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Cisco Webex Contact Center vs Five9 comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 14, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Webex Contact Center
Ranking in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Five9
Ranking in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center Platforms (2nd), Workforce Engagement Management (2nd), Contact Center Infrastructure (1st), Sales Force Automation (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) category, the mindshare of Cisco Webex Contact Center is 12.9%, up from 11.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Five9 is 14.0%, down from 16.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Five914.0%
Cisco Webex Contact Center12.9%
Other73.1%
Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Ahmed  Helmy - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud simplifies deployment and expansion but needs more third-party options
If I wanted a single feature, the best feature is the fastest process for going live on the contact center features. Cisco Webex Contact Center also helps me avoid the headache of server configurations and management, as well as facilitating third-party integration like WhatsApp, which is much easier on the cloud. These aspects add value for my customers who opt for cloud contact center solutions, whether from Cisco or other competitors.
Pedro Pulido - PeerSpot reviewer
Seamless integration with our CRM gives our agents all the information in one place
In my role, the admin tools are most valuable, such as using the UI to configure all the campaigns and all the settings that we use. Also, the monitoring panels it has are very good. Our supervisors and sales managers build dashboards in the solution so that we can understand how our operation is performing throughout the day. That is very useful. We have implemented workflows, and the Five9 WorkFlow Automation feature works very well. We're very happy with the tool. Five9 offers a very reliable solution, and that's why we are aiming to implement the new technologies in which AI is involved. We use Five9 with Salesforce, and it works very well. It's seamless. We practically never have problems with that integration. The information comes and goes without a problem. The Salesforce integration helps agents a lot. It's easy to use, so they get familiar with it very quickly. Because of the way it integrates, it's like looking at one platform; it's all on one screen. They can see the call information and the information about the lead. It's very easy to read and very user-friendly. On the side of the workforce that I am on, we are constantly working on improving our costs. We have to understand how long our calls are taking, and we are able to do all that analysis because of how Five9 presents all the information in the dashboard and how quickly we can analyze it. It's very useful to have a practical way to see the information and understand it. Also, making changes is not that hard. For example, maybe we don't want to make that many calls; we want to make fewer. That's easy to do. It's a tool that allows you to make decisions and implement them very quickly.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I rate the product's scalability a ten out of ten."
"The collaboration function is an important feature. The tool is used for telecommuting and distance communication. For example, you can use Webex if you have a global service or team that needs to collaborate online."
"The central management tool, Control Hub, holds significant value for the management team."
"The technical support for Cisco Webex Contact Center is high quality and I would rate it at least nine out of ten."
"Cisco technical support is outstanding."
"I like the fact that I can customize the cadencing. I can drill in and create custom contact point cadencing for all of our different categories of leads. We attack some people more aggressively, but others much more softly. I have much more confidence that things aren't slipping through the cracks. It continues to bring customers up for us until they've either moved through the cycle or we've removed them from the cycle. It gives us greater peace of mind. The ability to get in quickly and customize many of those pieces easily was appealing to us."
"I like the capability of call and screen recording. It has helped us to hold our agents accountable to the expectations for the role. It creates a clearer picture than giving feedback that is just based on calls that we may have listened to, but we do not have anything to show the agents themselves."
"I rate the overall Five9 solution a nine out of ten."
"The admin tools are most valuable, such as using the UI to configure all the campaigns and all the settings that we use. Also, the monitoring panels it has are very good. Our supervisors and sales managers build dashboards in the solution so that we can understand how our operation is performing throughout the day. That is very useful."
"Five9's most critical feature is a common user interface that delivers consistent customer service across various channels."
"The reporting is the most valuable feature in Five9."
"Agent Assist and AI server are the two best features because they remind new and existing agents about tips and generate detailed case summaries, saving them the time and effort of making small modifications before posting."
"The admin platform is easy to use and navigate. That has been incredibly useful for us because it has given us the ability to self-provision in a lot of situations. The ability to create and track data elements has also been a valuable addition."
 

Cons

"When comparing Cisco to free collaboration tools like Google Meet and Teams, often included with Microsoft licenses, some clients, particularly those not in the enterprise sector, might prefer the free or more cost-effective options."
"It is not straightforward for beginners but is very straightforward for those familiar with it. It can be a little complicated for those who have not worked on it before."
"With the solution, I face issues when trying to use the screen share option."
"Cisco Webex Contact Center needs more improvements, especially as they lagged behind initially in adopting cloud technologies."
"Five9 Omnichannel’s UI could be improved."
"Integration with third-party solutions can be difficult and has room for improvement."
"Five9 should provide free training resources for end users, including agents, supervisors, and admins."
"Maintaining the original DNS on Five9 across campaigns is difficult."
"I rate Five9 support five out of 10. My experience with Five9 support has been mixed. It's good at times but not particularly helpful sometimes."
"The knowledge base of their support is not as strong as the IVR build."
"It would be ideal if they could combine the tools into one suite."
"For Five9, I would like a feature where reports such as AHT or workforce-related reports can be generated automatically without starting from scratch"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Price-wise, it is a cheap product, especially when compared to Microsoft Teams."
"Five9's pricing wasn't quite as flexible as I'd hoped, but it ended up being reasonably priced overall."
"Five9 is expensive, but most companies would find that using it is worth the cost."
"Their license structure, out of the box, is better than that of other providers and their pricing is much less than other vendors we've looked at."
"The product is not the most expensive, but it's not cheap."
"The pricing seems reasonable. I had anticipated that whatever solution we went with would be more expensive. I was actually pleasantly surprised that the features that we had in Evolve IP, one-to-one, did not cost significantly more in Five9."
"The product's pricing is flexible and reasonable."
"Five9 is reasonable."
"The cost is not at the lower end of the market, but it's worth it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Healthcare Company
8%
Insurance Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco Webex Contact Center?
The central management tool, Control Hub, holds significant value for the management team.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Webex Contact Center?
The price of Cisco Webex Contact Center needs to be revised a little bit.
What needs improvement with Cisco Webex Contact Center?
Cisco Webex Contact Center could improve by introducing more easy of use Omni-Channels integrated together & including more third-party integrations
What do you like most about Five9?
I like the capability of call and screen recording. It has helped us to hold our agents accountable to the expectations for the role. It creates a clearer picture than giving feedback that is just ...
What needs improvement with Five9?
Five9 ( /products/five9-reviews ) should improve its omnichannel feature, allowing partners to manage all tenants with a single account rather than needing multiple accounts for each customer. Addi...
What is your primary use case for Five9?
We deploy Five9 ( /products/five9-reviews ) for our customers who use it as a contact center solution.
 

Also Known As

CC-One, BroadSoft CC-One
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Sample Customers

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