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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

    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AGenesys Multicloud CX (formerly Genesys Engage, or PureEngage) is the Genesys customer engagement platform for enterprises. It is designed to be flexible for enterprises, who often have multiple and multi-national locations (including outsourcing) and large peak volumes and populations.N/A
    Pricing
    Genesys Cloud CXGenesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    YesNo
    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
    Genesys Cloud CXGenesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Genesys
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    We previously utilized Genesys Engage. The analytics and reporting in Genesys Engage cannot even compare to what we are seeing in Genesys Cloud CX. Genesys Cloud CX provides a very "hands on" experience for supervisors as well as analytics teams. Call recordings and analytics …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    So far my favorite!
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    I don't think there's much comparison. They're just different products that meet different customer needs.
    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    For most of our latest projects, we used this technology.
    It includes all the needed modules, and there is no need to add to the solution 3-rd party products (like a recording system, Database, CRM integration and so on). Everything is included in the one package.
    It's very …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys has the most features and is best-in-class solution. Their routing engine is second to none.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Since i am well versed with Genesys and have more experience than any other Contact Center Products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    It is a powerful platform with many tools in just one app; it helps with the objectives of the company and allows good and efficient communication between the team members, the company, and the clients.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    I use Genesys Cloud to support our customers and also demonstrate their features. In direct contact, we are informed how easy and practical it becomes to use the platform through simplistic design. In addition to the various customizations possible a click or two away, not to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    My company resells both Genesys Cloud and Cisco Webex Contact Center (CJP). When comparing the two solutions, the Genesys Cloud solution has more included features, such as WFM, and is more open on its telephony interaction availability. Cisco Webex Contact Center is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys Cloud calls are better as compared to those Hard Phones of Cisco System.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    We use also Genesys Engage on Premises. Both offer great customer experience but we choose Genesys Cloud on mid-sized businesses, because it is an incredibly fast solution that is entirely based on Cloud servers (AWS) and does not require hardware infrastructure. Genesys Engage
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    It's a clear solution leader and efficient too
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    Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    It has less functionality and is not cloud-based, so I feel like there is reduced capacity. Genesys Multicloud CX has limited functionality as it can't seem to expand compared to Genesys Cloud CX. Today's technology and other ones that I haven't used but have seen demos seem to …
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    Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    The above mentioned technologies also provide the same solutions as Genesys Engage does. However, Genesys Engage leads this market as this solution package contains all the functionalities provided by different software mentioned above as distinct functionality is provided by …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Engage was born first, Engage is more suitable if you [want] to have all services running on your server.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Genesys Engage products can be more justified to customer needs. Integrations to other systems are easier to implement.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Genesys Cloud - it's more simple, for customers who don't want highly complex architecture, without great integrations and complex reports. Cloud doesn't have many logs to analyse the environment, in some cases, we need help from Factory Support.
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    Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Genesys Engage Spoken IVR is amazing. It is a time saver not only for customers but for also developers. With it, customers can just speak their product instead of having to go through a long menu of options. In addition, reviewing real-time statistics is easy when using …
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    Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Genesys Cloud is an evolving solution for SMB. Not as feature-rich and customizable as Genesys Engage but getting there.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    The way I see Genesys is much more intuitive and configurable than the rest of CTI applications. It is very dynamic at the time of setting up and very entertaining at the same time as fun for a technician.
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    Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Genesys Cloud on the other hand is completely abstract. There is only very little that you can do meaning only in terms of configuration alone. Edges sit on the premise and rest all stays with Genesys and Amazon. Though it saves lot of money and infrastructure, Genesys Cloud is …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    409 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    341 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    408 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    252 Answers
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    313 Answers
    79%
    Implementation went as expected
    23 Answers
    Features
    Genesys Cloud CXGenesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Genesys Cloud CX and Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Feature
    Genesys Cloud CX
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    Ratings
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    9.2
    118 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Agent dashboard00 Ratings10.0109 Ratings
    Validate callers00 Ratings10.096 Ratings
    Outbound response00 Ratings9.099 Ratings
    Call forwarding00 Ratings8.089 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings9.083 Ratings
    Warm transfer00 Ratings10.0105 Ratings
    Predictive dialing00 Ratings9.281 Ratings
    Interactive voice response00 Ratings10.0106 Ratings
    REST APIs00 Ratings10.099 Ratings
    Call scripts00 Ratings9.075 Ratings
    Call tracking00 Ratings10.0103 Ratings
    Multichannel integration00 Ratings9.9105 Ratings
    CRM software integration00 Ratings5.199 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Genesys Cloud CX and Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Feature
    Genesys Cloud CX
    -
    Ratings
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    8.5
    107 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Inbound call routing00 Ratings9.0100 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings10.092 Ratings
    Recording00 Ratings8.980 Ratings
    Quality management00 Ratings8.080 Ratings
    Call analytics00 Ratings8.088 Ratings
    Historical reporting00 Ratings10.0103 Ratings
    Live reporting00 Ratings9.0100 Ratings
    Customer surveys00 Ratings6.864 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings7.073 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Genesys Cloud CXGenesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    MindTouch
    Score7 out of 10
    Zendesk Talk
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Sogolytics
    Score9 out of 10
    CloudTalk
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Medallia
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Genesys Cloud CXGenesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (512 ratings)
    8.0
    (147 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (44 ratings)
    7.9
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (74 ratings)
    6.9
    (18 ratings)
    Availability
    8.3
    (11 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (108 ratings)
    8.6
    (21 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (8 ratings)
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.6
    (24 ratings)
    3.8
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    6.5
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.8
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    1.4
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Professional Services
    6.5
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.6
    (11 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.8
    (12 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Solution is extremely agile and flexible. The new generation of containerized solution would be a game changer since it brings the ease of deployment and ability to get the innovations to a new total different place. I believe it is really hard to find in the competition who would have something similar or even close
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    Pros
    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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    • VHT as a stand alone model can be easily plugged into to the current call routing with minimal changes and it works like charm.
