Genesys Cloud CX vs. Zendesk Talk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Genesys Cloud CX
Score 8.6 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
Zendesk Talk
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Zendesk Talk is call center software built on the Twilio cloud communication platform that integrates with the Zendesk Support ticketing system. This allows customer service teams to provide phone support from the same platform they use to manage all other channels.N/A
Pricing
Genesys Cloud CXZendesk Talk
Editions & Modules
Genesys Cloud CX 1
$75.00
Per User Per Month
Genesys Cloud CX 2
$110.00
Per User Per Month
Genesys Cloud CX 3
$140.00
Per User Per Month
Genesys Choice
Contact sales team
Contact sales team
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Genesys Cloud CXZendesk Talk
Free Trial
NoNo
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 CXZendesk Talk
Considered Both Products
Genesys Cloud CX
Chose Genesys Cloud CX
Five9 doesn't have all the same functionallity, deploy flexibility or updates available in Genesys.
Twilio Flex requires too much configuration to be plug-and-play and the per-usage cost is more expensive than the local SIP trunk alternative.
Zendesk Talk doesn't have an …
Zendesk Talk
Chose Zendesk Talk
We were made aware of Zendesk Talk through good reviews from reputable sites. Zendesk Talk's ACD was very outstanding and this is what attracted us as this was what we needed. The other products mentioned they glitched a lot and caused multiple dropped calls.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Genesys Cloud CXZendesk Talk
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Genesys Cloud CX
8.7
307 Ratings
3% above category average
Zendesk Talk
8.2
14 Ratings
3% below category average
Agent dashboard8.8295 Ratings7.614 Ratings
Validate callers8.5266 Ratings7.911 Ratings
Outbound response8.5237 Ratings8.513 Ratings
Call forwarding9.3262 Ratings8.113 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)8.9209 Ratings8.612 Ratings
Warm transfer9.1286 Ratings7.510 Ratings
Predictive dialing9.1175 Ratings7.77 Ratings
Interactive voice response8.7240 Ratings8.69 Ratings
REST APIs8.6209 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Call scripts8.9228 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Call tracking8.6282 Ratings7.912 Ratings
Multichannel integration8.2224 Ratings8.48 Ratings
CRM software integration8.5217 Ratings9.68 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Genesys Cloud CX
8.4
293 Ratings
1% below category average
Zendesk Talk
8.3
14 Ratings
2% below category average
Inbound call routing9.2276 Ratings8.210 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing7.7216 Ratings8.28 Ratings
Recording9.2277 Ratings8.613 Ratings
Quality management8.8258 Ratings8.311 Ratings
Call analytics8.6265 Ratings8.311 Ratings
Historical reporting8.1276 Ratings8.611 Ratings
Live reporting8.0270 Ratings8.612 Ratings
Customer surveys7.1164 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics8.4198 Ratings8.29 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Genesys Cloud CXZendesk Talk
Small Businesses
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.3 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.3 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Webex Contact Center
Webex Contact Center
Score 9.1 out of 10
Webex Contact Center
Webex Contact Center
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Genesys Cloud CXZendesk Talk
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(319 ratings)
8.7
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.7
(30 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(64 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.6
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.7
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(123 ratings)
5.0
(6 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.9
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.8
(23 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.6
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.6
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.6
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
7.6
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.8
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.8
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Genesys Cloud CXZendesk Talk
Likelihood to Recommend
Genesys
Overall, the platform is good and provides different channels and collaborative functionalities. The interface is modern and intuitive the users tend to like it. Regarding the technical part, it's overall good support and has great training, however, as with any tool, there's always room for improvement.
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Zendesk
Zendesk Talk is a great partner that helps us in the customer care area by managing every type of contact with customers (both phone calls and emails). I know there is also the possibility to have integration with instant messaging apps (like messenger and WhatsApp but I have never used them in my experience). In my opinion, the best scenario for Zendesk Talk is represented by a context with a high amount of contacts/requests where a unique platform could be a help both on the external side (customers) and on the internal side (a lot of colleagues who are working in the same area and have to work in a coordinate way). For customers, they could benefit from tailor-made answers, also based on past contacts for the same topic, and avoid waiting times during phone calls, with an immediate follow-up. For internal work management, operators don't overlap in a single request, and even if the same operator is not available the one who manages the request later has complete visibility of the entire topic from the historical point of view. Last but not least, I think that Zendesk Talk helps a lot in the context in which the request's speed is a KPI to manage constantly.
