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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Genesys Cloud CX and LinkLive compete in the customer experience space, with Genesys Cloud CX demonstrating an advantage in data comparisons due to its pricing and support while LinkLive offers more diverse features, justifying its cost.

Features: Genesys Cloud CX provides comprehensive analytics, omnichannel capabilities, and efficient workforce management tools. LinkLive is known for its advanced communication tools, including secure messaging and video conferencing, offering strong communication-focused functionalities.

Room for Improvement: Genesys Cloud CX could improve by enhancing its communication tools and streamlining the deployment process further. It can also benefit from enhancing its real-time collaboration features. LinkLive could improve data analytics capabilities, further simplify user interface customization, and expand third-party integrations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Genesys Cloud CX offers scalability and adaptability with a sophisticated cloud deployment model supported by proactive customer service. LinkLive is easier to deploy, especially for smaller teams, and provides responsive customer support, though the flexibility of Genesys Cloud CX's deployment model is broader.

Pricing and ROI: Genesys Cloud CX has a higher initial setup cost but offers robust ROI through operational scalability. LinkLive presents a more economical upfront cost, appealing to budget-conscious buyers, with ROI realized through abundant features rather than cost efficiency.

To learn more, read our detailed Genesys Cloud CX vs. LinkLive Report (Updated: January 2026).

Genesys Cloud CX vs. LinkLive

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Categories and Ranking

Genesys Cloud CX

Ranking in Contact Center Platforms

2nd

Ranking in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)

2nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Workforce Engagement Management (1st), Customer Experience Management (3rd)

LinkLive

Ranking in Contact Center Platforms

8th

Ranking in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)

7th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Help Desk Software (38th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Contact Center Platforms category, the mindshare of Genesys Cloud CX is 13.6%, down from 24.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LinkLive is 1.7%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Contact Center Platforms Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Genesys Cloud CX	13.6%
LinkLive	1.7%
Other	84.7%

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Morvin Arun Pinto

Cx Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Unified omnichannel platform has boosted agent efficiency and improved AI‑driven customer journeys

In terms of improvements for Genesys Cloud CX, I see technical limitations such as the lack of a clear mechanism to access multiple organizations effectively. If I have over 100 organizations in Genesys Cloud CX, my support team struggles with access management, and there's no single pane of glass to manage the entire set of tenants. Currently, if we have multiple organizations, we must log into each one to troubleshoot, which presents a challenge. Additionally, while people are more flexible compared to other platforms, those are the main improvements I would like to see. Overall, we have excellent collaboration and get the most out of both this platform for our solutioning needs.

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Laurie A Aspinwall

VP, Service Center & Digital Banking Manager at Newburyport Bank

Great video conferencing, in-chat calling, and document sharing

I would give LinkLive a perfect ten out of ten rating. Despite being on a month-to-month contract, we could have easily switched to another provider. However, doing so would have been more expensive and time-consuming due to the simplicity and reliability of LinkLive's system. Their system's exceptional redundancy ensures consistent uptime, minimizing disruptions and downtime. LinkLive has recently been expanded from its initial implementation in the service center to encompass the entire company. Additionally, due to our merger with another financial institution, LinkLive is now being utilized by both entities. Before I joined the company, our organization had engaged a consultant to identify suitable customer engagement solutions. At that time, I was not particularly keen on LinkLive as they were not a widely recognized name. I favored more established options like Genesys and Five9. Consequently, I was initially skeptical of LinkLive. When we first adopted LinkLive, their technology was not yet fully mature. However, over the past few years, they have transformed into a completely different company. They have made significant investments in technological advancements and have emerged as a frontrunner in the industry. Moreover, LinkLive is exceptionally collaborative. We regularly provide suggestions, and their engineers are always receptive to our feedback and are willing to implement enhancement requests. Many of the enhancements they have made are based on our recommendations. As a result, LinkLive has evolved into a highly progressive technology company, and we are proud to be associated with them. LinkLive requires maintenance when we add or remove people. We are working on an enhancement with them to automate this process, making it the same as for phone numbers. This enhancement will cover permissions, call routing, and other relevant aspects. LinkLive may not have the same brand recognition as some of its competitors, but the value it offers is unmatched. The chat functionality is far superior to anything else on the market, and the sound quality is exceptional. Additionally, the people at LinkLive are passionate about technological innovation and committed to providing their customers with the best possible experience.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its comprehensive single application includes everything from reporting to IVR and workflows."

