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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Hangouts (Classic)

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AThe classic version of Google Hangouts included messaging, voice, VoIP, and video call capabilities. It was replaced by the Hangouts Chat collaboration tool, and Google continues to support conferencing via the new Hangouts Meet.N/A

    NiCE CXone

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ANICE CXone is a cloud-based contact center platform that manages customer interactions across multiple communication channels. It includes features such as automatic call distribution (ACD), interactive voice response (IVR), omnichannel routing, workforce optimization, feedback management, and interaction analytics.

    $110

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Google Hangouts (Classic)NiCE CXone
    Editions & Modules
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    CXone Omnichannel Agent
    $110
    per month per user
    CXone Essential Suite
    $135
    per month per user
    Cxone Core Suite
    $169
    per month per user
    CXone Complete Suite
    $209
    per month per user
    CXone Ultimate Suite
    $249
    per month per user
    CXone Mpower Ultimate Suite
    $249
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Hangouts (Classic)NiCE CXone
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google Hangouts (Classic)NiCE CXone
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    NICE Systems
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    44 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    276 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    46 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    193 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    284 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    128 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    155 Answers
    Features
    Google Hangouts (Classic)NiCE CXone
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and NiCE CXone
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    6.3
    57 Ratings
    23% below category average
    NiCE CXone
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX6.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)7.725 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates5.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports9.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names3.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and NiCE CXone
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    8.0
    66 Ratings
    3% below category average
    NiCE CXone
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules8.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording7.937 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park7.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening9.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts8.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and NiCE CXone
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    8.6
    84 Ratings
    8% above category average
    NiCE CXone
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing9.079 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing9.079 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing7.148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging9.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and NiCE CXone
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    8.0
    85 Ratings
    2% above category average
    NiCE CXone
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS8.173 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.071 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and NiCE CXone
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    -
    Ratings
    NiCE CXone
    9.4
    581 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Agent dashboard00 Ratings9.2559 Ratings
    Validate callers00 Ratings9.6471 Ratings
    Outbound response00 Ratings9.5490 Ratings
    Call forwarding00 Ratings9.3443 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings9.2403 Ratings
    Warm transfer00 Ratings9.8531 Ratings
    Predictive dialing00 Ratings9.6317 Ratings
    Interactive voice response00 Ratings9.5376 Ratings
    REST APIs00 Ratings9.3301 Ratings
    Call scripts00 Ratings9.2322 Ratings
    Call tracking00 Ratings9.5510 Ratings
    Multichannel integration00 Ratings9.3364 Ratings
    CRM software integration00 Ratings9.0365 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and NiCE CXone
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    -
    Ratings
    NiCE CXone
    9.4
    556 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Inbound call routing00 Ratings9.5511 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings9.1373 Ratings
    Recording00 Ratings9.6495 Ratings
    Quality management00 Ratings9.1480 Ratings
    Call analytics00 Ratings9.2486 Ratings
    Historical reporting00 Ratings9.4479 Ratings
    Live reporting00 Ratings9.4465 Ratings
    Customer surveys00 Ratings9.5299 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings9.6319 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Hangouts (Classic)NiCE CXone
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (91 ratings)
    9.7
    (613 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (28 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.3
    (587 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (36 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (6 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (8 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Hangouts (Classic)NiCE CXone
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Had I completed this review a couple years ago, I would have given a rating of 9 or 10 as Hangouts (Classic) is an excellent product. However, now that Google Chat has succeeded Hangouts, I would not recommend that any new users begin using it where other more modern options are available. Android users who want an internet based instant messaging that also supports calling and video calling could benefit from using Hangouts (Classic) as Google Chat requires the user to also have Google Meet installed to make video calls and there is no voice only calling option.
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    NICE Systems
    NICE CXone Mpower offers a great suite of products and tools appropriate for contact centers. It is a one stop shop for all of the monitoring, scheduling, reporting, and quality tools a large or small contact center may need. It is very feature rich and has many components, some of which we haven't even grown to adopt yet but may in the near future.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Google Hangouts (Classic) is embedded within Gmail's scheduler, so setting up the link is as quick as a click of the button. It's a one-step process.
    • Google Hangouts (Classic) is user-friendly and [has] features to share screens easily.
    • Google Hangouts (Classic) is much easier to use than its competitors.
    • Google Hangouts (Classic) have [a] good connection time and there are few glitches.
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    NICE Systems
    • Organizes everyone's interactions within the platform
    • Shows interactions real time with productivity stats
    • Makes Chat/Call quality a breeze with customizable quality forms
    • Easy to share an interaction within the company for others to review
    • Keeps everyone on track with scheduled lunches/breaks/meetings so you don't have to remember yourself and never miss another event again!
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • I would like to see improved video support, so that saved videos can be sent back and forth via Hangouts more easily, without having to start a separate meet chat
