Inbound call routing9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Recording7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Quality management7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Call analytics3.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Historical reporting5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Live reporting5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer surveys5.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics5.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Connect
-
Ratings
Gladly
8.0
2 Ratings
1% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ticket response00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Connect
-
Ratings
Gladly
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
External knowledge base00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Internal knowledge base00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Connect
-
Ratings
Gladly
10.0
2 Ratings
26% above category average
IVR00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Social integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Email support00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
Amazon ConnectGladly
Likelihood to Recommend
7.2
(4 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon ConnectGladly
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
Our company is a startup that is just starting to get wholesale customers. When we realized our customers needed support using our products, we set up a Contact Center via Amazon Connect. It has been very useful in allowing us to scale up very quickly, and provide services to our company as if we were a large corporation.
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Gladly Software
Any business that has a customer base could benefit from Gladly. If you call, text, social media message, etc Gladly can do all of these functions and keeps all of these conversations easily located so that you can refer back to previous conversations. The ability to leave notes on the account is very helpful.
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • Auto call distribution.
  • Web based scripting.
  • Easy chat deployment.
  • Call Recording.
  • Customer heat check.
  • Detailed reporting.
  • Live monitoring.
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Gladly Software
  • Easy to use interface. Supporting customers is as easy as texting a friend.
  • True Omnichannel support system where all channels live on the same screen without the need to hop between applications.
  • Built-in knowledgebase (Answers) reducing team member ramp time and providing a template for consistent solutions for our customers.
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • On reports and analytics, [I feel] Amazon Connect is slightly behind, and it should be perfected.
  • [In my experience], Amazon Connect lacks social platform integration, which is convenient and resourceful currently.
  • [I believe] Amazon Connect should include a queue management feature, for the call centers and customer help.
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Gladly Software
  • Gladly has errors where it times out and I lose a call. Which negatively reflects on me.
  • If a contact is not currently assigned to me and I don’t know their info I can’t find them easily even if I was associated with the ticket.
  • The inbox could notify you better of completed tasks and keep better track of your history in your own account.
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Likelihood to Renew
Amazon AWS
No answers on this topic
Gladly Software
Gladly really has all the information needed about a customer that you would need.If gladly does have a specified space for specific information you can add notes in multiple locations to remind you self of special circumstances. Gladly meets all our expectations and continues to provide a see less transaction
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Support Rating
Amazon AWS
No answers on this topic
Gladly Software
Gladly is always available to support its customers. That being said, we really haven’t needed support. The product is intuitive and stable. The reality is the support we receive is more collaboration on how we can help Gladly continue to revolutionize this space.
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
We worked through a Request For Proposal to check different Contact Center platforms, we evaluated Talkdesk, Amazon Connect and Genesys PureConnect, all of them as a SaaS platforms, and trying to go to a pay per use model. The best option for us was Amazon Connect, with a pure pay per use model according to the minutes of use, instead of the number of agents. As our goal was to automate the maximum number of contacts, we didn't want a license model based in the number of agents
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Gladly Software
Gladly truly delivers what other vendors promote:
  • True Omnichannel support.
  • Easy to use UI.
  • Robust reporting.
  • Full SaaS solution.
  • Built-in knowledgebase.
  • Simple implementation.
  • Great support team.
  • True business partnership.
  • Full 360 views of your customer.
  • Reduced ramp time for agents.
It truly is the future of Customer Support software. True game changer.
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • Amazon Collect has allowed us to scale quickly and retain flexibility.
  • Amazon Collect has allowed us to provide omnichannel support as if we were a larger corporation.
  • Amazon Collect has allowed us to retain productivity.
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Gladly Software
  • It positively helps us communicate with each other before we communicate with the timer if there are any questions or issues.
  • Gladly helps prioritize email vs phone call and chat so that you are focusing on the most important task at hand.
  • Gladly allows you to view what other representatives are doing and if they are busy or available for questions.
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