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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Finesse

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/ACisco Finesse is a product designed to improve customer support delivered via contact centers. Described by Cisco as a next-generation agent and supervisor desktop, Cisco Finesse provides a collaborative experience for communities that interact with your customer service organization. Finesse's user-centric design is stated to enhance satisfaction for your customer-care representatives.N/A

    Nectar Desk

    Score8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Nectar Desk is call center software for a variety of industries. It includes a suite of call center software features such as call recording, IVRs and call transfers. Additionally, it integrates with CRM platforms in order to ensure that agents can work efficiently between Nectar Desk and their CRM. It also has advanced agent analytics which allow users to analyze their agents’ performance and make staffing adjustments as necessary.

    $50

    per month 1 agent

    Pricing
    Cisco FinesseNectar Desk
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    Cisco FinesseNectar Desk
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Cisco
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cisco FinesseNectar Desk
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Cisco Finesse and Nectar Desk
    Feature
    Cisco Finesse
    7.5
    7 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Nectar Desk
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Agent dashboard8.06 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Validate callers8.75 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Outbound response5.07 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Call forwarding5.06 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)8.93 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Warm transfer5.05 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Predictive dialing8.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Interactive voice response8.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    REST APIs8.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Call scripts8.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Call tracking8.36 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multichannel integration8.93 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    CRM software integration8.13 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Cisco Finesse and Nectar Desk
    Feature
    Cisco Finesse
    6.1
    7 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Nectar Desk
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Inbound call routing6.07 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing7.73 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Recording7.95 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Quality management5.05 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Call analytics6.06 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Historical reporting4.06 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Live reporting2.06 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customer surveys8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics7.33 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco FinesseNectar Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco FinesseNectar Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    I didn't personally hate working with Finesse as an end-user, but the frequent bugs and crashes were troublesome. While the frequency wasn't daily or weekly, it was enough to be memorable and difficult to work through. At times the software would crash across the board and take 15 minutes to recover, which pending call volumes, could be highly problematic. When it was working I had few issues or complaints.
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    NectarDesk Inc.
    I would recommend Nectar Desk if you are going to launch it across an entire organization. By launching for only one department, it has been extremely difficult to not have the connectivity we want across the entire company.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Keep detail record of the agent and supervisor activity.
    • Help to create agent and give them access to different teams and different skill groups.
    • Allows the supervisor to keep a track record of the agent different states like ready, not ready, in call, [etc...]
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    NectarDesk Inc.
    • Customizing Multiple Ring Groups: Allows for different call routing options depending on what phone number is dialed by a caller
    • Agent Login Tracking & Analytics: I can see minute by minute details of my team's login status and better understand how they're using their time
    • IVR Set Up: I can set up and edit/change IVR settings with the click of a few buttons, it's super easy!
    • Call History Tracking: I can easily filter and view all calls for the day to see what was inbound vs outbound, how many calls were handled by each agent, how many calls were missed, how many were outside of business hours, what the dispositions for each call were, and MORE. The Call History analytics are GREAT.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • There were too many outages
    • There were a number of times I would get kicked out of the system without reason
    • Reports were difficult to read
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    NectarDesk Inc.
    • When a caller becomes assigned to an agent, SMS notifications are only sent to that agent. This is difficult for our call center manager to monitor if the team is handling all SMS replies efficiently and effectively.
    • Because Nectar Desk is a chrome-based calling software, we are limited in accessing the platform. Due to the ongoing pandemic, this presented a challenge in making sure that all agents' at-home computers were capable of running the software.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    It is easy to use, but there are outages that affect the overall customer satisfaction. There were many times when we were unable to enter the call queues or even our direct lines because the system was not functioning properly. It was extremely easy to transfer people and that was a great function of the program.
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    NectarDesk Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Cisco
    We have hardly had any problems, but the attention provided when we need support has been very fast and effective
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    NectarDesk Inc.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    We used to use Dialpad and it was a great tool. Since switching to Cisco Finesse, we have had no issues with call forwarding, call transfers, or holding. We no longer experience any issues with our callers in the queue or any issues with call playback for quality assurance. Cisco Finesse has made things much easier around the office.
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    NectarDesk Inc.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Cisco Finesse is a pivotal piece of HubSpot's world renowned Customer Support team, seamlessly integrating with our product to deliver our customers the highest level of support.
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    NectarDesk Inc.
    • As the marketing agency that implemented this software for a client, we have 100% insight into call performance. Our client previously throughout random numbers, was always guessing on his team's performance, and now we have actual insight into how the intake team is truly performing—we know 100% of the inbound calls they make, how many outbound calls are made in a day, and how much time is spent 'idle'. This has allowed our client to hire the appropriate number of call center staff based on actual data and has allowed us to shift our marketing budget to focus on driving the right callers.
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