Avaya UCaaS vs. Genesys Cloud CX

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Avaya UCaaS
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Avaya UCaaS is an all-in-one business communications platform. Avaya UCaaS aims to set employees up for success with unified internal communication, supporting voice, chat, email, video, file sharing, task management and more. Create collaboration in real-time, using any device or system, through one platform.
$19.99
per month per user
Genesys Cloud CX
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Genesys Cloud CX (formerly PureCloud, Genesys Cloud) is a contact center application optimized for automatic call distribution, interactive voice response, email, social media, chat, and text/SMS. It is also a VoIP interconnect service provider.
$75
per month (billed annually) per user
Pricing
Avaya UCaaSGenesys Cloud CX
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Genesys Cloud CX 1 - Voice
$75
per month (billed annually) per user
Genesys Cloud CX 2 - Digital
$95
per month (billed annually) per user
Genesys Cloud CX 2 - Digital + Voice
$115
per month (billed annually) per user
Genesys Cloud CX 3 - Digital + WEM
$135
per month (billed annually) per user
Genesys Cloud CX 3 Digital + WEM + Voice
$155
per month (billed annually) per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Avaya UCaaSGenesys Cloud CX
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing plans can also be billed hourly.
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Community Pulse
Avaya UCaaSGenesys Cloud CX
Considered Both Products
Avaya UCaaS
Chose Avaya UCaaS
Apart from Cisco Webex Calling/app no other vendor offers their own phones hardware, gateways. We need to add other vendors like yealink, Poly, Audiocodes to complete the solution. This makes things very difficult from management perspective. As you have to hire a person who …
Genesys Cloud CX
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
We get the good omnichannel experience and fast implementation, Webex phone features and also cost effective solution.Genesys WEM/WFO is very good and its helps business for the forcasting and enabling the shift plans as well.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Lets be honest Genesys Cloud CX is the only call center solution that offers all features in one package. Every other call center solution you will need to buy a third party add-on for a feature you want. Examples I have seen would be Analytics, Recordings, WFM not included …
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
All the companies we reviewed were similar. We felt Genesys had the best model to get us where we wanted to go.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
We were after an enterprise solution that was easy to migrate from Genesys Connect.
Moving to Genesys Cloud (formerly PureCloud) was the most cost effective for us. Additionally we investigated transactional-based solutions, and Genesys Cloud (formerly PureCloud) gave us an …
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Genesys is leading the customer experience market by providing an omnichannel platform to achieve all your complex business goals within it. Sometimes tasks might be duplicated in other solutions but in Genesys Cloud (formerly PureCloud), tasks are done once and it can be …
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
All it had was a simple dialer, but it didn't have anywhere near all of the details that Genesys Cloud has. [It] didn't allow me to see how many calls I was receiving or making throughout the day. [Also, it] didn't notify me about any voicemails that were left in my inbox or …
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Unlike a few other solutions considered, Genesys Cloud provides a one-stop-shop package for all the Cloud Contact Center and associated workforce management needs.
