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Genesys Cloud CX vs Qualtrics XM Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 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
5.6
Genesys Cloud CX boosts profits with better client interactions and retention, though renewal price hikes may impact ROI.
Sentiment score
6.5
Qualtrics XM Platform enhances customer insights and satisfaction by streamlining surveys, though costs are significant compared to rivals.
After implementing Genesys Cloud CX, we achieved a 97% call response rate compared to 80% with our previous self-service software.
Founder at SJT Consult
We have seen a very good return on investment using Genesys Cloud CX, achieving growth of 117% this fiscal year, which is beyond our expectations, mainly due to customer retention and onboarding.
senior executive at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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.
Cx Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
It is the Ferrari of XM platforms.
Head Of Vo C Strategy & Customer Success at TheX
It is already compatible with every application that we are using and is something standardized in Roche.
Generative AI Engineer at Tata Consultancy
The difference in getting a 4.5 stars to a 4 stars to a 3.5 stars can be just one point.
Market Research Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.2
Genesys Cloud CX's customer service is reliable but varies, with larger clients receiving better support than smaller ones.
Sentiment score
6.4
Qualtrics XM Platform's customer service is responsive but some report delays and inefficiencies, requiring improvements in support quality.
They respond swiftly, often resolving problems within two to three hours.
senior executive at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The impact of the real-time dashboards on the decision-making processes is excellent.
Cx Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Many agents report not receiving alerts or calls consistently—missing two or three calls out of thirty on a given day.
Associate | Genesys Cloud Developer at Conizant Technological Solutions
I also have a technical success manager that I can call, someone who is there to help me with whatever I need.
Market Research Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would rate the customer support a nine on a scale of one to ten.
Sr. Service Delivery Consultant at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Based on available resources, the documentation, knowledge base, and training materials have been sufficient for the tasks I have worked on.
Program Operations Associate at MyCaptain
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Genesys Cloud CX offers scalable, user-friendly solutions with automated scaling and regular updates, despite some infrastructure challenges.
Sentiment score
7.5
Qualtrics XM Platform efficiently scales for organizations, supporting global operations, complex requirements, and extensive user bases with high user satisfaction.
We have not faced any issues such as system slowness or degraded call quality despite handling over 200,000 calls.
Associate | Genesys Cloud Developer at Conizant Technological Solutions
We achieved notable success implementing Genesys Cloud CX during COVID when home offices were necessary, leading to improved KPIs in customer satisfaction.
Founder at SJT Consult
Genesys Cloud CX's scalability is impressive; it efficiently manages increased workloads and user growth without data loss over five years.
senior executive at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It can handle multiple surveys, large numbers of responses, and reporting requirements without any noticeable performance issues.
Program Operations Associate at MyCaptain
Qualtrics XM Platform is one of the most scalable solutions among survey platforms based on my experience.
Senior Consultant at ALA Consulting Group
In terms of scalability, Qualtrics XM Platform scales well for large organizations because it can support multiple teams, applications, feedback programs, survey types, and analytics dashboards from one platform.
Generative AI Engineer at Tata Consultancy
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Genesys Cloud CX offers high reliability using AWS and redundancy, with challenges in support but generally rated for stability.
Sentiment score
7.9
Users find Qualtrics XM stable with minimal downtime, occasional disruptions, and reliable survey operations, enhancing enterprise feedback usage.
Genesys is brilliant concerning stability.
BA at Rise Asia Technology Limited
The stability and reliability of Genesys Cloud CX are good, as it can handle multiple agents, numbering in the hundreds or even thousands, located in different parts of the world.
Associate | Genesys Cloud Developer at Conizant Technological Solutions
Built as a cloud-native platform, it boasts 100% uptime globally while effectively handling failures.
senior executive at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Survey creation, response collection, reporting, and dashboard access have been consistently available and performed well.
Program Operations Associate at MyCaptain
Qualtrics XM Platform is stable and reliable for server distribution, response collection, and analytics reporting.
Generative AI Engineer at Tata Consultancy
 

Room For Improvement

Genesys Cloud CX requires enhancements in automation, integration, customization, pricing, reporting, AI capabilities, and user autonomy for large environments.
The Qualtrics XM Platform needs enhanced performance, simpler UI, better integration, and more flexible and customizable features.
It required extensive training, especially for predictive elements, because it is a business-class tool not suited for everyone and often demands several months of training.
Founder at SJT Consult
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.
Cx Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Genesys Cloud CX is hosted on the AWS environment, and if there's an issue on AWS or any outage, there is no other alternative provided by Genesys.
Associate | Genesys Cloud Developer at Conizant Technological Solutions
They have created a feature that allows you to analyze data that does not come from surveys, such as support calls and chatbot interactions, which is valuable.
Head Of Vo C Strategy & Customer Success at TheX
Advanced configuration can be complex, reporting customization has a learning curve, and pricing and licensing need careful governance.
Generative AI Engineer at Tata Consultancy
Qualtrics XM Platform has become faster at implementing community-requested features.
Senior Consultant at ALA Consulting Group
 

