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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

    Zendesk Talk

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AZendesk Talk is call center software built on the Twilio cloud communication platform that integrates with the Zendesk Support ticketing system. This allows customer service teams to provide phone support from the same platform they use to manage all other channels.N/A
    Pricing
    Avaya Contact CenterZendesk Talk
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Avaya Contact CenterZendesk Talk
    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 CenterZendesk Talk
    Considered Both Products
    Avaya
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Avaya Contact CenterZendesk Talk
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Avaya Contact Center and Zendesk Talk
    Feature
    Avaya Contact Center
    8.0
    38 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Zendesk Talk
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Agent dashboard8.036 Ratings9.916 Ratings
    Validate callers8.233 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    Outbound response6.132 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Call forwarding9.036 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)8.629 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Warm transfer8.836 Ratings9.912 Ratings
    Predictive dialing5.928 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Interactive voice response9.232 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    REST APIs7.927 Ratings5.07 Ratings
    Call scripts6.730 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Call tracking8.635 Ratings9.914 Ratings
    Multichannel integration9.433 Ratings5.110 Ratings
    CRM software integration8.032 Ratings5.09 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Avaya Contact Center and Zendesk Talk
    Feature
    Avaya Contact Center
    8.0
    38 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Zendesk Talk
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Inbound call routing8.637 Ratings9.912 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing8.633 Ratings5.110 Ratings
    Recording8.136 Ratings9.915 Ratings
    Quality management7.934 Ratings9.913 Ratings
    Call analytics8.034 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Historical reporting8.135 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Live reporting6.934 Ratings4.914 Ratings
    Customer surveys8.031 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics7.730 Ratings8.19 Ratings
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    Score7.6 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Avaya Contact CenterZendesk Talk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (55 ratings)
    9.9
    (16 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.2
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Avaya Contact CenterZendesk Talk
    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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    Zendesk
    Zendesk Talk is a great partner that helps us in the customer care area by managing every type of contact with customers (both phone calls and emails). I know there is also the possibility to have integration with instant messaging apps (like messenger and WhatsApp but I have never used them in my experience). In my opinion, the best scenario for Zendesk Talk is represented by a context with a high amount of contacts/requests where a unique platform could be a help both on the external side (customers) and on the internal side (a lot of colleagues who are working in the same area and have to work in a coordinate way). For customers, they could benefit from tailor-made answers, also based on past contacts for the same topic, and avoid waiting times during phone calls, with an immediate follow-up. For internal work management, operators don't overlap in a single request, and even if the same operator is not available the one who manages the request later has complete visibility of the entire topic from the historical point of view. Last but not least, I think that Zendesk Talk helps a lot in the context in which the request's speed is a KPI to manage constantly.
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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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    Zendesk
    • Call recording is a nice feature! It is great for training purposes and for quality assurance.
    • The metrics you get from Explore are a great insight into how the team is handling the call volumes.
    • Zendesk Talk has met most of our needs. It can be a bit unreliable at times.
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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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    Zendesk
    • The lag on the phone is by far the most annoying thing with Zendesk talk due to the voice over IP.
    • Using the Reporting feature in Zendesk has never been a walk in the park. We have to customize a lot of fields and when something doesn't seem to add up, it at times feels like pulling teeth to get to the final answer of what went wrong.
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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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    Zendesk
    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
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    Zendesk
    Everything about it works, as I have previously detailed. Coming from different companies and using other tools like Twilio or Aircall, those are VOIP tools that are built to be plugged into other tools, Zendesk Talk is natively built into Zendesk and feels correct in the user experience of Zendesk
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    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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    Zendesk
    In our experience, we have had to go through many support people then ultimately getting frustrated enough to go directly to our point of contact who then doesn't always seem to be able to assist. We tend to get the support we need when it is escalated up to me and I reach out to our point of a contact person to express our frustration.
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    Implementation Rating
    Avaya
    No, everything was implemented by Avaya Support
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    Zendesk
    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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    Zendesk
    Slack and Zoom phones cannot compare because they have no ticketing systems. Zendesk Talk was the only option we considered because we were already using Zendesk for our email ticketing with customer concerns. We then expanded to using Zendesk's chatbot and then the Zendesk Talk system to keep it all integrated and streamlined.
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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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    Zendesk
    • We were able to reduce global headcount by 20% in our call centers.
    • Allowing customers to leave voicemails creates the personal touch needed and really increases our customer connectivity score. We saw increases in our CSAT scores after the implementation of this solution.
    • Call handling time and case reopen rates both decreased. Y/y it decreased 18% and 60%.
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