Amazon Connect vs. IFS Customer Engagement

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon Connect
Score 8.4 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
IFS Customer Engagement
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
IFS Customer Engagement is based on the mplSystems Omni-Channel Contact Centre, now owned and supported by IFS since the August 2017 acquisition. It contains workforce optimization with messaging and email support emphasizing the needs of outbound call centers.N/A
Pricing
Amazon ConnectIFS Customer Engagement
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon ConnectIFS Customer Engagement
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Amazon ConnectIFS Customer Engagement
Features
Amazon ConnectIFS Customer Engagement
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Connect
7.8
6 Ratings
7% below category average
IFS Customer Engagement
-
Ratings
Agent dashboard8.96 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 scripts7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Call tracking8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Multichannel integration7.06 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM software integration9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Connect
7.6
6 Ratings
8% below category average
IFS Customer Engagement
-
Ratings
Inbound call routing8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing7.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Recording8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Quality management6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Call analytics8.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Historical reporting8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
Live reporting6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer surveys6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Amazon ConnectIFS Customer Engagement
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(6 ratings)
8.9
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon ConnectIFS Customer Engagement
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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IFS
There is genuinely not a lot to dislike about the application. Maybe it's due to legacy implementations and updates, but sometimes the request for service from the suppliers can take too long and is drawn out. IFS Customer Engagement is helping us to make sure we're able to get the right parts to the right resources with appropriate skills for each request. This saves time on resources in planning and optimization of routes. IFS has also allowed connecting to supplier APIs to be able to do real-time stock checks and order to enable us to reduce stock levels to the minimum levels whilst still hitting key targets.
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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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IFS
  • Strong Supply Chain Module.
  • Asset Management Process is well addressed.
  • IFS Manufacturing Module.
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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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IFS
  • Quick response on emails is sought, chat staff sometimes takes time.
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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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IFS
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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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IFS
IFS Customer Engagement allows efficient manufacturing reporting for the business to select whether to use standard/default reporting or actual reporting or combined reporting. Since the system has business logic to look through the defined rules, there is minimum manual intervention. IFS Customer Engagement is working throughout the organization in different roles and it is being rolled out to additional countries as part of a replace and enhance strategy.
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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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IFS
  • Increased the customer satisfaction.
  • Increased the capacity and the effectiveness of the support agent team.
  • Decreased the time of managing and administrating the call prioritizing.
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