Genesys Cloud CX vs. Talkdesk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Genesys Cloud CX
Score 8.4 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 (billed annually) per user
Talkdesk
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Talkdesk is a cloud-based contact center platform with voice, digital channel, and workforce engagement management capabilities. Talkdesk’s key features are its customizable user interface, built-in AI automation, and its integration with numerous CRM and helpdesk applications.
$85
per month per user
Pricing
Genesys Cloud CXTalkdesk
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
CX Cloud Essentials
$85
per month per user
CX Cloud Digital Essentials
$85
per month per user
CX Cloud Elevate
$115
per month per user
CX Cloud Elite
$145
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Genesys Cloud CXTalkdesk
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsPricing plans can also be billed hourly.Pricing is based on a 3 year commitment to these editions.
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Community Pulse
Genesys Cloud CXTalkdesk
Considered Both Products
Genesys Cloud CX
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Genesys Cloud CX stacks up reasonably well against Talkdesk as it integrates with Salesforce Service Cloud. We chose it because of a pre-existing vendor relationship with our parent company.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
It has all the featured that we are looking at for other products they don't have.
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
Genesys Cloud CX has excellent functionality for agents and supervisors. The portal is easy to use and very functional. The administration can be a bit tricky at 1st.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
  • Easier to use
  • Onboarding is easier
  • Offers everything we need within one amazing product
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Today, companies that can properly use artificial intelligence in their products are more successful than others and Genesys Cloud has great Ai and nice chatbots.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
For the money and ease of use, Genesys is top notch. I think they lack in integrations against some others. From a metrics perceptive, Genesys Cloud provides a very easy to use system for non-technical leaders. You can generate the reports you need quickly, and with little need …
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.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Genesys Cloud is the Cadillac of Contact Centers, compared to the others.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Talk desk didn't have the reporting that Genesys had, so it paled in comparison.
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Chose Genesys Cloud due to limitations of other tools in certain regions.
Talkdesk
Chose Talkdesk
Each platform is robust in its feature set. Where Talkdesk crept above all these is in the following areas: ease of use, easy to configure, easy to maintain, easy to integrate yet robust out-of-the-box feature set. Expanding our staffing in order to optimize or maintain the …
Chose Talkdesk
Talkdesk has trouble stacking up against these other major players when it comes to a traditional cloud contact center. The other platforms are more mature and loaded with out of the box features and integrations. However, Talkdesk has something that the others cannot provide …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Genesys Cloud CXTalkdesk
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Genesys Cloud CX
8.2
412 Ratings
1% below category average
Talkdesk
8.0
473 Ratings
3% below category average
Agent dashboard8.0394 Ratings8.0453 Ratings
Validate callers8.1346 Ratings8.1399 Ratings
Outbound response8.0308 Ratings8.0416 Ratings
Call forwarding8.3334 Ratings8.0406 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)8.4269 Ratings8.7377 Ratings
Warm transfer8.7381 Ratings8.9428 Ratings
Predictive dialing8.0226 Ratings8.4221 Ratings
Interactive voice response8.4327 Ratings8.0302 Ratings
REST APIs8.0275 Ratings7.6239 Ratings
Call scripts8.1305 Ratings6.9215 Ratings
Call tracking8.5371 Ratings8.6421 Ratings
Multichannel integration8.4300 Ratings7.4308 Ratings
CRM software integration7.9290 Ratings6.8364 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Genesys Cloud CX
8.0
391 Ratings
2% below category average
Talkdesk
8.6
459 Ratings
6% above category average
Inbound call routing8.4366 Ratings8.5419 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing8.4283 Ratings8.4302 Ratings
Recording8.7371 Ratings9.3443 Ratings
Quality management8.3340 Ratings9.1402 Ratings
Call analytics8.2350 Ratings8.6417 Ratings
Historical reporting7.6365 Ratings8.4424 Ratings
Live reporting8.0360 Ratings8.7416 Ratings
Customer surveys6.9221 Ratings7.6232 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics8.0265 Ratings8.6267 Ratings
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
Genesys Cloud CXTalkdesk
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(436 ratings)
7.8
(486 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.8
(38 ratings)
8.6
(37 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(69 ratings)
8.2
(302 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(6 ratings)
9.9
(7 ratings)
Performance
8.1
(6 ratings)
10.0
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
6.9
(100 ratings)
7.9
(130 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.6
(5 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(11 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.7
(20 ratings)
7.4
(219 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(6 ratings)
10.0
(7 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.2
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.3
(8 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(7 ratings)
10.0
(7 ratings)
Professional Services
7.7
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.3
(9 ratings)
9.4
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.8
(9 ratings)
9.4
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Genesys Cloud CXTalkdesk
Likelihood to Recommend
Genesys
With telephony, I believe that Genesys Cloud CX is ahead of its class and can provide a streamlined approach to call routing and efficiency. I believe that the platform is more than capable in handling telephony services for operations. The reporting and line of sight to real time reporting is also impressive. Having that type of availability to supervisors can be game changing. However, the email and workitems use cases are very far behind. If your business relies on email then it will need to come up with out of the box solutions for everyday use.
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Talkdesk
Talkdesk does an excellent job with productivity reports. I can monitor my agent's lives during calls and their current status, allowing me to affect them productively at that moment. I can also download a productivity report on Talkdesk to analyze historical data and see patterns and problems.
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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.
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Talkdesk
  • I appreciate the level of detail for reporting in Explore.
  • The interface is easy to use, both for admin and our agents
  • Even though we have not yet utilized Studio, I appreciate the level of complexity we can put into our IVR
  • The feedback mechanism enables the collection of customer responses across various inquiries.
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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.
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Talkdesk
