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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Quadient Inspire

    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Quadient Inspire offers a customer experience management portfolio that provides human-centric communication solutions that span the entire customer lifecycle, to help organizations to create meaningful connections with their customers, wherever, whenever they prefer.N/A

    Webex Contact Center

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ACisco Webex Contact Center is a cloud-based omni-channel (e.g. voice, email, and chat) contact center solution providing customer / agent matching, customer service self-service agent, and built-in chat and voice for collaboration between agents.N/A
    Pricing
    Quadient InspireWebex Contact Center
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Quadient InspireWebex Contact Center
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe solution is highly modular. Pricing may differ a lot depending on usage and configuration.—
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    Community Pulse
    Quadient InspireWebex Contact Center
    Considered Both Products
    Quadient
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    Cisco
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    33 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    47 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    49 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    23 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    Features
    Quadient InspireWebex Contact Center
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Quadient Inspire and Webex Contact Center
    Feature
    Quadient Inspire
    -
    Ratings
    Webex Contact Center
    8.5
    50 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Agent dashboard00 Ratings8.848 Ratings
    Validate callers00 Ratings9.244 Ratings
    Outbound response00 Ratings8.439 Ratings
    Call forwarding00 Ratings9.346 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings7.441 Ratings
    Warm transfer00 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Predictive dialing00 Ratings6.530 Ratings
    Interactive voice response00 Ratings8.842 Ratings
    REST APIs00 Ratings8.641 Ratings
    Call scripts00 Ratings8.942 Ratings
    Call tracking00 Ratings8.846 Ratings
    Multichannel integration00 Ratings8.543 Ratings
    CRM software integration00 Ratings8.142 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Quadient Inspire and Webex Contact Center
    Feature
    Quadient Inspire
    -
    Ratings
    Webex Contact Center
    8.1
    45 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Inbound call routing00 Ratings8.541 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings7.939 Ratings
    Recording00 Ratings8.441 Ratings
    Quality management00 Ratings8.537 Ratings
    Call analytics00 Ratings8.539 Ratings
    Historical reporting00 Ratings8.442 Ratings
    Live reporting00 Ratings8.042 Ratings
    Customer surveys00 Ratings7.538 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings7.434 Ratings
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    Quadient InspireWebex Contact Center
    Small Businesses
    GoTo Connect
    Score8 out of 10
    Zendesk Talk
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    GoTo Connect
    Score8 out of 10
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Quadient InspireWebex Contact Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (38 ratings)
    9.2
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (22 ratings)
    8.5
    (30 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.9
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Quadient InspireWebex Contact Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Quadient
    Scenarios where Quadient Inspire is well suited - When we want to create some content which can be reused, as we create blocks in Quadient which has some data in it, and these blocks can be reused. When we want to create consistent content and want to deliver it through omni-channel medium in large volume, as Quadient Inspire makes delivery of large volume communications possible, and it does so in mere seconds. Scenarios where Quadient Inspire is less appropriate - sometimes it feels like editing in a Word document is easier than Quadient Inspire, e.g., when we need to add bullet points in the content.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    The flexibility of the open APIs makes it easy to adapt the solution to one's needs and requirements. We could create our own solution tailored to our personal needs and create >3.000 highly customized call flows with minimal configuration effort. Including the possibility to implement additional features with a few clicks across all call flows.
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    Pros
    Quadient
    • Highly flexible data ingestion
    • Clear and powerful workflow design that makes support easy to understand as teams evolve
    • Great internal debugging tool that simplifies and accelerates the development cycle
    • Powerful scripting structure available at nearly every aspect of data management, composition, and finishing allowing for specialized requirements not available in the standard toolset to be met
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    Cisco
    • The digital channels is one of those. I definitely think the digital channels stands out as a unique product. From a contact center agent standpoint, that when you've got customers, maybe retail customers or that stuff, it's a great fit for that. For anybody who really trying to deal with customers.
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    Cons
    Quadient
    • Within CJM: Not easy to share maps with a large group of people, still needs to be done on an individual basis which is time-consuming.
    • Not able to unload all file types into maps. It would be great to have video.
    • There are a lot of third-party suppliers that make up the full services in Inspire. This limits the development that Quadient can do to.
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    Cisco
    • Webex Contact Center fits well when the group of users or agents is larger, but sometimes there are use cases where we might need to use Webex Calling, while still having the features of the Webex Contact Center. Currently, I've been seeing a little shift of features that have been getting rolled out from contact centers to calling. The bridges are becoming closer and closer every day, but it would be great to see the same feature sets in Webex Contact Center and Calling.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Quadient
    We are using Quadient Inspire products since last 5 years. And we are able to achieve everything with respect to the customer's needs and desired output. Quadient is adding new very important features every day that make document structure very easy for developers and end users. We would like to stick with Quadient for a long time.
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    Cisco
    We are happy with the product, with Cisco as a partner and the roadmap looks mightily impressive. Webex Contact Center is one of our growth areas so we're keen to get more agents on the platform, we want to get more customers on it and we want to make use of all the features and functionalities it offers, so that we can help our customers do what they do best.
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    Usability
    Quadient