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Pros
Genesys
  • Documentation is stellar, and I am able to search Beyond training or the knowledge base for anything I need.
  • Call flows and IVR is stupid easy to build and work in.
  • End users (CSRs) like the interface and seem to be able to navigate easily in the system.
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Zendesk
  • Call recording is a nice feature! It is great for training purposes and for quality assurance.
  • The metrics you get from Explore are a great insight into how the team is handling the call volumes.
  • Zendesk Talk has met most of our needs. It can be a bit unreliable at times.
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Cons
Genesys
  • Client customization
  • Help articles are lacking in detail, sometimes contain broken links or have out dated and/or are lacking information
  • Features are missing that were in PureConnect, e.g. Drag-and-drop to transfer
  • "Too many clicks" is often a complaint, e.g. to transfer a call.
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Zendesk
  • The lag on the phone is by far the most annoying thing with Zendesk talk due to the voice over IP.
  • Using the Reporting feature in Zendesk has never been a walk in the park. We have to customize a lot of fields and when something doesn't seem to add up, it at times feels like pulling teeth to get to the final answer of what went wrong.
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Likelihood to Renew
Genesys
Genesys Cloud CX is a solid product and deserves to be in the upper right quadrant in Gartner. They are true innovators in the customer experience space and based on the innovation taking place monthly, they will likely stay in this spot. The product gains new features every time you blink your eyes.
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Zendesk
No answers on this topic
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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Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Genesys
We had a couple of times where there were application issues or unplanned outages, but they were resolved very quickly. We were never in the position where it was a total outage, which is very important.
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Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Performance
Genesys
The pages are loading quickly but not every time. There is a delay sometimes. About the integrations, everything is working as expected, there is no slow down.
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Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Genesys
There seem to be so many pages and options for support - but none of them are very seamless and some are very hard to maneuver or manage. I would like to learn more about the product features and tutorials etc. - but have had a hard time finding appropriate content.
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Zendesk
In our experience, we have had to go through many support people then ultimately getting frustrated enough to go directly to our point of contact who then doesn't always seem to be able to assist. We tend to get the support we need when it is escalated up to me and I reach out to our point of a contact person to express our frustration.
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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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Zendesk
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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Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Genesys
The support engineer that I partnered with during the implementation was exceptional. Every element of the process was done together and the end result of the efforts to grow the knowledge to be able to hand over at the end enabled a pretty smooth transition.
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Zendesk
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Alternatives Considered
Genesys
I worked in a much larger company when I used TotalView and it had been heavily customized for them (over 10 000 employees) so the comparison is a bit lopsided. I found TotalView quite intuitive but the features of Genesys Cloud CX certainly outweigh that one thing.
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Zendesk
Slack and Zoom phones cannot compare because they have no ticketing systems. Zendesk Talk was the only option we considered because we were already using Zendesk for our email ticketing with customer concerns. We then expanded to using Zendesk's chatbot and then the Zendesk Talk system to keep it all integrated and streamlined.
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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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Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Genesys
We were able to successfully implement Genesys Cloud (formerly PureCloud) to multiple departments successfully with a range from low call volumes to very high.
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Zendesk
No answers on this topic
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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Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Genesys
  • SLA improvement (thanks to better overview during real-time scheduling).
  • Better/easier work with multiskilled users which offers more possibilities to work with FTEs (less FTE needed).
  • One time big investment was needed for hardware (laptops, headphones) as we used to work on desktops previously.
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Zendesk
  • We were able to reduce global headcount by 20% in our call centers.
  • Allowing customers to leave voicemails creates the personal touch needed and really increases our customer connectivity score. We saw increases in our CSAT scores after the implementation of this solution.
  • Call handling time and case reopen rates both decreased. Y/y it decreased 18% and 60%.
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ScreenShots

Genesys Cloud CX Screenshots

Screenshot of Genesys Cloud directories make it easy to find the right person in your organizationScreenshot of Agents can see the activities in their queue in this easy to use dashboardScreenshot of Contact center managers are able to quickly get a view on key metrics in this dashboardScreenshot of Call Center Co-browsing capabilities built-in