Talkdesk vs. Verint Workforce Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Talkdesk
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Talkdesk® supports CX with Customer Experience Automation (CXA), using AI agents to replace manual workflows. Powered by the Talkdesk Data Cloud, CXA delivers real-time context and fast deployment—to transform CX without a rip-and-replace.
$85
per month per user
Verint Workforce Management
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Verint® Workforce Management™ (WFM) is a cloud application that uses automation to simplify forecasting and scheduling of employees and bots across the enterprise, including contact centers, back offices and branch/service locations. The solution scales to accommodate a varying number of employees, channels, locations, time zones, schedule types, and request automation to meet the needs of mid-sized to global enterprise organizations. Verint removes the…N/A
Pricing
TalkdeskVerint Workforce Management
Editions & Modules
CX Cloud Digital Essentials
$85
per month per user
CX Cloud Voice Essentials
$105
per month per user
CX Cloud Elite
$145
per month per user
CX Cloud Elite
$165
per month per user
Industry Experience Clouds
$225
WFM Enterprise
-
per month per user
WFM Enterprise SaaS
-
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
TalkdeskVerint Workforce Management
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details*Talkdesk also offers per hour login consumption pricing and concurrent pricing. Prices are based on a minimum 3 year commitment to these Editions. Additional telco and usage fees not included. Due to foreign exchange rate approximation, list price is not the exact price that will be quoted.Verint offers a named user pricing model with SaaS and on-premise delivery methods.
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Community Pulse
TalkdeskVerint Workforce Management
Considered Both Products
Talkdesk