"The most valuable feature for me is the WFM tool."

"The stability is really good."

"Predictive engagement and gamification are valuable features with good inbound functionality."

"Genesys Cloud CX platform's unified interface has improved agent efficiency a lot; compared to other platforms, it contributes about 40 percent to agent efficiency since agents do not have to toggle between multiple screens, allowing them to focus on the solution and respond to customers effectively."

"The integration capabilities are very good. It is API-based and offers prebuilt integrations."

"What's most valuable in Genesys Cloud is that it's a complete cloud solution, so it's reliable and 99.99% available. It's also elastic. Genesys Cloud also has chatbots, which I find valuable."

"The integration of CTI within the IT system is a particularly valuable feature."

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"LinkLive gives us a central location for our communication channels and that is very important. I can go back and see if someone has a complaint. Although our users are spread out, everything, all the conversations, is housed in one place. I can keep up with the conversations. The interface works wonderfully."

"One of the primary features we use it for is the Agent Connect screen-sharing feature. I find it invaluable when troubleshooting customer problems with online banking. It saves us time, and time is money."

"There are so many valuable features. One of the things that we really appreciate is the uptime. LinkLive rarely, if ever, goes down or disconnects calls. We appreciate that we don't have to be concerned about dropping calls or losing a customer mid-call as a result of those issues."

"In the future, we may take advantage of LinkLive's video or phone capabilities, but we strictly use text chat now, so I would say that is most valuable to us at the moment."

"It's very reliable and we haven't had much experience with any downtime or dropped calls, which, of course, is one of the most important things to us. That's been a big win for us."

"LinkLive makes us more progressive in terms of efficiency and productivity. It is just a better customer experience."

"The presentation of calls within the applications used to access conference call forwarding is straightforward and user-friendly."

"Being the president of our organization, I love the secured email because there are a lot of messages that I have to send out that are secure. There have not been any issues with sending the messages or with individuals receiving and viewing them."

Cons

"In terms of cost-effectiveness, I find Genesys Cloud CX provides overall ROI benefits; however, after the first year, customers usually expect lower pricing at the time of renewal."

"One area for improvement in Genesys Cloud is providing users with more autonomy in troubleshooting and accessing logs."

"Their WFM product is still pretty immature."

"Issues can happen during technical troubleshooting, which is completely out of our hands compared to the on-premise solution."

"The tool's pricing could be more flexible, and there should be clearer indications of consumption and fair usage policies."

"I would like to see some of that functionality or features from Genesys Engage added to Genesys Cloud."

"Process automation in Genesys Cloud is an area for improvement. It's quite a new feature and still has room for improvement."

"Reporting isn't the best feature of Genesys Cloud and could be improved. You can't customize reports and applications on Genesys Cloud."

More Genesys Cloud CX cons

"The onboarding process could be enhanced by providing comprehensive training to all users, not just administrators."

"On the back-office side, it houses email addresses for when you look at the agent hunt groups. I can't use my work email address in my own online banking account because it messes up whether I'm an employee or a customer."

"The notifications for incoming chats could be a little more obvious. Our organization doesn't have a call center, so we don't have someone sitting at the computer waiting for a chat to come in. They're busy with other work."

"In the browser-based experience, I would love to see a hold button. Presently, you have to drag the hold music into a call and then drag it out. A hold button would really be easier, particularly if you have to put someone on hold multiple times."

"I would like to see more video conferencing, some degree of mobile apps, and artificial intelligence. That's the wave of the future with healthcare. Our providers are all on-the-go, so anything that allows them to remain mobile and not have to go to a desk to take a phone call, would be a good addition."