It provides an effective and efficient control of the customers' end-to-end experience with our bank's contact …
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
For the money and ease of use, Genesys is top notch. I think they lack in integrations against some others. From a metrics perceptive, Genesys Cloud provides a very easy to use system for non-technical leaders. You can generate the reports you need quickly, and with little need …
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
I have used many other phone systems, and the majority of them have codes you need to enter to do a particular function. In Genesys you don't need to enter any codes, the UI is very well designed and easy to learn. You don't have to memorize codes when you can just simply look …
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Genesys is way better and has more features. We can just hear the voicemails straight from the cloud. We can do a consult transfer with the other agent prior to transferring the client to their end. It shows me my metrics so that I can compare them to the prior day and get …
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
I have used AVAYA IP Office/Communicator and it wasn't as smooth as Genesys. Also, I didn't really know how to look at my total calls for the day. I find this tool very friendly.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
I worked with Avaya products some years ago. I find that Genesys Cloud (formerly PureCloud) is easier to implement and maintain.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Avaya UCaaSGenesys Cloud CX
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
6.0
22 Ratings
30% below category average
Genesys Cloud CX
-
Ratings
High quality audio8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video7.118 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
8.3
14 Ratings
5% above category average
Genesys Cloud CX
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing8.314 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
8.4
17 Ratings
4% above category average
Genesys Cloud CX
-
Ratings
Calendar integration8.617 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.417 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events7.513 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
8.5
16 Ratings
9% above category average
Genesys Cloud CX
-
Ratings
Live chat8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.9
20 Ratings
2% above category average
Genesys Cloud CX
-
Ratings
User authentication7.819 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.9
26 Ratings
4% below category average
Genesys Cloud CX
-
Ratings
Hosted PBX8.318 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)7.917 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names7.523 Ratings00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.9
26 Ratings
5% below category average
Genesys Cloud CX
-
Ratings
Answering rules8.424 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording8.820 Ratings00 Ratings
Call park8.721 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening8.420 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts8.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging7.414 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Fax6.111 Ratings00 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription7.520 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
8.7
23 Ratings
4% above category average
Genesys Cloud CX
-
Ratings
Mobile app for iOS9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.420 Ratings00 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.7
18 Ratings
2% below category average
Genesys Cloud CX
-
Ratings
Centralized communications management7.316 Ratings00 Ratings
Team messaging7.115 Ratings00 Ratings
Team document sharing8.613 Ratings00 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
-
Ratings
Genesys Cloud CX
8.2
412 Ratings
2% below category average
Agent dashboard00 Ratings7.9394 Ratings
Validate callers00 Ratings8.0346 Ratings
Outbound response00 Ratings7.8308 Ratings
Call forwarding00 Ratings8.3334 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings8.4269 Ratings
Warm transfer00 Ratings8.6381 Ratings
Predictive dialing00 Ratings7.9226 Ratings
Interactive voice response00 Ratings8.4327 Ratings
REST APIs00 Ratings8.0275 Ratings
Call scripts00 Ratings8.2305 Ratings
Call tracking00 Ratings8.5371 Ratings
Multichannel integration00 Ratings8.4300 Ratings
CRM software integration00 Ratings7.9290 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
-
Ratings
Genesys Cloud CX
8.0
391 Ratings
2% below category average
Inbound call routing00 Ratings8.4366 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings8.3283 Ratings
Recording00 Ratings8.6371 Ratings
Quality management00 Ratings8.2340 Ratings
Call analytics00 Ratings8.1350 Ratings
Historical reporting00 Ratings7.6365 Ratings
Live reporting00 Ratings7.9360 Ratings
Customer surveys00 Ratings6.8221 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings7.9265 Ratings
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Avaya UCaaSGenesys Cloud CX
Small Businesses
Nextiva
Nextiva
Score 9.2 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 8.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Nextiva
Nextiva
Score 9.2 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 8.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Bright Pattern Contact Center
Bright Pattern Contact Center
Score 9.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Avaya UCaaSGenesys Cloud CX
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(100 ratings)
8.6
(436 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.7
(7 ratings)
7.6
(38 ratings)
Usability
7.1
(7 ratings)
9.0
(69 ratings)
Availability
8.8
(5 ratings)
8.2
(6 ratings)
Performance
6.7
(5 ratings)
8.1
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
5.5
(83 ratings)
7.0
(100 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.8
(2 ratings)
8.5
(5 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.9
(11 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.4
(6 ratings)
7.8
(20 ratings)
Configurability
5.8
(3 ratings)
8.9
(6 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.5
(2 ratings)
8.2
(15 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.7
(2 ratings)
6.9
(8 ratings)
Product Scalability
6.1
(3 ratings)
8.9
(7 ratings)
Professional Services
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.7
(12 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.5
(3 ratings)
7.4
(9 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.6
(3 ratings)
7.8
(9 ratings)
User Testimonials
Avaya UCaaSGenesys Cloud CX
Likelihood to Recommend
Avaya
Call centers where lots of calls come in per day are better suited for Cloud office. Small businesses or companies that don’t really make outgoing calls or receive a lot of incoming calls other than within the company would not really be suited for Avaya Cloud Office.