No answer on this topic

Verint Workforce Management
Chose Verint Workforce Management
Verint has the full platform, it can do nearly everything. It integrates with many tools and has many partners and relationships. I do not worry that Verint won't be here a few years from now.
Features
TalkdeskVerint Workforce Management
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Talkdesk
8.0
484 Ratings
4% below category average
Verint Workforce Management
-
Ratings
Agent dashboard8.0463 Ratings00 Ratings
Validate callers8.0407 Ratings00 Ratings
Outbound response8.2425 Ratings00 Ratings
Call forwarding7.8417 Ratings00 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)8.6386 Ratings00 Ratings
Warm transfer8.9438 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive dialing8.7226 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive voice response8.4310 Ratings00 Ratings
REST APIs7.4244 Ratings00 Ratings
Call scripts7.7219 Ratings00 Ratings
Call tracking8.5432 Ratings00 Ratings
Multichannel integration6.7317 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM software integration7.5371 Ratings00 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Talkdesk
8.4
468 Ratings
2% above category average
Verint Workforce Management
-
Ratings
Inbound call routing8.6428 Ratings00 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing8.1311 Ratings00 Ratings
Recording8.9452 Ratings00 Ratings
Quality management8.8410 Ratings00 Ratings
Call analytics8.4425 Ratings00 Ratings
Historical reporting8.4432 Ratings00 Ratings
Live reporting8.3425 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer surveys8.1237 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics8.3272 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
TalkdeskVerint Workforce Management
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(498 ratings)
8.2
(195 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(39 ratings)
8.7
(18 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(314 ratings)
7.5
(113 ratings)
Availability
9.9
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.9
(131 ratings)
7.0
(7 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(3 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Online Training
8.9
(5 ratings)
7.2
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.1
(222 ratings)
6.5
(6 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
TalkdeskVerint Workforce Management
Likelihood to Recommend
Talkdesk
Talkdesk does an excellent job with productivity reports. I can monitor my agent's lives during calls and their current status, allowing me to affect them productively at that moment. I can also download a productivity report on Talkdesk to analyze historical data and see patterns and problems.
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Verint
It is great for channels that you have directly integrated into the Verint platform. For example we love having our phone system directly integrated into it Verint. It is harder to forecast in schedule when you do not have a direct integration opportunity.
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Pros
Talkdesk
  • Receives calls immediately and connects well.
  • Making outbound calls and having Talkdesk display the name associated with the number.
  • Aux on break, lunch, or meeting, and it stays as it is and does not change status on its own.
  • Being able to check on colleagues on whether they are available.
  • Able to track your work for the day, the amount of calls you made and received.
  • Being able to check your Daily and monthly score from QA.
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Verint
  • I love the color ribbons that can be set up universally for all our business lines.
  • The mobile application is easy to use and our agents love it.
  • I love the security within the application- customizing who gets what access is great!
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Cons
Talkdesk
  • From experience, customer service is terrible, we've had 5 account executives over 18 months, extremely difficult to get timely answers to pressing issues.
  • Integration with other tools, such as ServiceNow, is not truly integration (in my opinion). There was a marked difference between what the salesperson communicated during the evaluation period and what we actually got once we purchased and implemented the product.
  • We continue to have stability issues which force our agents to restart the Talkdesk client. I frequently receive vague error messages ('something went wrong') that can be frustrating as there's no actual detail to what happened. To be fair, it has improved since we implemented the tool, but if you were to ask our agents what frustrated them, Talkdesk would be at the top of their list.
  • Being a multi-channel platform was one of the things that drew us to Talkdesk; however, the chat channel lags way behind voice in customization and reporting.
  • Lack of training resources. The 'Talkdesk Academy' is often very out-of-date. Would be nice to have actual webinars or online training (even paid training) for various functions of the tool like reporting, WFM, IVR, etc.
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Verint
  • It is very technical. It is not something that you can just jump into. It took me a while to train my other contact center managers on how to use it and I just actually recently got an employee who was helping me manage the workforce management variance system and it just takes a lot of time and patience in order to learn the full gamut of how shifts go together. And this goes into this and you have to do one piece right or nothing else works in the end and the activities. It is just a lot when you come from not doing anything close to that.
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Likelihood to Renew
Talkdesk
Renewing the use of talkdesk is a cost-effective solution for our company. By continuing to use it, we can leverage potential cost savings and efficiencies. For instance, talkdesk may have features that automate certain processes or enable better resource allocation, resulting in reduced operational costs. Secondly, renewing the contract contributes to enhanced customer service. Talkdesk likely offers specific functionalities that improve customer satisfaction and support. This could include features such as intelligent routing or real-time analytics that help agents provide personalized assistance and resolve issues more effectively. Thirdly, renewing the contract ensures seamless integration and compatibility with other systems or technologies used in our company. Having a unified system across different departments or functions enhances efficiency and reduces potential disruptions caused by incompatible systems. Moreover, there may be benefits gained from data sharing or streamlined workflows enabled by an integrated platform.
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Verint
Whilst Verint Workforce Management is doing much of the work we were hoping it would do, there are some limitations that cause hesitancy when deciding if it is the tool for the future. No further exploration has taken place to seek alternatives to date. It is good for the Contact element of our business but not for the rest of the business, meaning we have to use two planning tools currently.
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Usability
Talkdesk
