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Interactive Intelligence vs Microsoft Dynamics CRM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Interactive Intelligence
Ranking in CRM
47th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Ranking in CRM
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (2nd), Local Government CRM (1st), Marketing Management (2nd), Sales Force Automation (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Interactive Intelligence is 0.8%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is 2.5%, down from 12.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Dynamics CRM2.5%
Interactive Intelligence0.8%
Other96.7%
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

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CX Team Lead
A customizable solution that can be integrated with almost anything
The best thing about this solution is the customizability because it can be integrated with pretty much anything. There are many solutions that are black boxes and we're unable to make any modifications to the call flows. With Interactive Intelligence, we can utilize APIs and variables. With the REST call, you can send a request and response. Elements can be incorporated into the workflow based on the response. This is the go-to thing with Interactive Intelligence. The Interactive Intelligence is quite user friendly. And Avaya, in that case, is not that great solution, on user friendliness. Basically, yeah, the same purpose I've used, but you need more expertise to manage the product. And Interactive Intelligence is one box. It contains a lot of features and we don't need to have much resources. But Avaya and others have many servers to be maintained with a single solution. It has a CN. You have to go for session manager and lots of other product servers. So, for a single solution, you need to maintain a lot of servers. This is more or less an easy environment to manage, but Avaya is very complex on the architectural level.
NavinJacob - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Digital Officer at Cipher7
Has enabled seamless integration across platforms while supporting advanced analytics for customer insights
Microsoft Dynamics CRM doesn't provide solutions that allow you to transform easily if you have a heterogeneous mix of technologies or if your contact center is on analog and you try to digitize it. A lot of custom work is needed if you have to integrate heterogeneous technologies with the Microsoft suite, but if you are using the Microsoft suite, then it's quite seamless. Microsoft Dynamics CRM should add commercial models that allow smaller companies to use it because it can get pretty expensive. Better commercial options for smaller implementations may be helpful. There should be commercial options for smaller companies, as the overheads and costs of Dynamics can be quite high.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Interactive Intelligence is quite user friendly."
"The social media integration is excellent."
"Working with all Microsoft products from one platform is very useful."
"It's a good solution for enterprise-level companies."
"I like that Microsoft Dynamics CRM works, and it's been okay. I like that it is a stable solution. My main reason for using it is that it is stable and meets our requirements from a functionality point of view."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is the integration with Microsoft Office 365."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM brings the most value in terms of its ease of implementation."
"The CRM is very fast, with customization and integration options, and easy migration."
"Compared to other partners, the most valuable aspect of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is its intuitive APIs, which are customizable and allow for the addition of multiple parameters and attributes. This feature enhances the purpose call in our services. Additionally, the learning curve for contact center agents using Microsoft Dynamics CRM is shorter than with other solution providers. Finally, the commercial aspects of Microsoft Dynamics CRM are superior to those of other solution providers."
"Dynamics is a complete tool that helps the company measure and track sales, orders, current customers, and the sales pipeline."
 

Cons

"The problem with this current system is that the support is not great."
"The initial setup can be a bit difficult."
"In terms of the performance, when it comes to loading a large volume of data, it's slow at times, so the system could be optimized."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM's customer support could be improved as tickets usually take a long time to resolve."
"There are more people using Salesforce. Therefore, there are more partners, and applications for it, and is easier to use."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM can improve by having integration with Slack. Additionally, the solution is incomplete, and we must use other solutions to fulfill our needs."
"The integration capability with other systems could be improved, particularly the Lead Generation system."
"Sometimes Microsoft's support can be difficult to contact, and it can take a while to get a response to a ticket."
"It lacks to provide a more detailed profile of the customer, which would have been better and more useful."
"This solution would be easier to use if everything was displayed on one page, to avoid moving from one tab to another tab to add documents or add comments."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is a very comprehensive package. We get everything from Access to D 365. We get Microsoft's suite of tools. I'm not too sure about the pricing, but I can't imagine it being cheap."
"Licensing fees are paid on a monthly basis."
"The solution is expensive."
"Dynamics CRM's pricing is fair."
"We have to buy a separate license in order to implement the social listening feature."
"The annual license for Microsoft Dynamics CRM could be reduced, it is expensive."
"It's kind of pricey. It's about $50 or $60 per user."
"I give the price of the solution an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise19
 

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