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    Genesys Cloud CX

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AGenesys Cloud CX 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.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
    Genesys Cloud CXNiCE 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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Genesys Cloud CXNiCE CXone
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    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 CXNiCE CXone
    Considered Both Products
    Genesys
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    While both are industry leaders, Genesys Cloud CX stands out for its superior ease of use and all-in-one integration, avoiding the "disjointed" feel often found in NICE's complex setup. We selected Genesys for its intuitive interface and significantly lower administrative …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys Cloud CX has greater reach, viability, local and global support and a strong community.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    When compared to other platforms, Genesys appears to be a more stable and mature product, offering ease of use. Although there is an initial learning curve, once you have a fair understanding of the platform and know how to set up the contact center for new customers, as an …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    We already have familiarity with Genesys tool, and overall we think Genesys provides more flexibility against its competitors
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys Cloud CX was chosen because we were previously partners with Genesys.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys Cloud CX had more flexibility on connecting to different SIP trunks and integrations, like being used as an embedded dialer in other CRMs we developed ourselves.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Both are equally good and competitive feature set.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys has a leading role in call center solutions. The subscription model where you paid per agent is great. The aggressive road map where new features delivered each two weeks also is great. New Salesforce integration "CX Cloud from Genesys and Salesforce" is very simple …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Availability of support within the region, fast implementation and as well as their clear vision on what to do for a better customer experience.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    So we came from Avaya where we were using their Oceania PR platform, which was similar to this but nowhere near as good. It was actually very poorly run when we started looking at moving away. We had to narrow down between Genesys and NICE. So I like both platforms but …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    We actually evaluated quite a few products before we moved to Genesys Cloud CX. We had a vendor selection process which went for about six months, and it was pretty rigorous. Five9 was one of them. I think we didn't check out Topdesk so that they were out of the picture, but …
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys is beyond the capabilities of Five9 and LiveVox, but has room for improvement compared to the AI and technical capabilities of NICE.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys is more flexible routing capabilities.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys is a leader in the space and is easier to price and understand.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    More all-encompassing solution and leader in CCaaS
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys is missing key features of CXone and in comparison seems like a polished product still in development.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys is the top of the breed of platforms I've evaluated. I did not select Genesys Cloud. IT was selected prior to my employment at Magellan Health.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    It supported more languages necessary for our global org.
    Incentivized
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    average comparison not beating the innovation
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys Cloud CX favored well against the competitors. Customers like the user interface performance of Genesys over nice. Genesys was very cost competitive over 8x8.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Genesys Cloud was MUCH faster than the other software we demo'd
    Genesys' user interface was far superior and easier to use than the others.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    Most experience with older tech on prem like nortel and avaya and recently discontinued tech from Genesys acquisitions of Interactive Intelligence.
    Incentivized
    Chose Genesys Cloud CX
    We've had a long standing relation with this platform and it works well compared to others
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    NICE Systems
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    409 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    276 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    193 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    408 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    284 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    252 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    128 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    313 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    155 Answers
    Features
    Genesys Cloud CXNiCE CXone
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Genesys Cloud CX and NiCE CXone
    Feature
    Genesys Cloud CX
    -
    Ratings
    NiCE CXone
    9.4
    581 Ratings
    11% 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 Genesys Cloud CX and NiCE CXone
    Feature
    Genesys Cloud CX
    -
    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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    Small Businesses
    MindTouch
    Score7 out of 10
    Zendesk Talk
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Sogolytics
    Score9 out of 10
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Medallia
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Genesys Cloud CXNiCE CXone
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (512 ratings)
    9.7
    (613 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (43 ratings)
    10.0
    (28 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (73 ratings)
    9.3
    (587 ratings)
    Availability
    8.6
    (10 ratings)
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    7.7
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (107 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.6
    (14 ratings)
    7.9
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.6
    (24 ratings)
    7.5
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.7
    (8 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.8
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    6.8
    (6 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    7.3
    (9 ratings)
    Professional Services
    4.5
    (13 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    7.6
    (11 ratings)
    7.5
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.6
    (11 ratings)
    7.5
    (8 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Genesys Cloud CXNiCE CXone
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Genesys
    We have been able to use Genesys Voice AI conversation BOT to address customer standard queries like check upcoming appointment schedules, reschedule appointments, payment status, bill copy. All these use cases were handled by agents earlier and now this has been completely automated. We are now able use agents for complex tasks and provide standard services 24/7 which earlier had agent dependency.
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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
    Genesys
    • Ease of call flow design - Architect tool is wonderful and easy to use.
    • Ease of API usage: Using native Genesys Cloud APIs, we can develop our own custom logic/solution.
    • The Archy tool - which help us to maintain CI/CD across our organization.
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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
    Genesys
    • Improve the speed of implementation of the most popular ideas on the Ideas portal
    • Support teams can be slow and some issues can take a long time to resolve
    • Although documentation is generally good, new features are often under-documented or don't include real world examples.
    • Arbitrary limits on some components can make things an unnecessary hassle
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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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    Genesys
    In general, it gives a description and can help to understand what to do and how. but: Sometimes, it does not keep up with changes in the system (for example, in the GUI changes, additional features and so on). Sometimes, much easier and helpful to read the documentation (https://help.mypurecloud.com/) that gives the "better" explanations and takes less time.
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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
    Genesys
    My Team was involved in the discussion before implementing the application. We had a whole walkthrough of this product and during the demo itself we were very impressed with type of service we were getting. The integration of the product into our system was very quick and seamless.
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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
    Genesys
    Genesys Cloud CX is much easier to manage than PureConnect - all from one system rather than needing separate components to install and validate. The ease of use when utilising all of the functionality really brings us to present day technology. Where it falls down is in its Outbound systems, currently we are still using pureconnect as an outbound platform and shortfalls in the Cloud CX system has meant we must look elsewhere for our future operations.
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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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    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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    NICE Systems
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    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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    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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    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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    NICE Systems
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    Return on Investment
    Genesys
    • For a product-based company like ours, we have existing Genesys customers who can use our product, as we have already integrated our product & solution into Genesys.
    • By viewing Genesys as a contact center, we generate numerous ideas about what features need to be implemented.
    • Genesys is the best choice for big, enterprise-level businesses as it can handle multiple calls simultaneously seamlessly.
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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

    Genesys Cloud CX Screenshots

    Screenshot of analytics to track performance and balance workloads in real time.Screenshot of the dashboard to manage workflows, settings and operations.Screenshot of AI tools that help to resolve customer issues.

    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.