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Five9 vs Genesys PureConnect [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Five9
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center Platforms (3rd), Workforce Engagement Management (2nd), Contact Center Infrastructure (1st), Sales Force Automation (8th), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (3rd)
Genesys PureConnect [EOL]
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

NS
Sr Specialist - Analytics Metrics and Reporting at Mercer
Real-time monitoring and reporting help with better operations
The Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA) feature helps to monitor the agents. We can see if an agent is getting stuck. For example, if an agent has not been logged out properly, we can log out that particular agent from a particular session because it hampers productivity. It helps us to be more productive. Our call center agents use the Agent Assist feature. Our call center leaders are also using it to monitor agents' quality metrics. We are also using Qlik Sense along with Five9. Five9 is for monitoring, and Qlik Sense is for service-level reports. Five9 provides us with real-time information, whereas solutions like Verint take a lot more time. Qlik Sense can have intermittent logging issues where it might not work properly, whereas Five9 works properly. Among these three, Five9 is the best. Five9 also gives more bifurcation options. Five9 is good and intuitive. It helps to know how things are. I love it and use it every day. There are always new reports to generate. There are a lot of opportunities within Five9. Additionally, the real-time agent monitoring and ability to skill agents based on calls in the queue are invaluable and much easier than previous solutions like the AWS application. Previously, using the AWS application involved cumbersome steps to manage users and agents, making Five9 a welcome change. Overall, Five9 has made my job easier compared to before, and I do not struggle with it. Five9 has helped improve our call center’s speed to answer. Our leaders are using Five9 to monitor everything. It is not a time-consuming application.
Mohamed-Saber - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Genesys System Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Provides great functionality
There are many use cases for Genesys, as it has almost all the channels needed to have a better customer experience which will increase customer satisfaction A most valuable feature is that it can be customized to meet all customer needs.  As of now, they are doing great in all areas and they…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It helped reduce costs in our organization. We've saved on staffing and we've saved on software by 10% to 15%."
"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."
"Five9 has a lot of AI tools, which I find valuable. It offers transcription services and a power dialer for outbound dialing. I like that Five9 is built for outbound and suitable for that purpose."
"The technical support for Five9 has been exemplary."
"The reporting is the most valuable feature in Five9."
"I really appreciate Five9 because I do not have to do much creatively, as everything is automated."
"Five9's most critical feature is a common user interface that delivers consistent customer service across various channels."
"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."
"Can integrate with a lot of gateways in voice."
 

Cons

"Five9 Omnichannel’s UI could be improved."
"The pricing could be improved. It is set in US dollars, so it doesn't account for the exchange rate with other regions."
"The knowledge base of their support is not as strong as the IVR build."
"During training and demos, resiliency tests failed, which was not ideal. This is a concern for stability."
"Integration with third-party solutions can be difficult and has room for improvement."
"What would make Five9 better is a partnership with an SMS AI solution, which would make Five9 pretty powerful."
"The technical support is inconsistent and has room for improvement."
"For Five9, I would like a feature where reports such as AHT or workforce-related reports can be generated automatically without starting from scratch"
"Customer support can sometimes be delayed."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Five9 is a little expensive because of our company's size. That said, it scales pretty well. The daily usage costs and monthly fees seem about right. It's not out of line with what we'd expect from other companies. However, they seem to have a one-size-fits-all implementation fee. Most of their clients have hundreds if not thousands of seats in the call centers, so $5,000 or $10,000 is not a huge cost. It would be nice if they had a sliding scale for smaller companies."
"The product's pricing is flexible and reasonable."
"The product is not the most expensive, but it's not cheap."
"Five9 is expensive, but most companies would find that using it is worth the cost."
"I prefer Five9's licensing model."
"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."
"Five9's pricing wasn't quite as flexible as I'd hoped, but it ended up being reasonably priced overall."
"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
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Insurance Company
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Insurance Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise7
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Questions from the Community

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?
The reporting suite needed improvement. I saw recently that Five9 released a new platform for reporting, as the reporting was not great previously.
What is your primary use case for Five9?
I was using Five9 in the senior living space.
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Sample Customers

Agilysys, BISSELL, From You Flowers, SumUp, Kyndryl, PING, Alaska Airlines, Omaha Steaks International, NextRep, AdventHealth
Americas Credit Union, Nowa Era, ING Bank, SJ Traffic Control, Western & Southern Life, Thomas Cook Northern Europe, Raiffeisen Bank, T-Mobile Austria, BOS Bank, mBank, Lasik MD, Allianz, Memira, Goteborg Energi AB
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