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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Loop Returns

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ALoop Returns, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, offers post-purchase experience software to support ecommerce merchants, which features tools to turn returns into exchanges, support reverse logistics, create custom return policies with workflows, or allow customers to keep items that cannot be restocked or resold.N/A

    Zendesk Suite

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AZendesk is a customer support solution with built-in ticketing, conversational messaging, and live chat, designed to help businesses of all sizes and industries deliver personalized service at scale. Zendesk's AI agents are trained in CX to help Service teams resolve customer issues faster and more accurately while still providing a human-centered experience. Zendesk ultimately aims to help businesses improve time to value, reduce effort per ticket, and keep costs low.

    $69

    per month per agent

    Pricing
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)Loop ReturnsZendesk Suite
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Suite Team
    $69
    per month per agent
    Suite Growth
    $115
    per month per agent
    Suite Professional
    $149
    per month per agent
    Suite Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)Loop ReturnsZendesk Suite
    Free Trial
    NoNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details20% discount available with annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)Loop ReturnsZendesk Suite
    Considered Multiple Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Loop Returns
    No answer on this topic
    Zendesk
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Would buy again
    123 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Delivers good value for the price
    108 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    131 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    79%
    Implementation went as expected
    23 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    94 Answers
    Features
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)Loop ReturnsZendesk Suite
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued) and Loop Returns and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    9.2
    118 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Loop Returns
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Agent dashboard10.0109 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers10.096 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response9.099 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding8.089 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)9.083 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer10.0105 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing9.281 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response10.0106 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs10.099 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts9.075 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking10.0103 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration9.9105 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration5.199 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued) and Loop Returns and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    8.5
    107 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Loop Returns
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Inbound call routing9.0100 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing10.092 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording8.980 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management8.080 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics8.088 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting10.0103 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting9.0100 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys6.864 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics7.073 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued) and Loop Returns and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Loop Returns
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.6
    187 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings00 Ratings9.1186 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9127 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4130 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8131 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings00 Ratings9.3186 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings00 Ratings9.0185 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued) and Loop Returns and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Loop Returns
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.5
    169 Ratings
    6% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings8.5163 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4156 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued) and Loop Returns and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Loop Returns
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.4
    182 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings00 Ratings9.1150 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings00 Ratings8.076 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings00 Ratings7.4119 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2178 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4138 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)Loop ReturnsZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (147 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (225 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.9
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (43 ratings)
    Usability
    6.9
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (98 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (31 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    3.8
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (19 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)Loop ReturnsZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Loop Returns
    I highly recommend Loop Returns to anyone who is looking for a new returns platform. Their solution is fantastic and the service they provide is top notch. However, budget may be a concern for some businesses as they are more expensive than other solutions. I feel they largely justify the cost increase with their support, but not all companies will feel this way.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk is good for small teams where work is not passed along to internal teams or situations where escalations lead to further customer interactions and no further oversight is needed. It is weak as a product for larger and medium-sized companies, where processes are in place that are not aligned with its workflow, as it is a very rigid tool.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    Loop Returns
    • Very solid base features
    • Great team & support
    • Easy to use interface
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • Merging of the tickets with similar issues, it is easy to avoid confusion
    • Al global team somehow gets connected with different ways like Slack, with the Zendesk Suite which is so easier to highlight & the issue quickly
    • The best thing is that this tool gives you to send the message via chat-, email, call through the one single platform
    • Now AI has been added so it works good
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    Loop Returns
    • Benchmarks by industry could be improved
    • Shop Now recommendations could be smarter
    • Price could be a bit lower
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • Is there a way for AEs and CSMs to be informed in a weekly summary of all their accounts and any tickets? Example: Disney submitted a ticket on XYZ. Google has an urgent issue on X still unresolved.
    • Is there a way for CSMs or AEs to have a Dashboard that's specific to their accounts instead of seeing all the tickets in the queue that are not relevant to them?
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Loop Returns
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Zendesk is an amazing tool for communicating with your customers easily. The communication tickets from sellers to us or from us to sellers are stored, and there are statuses used to make communication easy. We have internal conversations between departments, linked with useful software such as Zingtree, Talkdesk, and Webs.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Loop Returns
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Pros: The agent interface is sleek, contemporary, and relatively easy to learn compared to many other enterprise tools. For common tasks, admins are given point-and-click options- adding fields, modifying workflows, constructing macros. The knowledge base (Guide) editor is easy to use for non-developers. Drawbacks: Once you move past the initial things - complex automations, reporting/analytics in Explore, and/or customizations integrating the API, it requires much more advanced training to use successfully. Navigating between the different modules (Support, Explore, Chat, Guide) can feel very disconnected; often you are reminded that it really is a "suite" of products brought together -not really one unified platform. If you're using multiple brands managing simultaneous support tickets, or heavily customizing workflows to meet your brand, you may run into a bit of struggle with usability. So: it's a lot more user friendly than the palaces (Salesforce Service Cloud, ServiceNow), but is not used as quickly or with as much streamlined flow as a product made for a small shop. So if you are looking for a great balance, this is a good option if you are a net new organization or an organization on their way to scaling from 15 - 50 employee. Expect some elbow grease from the admin team once learning, adapting, and working efficiently once you move past the basics with your support tickets and initial customizations.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Loop Returns
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    In the past year, I'd say I have only noticed maybe two hours total of downtime in my own usage. Very minimal.
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Loop Returns
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    There has been minor performance degradation on a very few days out of the two years I have been using the product.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Loop Returns
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    We rarely need to contact their support team, but when we do they are responsive. However there have been notable times when communication between myself and the support rep was challenging despite me providing clear explanation of the issue, screenshots, and a thorough explanation of the goal we hope to achieve. It took several back and forth attempt, on a few occasions, to get resolution on an otherwise simple request
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Loop Returns
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Loop Returns
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Zendesk has tons of available material for training - videos, webinars, articles, etc. The only reason this is not a 10 is because it can be hard to figure out how to navigate to these things and find what you are looking for.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Loop Returns
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    I was very satisfied. They have a free trial for 30 days and I recommend you do that and use it. It is very easy to get started with the basics and the build on over time.

    The only thing technically complex was single sign-on and integration to Salesforce.com required some tweaks – otherwise setting up system was very easy
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    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).
    Incentivized
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    Loop Returns
    Loop Returns had a better core feature set than Returnly, which is why we selected them - though Loop Returns has since acquired Returnly, so this point is more or less moot.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    At the time of evaluation, Dynamics had extremely limited knowledge and support capabilities. The UI is clunky, and reporting requires a deep understanding of the underlying data structure. Ongoing maintenance was costly and didn't provide a positive ROI in any sense of the term.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Loop Returns
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Loop Returns
    • Retained revenue exceeds costs every year
    • Support team reduces stress on our team to ensure process is working
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    Zendesk
    • More than anything, provided a boost to our perceived professionalism. The portal is a massive improvement on email only support.
    • Workflow optimization via macros and automations has enhanced response times and raise our 'first call resolution' metric.
    • Speaking of metrics; having them at all! Before Zendesk Suite we were email only so had no insight into agent and vendor performance.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Altocloud in Workspace

    Zendesk Suite Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Zendesk Agent WorkspaceScreenshot of Omnichannel MessagingScreenshot of Zendesk TicketingScreenshot of Bots powered by Zendesk AIScreenshot of Tone shift with Zendesk AIScreenshot of Zendesk ticketing side conversations