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Genesys
With telephony, I believe that Genesys Cloud CX is ahead of its class and can provide a streamlined approach to call routing and efficiency. I believe that the platform is more than capable in handling telephony services for operations. The reporting and line of sight to real time reporting is also impressive. Having that type of availability to supervisors can be game changing. However, the email and workitems use cases are very far behind. If your business relies on email then it will need to come up with out of the box solutions for everyday use.
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Pros
Avaya
  • User-friendly GUI management interface with the possibility to create different rooms, notebooks, calendars, and chats.
  • The management interface for recordings is made in the rooms with the possibility of downloading them to the location.
  • Link and file sharing with other participants.
  • Chat with all participants and individual.
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Genesys
  • Standard omnichannel routing - multiple-media interactions are handled well.
  • WFM - agent scheduled, workload balancing, forecasting, etc.
  • 3rd Party Integrations - Easy integration with CRMs, DBs. ADs etc.
  • We are exploring Predictive Routing & finding is useful so far.
  • Reporting is also very useful & informative.
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Cons
Avaya
  • Avaya has very strong contact center offerings and more contact with our salesperson would be helpful, so we can explore the latest offerings
  • Although it's adequate a slightly more intuitive UI would be helpful
  • More integrated reporting at the end-user level.
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Genesys
  • We can see the bot and the digital side is growing at the moment, but there are still a couple of gaps that we think about. So as I say, every customer comes through our bot, but we don't have an easy way of exporting what they're actually telling us. We can see a snippet throughout the day and we can retrieve, I believe, 250 of the most recent things, but we get about 3,000 calls a day. It's a snapshot of what we're actually getting. It's the analytics piece that we'd like to see enhanced a bit.
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Likelihood to Renew
Avaya
Things change, business requirements change so when we come to renew we may explore other options, we might go all in on Teams or look at something different - we need something that allows us to increase and importantly decrease our licence count more flexably which Avaya / Ring Central don't allow.
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Genesys
The upcoming upgrades working with Genesys Cloud and Salesforce are very exciting. Even though we don't use Genesys Cloud to the fullest extent it can be used (we just migrated a year ago), when these upgrades roll out, I am very excited to see what it can do to for our agents. I think they are going to be very impressed
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Usability
Avaya
There are few times that we have not been able to take advantage of the tool, but those moments are related to the bandwidth of each person in [their] home. Those who have low signal cannot access meetings on the platform smoothly.
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Genesys
Everything is very good. It is very useful, friendly to users and it makes our work easier than what we expected. I think that I don't need any help from someone on how to use Genesys coz basically they will directly feed it to you without any hassle on using it.
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Reliability and Availability
Avaya
Throughout a year and and a half of remote learning, we only experience two minor technology issues that were resolved within an hour
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Genesys
The platform is highly reliable, with minimal downtime or outages, and is generally available when needed. Over the course of using it, unplanned outages or application errors have been rare, and any issues that did arise were quickly resolved. Genesys provides robust support and maintenance, ensuring the system remains operational during critical business hours. However, like any cloud-based platform, there have been occasional disruptions, though these were infrequent and quickly addressed. Overall, its availability has been excellent, supporting smooth daily operations.
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Performance
Avaya
We have not been faced to any performance issue.
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Genesys
Overall, the platform performs well, with pages loading quickly and reports typically completing in a reasonable time, even with complex data. The interface is responsive, and most day-to-day tasks are executed efficiently. However, in some instances, especially during peak usage times or when running very detailed, large-scale reports, there can be slight delays. While these are rare, they occasionally affect workflow. Additionally, the platform generally integrates smoothly with other systems, though some integrations can slow down slightly, particularly when pulling large datasets or interacting with older, legacy systems. Nonetheless, the performance is strong and reliable for most use cases.
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Support Rating
Avaya
The Customer Service and Representatives are always kind and willing to go the extra mile to get anything resolved. Yet, we have not really needed them after the initial set up since the product actually works and we have not really experienced any major issues.
