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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Discord

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADiscord is an app designed to connect users with communities over voice, video, and text chat, via Discord servers, a gaming and game industry oriented app for growing communities around video games and allowing developers to communicate with their customer base; the app may yet also be used for business communications of other kinds.

    $4.99

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    Genesys Cloud CX

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AGenesys Cloud CX 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.N/A
    Pricing
    DiscordGenesys Cloud CX
    Editions & Modules
    Discord Nitro
    $0
    Discord Nitro Classic
    $0
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DiscordGenesys Cloud CX
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing plans can also be billed hourly.
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    Features
    DiscordGenesys Cloud CX
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Discord and Genesys Cloud CX
    Feature
    Discord
    4.3
    32 Ratings
    57% below category average
    Genesys Cloud CX
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    Ratings
    Task Management1.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts1.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling4.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation4.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.330 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search7.727 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools1.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Discord and Genesys Cloud CX
    Feature
    Discord
    7.0
    32 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Genesys Cloud CX
    -
    Ratings
    Chat9.432 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications7.331 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions8.732 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys7.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase5.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Discord and Genesys Cloud CX
    Feature
    Discord
    7.0
    31 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Genesys Cloud CX
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning5.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files6.529 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files6.829 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration6.116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features5.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync8.121 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DiscordGenesys Cloud CX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (32 ratings)
    9.3
    (517 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (45 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (11 ratings)
    8.2
    (75 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (11 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    8.4
    (108 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (8 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (24 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (17 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (14 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (11 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (12 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DiscordGenesys Cloud CX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discord
    Discord works phenomenally if you want a chat platform that is free, quick to set up, and very flexible in the ways you can start using it. It doesn't require a complex set of logins for different servers and confusion about adding new members, or tough pricing right out of the gate. If you prefer to view full conversations all in one place without them "splintering" off into branches that are missed, Discord works great for this. All in all, Discord is great for startup companies or lean working companies, but it does not lend itself as well for larger, traditional "corporate" enterprises.
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    Genesys
    Genesys Cloud CX is particularly well suited for organizations looking to consolidate customer interactions across multiple channels into a single platform. In our experience, it works very well for omnichannel customer service, especially when voice, digital channels, routing, reporting, and customer experience need to be managed together. The flexibility of its routing capabilities and the ability to integrate with other business systems are especially valuable for more complex customer journeys.
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    Pros
    Discord
    • One to many Communications to ensure that we can quickly get messages out when we have to.
    • Quick polling of questions and issues
    • The ability to gate channels so we can focus on folks that we know are stakeholders gives them an added feeling of belonging and that they have a say in the direction of projects.
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    Genesys
    • From an administrator point of view Genesys Cloud CX provides a drag & drop omni channel flow building option using Genesys Architect tool. The interface is very intuitive and provides flexible options to design call flows
    • Genesys Cloud CX has deep integration with Salesforce & ServiceNow
    • Genesys Cloud CX provides native Workforce Engagement Management. This reduces the dependency to unnecessarily procure products from other vendors for quality assurance auditing, screen recording or agent scheduling
    • We can also deploy BYOC (Brin Your Own Carrier) for telecom SIP trunk deployment. This is a big bonus when we want to reuse our existing DID's with our SIP trunk providers
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    Cons
    Discord
    • Better volume balancing between members on a call.
    • More customizability of the notification sound for each server. It would be nice to set each of my important servers with a different notification sound.
    • More expansive note section when you view another user's profile. I'd like to be able to contain more information there in a more organized way.
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    Genesys
    • Reporting - the removal of the basic reporting tab, which was available earlier. We can bring something like that back to Genesys CloudCX. Just have a standard out of box reports.
    • Log analysis: Difficulties sometimes arise when an issue cannot be resolved with the basic information available. We can enable a log analysis tool that collects data from multiple components over time and can be reviewed in case of issues or failures. Similar to logs available in Genesys Engage.
    • Last Routed Agent - We can bring back the LRA to Genesys cloud cx for voice as an option or a function that can be enabled at the Architect or Queue level. Which will help many customers as they have used it previously.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discord
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Discord
    It just works, and works well. Very rarely does anything go wrong, and I can't remember the last outage (sure there's been some but very rare and not something I even think about or worry about). Desktop clients, web access, mobile clients - the lot. Very happy with our easy it is to use.
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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
    Discord
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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
    Discord
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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
    Discord
    There is plenty of online documentation and knowledge base articles. As well as having an open API to be able to tie it into other products makes it a really viable solution for any business. I have never had to contact support, any questions which I have need answered can be found in the documentation,
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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
    Discord
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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
    Discord
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    Genesys
    In general, it gives a description and can help to understand what to do and how. but: Sometimes, it does not keep up with changes in the system (for example, in the GUI changes, additional features and so on). Sometimes, much easier and helpful to read the documentation (https://help.mypurecloud.com/) that gives the "better" explanations and takes less time.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discord
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    Genesys
    My Team was involved in the discussion before implementing the application. We had a whole walkthrough of this product and during the demo itself we were very impressed with type of service we were getting. The integration of the product into our system was very quick and seamless.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discord
    I like Slack for more professional settings, but Discord is excellent for casual groups, especially when a few people do not have iPhones. They're very similar, but I think there are a lot of Discord features I don't take advantage of, mainly because there seems to be so much in the sidebar that overwhelms me a bit.
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    Genesys
    Genesys Cloud CX is much easier to manage than PureConnect - all from one system rather than needing separate components to install and validate. The ease of use when utilising all of the functionality really brings us to present day technology. Where it falls down is in its Outbound systems, currently we are still using pureconnect as an outbound platform and shortfalls in the Cloud CX system has meant we must look elsewhere for our future operations.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Discord
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    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
    Discord
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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
    Discord
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    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
    Discord
    • Discord has allowed us to connect to students when typical email & text would not work.
    • Discord has allowed easy creation and communication for small group leaders and their students.
    • Discord is free and so many students have access to it.
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    Genesys
    • For a product-based company like ours, we have existing Genesys customers who can use our product, as we have already integrated our product & solution into Genesys.
    • By viewing Genesys as a contact center, we generate numerous ideas about what features need to be implemented.
    • Genesys is the best choice for big, enterprise-level businesses as it can handle multiple calls simultaneously seamlessly.
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    ScreenShots

    Genesys Cloud CX Screenshots

    Screenshot of analytics to track performance and balance workloads in real time.Screenshot of the dashboard to manage workflows, settings and operations.Screenshot of AI tools that help to resolve customer issues.