Genesys Cloud CX vs. Microsoft Teams

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Microsoft Teams
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.
$5
per month
Pricing
Genesys Cloud CXMicrosoft Teams
Editions & Modules
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
Free
$0.00
per user/per month
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$5.00
per user/per month
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
$12.50
per user/per month
Office 365 E3
$20.00
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Genesys Cloud CXMicrosoft Teams
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing plans can also be billed hourly.Discounts are available for non profit organizations.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Genesys Cloud CXMicrosoft Teams
Considered Both Products
Genesys Cloud CX
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
There's more control as an admin with Genesys Cloud CX compared to other cloud solutions. Features are also appreciated by the business users and the platform feels more streamlined than the competition. There's thought behind a lot of the features from the end users …
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.
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
Availability of support within the region, fast implementation and as well as their clear vision on what to do for a better customer experience.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
We selected Genesys based on cost savings, user experience, scalability, and specific communication needs of our organization.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
The ability to migrate to Cloud while still in the CIC environment was a huge factor in the decision for Cloud CX.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
It's been great but it was a little slow with the ChatGPT integrations compared to its competitors.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Very similar, and both are definitely worth a look.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Genesys Cloud CX favored well against the competitors. Customers like the user interface performance of Genesys over nice. Genesys was very cost competitive over 8x8.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Much better and well-prepared for the Cloud Contact Center space.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
We've had a long standing relation with this platform and it works well compared to others
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
The Genesys Cloud CX platform was chosen because it has a wider range of possibilities in the cloud, not requiring client installations on agents' machines. This was a premise in the platform change, and the one that best met the business requirements was Genesys Cloud CX.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
The reliability and useability of the service is a market leader. Whereas with other systems, our agents have had to deal with separate SIP phone applications and a lack of oversight on their own calls coming in, the Genesys platform has offered a great single pane of glass. …
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 …
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
The Genesys Cloud platform is tightly knit in a consistent and easy-to-use UI, whereas others were often bolted together products that had been acquired, resulting in UI inconsistencies and limitations of data sharing. The AppFoundry capabilities enable the benefits of adding …
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
The vendor convinced us with great customer service skills; compared to the other reps from the other companies, this one really convinced us. Prices were similar but it was the enjoyable customer experience that sold us. We did think twice as Genesys is not based in New …
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.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Genesys Cloud CX is a true multi-tenant cloud architecture, whereas Five9, for instance, is still a hosted product that goes through switchovers. Genesys' architecture is one of the main reasons clients seek it out for robust uptime and features. Genesys has also done an …
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.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Genesys Cloud is the next generation of PureConnect offering one of the only truly all-in-one platforms with a single interface for business users, agents, supervisors, quality managers, and admins. The ease of use of Genesys Cloud surpasses any other cloud-based contact …
Microsoft Teams

