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Five9 vs NICE CXone comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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
4.2
Switching to NICE CXone yielded significant cost savings, improved communication, and boosted resource allocation for multiple organizations.
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
We are now able to retain our high-value customers because we can communicate with them and respond to their needs quickly.
Partner Implementation Architect. Lead Partner Engineering, Cloud Contact Center at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
For employees, we were able to utilize more of their time, which was being wasted.
Salesforce Technical Architect at a recreational facilities/services company with 10,001+ employees
 

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
6.1
NICE CXone support is generally effective, with expert support prompt and reliable, though feature requests can be inefficient.
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
5.7
NICE CXone is highly scalable but contract terms and data import issues can affect flexibility and initial processes.
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
For us, it was an issue when we signed up with around 300 seats, and a year later, we needed to downsize, which was somewhat challenging to adjust in the contract.
Information Technology System Engineer at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
NICE CXone's scalability for my organization works out very well, as we are a help desk environment with a lot of agents that use our phone system and telephony systems.
Director IT Operations at STAR'S EDGE, INC
 

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
6.3
Users find NICE CXone stable with infrequent issues, timely support, and room for improvement in congestion and resource coordination.
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
There are end-user and customer-facing issues with outages occurring approximately once every six months.
Partner Implementation Architect. Lead Partner Engineering, Cloud Contact Center at a pharma/biotech company 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 faces challenges with integration, performance, interface refinement, AI capabilities, and customer service efficiency, impacting user satisfaction.
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
We wanted to integrate with our internal system for instant translations, and we were not able to do that, along with a couple of other things that illustrate that it is kind of an isolated system to itself, making it pretty hard to tap into and grow even further.
Program Manager at a tech vendor 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
 

Setup Cost

Five9's pricing, though initially high, is cost-effective and scalable, with cloud benefits offering value and flexibility for enterprises.
NICE CXone requires careful evaluation due to contract licensing fees, fragmented pricing, and potential complexities in data migration for enterprises.
They just rent the specific resources they need, which reduces high costs from hardware, software licenses, and operating systems.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for NICE CXone is that for the money, it was very nickel-and-diming.
Director workforce management at a wellness & fitness company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Five9 offers cloud-based CRM integration with AI features, enhancing service levels, efficiency, and user satisfaction through comprehensive tools.
NICE CXone boosts efficiency with seamless integration, user-friendly tools, real-time dashboards, and cost-effective call center management solutions.
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
I find workforce management to be the most valuable in my day-to-day work because it allows us to schedule the agents and put them in the right place at the right time so that they are able to answer calls accordingly and our customers are not waiting for someone to speak to.
Senior Enterprise Solution Consultant at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
When we used Calabrio, we were not maintaining 100% uptime. Some months, it was approximately 97-98%. With NICE CXone, we had very few total outages with regards to the interaction feature, which is the call recording side of things.
Data Centre Operations Engineer at a media company with 1-10 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Five9
Ranking in Workforce Engagement Management
4th
Ranking in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
4th
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 (7th)
NICE CXone
Ranking in Workforce Engagement Management
2nd
Ranking in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
IVR Systems (1st), Live Chat (1st), Knowledge Management Software (4th), AI Customer Experience Personalization (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Workforce Engagement Management category, the mindshare of Five9 is 4.8%, down from 10.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NICE CXone is 10.1%, down from 15.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Workforce Engagement Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NICE CXone10.1%
Five94.8%
Other85.1%
Workforce Engagement Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2788932 - PeerSpot reviewer
CX Intelligence Analytics at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Advanced call routing has enabled complex CRM-driven workflows but reporting still needs improvement
The complex call routing capabilities were valuable. I was able to set up fairly complex call routing, capturing data via internal IVR for potential customers' geography and then conducting lookups to determine which skill to route calls to. I also set up complex rollover, so if the first person could not answer, callers would wait a specified number of seconds hoping they would become available, and if they did not, the call would roll over to the next person. I was able to set up fairly complex integrations between our CRM and leverage that data for complex call routing, and it worked well. The integration and call routing both performed well.
reviewer2884692 - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Crowdsourced knowledge has grown into a trusted customer hub and now supports richer adoption journeys
One inconvenience is that because we are crowdsourced, we have hundreds of contributors every year, with most people only submitting one article, maybe two, so it does not make sense to pay for licenses for all of those people. This leads to some intermediary manual copy-paste processes because we just cannot have everybody working in the system itself, making it a little bit problematic for maintaining a source of truth. The main issues with NICE CXone are the lack of ability to integrate with some internal things that we want to do; it has to do with the way the system is designed, which is complex. We wanted to integrate with our internal system for instant translations, and we were not able to do that, along with a couple of other things that illustrate that it is kind of an isolated system to itself, making it pretty hard to tap into and grow even further. There are a couple of little issues with reporting that have not been very good, but really, the system is very functional.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction 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 Business12
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise14
 

Questions from the Community

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 advice do you have for others considering Five9?
I was a Workforce Management Director in that role at that time. I would note that I have no experience with CXone, only IEX. As a telephony platform, Five9 served my needs. My overall review ratin...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NICE CXone?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is somewhat irrelevant because we are sold through Verizon rather than directly from NICE.
What needs improvement with NICE CXone?
NICE CXone has positively impacted my organization because the tools have been beneficial regarding the improvements I mentioned previously. One thing that could be better is the support that NICE ...
What is your primary use case for NICE CXone?
My main use case for NICE CXone is workforce management and workforce engagement. One specific example of how I use NICE CXone for workforce management and engagement is to monitor quality assuranc...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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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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