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Five9 vs NICE CXone comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 30, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
Five9 enhances efficiency and revenue through features and CRM integration, boosting growth and optimizing marketing and appointments management.
Sentiment score
4.4
Small teams save over $200,000 yearly with NICE CXone, reducing costs and easing infrastructure management burdens compared to Genesis.
NICE CXone saves time and resources due to its cloud-based nature, where infrastructure management is handled by AWS, reducing the need for me to manage it.
Technology Specialist at Cognizant
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
Five9 support varies from satisfactory to excellent, with responsiveness and communication praised but some report delays and mixed experiences.
Sentiment score
6.9
NICE CXone customer service is praised for friendliness and efficiency, though complex issue resolutions can sometimes be slower.
The technical support for Five9 has been exemplary.
Five9 offers multiple support options.
They were good about hosting regular, recurring meetings, understanding priorities, and getting things escalated that were appropriate to escalate.
CX Intelligence Analytics at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
When I faced an issue with reaching a Poland DID that was ported to NICE CXone, their support team resolved the problem immediately.
Technology Specialist at Cognizant
We have our own technical account manager which provides us with substantial visibility.
Senior Manager, Contact Center Technology at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
If the issue is network-related or involves configuration, or maybe implementing a new tool, it might take north of 24 hours to identify the right resource to assist you.
Operations Manager at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Five9 is praised for scalability and adaptability, though some users experience challenges with large-scale feature additions.
Sentiment score
5.6
NICE CXone is scalable and adaptable, handling large user numbers efficiently, making it ideal for growing organizations.
We face scaling issues, especially when trying to scale up bigger contact centers.
I have migrated approximately 500 people to the system, and it can certainly support more users beyond this number.
Technology Specialist at Cognizant
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Five9 is generally stable, offering quick resolutions to issues, though updates occasionally cause challenges, with room for improvement.
Sentiment score
6.2
NICE CXone is reliable with rare outages, timely support, and some noted challenges, maintaining positive user relationships.
In my experience, I have not encountered major downtime.
Sr Specialist - Analytics Metrics and Reporting at Mercer
During training and demos, resiliency tests failed, which was not ideal.
In general, the stability is good.
Senior Manager, Contact Center Technology at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
While the system often operates without issues, there have been instances of reports involving VM resource congestion, WFM issues, and RT problems.
Technology Specialist at Cognizant
 

Room For Improvement

Five9 needs enhancements in call quality, reporting, integration, UI, support, costs, international compatibility, and workflow tools.
NICE CXone needs streamlined design, better reporting, improved call quality, and cost-effective pricing with enhanced integration and usability options.
I would like a feature where reports such as AHT or workforce-related reports can be generated automatically without starting from scratch.
Sr Specialist - Analytics Metrics and Reporting at Mercer
Five9 should provide free training resources for end users, including agents, supervisors, and admins.
The solution lacks versioning in scripting, making it crucial to manually back up scripts to prevent rollbacks from causing issues.
I need to log into different portals for NICE CXone, whereas my other competitor platforms offer single sign-on where I can log in once and access all partner-led programs and learning materials in one location.
Cx Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Compared to challengers such as Zoom, which seem more cost-effective, NICE CXone's suite of products is very modular, so as they provide new services, you have to add to your existing package and this balloons your costs since there's an additional license needed to use the new tools, leading to potentially higher out-of-pocket expenses.
Operations Manager at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
The audio quality in NICE CXone has room for improvement, as I experience issues like diffused calls and crackling audio.
Technology Specialist at Cognizant
 

Setup Cost

Five9's pricing, though initially high, is cost-effective and scalable, with cloud benefits offering value and flexibility for enterprises.
NICE CXone pricing includes contract-based licensing with complex data extraction, necessitating evaluation of costs and features for enterprises.
They just rent the specific resources they need, which reduces high costs from hardware, software licenses, and operating systems.
 

Valuable Features

Five9 offers cloud-based CRM integration with AI features, enhancing service levels, efficiency, and user satisfaction through comprehensive tools.
NICE CXone offers flexible navigation, robust omnichannel integration, real-time monitoring, AI tools, and adaptable configuration for superior experiences.
The ability to automatically populate borrower details when the call comes in using the Loan Pop feature enhances call efficiency dramatically.
Five9 provides powerful CRM integration capabilities with platforms like Salesforce, Zendesk, and Oracle Service Cloud, making it highly valuable for large companies.
It pre-fills variables from a form and routes to the correct agent, reducing handling times and increasing single-call resolution.
The switch from using Avaya, which required connecting to a hard or soft phone, to using WebRTC via a web browser has significantly improved customer service efficiency.
Technology Specialist at Cognizant
Some of the best features with NICE CXone are the real-time visibility that you have, which empowers you to make adjustments on the fly, such as turning on and off your queues and adjusting how we route calls to our agents.
Operations Manager at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
I assess the ease of using NICE CXone interface for new agents as excellent.
Cx Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Five9
Ranking in Workforce Engagement Management
2nd
Ranking in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center Platforms (3rd), Contact Center Infrastructure (1st), Sales Force Automation (8th)
NICE CXone
Ranking in Workforce Engagement Management
3rd
Ranking in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
IVR Systems (1st), Live Chat (1st), Knowledge Management Software (6th), AI Customer Experience Personalization (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Workforce Engagement Management category, the mindshare of Five9 is 6.1%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NICE CXone is 12.2%, down from 13.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Workforce Engagement Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Five96.1%
NICE CXone12.2%
Other81.7%
Workforce Engagement Management
 

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.
AG
Technology Specialist at Cognizant
Improved efficiency with browser-based call handling and efficient scripting tools
The audio quality in NICE CXone has room for improvement, as I experience issues like diffused calls and crackling audio. Clearing cache and cookies from browsers often resolves these problems, but it's something that occurs frequently. Simplifying the studio tool could also be an improvement, along with organizing external training and better communication about new features, like agent assist or agent co-pilot.
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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
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise4
 

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.
What needs improvement with NICE CXone?
The reporting isn't bad, but there are opportunities for improvement; we get real-time dashboards for monitoring, though for performance management, we have to procure certain reports manually by p...
What is your primary use case for NICE CXone?
We're working in the finance space, banking, and our customers that we support are primarily banks and remittance services. We are a contact center providing services to other businesses, primarily...
What advice do you have for others considering NICE CXone?
I really can't add any value about how it's influenced our customer journey just yet because we're just in the process of implementing that and have no data at this stage. Overall, NICE CXone is no...
 

Also Known As

No data available
NICE inContact, NICE CXone Workforce Optimization Pro, NICE CXOne WFO Pro, CXone Workforce Optimization, inContact Workforce Optimization, CallCopy, Discover, VPI Empower, Brand Embassy, goMoxie
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Agilysys, BISSELL, From You Flowers, SumUp, Kyndryl, PING, Alaska Airlines, Omaha Steaks International, NextRep, AdventHealth
MoneyGram, Honeywell, Radisson Hotel Group, AAA, New Balance, MattressFIRM, Teleflora, Best Buy
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