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Genesys Cloud CXMicrosoft Teams
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Genesys Cloud CX
8.2
410 Ratings
2% below category average
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
Agent dashboard7.9392 Ratings00 Ratings
Validate callers8.0344 Ratings00 Ratings
Outbound response7.8306 Ratings00 Ratings
Call forwarding8.2332 Ratings00 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)8.4268 Ratings00 Ratings
Warm transfer8.6379 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive dialing7.9224 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive voice response8.4325 Ratings00 Ratings
REST APIs8.1273 Ratings00 Ratings
Call scripts8.2303 Ratings00 Ratings
Call tracking8.4369 Ratings00 Ratings
Multichannel integration8.4299 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM software integration7.9288 Ratings00 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Genesys Cloud CX
7.9
389 Ratings
4% below category average
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
Inbound call routing8.4364 Ratings00 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing8.2281 Ratings00 Ratings
Recording8.5369 Ratings00 Ratings
Quality management8.1338 Ratings00 Ratings
Call analytics8.0348 Ratings00 Ratings
Historical reporting7.6363 Ratings00 Ratings
Live reporting7.9358 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer surveys6.8219 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics7.8263 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Genesys Cloud CX
-
Ratings
Microsoft Teams
6.9
189 Ratings
14% below category average
Task Management00 Ratings7.2144 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.374 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings7.4159 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.499 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings7.6181 Ratings
Search00 Ratings6.8167 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings6.8116 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Genesys Cloud CX
-
Ratings
Microsoft Teams
7.5
198 Ratings
7% below category average
Chat00 Ratings8.7197 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings7.8196 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings8.2184 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings7.3110 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings6.9120 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.547 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings5.743 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.9156 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Genesys Cloud CX
-
Ratings
Microsoft Teams
7.3
183 Ratings
10% below category average
Versioning00 Ratings7.2127 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings7.5156 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings7.7158 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.2170 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings7.4153 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings7.0115 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.553 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings7.8129 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Genesys Cloud CXMicrosoft Teams
Small Businesses
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 8.8 out of 10
Stackby
Stackby
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 8.8 out of 10
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Google Cloud Contact Center AI
Google Cloud Contact Center AI
Score 7.9 out of 10
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
Genesys Cloud CXMicrosoft Teams
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(434 ratings)
7.7
(276 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.6
(38 ratings)
4.0
(9 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(69 ratings)
8.1
(59 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(6 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.1
(6 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(100 ratings)
8.3
(113 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.5
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.9
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.9
(20 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
8.9
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.2
(15 ratings)
6.3
(7 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.7
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.9
(7 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
7.7
(12 ratings)
7.0
(7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.4
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.8
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Genesys Cloud CXMicrosoft Teams
Likelihood to Recommend
Genesys
Genesys CX is well-suited for voice solutions, including advanced IVR features, great voice prompt management, and great architecture in general. CX for contact center agents is better than other solutions. However, it is less appropriate for social networks and email management. For these channels, it is recommended that some other integrations, like email centers, be used to manage email.
Read full review
Microsoft
Positive: The virtual workspace created for a work team within the same company, for the resemblance of information and communications in one place.Negative: The access for members of a non-profit organization who have external emails from the host but need the same access as an internal person since their volunteer work is part of the very core of the federation.
Read full review
Pros
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.
Read full review
Microsoft
  • Virtual meetings - ease of set up and execution
  • File sharing! We build channels for projects, and being able to invite only project members is huge!
  • Peer-to-peer communications - being able to "ping" one of my colleagues, either text, video or call-only, on-demand, is what runs our business.
Read full review
Cons
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.
Read full review
Microsoft
  • The feature of notifications in the mobile application could be improved. Sometimes notifications of different teams are not visible and are only visible when the application is opened.
  • It uses lots of computational resources while running and thus, slows down the system sometimes.
  • It allows a few channels per team. The number of channels could be increased for better productivity.
Read full review
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
Read full review
Microsoft
Microsoft Teams is included with our Office 365 subscription and we have no intention of migrating off of Office 365 and Microsoft products. Since Microsoft Teams is included for free with our Office 365 subscription, and since we enjoy all the features, benefits, and functionality, there is no question that our team will continue to use the product
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Microsoft
User experience has been much better than the previous Skype for Business app. It has an easy-to-use interface with persistent chats. The search feature is very fast and useful. MS Teams has mostly focused on Collaboration and team building features which are very useful for organizational communications. Since Teams is accessible from multiple platforms like Laptop, Desktop, Mobile phones, etc it has been very convenient from a Mobility perspective.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Microsoft
Rare, but outages do happen
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Microsoft
Sometimes about once a week I get a message that says "Sorry, there seems to be something wrong". But it goes away in a few minutes.
Read full review
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
Read full review
Microsoft
Using Microsoft Teams has resulted in much faster business communications with both co-workers and consultants. There has been little need for support with this software as the interface is very intuitive and the product is overall very well designed. We did encounter an issue with the built-in phone service, however, this was quickly resolved by the support team.
Read full review
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
Read full review
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Online Training
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.
Read full review
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
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
Read full review
Microsoft
I find everything I need for my day-to-day work.
Read full review
Alternatives Considered
Genesys
So we came from Avaya where we were using their Oceania PR platform, which was similar to this but nowhere near as good. It was actually very poorly run when we started looking at moving away. We had to narrow down between Genesys and NICE. So I like both platforms but Genesys, as an overall platform, just made more sense for us.
Read full review
Microsoft
Our company and IT department previously used Skype for our communication needs. Skype was not dependable in my opinion, because it seems each time I used it during a call and/or a meeting, I and several other team members would get disconnected more than once. This caused a great interruption of our meeting, caused team members to have to ask others to repeat themselves and caused a general lack of interest in employee attendance during meetings.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Microsoft
Honestly, this tool is worth every penny. Yes, it's not free and you pay for the quality of services and the license. But the ROI and the benefits are all there. Also, the renewal, negotiation, and contract terms are all very well explained by our Microsoft account manager, and she's a charm.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Microsoft
It does not appear to have a limit to how many teams and employees we can have using it
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Microsoft
I used Skype for Business to take calls, hold conferences, and provide remote assistance to users. Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, is superior to Skype for Business in my opinion. My job entails a lot of screen sharing.
Read full review
Return on Investment
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.
Read full review
Microsoft
  • I'm not sure I can point to a specific ROI, but it has improved our ability to communicate and work more effectively together.
  • It's also nice to have records of every interaction, photo, and document that has been shared. Less chance of something completely disappearing.
Read full review
ScreenShots

Genesys Cloud CX Screenshots

Screenshot of Genesys Cloud directories, used to find the right person in an organizationScreenshot of a dashboard where agents can see the activities in their queueScreenshot of a dashboard where contact center managers are shown key metricsScreenshot of the built-in Call Center Co-browsing capability