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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

    Microsoft 365

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 365 (formerly Office 365) is a Microsoft Cloud subscription service that includes Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access). The software can be installed across multiple devices and ensures that users always have the most up-to-date version of the included Office applications.

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    Genesys Cloud CXMicrosoft 365
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Business Basic
    $5.00
    Per User Per Month
    Individual
    $5.84
    *Per Month
    Business - Apps
    $8.25
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - F3
    $10.00
    Per User Per Month
    Business Standard
    $12.50
    Per User Per Month
    Business Premium
    $20.00
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - E3
    $32.00
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - E5
    $57.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Genesys Cloud CXMicrosoft 365
    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.*When billed annually.
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    Community Pulse
    Genesys Cloud CXMicrosoft 365
    Considered Both Products
    Genesys
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    There really is no comparison between Genesys Cloud CX and other vendors we considered. We worked with two other products and neither came close to offering the sophistication, end-user interface or reliability that Genesys offers.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    It's comparative rating with unique features as a Contact Centre Cloud offering. It has many contact centre features that help us upscale as needed. We certainly we need more visibility on customized reporting aspects of Genesys Cloud CX where out of box of performance views …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Both are equally good and competitive feature set.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys Cloud CX is so much better overall than PureConnect. No installs...cloud-based systems are the way to go!
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Ease of integration primarily.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys Cloud CX compares very competitively against other leading CCaaS platforms such as NICE CXone, Amazon Connect, Five9, and Talkdesk, particularly in its balance of enterprise functionality, flexibility, and unified platform design.Compared to NICE CXone, which is very …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    I was not involved with the selection.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    It's not even a fair comparison. Avaya doesn't even come close to the functionality, live data, and usability of Genesys Cloud CX.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    No comparison; Genesys had everything that we needed and exactly what was required.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Very similar, and both are definitely worth a look.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    We've had a long standing relation with this platform and it works well compared to others
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    The modernization of the user interface was huge. The contact center team finds Genesys cloud much easier to use. There are so many cool things built in like internal chat and status timers that have made their lives easier since moving over. I will say from an administrations …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    I was not part of the evaluation of other products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys PureConnect was much more customizable than the Genesys Cloud CX product. However it appears that Genesys is doing a good job of filling the gaps between the products and are extremely public with their plans for the Genesys Cloud CX product. The future looks great …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys Cloud CX goes into way more detail than pureconnect did. We are able to do everything we need to all in one tool. We selected Genesys Cloud CX due to the technical advances and resources put into Cloud and how we can assist our customers and even better.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys Cloud CX is way better than Genesys PurecCnnect because we eliminate the use of premise servers. Genesys Cloud is also more user-friendly and easier to support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    I've only used the Avaya phone system, which was only used for making and receiving calls from customers. A simple screen pop.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    While MightyCall and Grasshopper are great for small businesses due to their cost, their functionality and performance takes a hit. Genesys Cloud is vastly superior in functionality and has tools which are a must have when building a medium to large call center. Genesys also …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    When looking to replace our aging Avaya system, we looked at various different solutions but a cloud-based one was a must. From the three we evaluated, Genesys Cloud was chosen over the other two as it was an all-in-one solution (not separate UC and CC, no matter how much we …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    We used Zoiper before and I personally had no problems with it, but then we switched to Genesys Cloud (formerly PureCloud). In my opinion, in terms of quality, Genesys Cloud (formerly PureCloud) does not stack up, even if it does have some features that Zoiper didn't.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys is an end-to-end solution developed in-house - at the time of evaluating Ring Central it was coupled with Nice In Contact, and did not work seamlessly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    More features for monitoring live calls, better call forwarding, fewer system errors/crashes, vast reporting for employees evaluation, and friendly user face.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Nice and Five9 are the most recent phone systems we have used over the last 5 years. Prior to this we used a system called I.C.B.M.
    I feel Genesys out performs all 3 of these programs and offers better options for evaluation of call interactions.
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    252 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    134 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    313 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    142 Answers
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Genesys Cloud CXMicrosoft 365
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (512 ratings)
    8.4
    (262 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (44 ratings)
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (74 ratings)
    8.7
    (30 ratings)
    Availability
    8.3
    (11 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    8.3
    (108 ratings)
    8.9
    (54 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (8 ratings)
    -
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    Online Training
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.6
    (24 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.8
    (17 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    -
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    Professional Services
    6.5
    (14 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    7.6
    (11 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    7.8
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    User Testimonials
    Genesys Cloud CXMicrosoft 365
    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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    Microsoft
    Microsoft 365 would be well suited for medium to large enterprises. This is where there are several hundreds or thousands of people. Since most everyone has used one of the applications the learning curve would be reduced. Another reason would be the ability to implement security measures to prevent access to sensitive data. This could justify the cost of an Enterprise license.
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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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    Microsoft
    • Chat with teams and the integrations with the other apps, and many more smaller ones, like to-dos, news, and the recent Outlook integration.
    • Easy embedding on SharePoint to broadcast all the content created in the different tools.
    • The office package is still robust with the good things from the past and new additions.
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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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    Microsoft
    • Slack is 1000x better than teams. Why put a 250 limit on a chat? Our company hasn't moved fully to channels and it's making us lose transparency. Plus, the teams channels we do have nobody is going to. 90% loss in visibility and engagement.
    • Teams for web meetings. I think the UI/UX should match Zoom which is the standard for all our customers. They don't like it when we use Teams.
    • Chats and Channels need to somehow be on one screen automatically without having to choose that view because majority of our company hasn't opened Teams Channels and only stays in chats.
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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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    Microsoft
    There are many features of Office that we cannot replicate in any other tool. Plus people know it already. It's not going away anytime soon.
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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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    Microsoft
    Microsoft 365 is the gold standard for performing project tasks in a professional environment, enabling the quick transfer and exchange of files and ideas for team members who work locally and remotely. Its suite of tools is familiar and has evolved to being cloud based, allowing for files to be updated in real time from near and far.
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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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    Microsoft
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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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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Microsoft
    Over the past 8 years of using Microsoft 365, I have noticed that they change vendors often. This always leads to a poor experience in the beginning, then levels out after some time for the company to get things worked out. As a customer, it is really frustrating because I don't have time when something isn't working to have them "look into my issue" and get back with me. They have even closed a ticket I specifically told them to keep open. Your applications are only as good as the support.
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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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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Microsoft
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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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    Microsoft
    Everything works and I use it all the time.
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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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    Microsoft
    Its very user-friendly, collaborative and efficient that boosts productivity using cloud tools. their security is strong and it provides data protection. There are regular updates that shields us from attackers too. It offers a wealth of learning resources, including tutorials, help articles and video guide to help users make the most of the application and personally upgrade their skills.
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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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    Microsoft
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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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    Microsoft
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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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    Microsoft
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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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    Microsoft
    • We have a lot of nonprofit users, so they have a good ROI.
    • I like the constant updates without having to purchase the software repeatedly.
    • I used to purchase each Office (insert year here) often, so the software was up to date and had the newest options and connectors. I think my return on investment would have been much better if Microsoft had updated those versions to keep them current; after all, we did pay for them.
    • Microsoft 365's offering a monthly fee or a discount for a year helps, and you can look at it as a free backup if you have everything set to back up to One Drive. (Cloud-based document filing you can access anywhere ( with an internet connection)—you Can't beat that!)
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    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.