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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Avaya Contact Center

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAvaya Contact Center is delivered through Avaya Infinity, a cloud-native platform designed to orchestrate customer interactions across multiple channels. Built on a Microservices Architecture with open AI Orchestration, Avaya Infinity enables organizations to manage Voice, Digital, Email, and Messaging interactions. The system provides Dynamic Routing, AI automation, and real-time orchestration—with the flexibility to deploy in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid…N/A

    Medallia Agent Connect

    Score5.8 out of 10
    N/AMedallia Agent Connect (based on the former Stella Connect) is a CX suite of applications, performing customer feedback collection and service quality measurement, customer agent motivation tools, and employee engagement tools such as agent reward tools and performance tracking. Stella Connect was acquired by Medallia September 2020.N/A
    Pricing
    Avaya Contact CenterMedallia Agent Connect
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Avaya Contact CenterMedallia Agent Connect
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Avaya Contact CenterMedallia Agent Connect
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    Avaya
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    Medallia
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Avaya Contact CenterMedallia Agent Connect
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Avaya Contact Center and Medallia Agent Connect
    Feature
    Avaya Contact Center
    8.0
    38 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Medallia Agent Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Agent dashboard8.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers8.333 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response6.132 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding9.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)8.629 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer8.836 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing5.928 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response9.232 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs7.927 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts6.730 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking8.635 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration9.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration8.032 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Avaya Contact Center and Medallia Agent Connect
    Feature
    Avaya Contact Center
    8.0
    38 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Medallia Agent Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Inbound call routing8.637 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing8.633 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording8.136 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management7.934 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics8.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting8.135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting6.934 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys8.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics7.730 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score7 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Avaya Contact CenterMedallia Agent Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (55 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.2
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Avaya Contact CenterMedallia Agent Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Avaya
    I would say well-suited for the everyday user, with the ability to use the products. I think it's really user-friendly in that way. The lack of education for the end users, maybe through some of our companies, makes it difficult. And the turnover.
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    Medallia
    The survey sent is customer-friendly, vibrant, simple, and easy to understand. The survey itself is comprised of simple question(s) with straightforward answer options for customers to make their selections. Creating the survey is a straightforward process for us to prepare and implement. Making updates or changes is just as easy.
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    Pros
    Avaya
    • The app and the ability to use the "office" phone while on the road.
    • There's an easy implementation and training process to get everyone on board quickly.
    • Flexibility of transferring calls to different mediums - I can switch a phone call to a conference or patch in other parties with ease.
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    Medallia
    • The fundamental tool for customer satisfaction is exactly right. The way they allow us as agents to share details about ourselves, and humanize the process, has made a huge impact on the customer experience we provide. Our customers feel more inclined to leave us feedback and it allows us to get a real understanding of each of their individual expectations.
    • Customer Journey. From the beginning through the Sales process, through procurement, through trial and through now being users for over a year, the Stella Connect team has been incredibly helpful, informative and has provided us with the exact amount of interaction we need. They are very good at respecting your time while making sure they get in touch when necessary. New features that are relevant to our use case are sent my way. It's one of the only product update emails I actually read. They're incredibly responsive and very helpful.
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    Cons
    Avaya
    • Calls are automatically terminated at an agent and do not allow for the agent to "manually" answer the incoming call. This is very problematic as agents are not able to prepare properly for incoming calls. In addition, agents have stepped away from their desks and forgotten to put themselves in an away status, and calls have been directed to them, and they just sit there with no agent present. This is a very undesirable feature of the system.
    • Password resets are extremely problematic and continuously cause problems for users. Agents are prompted to change their password upon expiry, and when they follow the instructions as outlined, it rarely works and ends up needing a full reset. The challenge questions are useless and do not work at all.
    • Support can be a bit challenging as there are definite language barriers that have made both explaining the problem and understanding the recommended solution difficult.
    • The system is sometimes unreliable and will randomly log agents out with no explanation. Agents are then advised by support to log out, clear cache, and log back in. This is not feasible in a busy call center.
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    Medallia
    • Ability to create and send out different surveys triggered by different customer touchpoints
    • Ability to create surveys that aren't focused solely on agent performance
    • Ability to break down and search the data based on different customer attributes, such as profession or state
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Avaya
    I am really not the decision maker on this subject but given the cost of the investment in Avaya, I do not see the company not renewing the use of Avaya. The new licensing model no longer requires expensive upgrades to stay current with new features added to the system and really helps with the cost of investment.
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    Medallia
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Avaya
    Avaya has versatility in calling, receiving, and configuring. Being able to have notion of location, exchange of messages. we could see supplier information and configure it to our liking. as it is practicality for configuration and manual handling. Interactive and easy to learn screen. Being able to generate call reports for analysis of service in others
    Incentivized
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    Medallia
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Avaya
    I give it this rating because the support services of Avaya have proven to be reliable when needed. Great feedback for our queries has always been received from the support agents. 24/7 availability of support, which is very essential as our Call Center department also functions this way, therefore, the knowledge and technical support we require is always available to us.
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    Medallia
    They are the absolute best. My Sales guy Corey D. and my CSM Tim P. are totally a part of the team. They have been incredibly helpful through the process pre and post-sales and have become good friends. I appreciate that I feel like our team's success is always at the forefront of their minds.
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    Implementation Rating
    Avaya
    No, everything was implemented by Avaya Support
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    Medallia
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Avaya
    Switched from Polycom to Avaya, although polycom worked well there were too many reoccuring connectivity issues and the turn around time for solving them was also too long. Avaya has fewer connectivity problems and their support is much better too. Pricing wise they were similar so we didn't have much to lose.
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    Medallia
    We do not currently use any other products like Stella Connect, by Medallia. We have recently begun evaluating platforms that would allow us to collect feedback at different touchpoints throughout our customers' journeys, as well as through additional channels such as during our application process, quote and purchase experience, website experience, etc. We have looked at companies such as Survey Monkey, Medallia, and Qualtrics to help us better understand CSAT.
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    Return on Investment
    Avaya
    • Overall from a business objective standpoint, Avaya has to have had a positive impact on our Return on Investment. Its use in day-to-day operations has been beneficial to not only the company, but the business as well.
    • Using the Avaya soft phones supplies a business or company a way to limit expenditures on the hard phones by allowing the use of Avaya soft phones. The equipment is no longer needed, save for headsets to be used with the application itself.
    • Business objectives have to be just that, objectives. Economics begs for ways for a company to limit expenditures that may see little or no return. Avaya has tackled this issue and won!
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    Medallia
    • Implementing Stella Connect was such an easy decision. Before, we were working with "yes, I'm satisfied" or "no, I'm not satisfied" and felt it was an incredibly unclear and polarizing experience, as our users were forced to pick one or the other. Most often, we'd get a negative rating with a comment saying that the experience was fine, but some feature in the product was missing. This left it very difficult for us to really gauge the experience we were providing and how to improve. In addition, agent motivation was incredibly low and impossible to improve because they were left feeling like their scores were not matching their experience. Needless to say, implementing Stella Connect improved all of these issues 10-fold. The ROI has been incredibly substantial. We've been able to improve CSAT scores and properly measure the rate of first attempt resolutions. Team morale is at an all-time high, and our customers even love the experience.
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