  • Reporting is not easy to manipulate
  • Workforce management is not available in a simplified view
  • Creation of the Quality management process is not easy
  • Call quality is not great in Africa
  • Some features do not yet come with a full list of reporting capabilities
  • Connectivity causes delays in responses in all communication as they have no tower in Africa
  • It is significantly more expensive than local providers
  • Lack of integration to in-house systems caused a barrier
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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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Talkdesk
Renewing the use of talkdesk is a cost-effective solution for our company. By continuing to use it, we can leverage potential cost savings and efficiencies. For instance, talkdesk may have features that automate certain processes or enable better resource allocation, resulting in reduced operational costs. Secondly, renewing the contract contributes to enhanced customer service. Talkdesk likely offers specific functionalities that improve customer satisfaction and support. This could include features such as intelligent routing or real-time analytics that help agents provide personalized assistance and resolve issues more effectively. Thirdly, renewing the contract ensures seamless integration and compatibility with other systems or technologies used in our company. Having a unified system across different departments or functions enhances efficiency and reduces potential disruptions caused by incompatible systems. Moreover, there may be benefits gained from data sharing or streamlined workflows enabled by an integrated platform.
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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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Talkdesk
Talkdesk is helpful because we use it to receive calls in our BPO. Not only do we track live ques and statuses from agents, but we also receive feedback from our assessors through the talk desk as well as coaching, and it also stores customer contact data; I can track all my calls, and It records all the calls so we can come back to review them. You can also listen live and track your daily productivity. You can change your aux statuses very quickly, and there was an update talk desk that allows you to queue another status while you are on a call or after-call work, which is a great feature.
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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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Talkdesk
I have never had a problem making a phone call or an issue getting a line out. More times than not it is the customer that will have a bad connection or have a lot of noise on their end. I have had experience w/ dropped calls, but never not being able to access a line
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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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Talkdesk
We have never had a Talkdesk performance issue. As long as you follow the system requirements, which are MINIMAL, neither will you.
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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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Talkdesk
We've had five account execs in 18 months, three of which were apparently downsized. That makes me question the stability to Talkdesk as a company. We continue to struggle getting timely, effective support when we have questions or issues. Usually, we email the support team, get the initial 'somebody will contact you' message, and then it can be days or in some cases over a week before we get a response.
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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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Talkdesk
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.
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Talkdesk
Nothing is perfect!! Needing the ability to repeat the training so everyone was on board was important. Not real sure how many people had to repeat the training as they trained on their own and given 30 minutes at a time.
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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
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Talkdesk
Really easy to get set up out of the box. Anything I needed to understand further, I was able to just hop into the Academy and self-teach. I could then bring my team-members to those same sections so they could learn as well without me having to put together complicated SOP's / etc
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Alternatives Considered
Genesys
Genesys meets the necessary requirements for our organization. The platforms named above partially met the requirements but not in their entirety. The training provided by Genesys through live or self-study courses or the knowledge base in the resource center is far superior to its competitors.
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Talkdesk
Talkdesk is used to take inbound and outbound calls, which helps improve customer experience. It also provides evaluations through quality management. Talk desk scores are sometimes behind, but they still work well regarding taking and receiving calls. Some agents blame the Talk Desk because they lack knowledge of how to use it.
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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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Talkdesk
No answers on this topic
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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Talkdesk
We have over 200 employees in 11 states across the United States. Everyone uses Talkdesk. I believe that says a lot about the product and its flexibility. We need to be able to rely on system in order to assist our customers. Reliability and sustainability is important to our success
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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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Talkdesk
No answers on this topic
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.
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Talkdesk
  • Decreased average response time on emails - due to proper forecasting by our team but of course by usage of data received from this tool.
  • Increase in quality audit scores through weekly reviews by this tool.
  • Employee morale and company survey as agents are not stressing with the easy use of this tool.
  • Reduced average handle time to ensure first response is addressed or first rings are addressed immediately.
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ScreenShots

Genesys Cloud CX Screenshots

Screenshot of ConversationsScreenshot of Real-Time AdherenceScreenshot of Queue Performance

Talkdesk Screenshots

Screenshot of Talkdesk Guardian™, which is an AI-driven, native cloud compliance solution that enables contact centers to gain visibility and take control of their WFH and hybrid workforce.Screenshot of Talkdesk Autopilot™, which is a tool that handles common customer queries, like orders, returns and billing, and automatically responds with conversational answers. And when complex cases are detected that need human empathy and expertise, the virtual agent will redirect customers to a human agent.Screenshot of Talkdesk AI Trainer™, which equips customers with tools to observe, simulate, and put guardrails on AI, according to their needs. This way, generative AI can be used responsibly, preventing AI mishaps, and protecting the brand from potentially poor AI experiences.