    There are parts of the product that are extremely easy to use, but it can be hard to build it up to get to that point. I'm a power user and I know I've only barely scratched the surface, but the transactional users barely have to lift a finger to get their letters out. There's a lot more that can be done if I had the time and resources to devote to improving our letters more and there are times when the interface is in my way as to meeting those goals, but by and large, it's a swift and easy to use program.
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    Cisco
    It is great to use Webex Contact Center as it delivers the call routing and workflow for agent and call routing. In addition to this the noise reduction helps to focus attention on the call and with the client. The notes feature and the ability for the transcription really helps with translation and language barriers.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Quadient
    I am giving this rating because Quadient products are highly available. Most of the time all Quadient products are available. In some cases Quadient always follows the planned schedule and maintenance. They always inform all the partners and clients a day or two in advance so that the clients can work accordingly.
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Quadient
    I want you to rate the performance of the Quadient Inspire 9 out of 10. Because every time we work with Quadient products I never feel any sluggishness and any performance issue. Along with this, one thing that we all should understand is that the performance of any application also depends on the computer hardware. So along with the software application, your hardware should also meet the minimum requirements.
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Quadient
    Overall Quadient team is very responsive and willing to come to the table and provide valuable information and resolution for problems. What tier of support you have would defiantly impact the experience you have. Had some challenges with a few members of the support team , but when brought up with the vendor it was quickly resolved
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    Quadient
    I had a couple of weeks of training back in 2005 on the Quadient premises in Hradec Kralowe. The instructor was just great! Besides showing as normal functionalities, he went so far to solve our concrete challenges. He actually encouraged me to become a "real" programmer. I have written my first lines of code in Inspire (GMC PrintNetT) and never looked back.
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Quadient
    Quadient offers online training for all of its products (paid service). You can choose your pace and go through the material and then solve real challenges. At the end, you can choose to take a final assignment and get certification which is a really good thing to do. If you get stuck, the training team will answer any of your questions and give you guidance.
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Quadient
    As you consider your digital transformation, think of the people who may object. They have valid criticisms, valuable insights and information critical to your success. Quadient’s advice is to build a strong internal team and confront these questions early. When everyone understands the project from their perspective, the project has a better chance of success.
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    Cisco
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    Alternatives Considered
    Quadient
    The above drop down would not allow me to pick the similar products that I have used previously. Planet Pres : Good in its time. Now very slow compared with Quadient. Compart: As quick... If not slightly quicker than Quadient. This does not counteract how difficult this software is to use. It has no GUI interface and even advanced programmers struggle to use it. Both of these products are inferior to Quadient when it comes to implementing within a normal organisation.
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    Cisco
    Webex Contact Center works great in conjunction with the above product to produce a better system from businesses and more options to reach the maximum number of clients to make the business thrive. It makes it easier to reach all generations and remove any limitation or obstetrical and makes the business have a better chance of success.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Quadient
    Not really. It's not cheap, but it's a great value for what you get. This is enterprise-level software and the cost reflects that. The pay-per-page aspect makes sense too. We get a lot of sheets included in our contract and we use them all. It's a good contract with pricing that makes sense.
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Quadient
    I am giving this rating because Quadient products are very reliable. Quadient products can be deployed across multiple departments and sites as needed. We can integrate Quadient products with other applications and tools in a very effective, efficient and flexible way. We can deploy Quadient products in Cloud as well.
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Quadient
    The PSO team is very involved and knowledgeable. Some times there are availability issues due to the number of companies they are supporting but they do their best to deliver on time. PSO cost aren't cheap, but they deliver a big bang for the buck especially on critical projects or involving them in strategic approaches/decisions.
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Quadient
    • Since purchasing Inspire we have won many business opportunities as it enables us to create documents we couldn't do before, for example: Council Tax Bills.
    • It is a lot faster at processing than our previous software. We had one job we had to extract addresses from, it was 56,000 records from a 5.5million line text file. Our previous software took 26 hours to pull out the addresses, Quadient Inspire took 43 seconds!
    • We are able to automate processes through Inspire via CLI batch files, where a job would normally take 30 minutes to set up and process, a bit of time spent on the workflow and automation script means we can just double click a batch file for repeat jobs and the print file is created in seconds.
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    Cisco
    • No Capex required for this solution (which makes our CFO very happy)
    • Digital channels are builtin and therefore very easy to deploy
    • The built in CRM integration was missing features so we had to install a thirdparty connector which we had to pay for (and wasn't in our budget) in order to get the features which our business demanded
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    ScreenShots

    Quadient Inspire Screenshots

    Screenshot of Inspire's customer journey mapping , used to identify gaps and pain points in the customer journey.Screenshot of the Quadient Digital Advantage Suite, which enables users to develop personalized mobile and web experiences that are integrated with core systems and aligned with non-digital communication channels.Screenshot of Inspire’s omnichannel preview, which lets users see how the communication will look on a variety of devices and screens.Screenshot of the Inspire Interactive interface used to create personalized ad-hoc communications with pre-approved blocks of content.Screenshot of where users can accept or reject content changes via a ‘change tracking feature that maintains a real-time audit trail.Screenshot of Quadient-hosted public Container Registry, which allows users to download and configure pre-built container images of Inspire Flex, saving dev time.

    Webex Contact Center Screenshots

    Screenshot of Agent desktop viewScreenshot of View of Analyzer - Dark ModeScreenshot of Contact Center in Control Hub viewScreenshot of Supervisor desktop view