"I would like LinkLive to rework the notification system. There's an audible sound, and an alert pops up on the screen. However, in Microsoft Teams, an unviewed chat message appears red on my taskbar. That doesn't happen in LinkLive. My only enhancement request is to improve the notifications."

"The initial enrollment of employees can be a little bit challenging. It tends to require the need to reach out to Link-Live support to iron out a bug or two."

"In our experience, the areas where there could be improvement are training, staff adoption, and getting the staff comfortable with utilizing the complexities of LinkLive, such as screen sharing."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost depends on the type of license based on your organization's requirements and can get expensive."

"I rate Genesys Cloud CX's pricing a one out of ten."

"Genesys Cloud has pay-as-you-go pricing, so it's much cheaper than the on-premises solution. Apart from the standard fees, my company pays for Genesys support."

"The pricing is a bit expensive."

"We have been very comfortable with the pricing. We are a smaller financial institution so pricing is always a factor. We feel that we are just getting a ton of value for what we are spending."

"The pricing is exceptionally competitive, and the value we receive from LinkLive for the cost is a significant advantage."

"You definitely get more bang for the money with LinkLive.You can get a more expensive product that does what this one does, and possibly more, but for the cost, it works perfectly with our core system."

"The pricing is fair."

"In terms of cost, LinkLive was similar to other products. I find it reasonable. Its features, for the cost, were a better deal comparatively speaking."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

Computer Software Company

30%

Financial Services Firm

19%

Healthcare Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Genesys Cloud or Amazon Connect?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether the Genesys Cloud or Amazon Connect contact center management software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Genesys Cloud. Ge...

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What do you like most about Genesys Cloud?

Genesys Cloud CX has very good training material and training – instructor-led training, self-paced training, and documentation – things are very organized and helpful.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Genesys Cloud?

Genesys' licensing model is flexible, though not the cheapest. Customers have seen benefits with global operations, increased security, and seamless remote working.

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Also Known As

Genesys PureCloud, Genesys, Genesys Customer Interaction Management Platform, Interactive Intelligence PureCloud

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Overview

Genesys Cloud CX is a comprehensive customer experience platform that enables businesses to deliver exceptional service across all channels.

With its advanced features like omnichannel routing, AI-powered chatbots, and real-time analytics, it empowers organizations to provide personalized and efficient customer interactions.

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LinkLive is an advanced communication platform designed to elevate the way businesses interact with their customers securely, enhance personalized customer engagement and team collaboration. The platform utilizes a combination of human expertise and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide secure communication solutions, and improving operational efficiencies. It was formerly known as Revation Systems.

At its core, LinkLive unifies voice, video, chat, and email communications into a single, integrated platform. This consolidation enables businesses to offer a more cohesive and responsive customer service experience. Users can seamlessly switch between communication modes, ensuring that customer interactions are both flexible and efficient.

LinkLive places a strong emphasis on security and regulatory compliance, making it an ideal choice for sectors such as healthcare, finance, and government, where data protection is paramount. The platform incorporates end-to-end encryption, robust access controls, and audit trails to safeguard sensitive information and comply with industry regulations like HIPAA, GDPR, and more.

Leveraging AI and machine learning, LinkLive offers advanced personalization capabilities. It can analyze customer data in real-time to provide personalized interactions and recommendations. This level of insight helps businesses tailor their services to individual customer needs, enhancing satisfaction and loyalty.

Charles Larsen, a Senior Director at Banner Health, shared with us that LinkLive is "very reliable and we haven't had much experience with any downtime or dropped calls, which, of course, is one of the most important things to us. That's been a big win for us."

Emily Aubele, Quality Assurance Director at United Way of Pennsylvania, shared with us that they chose LinkLive over other vendors, because with LinkLive, "all of the applications are in-house, meaning the chat, the text—everything that you use—is developed and maintained internally by LinkLive. In the other systems, chat, text, and video were all third-party applications."

Sample Customers

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