Talkdesk is helpful because we use it to receive calls in our BPO. Not only do we track live ques and statuses from agents, but we also receive feedback from our assessors through the talk desk as well as coaching, and it also stores customer contact data; I can track all my calls, and It records all the calls so we can come back to review them. You can also listen live and track your daily productivity. You can change your aux statuses very quickly, and there was an update talk desk that allows you to queue another status while you are on a call or after-call work, which is a great feature.
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Verint
I have worked within the system for several years and have not found a separate WFM system that is comparable or has as many features as Verint. There are comparable systems for scheduling , forecasting and PTO allotment. however I have not been able to find one with all three
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Reliability and Availability
Talkdesk
Talkdesk is very handy but, sometimes we do face issues were the system can just kick you out and not be able to do calls or receive calls but, what I like about the system once you start refreshing or troubleshooting, everything becomes normal it is a unique system and very modern we don't usually have system issues with Talkdesk.
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Verint
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Performance
Talkdesk
I give this system a full 10/10 once you refresh or troubleshoot you do not wait for too long to use it . It easy like ABC . I honestly recommend this system, even when you check the QA score card, you do not have to wait that long; you just click on the notification bell and view your score card.
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Verint
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Talkdesk
If Talkdesk had a dedicated phone support line I would have given this rating an overall 10. Their knowledge base is absolutely HUGE and at times very helpful. It's easy to search through and their customer support chat system works perfectly fine, but there are just some times that you need to speak to a human on the phone to ensure you are always on the same page.
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Verint
The team always work diligently to provide answers to my questions and fixes to my issues. The support team has remained consistent and is familiar with our business needs and that is something that is very beneficial as we grow and change
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In-Person Training
Talkdesk
The training that was given to us was very smooth and professional. I give my trainer 10/ 10 rate the training was so smooth and very helpful she would make sure we also watch videos of how to use the system which made it very easier for us and what was interesting it is because, the system is also easy.
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Verint
Training was covered in full day sessions that went very fast with no way of recording the information for later review. This made it hard to capture & retain all the details of information.
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Online Training
Talkdesk
Nothing is perfect!! Needing the ability to repeat the training so everyone was on board was important. Not real sure how many people had to repeat the training as they trained on their own and given 30 minutes at a time.
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Verint
Training is more broad on specific use cases. It would be good to have training based on our current situations as we deal with so many unique setups & client needs.
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Implementation Rating
Talkdesk
Really easy to get set up out of the box. Anything I needed to understand further, I was able to just hop into the Academy and self-teach. I could then bring my team-members to those same sections so they could learn as well without me having to put together complicated SOP's / etc
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Verint
The team helping us did a great job training our WFM leaders on how to use the tool from forecasting, to schedule updates to maintenance. They allowed us to be involved in implementation but also did a lot of the initial heavy lifting allowing us to stay focussed on the tasks at hand. It was a great experience and one I would hope occurs again should we ever need to implement a new tool again.
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Alternatives Considered
Talkdesk
Talkdesk is used to take inbound and outbound calls, which helps improve customer experience. It also provides evaluations through quality management. Talk desk scores are sometimes behind, but they still work well regarding taking and receiving calls. Some agents blame the Talk Desk because they lack knowledge of how to use it.
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Verint
Verint Workforce Management is superior in many ways to other programs, though there are aspects of the others that may be a bit better. Overall, Verint has more pros than cons when compared to other scheduling software, it is simply in need of improvement in some areas.
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Scalability
Talkdesk
We have over 200 employees in 11 states across the United States. Everyone uses Talkdesk. I believe that says a lot about the product and its flexibility. We need to be able to rely on system in order to assist our customers. Reliability and sustainability is important to our success
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Verint
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Talkdesk
  • Decreased average response time on emails - due to proper forecasting by our team but of course by usage of data received from this tool.
  • Increase in quality audit scores through weekly reviews by this tool.
  • Employee morale and company survey as agents are not stressing with the easy use of this tool.
  • Reduced average handle time to ensure first response is addressed or first rings are addressed immediately.
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Verint
  • Staffing optimization - With the Verint tool, we have been able to optimize our workforce, reduce our staff and centralize our processes.
  • Employee Engagement - Our employees always know where their performance stands so they can take ownership in their performance.
  • We have implemented WFM in several areas of the company and have been able to improve those departments which have never had a tool to help in back office operations.
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ScreenShots

Talkdesk Screenshots

Screenshot of Talkdesk Guardian™, which is an AI-driven, native cloud compliance solution that enables contact centers to gain visibility and take control of their WFH and hybrid workforce.Screenshot of Talkdesk Autopilot™, which is a tool that handles common customer queries, like orders, returns and billing, and automatically responds with conversational answers. And when complex cases are detected that need human empathy and expertise, the virtual agent will redirect customers to a human agent.Screenshot of Talkdesk AI Trainer™, which equips customers with tools to observe, simulate, and put guardrails on AI, according to their needs. This way, generative AI can be used responsibly, preventing AI mishaps, and protecting the brand from potentially poor AI experiences.

Verint Workforce Management Screenshots

Screenshot of the tracking queue.Screenshot of an employee schedule on mobile.Screenshot of the WFM dashboard.Screenshot of the forecasting and scheduling interface.Screenshot of employee time off request details appearing in the mobile app.Screenshot of where to swap post options.