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Genesys
Support does indeed resolve the issue but they seem to be really slow and I have to stay on them to get my ticket handled. Everyone I have interacted with is very professional and pleasant. Other than being slow its been a good experience
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In-Person Training
Avaya
whilst on site it was delivered by teams to the desks , not the fault of the trainer
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Genesys
Genesys team that provide trainings are friendly and professional. They helped us to understand well the product and the functionalities. The training was detailed with use cases. At the end, we got a task to develop that ended with success and we got some Genesys rewards. It was amazing experience
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Online Training
Avaya
The online training was clear and effective.
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Genesys
I have taken the preparatory course for Genesys Cloud Certification. I must say that it is a good training for administrators and analysts. The bibliography is very clear and is easy to identify the topics, which are conveniently separated. It is, in my opinion, mandatory for those who want to exercise the position of Genesys Cloud platform administrators.
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Implementation Rating
Avaya
Thank to the help of Avaya implementation team, the migration was done with minimal impact. All activities were well defined and done in time.
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Genesys
We had a complicated implementation because of the requirements around our routing. I recommend that you allow plenty of time for design and testing if you have complicated requirements. We had to push our implementation out several times to make sure it was done properly and still I think some issues were missed, but since fixed
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Alternatives Considered
Avaya
Apart from Cisco Webex Calling/app no other vendor offers their own phones hardware, gateways. We need to add other vendors like yealink, Poly, Audiocodes to complete the solution. This makes things very difficult from management perspective. As you have to hire a person who can manage a multivendor environment. Also, in case of outage, multiple bridge open and every vendor blame others. Cisco is costly so we gave a chance to Avaya UCaaS based on its history and reputation in Calling market.
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Genesys
Genesys meets the necessary requirements for our organization. The platforms named above partially met the requirements but not in their entirety. The training provided by Genesys through live or self-study courses or the knowledge base in the resource center is far superior to its competitors.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Avaya
No answers on this topic
Genesys
Genesys provides Licensing in 3 tier subscription types of licenses on top based on any business requirements then any sort of feature/functionality inclusion (or removal) is discussed openly. There are 2 types of billing models available which are "Named" and "Concurrent" based on the type of roles users will perform in Genesys Cloud CX environment (eg. Agent, Supervisor, Administrator, and Business Users) Also, the billing period/frequency starts on the actual day the platform is delivered.
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Scalability
Avaya
It fits us well being in multiple geographic areas and we can purchase local numbers or do a BYOD SBC setup
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Genesys
I give Genesys a rating of 10 for scalability because of its ability to adapt seamlessly to growing business needs, whether expanding across multiple departments, locations, or regions. Its cloud-based infrastructure allows for easy scaling without the need for costly hardware upgrades or lengthy implementation times. As our organisation grew, we were able to add new agents, channels, and features without disrupting operations, which significantly enhanced our flexibility. The platform's design supports both small-scale and enterprise-level operations, making it ideal for evolving businesses. Additionally, its capacity to handle increased interaction volumes without compromising performance ensures that customer service quality remains high, even during peak times. This flexibility and ease of scaling, combined with real-time analytics and automation capabilities, make it highly effective for growing organisations.
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Professional Services
Avaya
No answers on this topic
Genesys
Professional services are definitely much more experienced than the support teams, and the price for their services is very fair. I wish that the support team could help answer simple questions about work that the PSS team does, however, so that we do not have to use our SOW for simple Q&A emails.
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Return on Investment
Avaya
  • This made working from home possible, allowing me to take calls that I wouldn't be able to without having them forwarded by our communications department
  • It works with Teams, realizing when I'm on a conf call and automatically sets a status of away, preventing my phone from ringing, but allowing me to see the voicemail via text so that I can respond
  • If I step out of the office for a little bit, I can have my calls go directly to my cellphone to make sure I'm still available if needed
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Genesys
  • Because the platform already has all the information on the customer, and every interaction within it, it already brings us a return on investment because we do not have to deploy other legacy systems. For example, for you to monitor calls or interactions, everything is already on the same platform. It would be an extra cost if you had to have another CRM behind Genesys. In this case, Genesys Cloud CX already embeds all the solutions in one.
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ScreenShots

Genesys Cloud CX Screenshots

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