    • More pronounced notifications of messages would be helpful; pop up notifications are good, but once there is one, additional messages do not pop up
    • Custom muting times would be great, so that if I am in a 90 minute Zoom meeting, I can set it for that time; right now, it is 1 hour or 2 hours. Easy to forget.
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    NICE Systems
    • There can be changes in interface of the app, however it's still very good
    • I would appreciete detailed web page with all necessary information, but when I need anything, the customer support is very quick and provide all the information
    • Hardly to find any other :)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
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    NICE Systems
    Nice made it possible for employees to work from anywhere with access to the internet, it made it possible to extract data from contacts in a very thorough way. In addition, the meticaes can be fully customized and the day-to-day monitoring of the operation is more visible.With nice, contacts with clients abroad became easier.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    The tool is almost self-implemented. It is likely to be available in every pc or mobile device a user or potential user might have, and all you need to do is adding the company's account and you are done. Once you are setted up, you have almost all actual communication methods available in one tool
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    NICE Systems
    The lack of written SOPs makes some features (WFM / Performance management) very difficult to use. The training provided by NICE is extensive, but it's hard to remember everything shared in the hour. We spend so much time on the platform just trying to figure out how to use the features; it would be much easier with written instructions and screenshots.
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    Reliability and Availability
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    NICE Systems
    NICE inContact CXone is available when you need it. I have been using it for about a year and I have never suffered any issues that caused my not to have access to the product. If there are updates, they must be downloaded and install in the background because I do not see them
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
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    NICE Systems
    NICE inContact CXone performs very well even on old computers that are limited in resources. I use a older computer with limited memory and it seems to handle NICE inContact CXone very well in most cases. There will be times when it acts up for whatever reason bust over ninety percent of the time.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Google Hangouts works great and does not require a lot of work to troubleshoot. Everything is simple and easy to use. Google provides all of the tools that one requires to utilize Google Hangouts and any information can be found in the built-in help tools. There is also a forum for users to report issues and typically, Google responds well and will try to work out any issues.
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    NICE Systems
    inContact only allows specific users to contact them for support. Even though I use the product daily and it accounts for a large amount of my workload, I still have to contact an authorized user to create an incident. These users are managers and their schedules are very busy. This can result in delays in incidents being opened and resolved.
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    In-Person Training
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    NICE Systems
    The In-person training was fine for a general overview. I think it would have been really helpful to have a review of pre-built reports and how to use them as tools.
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    Online Training
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    NICE Systems
    I would rate 10, since the explanations were far enough to catch all the usabilities.I would rate 10, since the explanations were far enough to catch all the usabilities.I would rate 10, since the explanations were far enough to catch all the usabilities.I would rate 10, since the explanations were far enough to catch all the usabilities.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
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    NICE Systems
    We love the use of our new tools. However, NICE staff turnover was frustrating. We lost ground each time a new team took over. Some people were good some were not as much. Some people did great training while others were not as helpful
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Google is the white cotton socks of the conferencing world. It’s a great ad-hoc tool, but not too much more. If you are not looking to spend money or operate completely on WiFi (without data charges), it’s a great free option as well. The benefit of being free and open is also the liability. It doesn’t have a great integration story with other corporate tools, but [it doesn’t have to] if you aren’t looking for that. All in all, it’s as helpful and ubiquitous as a public payphone…without the pay…and with a video capability.
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    NICE Systems
    When it comes to this specific situation (cell centers) NICE definitely has an ADP beat. The analytics, scheduling, and forecasts are extremely well-tailored for this situation. ADP has a more comprehensive solution in my opinion - I feel their UI and mobile app are also more user-friendly. But in terms of performance management functionality, NICE has a more robust system and is able to create additional metrics if we need them When I used ADP there were no custom options available.
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
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    NICE Systems
    I rated 10, because Nice CX one is very much functional. You can simply acess it by website Nice, in any navigator, desktop, notebook or mobile, so you can in a fast way run on every departament of the company.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • I believe it was part of the google suite that was purchased. It was worth the cost as it was cheaper. I believe it is now free, but also becoming deprecated. It is much better to use Teams, Discord, Telegram, etc. Google does not provide enough support or features to make using hangouts worth it these days.
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    NICE Systems
    • NICE CXone has allowed us the ability to, on specific teams, not have to back fill positions due to attrition.
    • NICE CXone has provided us insight into data metrics that we did not have before.
    • NICE CXone provides us with visibility into the productivity of our offshore agents which we did NOT have prior to our partnership.
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    ScreenShots

    NiCE CXone Screenshots

    Screenshot of CXone Copilot is a partner for every conversation — bringing knowledge, next steps, and smart suggestions before agents even have to ask.Screenshot of CXone Orchestrator is a visual yet tool that does not require programming skills, but instead empowers everyone—from business user to routing flow programmer—to build and manage routing flows for all channels.Screenshot of CXone Interaction Analytics, used to get actionable insights from every voice, digital, and self-service customer interaction.Screenshot of CXone Performance Management aligns employee performance, contact center goals, and customer expectations with continuous improvement.