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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Connect

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ALaunched 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

    IBM watsonx Orchestrate

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AIBM® watsonx™ Orchestrate® leverages AI to automate complex workflows. The solution helps build, deploy, and manage AI assistants and agents. It offers a catalogue of pre-built agents and tools, low-code agent builder, multi-agent collaboration capabilities, and integrations with enterprise apps.

    $530

    per month

    Pricing
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx Orchestrate
    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
    Essential
    $500
    per month per subscription
    Essentials
    $500
    per month Per subscription
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    Enterprise
    Standard
    Enterprise
    per month Per subscription
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx Orchestrate
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsIBM watsonx Orchestrate can be deployed and run on IBM Cloud, AWS, or on-premises. Prices shown are indicative, may vary by country, exclude any applicable taxes and duties, and are subject to product offering availability in a locale.
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx Orchestrate
    Considered Both Products
    Amazon AWS
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    137 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    124 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    139 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    101 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    110 Answers
    Features
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx Orchestrate
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Amazon Connect and IBM watsonx Orchestrate
    Feature
    Amazon Connect
    7.8
    6 Ratings
    8% below category average
    IBM watsonx Orchestrate
    -
    Ratings
    Agent dashboard9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response7.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)7.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response7.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration7.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Amazon Connect and IBM watsonx Orchestrate
    Feature
    Amazon Connect
    7.7
    6 Ratings
    8% below category average
    IBM watsonx Orchestrate
    -
    Ratings
    Inbound call routing8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx Orchestrate
    Small Businesses
    Zendesk Talk
    Score8.2 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score8.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx Orchestrate
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (6 ratings)
    7.8
    (132 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (79 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (10 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx Orchestrate
    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.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    For starters, most enterprise-grade organizations and Customers struggle to align their current IT estate and landscape with fast-moving, agile, AI-driven automation and development initiatives. All tooling, governance, structure, and frameworks available to support and facilitate the incorporation of this new but still cross-system technology layer are essential to minimize the risks of data leaks, unauthorized access, unbridled token consumption, and other issues. For some businesses and organizations with a handful of systems or a smaller footprint, the platform could be a bit too complex.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • It helps us connect with ServiceNow as a direct integration.
    • It allows us to document everything from the chat with ticket documentation in real time.
    • It allows us to track agent and case activities.
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    IBM
    • New and improved natural language processing yielding better results helps the assistants understand the intention behind the query.
    • Preserves context of communication, allowing the customers to establish inquiries on the website and continue on the mobile app without having extra informational input.
    • Intelligent conversations mean that complex paths that are branched based on the user's inputs allow for a much more natural flow of the conversation than fixed scripts.
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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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    IBM
    • I think that it needs to be able to integrate better with the knowledge catalogs. It currently provides a default database, which isn't quite large enough for enterprise use. We can connect that then to an external source, but it'd be nice if we could able just to instantiate one straight away.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Currently we are using to develop chatbots based on client provided flow what kind chatbot required for client either button or free text chatbots. we will decided accordingly flow and develop chatbot using IBM Watson. We will integrated custom components if required which is not present in library. Action flow and dialog flow we are currently in chatbot.
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    It is reliable system. It has own IVR, Database(DynamoDB) Backend(Lambda) support of multi channel(email, chat & voice) Integration with some of the biggest CRM system
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    IBM
    With the growing use of AI and chatbots, it's very easy to use, and the conversational language makes it easier than keyword searches in a document. The contextual language processing is impressive. It's easy to integrate into our internal portal. The use of this tool would depend on each company's security and data sensitivity.
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    Performance
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    To develop chatbots based on client provided flow what kind chatbot required for client either button or free text chatbots. we will decided accordingly flow and develop chatbot using IBM Watson. We will integrated custom components if required which is not present in library. IBM Watson library anyone can easily learn and develop chatbots.
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    We've rarely had to engage support, but they've always been prompt in responding and very attentive. Support experiences have been extremely positive (but we're mostly happy that we just don't have any cause to routinely need support in the first place!).
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    Online Training
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Excellent course material.
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    Implementation Rating
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Overall the implementation was simple.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    Amazon Connect has lots of free training available for partners and in general. So many demos are available to practice. It's free to test and gain more confidence before deploying in real world scenarios. You can use other AWS features to be integrated with Amazon cloud. Features like lense is amazing
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    IBM
    Strong ITSM and HR workflow automation with governance, ServiceNow excels in IT/HR but lacks flexibility for cross-departmental use cases such as demand planning, finance close, or procurement analytics. Orchestrate supports a broader set of enterprise functions beyond IT service automation. So, watsonx is a better approach than any other available tool in the market as of now, based on the use cases I've encountered and my efforts to understand the essence of the service.
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    Scalability
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    From past 3+ years I am using IBM Watson in our current project easily can implement and manage and monitor user how their using. Is there and update also just update dialog is just enough to change no need to touch any other templates. Multiple language will support, and action and dialog speak recognize chatbot we can create as per client requirement. Overall, as of now good experience with IBM Watson.
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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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    IBM
    • As a very small team WxO give us more time back and handles manual tasks.
    • WxO helps us reduce manual errors (and the time it takes to find and resolve.)
    • WxO, as a task scheduler and reminder system, helps us not forget certain key events with time-dependent requirements.
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    ScreenShots

    IBM watsonx Orchestrate Screenshots

    Screenshot of IBM® watsonx Orchestrate® homepage UI when you enter into the product.Screenshot of Catalog of AI agents and tools in different domains from multiple partnersScreenshot of Creating agents - from scratch or using a pre-built templateScreenshot of Multi Agent Collaboration - Employee Support Manager AgentScreenshot of IT domain agents from IBM and other partnersScreenshot of Integrations from multiple common applications