    • Platform SDKs are a powerful tool that help integrate with other third party solutions or to build custom made applications.
    • The whole routing solution is amazing . With user friendly composer, you have the option of building both VRUs and routing strategies. And, they are very easy to deploy.
    • The level of details for report customization is another strong point.
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    Cons
    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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    • Genesys needs to pick up the pace with application upgrades. We see more and more issues with Genesys applications falling behind the operating systems versions. We need more apps to be ready for the latest server OC models. There is a lag.
    • There seems to be constant unrest with the management application platform, CME, SCI, Genesys administrator, GAX, then GAX plugins, then a move away from plugins. We would like one stable management platform that encompasses ALL aspects of management within the contact center.
    • Real-time reporting deficiencies with Genesys pulse web. this application cannot live up to CCPulse with respect to flexibility of views. Pulse web was a plugin now it's not a plugin any longer. constant movement, we finally get pulse web plugin onto production, 6 months later these something supposedly better.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Genesys Engage is instrumental in us meeting our service obligations to our customers. Engage enables our organization to deliver interactions to the right staff and helps us minimize service and coverage gaps through historical and real-time reporting. Additionally, we feel that only Genesys Engage can meet and exceed our business needs and requirements.
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    Usability
    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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    Overall, from a customer perspective and also an agent perspective, it is very easy to use Genesys Engage's platform. The Agent Desktop and Genesys WDE are good. Usability is high and I would consider it an easy to use product and easy to adopt from this perspective.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    There are occasional failures, but distributed and High Availability features work well when architected, installed, and configured properly. Thoroughly reading and understanding system documentation is a must.
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    Performance
    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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    Never being disappointed in my 11 plus years of utilizing the various aspects of the system. No matter what we throw at it, the systems continue to perform as expected.
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    Support Rating
    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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    There's definitely room for improvement. I would have love to see the chat functionality work more frequently. The level of expertise has diminished over the years. I understand that this in part has to do with the number of new products that has been introduced, but should not be an excuse for the lack of readiness.
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    In-Person Training
    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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    Good training, but on limited locations. You can almost only follow trainings in europ in the UK and in Germany. Uk location is relatively difficult to get to and on a exppensive location. The content of the training is good, supplied training material is okay, but sometimes a bit outdated. When you follow a training it is most likely because of a recent purchase which is uasually the latest version.
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    Online Training
    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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    Interesting webinars on relevant topic are being provided regularly. Th e webinars a often provided by Genesys and hosted by a very experienced product owner. In many occasions a customer is invited to share his / her experiences and best practices. Webinars can be watched at a later time for your convenience.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    It was a death march. We finally learned enough about the product to know that our vendor knew nothing and had done it wrong. We hired voice engineers and took over the project. We should have fired our vendor much earlier
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    For a similar contact center structure, I find Genesys products are faster to produce outcomes, and fast to respond (loading, changing screens...). However, in terms of user interface, I do prefer the way NICE did things there. Coming from an agent background, I find that the NICE agent interface is more visually appealing and offers more flexibility (parameters for agent exceptions).
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    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
    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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    The Interactive Intelligence SIP based contact center platform has broken through the barriers of "board based" technology to processor based limits on scalability. This means their CIC premise or cloud platform can be engineered to support agent counts into the thousands.
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    Professional Services
    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
    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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    • Utilizing Genesys Contact Center Portfolio has added increased employee efficiency, providing better availability to customer demands which in turn has increased customer satisfaction.
    • Utilizing Genesys Contact Center Portfolio has added increased management efficiency, automating resource planning and scheduling and providing management more time to focus on other important tasks.
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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.

    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Altocloud in Workspace