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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

    Verint Knowledge Management

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AVerint Knowledge Management aim to help agents find and share the information needed to answer both customer inquiries and questions they may have themselves. The solution helps ensure the answers agents access are consistent, up to date, and easily accessible.N/A
    Pricing
    Google Hangouts (Classic)Verint Knowledge Management
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    KM Professional
    Contact Sales
    per year Per Interaction
    KM Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    KM Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    per year Per Interaction
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Hangouts (Classic)Verint Knowledge Management
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Google Hangouts (Classic)Verint Knowledge Management
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Verint
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    44 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    26 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    46 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Google Hangouts (Classic)Verint Knowledge Management
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Verint Knowledge Management
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    6.3
    57 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Verint Knowledge Management
    -
    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 Verint Knowledge Management
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    8.0
    66 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Verint Knowledge Management
    -
    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 Verint Knowledge Management
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    8.6
    84 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Verint Knowledge Management
    -
    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 Verint Knowledge Management
    Feature
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    8.0
    85 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Verint Knowledge Management
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS8.173 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.071 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Google Hangouts (Classic)Verint Knowledge Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (91 ratings)
    8.4
    (26 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (36 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Hangouts (Classic)Verint Knowledge Management
    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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    Verint
    Verint KMS is great for organizing content by categories for different teams and by different topics. It is easy to search and the Related Content makes moving from one piece of content to the next relevant piece quite easy. On the authoring side, the ability to schedule publishing or expiration is very handy. It is also really easy to make edits and have content ready and published for readers quickly. Verint's KMS isn't well suited if your users wish to be able to organize their favourited content or if you need a wide-range of options on the authoring end of things.
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    Pros
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    • 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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    Verint
    • The tools to submit and manage user feedback are very effective - they help us respond quickly and interconnect the feedback to the applicable content.
    • The end user experience is clean and feels familiar, making it optimal to support a group of people who generally have never experienced a KM application before.
    • Our audience responds well to our ability to insert images, GIFs, videos, PDFs, and more into our content.
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    Cons
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    • 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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    Verint
    • The authoring side could be improved with additional options for fonts and easier formatting for table content. I have issues with trying to add colour to one portion of a table and not the other, so I have to resort to creating in Word first and then copying over to Verint. There is also no option to create steps in one row and the next step in the next row. I end up just adding 1., 2., etc. manually.
    • Many users would like to be able to organize their bookmarks into folders and the system doesn't allow this. Many have taken to creating bookmark folders in Microsoft Edge instead.
    • There were a few bugs that went on for a few months that made the initial launch of the KMS more difficult for the users and on the authoring side. The issues were with how the search results came up and what displayed for related content. It wasn't the best first impression for our agents using the system while on calls and made it more difficult. The issues were fixed after a few months of use.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Verint
    Knowledge is an exceptional tool that has solved a gap to reduce the training time of new associates and promote knowledge retention
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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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    Verint
    Verint KM has many features that - when used the 'right way' can expedite search, content usage, and maintenance. Unfortunately, not all end users want to be bothered with 'the right way' and are looking for simplistic and predictive options (which any KM solution would be hard-pressed to deliver).
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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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    Verint
    The support and development teams for Knowledge are exceptional. They are attentive and truly care about the experience of their customers and their goals
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
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    Verint
    This was the simplest integration of software I've ever experienced.
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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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    Verint
    All of these tools were very useful and practical. For our decision, it came down to understanding our core audience - we determined our average associate was largely unfamiliar with call center and office work in their prior work experience, and as such they would not have previously worked in a KM application before. To help adoption, we sought the solution with the simplest and most familiar interface, and based on internal focus group feedback, that was Verint KM Pro.
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    Return on Investment
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    • 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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    Verint
    • Content is easier to keep up to date and publish on an urgent basis.
    • Some users love the system, while others still find it difficult to find the information they need and miss the former guides we used. I think this is a result of the system issues that persisted for a few months after launch and will hopefully improve with time.
    • Users love being able to submit feedback and it makes it easier for errors, missing information and out of date information to be caught and fixed.
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    ScreenShots

    Verint Knowledge Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of Knowledge Management Professional: Segments content and searches by when the user selects a region.Screenshot of Knowledge Management Professional: Provides quick feedback for each article.Screenshot of Knowledge Management Professional: The editor can review feedback and open the article for editing.Screenshot of Knowledge Management Professional: Decision-tree creation is a visual exercise.Screenshot of Knowledge Management Professional: The dashboard is designed to help agents navigate quickly.Screenshot of Knowledge Management Professional: Editing and previewing an article.