Setup Cost

Genesys Cloud CX is costly but valued for its features, flexible licensing, and customization for business and agent needs.
Qualtrics XM offers scalable, flexible licensing with costs varying by use case, providing valuable customization despite potential high prices.
Overall it's affordable, as indicated by a pricing rating of four out of ten.
Manager, Customer Experience Country (France) at Stellantis
Genesys' licensing model is flexible, though not the cheapest.
BA at Rise Asia Technology Limited
Genesys Cloud CX is not a low cost, and that is because Genesys Cloud CX is a secure app, is a good app, friendly, great to develop, and great to create any channel for communication.
Genesys Cloud Speacialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I do not think Qualtrics XM Platform is really expensive; it is a world-class platform that adapts to different price ranges of companies.
Head Of Vo C Strategy & Customer Success at TheX
When it comes to the price, I believe it is an expensive solution compared to its competitors.
Manager, Application Delivery at A W Rostamani Holdings Co. (LLC)
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that it was not cheap, but it wasn't crazy expensive.
Market Research Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Genesys Cloud CX excels in integration, scalability, AI features, and user-friendliness, enhancing contact center efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Qualtrics XM Platform offers advanced survey creation, data analysis, and comprehensive feedback management with AI and streamlined integrations.
It has helped to optimize customer interactions as a contact center solution by improving Average Handle Time, and as AHT improves, customer satisfaction and NPS turn green as a whole for the customer, leading to more business generation for us.
Cx Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
If a prospect calling in has a particular need, predictive AI routes the call to the most suited agent.
Founder at SJT Consult
Genesys Cloud CX is easy and great to work with. It is friendly for users, developers, troubleshooting, and supervisors.
Genesys Cloud Speacialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Integrations with Qualtrics XM Platform are highly customizable, providing out-of-box solutions such as Salesforce and methods to get data from multiple systems through various integrations, including file or API calls, allowing for effective analysis once survey responses are collected.
Senior Consultant at ALA Consulting Group
Qualtrics XM Platform has improved the workflow by providing a centralized and standardized way to collect feedback and analytics data across multiple applications inside Roche.
Generative AI Engineer at Tata Consultancy
Qualtrics XM Platform has improved our ability to collect and analyze feedback efficiently, leading to more informed decision-making and better program management.
Program Operations Associate at MyCaptain
 

Categories and Ranking

Genesys Cloud CX
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center Platforms (2nd), Workforce Engagement Management (1st), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (1st)
Qualtrics XM Platform
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Social CRM (5th), Survey Software (1st), Customer Feedback Management (1st), Product Management Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Customer Experience Management category, the mindshare of Genesys Cloud CX is 3.1%, down from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qualtrics XM Platform is 3.6%, down from 6.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Customer Experience Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Qualtrics XM Platform3.6%
Genesys Cloud CX3.1%
Other93.3%
Customer Experience Management
 

Featured Reviews

JB
Founder at SJT Consult
Omnichannel contact center has unified customer interactions and delivers smarter routing
Regarding scripters, I should clarify that Genesys Cloud CX dashboards provide real-time data, showing call counts, satisfaction levels, and pending interactions in the queue. Agents can see their workload and know when to take breaks, with managers benefiting from comprehensive team management. We also created dashboards tailored for point-of-sale locations managed by Genesys Cloud CX, and overall, we have been very satisfied. However, I should note that the dashboards are somewhat basic in functionality, making it challenging for an agent to build visually appealing dashboards compared to other market solutions where drag-and-drop features are simpler. My overall experience with Genesys Cloud CX has been positive but should be seen in perspective, as nothing is purely black or white; there are shades of gray. While the metrics and system capabilities reflected success, our goal in implementing Genesys Cloud CX was to standardize processes. Thus, we faced challenges related to change management due to the tool's complexity. It required extensive training, especially for predictive elements, because it is a business-class tool not suited for everyone and often demands several months of training.
BJ
Market Research Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Unified feedback has transformed member journey insights and now drives higher healthcare ratings
As easy as it was to connect our data sources with Qualtrics XM Platform, there were two or three out of the ten or so that we added that were a little bit trickier. Finding a way to get them in there and repeat the upload isn't always just Qualtrics XM Platform's fault. We have a lot of legacy platforms that we need to figure out how to make that work better. Having that work super smoothly and managing logins and some of that other stuff could always be a little bit easier and a little bit smoother. Admittedly, we could be better at providing the information, but that's something that could be improved.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
University
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise9
 

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Genesys Cloud?
Normally, Genesys Cloud CX is not a low cost, and that is because Genesys Cloud CX is a secure app, is a good app, friendly, great to develop, and great to create any channel for communication. Tha...
What needs improvement with Genesys Cloud?
Each week, the Genesys Cloud CX team is releasing new improvements, and Genesys Cloud CX is constantly creating new enhancements. I always have to learn more about Genesys Cloud CX weekly. When we ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Delighted by Qualtrics?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that it was not cheap, but it wasn't crazy expensive. We looked at it and our finance people looked at it and said that based on the benefi...
What needs improvement with Delighted by Qualtrics?
Regarding the negative aspects, I believe there are some points that could still be improved in Qualtrics XM Platform. The integration with WhatsApp has not been provisioned. We have to partner wit...
What is your primary use case for Delighted by Qualtrics?
I am using Qualtrics XM Platform mainly to capture customer feedback and customer surveys of the service we provide. It gives a dashboard to view and monitor the CSI score. If the scoring is less, ...
 

Also Known As

Genesys PureCloud, Genesys, Genesys Customer Interaction Management Platform, Interactive Intelligence PureCloud
Delighted by Qualtrics, Qualtrics Customer XM, Qualtrics Core XM,
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

1. Adobe 2. Airbnb 3. American Express 4. AT&T 5. BMW 6. Coca-Cola 7. Delta Air Lines 8. eBay 9. FedEx 10. General Electric 11. Hilton 12. IBM 13. Johnson & Johnson 14. Marriott International 15. Microsoft 16. Netflix 17. Nike 18. Oracle 19. PepsiCo 20. Procter & Gamble 21. Salesforce 22. Samsung 23. Siemens 24. Sony 25. Starbucks 26. Target 27. Toyota 28. Uber 29. Verizon 30. Visa 31. Walmart 32. Xerox
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