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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

    Twilio

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ATwilio offers a CPaaS and CCaaS solution, with the combination of its programmable Voice, Video, and Messaging APIs, as well as the Twilio Flex cloud contact center. Additional capabilities include Twilio's Elastic SIP Trunking, as well as API for WhatsApp.

    $0

    per min per participant

    Pricing
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx OrchestrateTwilio
    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
    Standard
    Enterprise
    Standard
    Enterprise
    per month Per subscription
    Programmable Video
    $0.0015
    per min per participant
    WhatsApp Business API
    $0.0042
    Per WhatsApp Template message sent
    WhatsApp Business API
    $0.005
    Per WhatsApp session message
    Elastic SIP Trunking
    $0.007
    Per min for termination
    Programmable Messaging
    $0.0075
    per message sent or received
    Programmable Voice
    $0.0085
    per minute to receive a call
    Programmable Voice
    $0.013
    per min to make a call
    Elastic SIP Trunking
    $0.045
    Per min for origination
    Twilio Conversations
    $0.05
    per active user per month
    Twilio Authy
    $0.09
    per authentication
    Programmable Wireless
    $0.1
    per MB
    Twilio Flex (Contact Center)
    $1
    per active user hour (5000 hours free)
    Programmable Wireless
    $2.00
    per SIM card
    Twilio SendGrid Email API
    $14.95
    per month up to 100k emails. (Up to 40k emails free for 30 days)
    Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns
    $15
    per month for 5,000 contacts and 15,000 emails. Your first 2,000 contacts are free
    Twilio Flex (Contact Center)
    $150
    per named user per month (5000 hours free)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx OrchestrateTwilio
    Free Trial
    YesYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalOptional
    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.1. Pay-as-you-go pricing: Simple usage-based pricing without contracts. 2. Volume discounts: Discounts trigger as usage grows. 3. Free trial credit that includes full API access.
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx OrchestrateTwilio
    Considered Multiple Products
    Amazon AWS
    No answer on this topic
    IBM
    Chose IBM watsonx Orchestrate
    I selected IBM watsonx Assistant so I could maintain the NLP/NLU processing from our last supplier (which was not Twilio). Since we switched, I have not liked IBM watsonx Assistant so much. We are sincerely thinking about changing it to a new one, the Kore.AI which seems easier …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM watsonx Orchestrate
    Watson proved to be better and easier to use than Dialogflow. As for Twilio, we used it as an orchestrator in conjunction with Watson.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM watsonx Orchestrate
    IBM Watson's assistant uses AI that helps to understand and translate the user requirements and conversations to provide fast and accurate results that help to optimize the business processes. It is a highly reliable and secured bot solution as compared to the other similar …
    Incentivized
    Twilio
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    137 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    66 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
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    58 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    139 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    68 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
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    110 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    56 Answers
    Features
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx OrchestrateTwilio
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Amazon Connect and IBM watsonx Orchestrate and Twilio
    Feature
    Amazon Connect
    7.8
    6 Ratings
    8% below category average
    IBM watsonx Orchestrate
    -
    Ratings
    Twilio
    -
    Ratings
    Agent dashboard9.06 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers8.56 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response7.56 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding7.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)7.56 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer8.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing5.04 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response7.06 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs9.04 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts8.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking9.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration7.06 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration9.06 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Amazon Connect and IBM watsonx Orchestrate and Twilio
    Feature
    Amazon Connect
    7.7
    6 Ratings
    8% below category average
    IBM watsonx Orchestrate
    -
    Ratings
    Twilio
    -
    Ratings
    Inbound call routing8.06 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing8.06 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording9.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management6.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics9.06 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting9.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting6.06 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys6.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics8.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx OrchestrateTwilio
    Small Businesses
    Zendesk Talk
    Score8.2 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Simplify360
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Customer.io
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score8.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    SAP Service Cloud
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx OrchestrateTwilio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (6 ratings)
    7.8
    (132 ratings)
    8.1
    (94 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (79 ratings)
    9.5
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (38 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (10 ratings)
    5.7
    (16 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon ConnectIBM watsonx OrchestrateTwilio
    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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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Twilio
    I have tried other competitors. But I always end up going back to Twilio because I feel like it is dependable, easy to use, and, has competitive pricing. The only time I wouldn't recommend Twilio to someone as if they are completely inexperienced about using webhooks or APIs. Because you can't really just sign up and start using Twilio without connecting it to another platform first.
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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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    Twilio
    • Easy to see my team in one place, when they log in and out and what call status they are in.
    • Twilio is a simple, user friendly way to log in and out of work activities.
    • Excellent services and support.
    • The omnichannel feature which allows agents to get request from all channels.
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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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    Twilio
    • Control panel. Often, navigating through lists is challenging. I want endless scrolling, not pagination.
    • Conversational intelligence service require a Language. I would like it to detect it.
    • We would like to have some credit on clients that chose to use their own Twilio account.
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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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    Twilio
    Unless we can get this handled quickly -- less than 1 week -- we will likely switch to another provider who, in my opinion, we'll have to spend close to $3,000 in development time to build a new integration for texting. Our clients need texting and I feel Twilio has failed us miserably.
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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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    Twilio
    Twilio has well documented APIs and examples. There are several tutorials, videos and Q&As regarding their services. So, usability is very good. I must say that advanced knowledge of telephony, API/Programming and error-handling is essential to make good use of Twilio. It's not just plug-and-play unless you are integrated with a system that has all of the programming built for it.
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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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    Twilio
    Twilio executes what it is designed to do: send SMS messages at scale while providing very good deliverability. I believe that Twilio is very good at what we use for adding SMS messages to our comms strategy. We can see those messages get opened and replied to, which is exactly what we are looking to achieve.
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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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    Twilio
    I have not had to communicate with Twilio support in the last 3 years but my past experience with them has been very positive. They replied to my previous requests promptly and kept me well informed to resolve my inquiries. With their documentation that's available, I hardly imagine why anyone would need to contact support since it's all there in a concise and easy to understand format. It would probably take you longer to type out a support ticket than to just open their doc websites.
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    Online Training
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Excellent course material.
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    Twilio
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Overall the implementation was simple.
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    Twilio
    The developer APIs and SDKs are super easy to follow.
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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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    Twilio
    We evaluated many fundraising-based text-to-give programs and found the subscriptions prohibitively expensive for our small scale and uncertain first few years of development. While we may be willing to invest that kind of money after discovering how things work, we're happy with Twilio now and have no desire to start over.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Twilio
    Being in South Africa, direct local currency support would be nice
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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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    Twilio
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Twilio
    • We found that associates who had the opportunity to respond to a survey about their assigned job were 37% more likely to return to a job site
    • We were able to reduce the number of resources required to manually respond to associates using Twilio Studio, so those resources could have more time to complete other tasks
    • We were able to scale the number of associates who received survey messages at least by a factor of 8 without increasing our resource demand
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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

    Twilio Screenshots

    Screenshot of the “Explore Products” section, which is where to build products.Screenshot of the optional drag-and-drop visual editor and code editor.Screenshot of Flex, which is a programmable Contact Center that puts you in control.