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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

NICE CXone
Ranking in IVR Systems
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
Workforce Engagement Management (2nd), Live Chat (1st), Knowledge Management Software (4th), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (3rd), AI Customer Experience Personalization (5th)
Nuance IVR
Ranking in IVR Systems
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the IVR Systems category, the mindshare of NICE CXone is 7.3%, down from 14.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nuance IVR is 11.6%, down from 26.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IVR Systems Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NICE CXone7.3%
Nuance IVR11.6%
Other81.1%
IVR Systems
 

Featured Reviews

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.
it_user1014 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at a tech company with 51-200 employees
The most complete and effective voice recognition offering
* One of the most accurate voice recognition technologies, including adaptability both for dialect and lexicon. * The lexicons are well developed by the industry, especially travel and financial services. * Implementation had few issues and technical product support was strong.…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I have found the ease of use of the ACD to be most valuable along with the inView dashboard."
"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."
"We have seen improvements in agent productivity, customer satisfaction, and reduced wait times, specifically an improvement in our CSAT scores and NPS scores, a reduction in cost per call, a decrease in average handle time, and utilization across the board has improved."
"The technical support for NICE CXone is outstanding."
"The only thing I liked about this was the fact that you can create an online help system where information changes dynamically."
"NICE CXone allows agents to request time off and trade schedules with other people, access training and coaching, and play games to help improve their performance, functioning as a good one-stop shop where they can input their preferred hours and manage their schedules, rather than having to go to multiple places for professional development."
"NICE CXone has impacted my organization positively by empowering managers, team leaders, and supervisors to be more autonomous and to proactively manage their team in real time."
"It's easier as a supervisor to do your job more efficiently. You can have multiple things open at once to watch everything, being able to take one look at a page and see everything you need rather then having to flip through multiple programs. This is such a time saver. I get a lot more done in my day due to being able to keep my opened programs down to a minimum."
"One of the most accurate voice recognition technologies, including adaptability both for dialect and lexicon."
 

Cons

"With lots of screenshots to be replaced when we perform a service release, this is pretty tedious work."
"Occasionally, the system runs slow and will kick us out of Max, which then has to be restarted, and can cause issues as our call center deals with time sensitive phone calls."
"I think that there is a bit of a delay in the accuracy and reliability of the output I see in NICE CXone, as I mentioned before."
"MindTouch would greatly benefit by providing a GitHub pull request functionality to foster draft mode and open contribution writing."
"I have noticed that occasionally the dashboard will freeze and some things may get stuck for a while."
"I have noticed that occasionally the dashboard will freeze and some things may get stuck for a while. For example, if I have a dashboard open that shows how many calls are in queue and how many are currently being handled by agents, sometimes a call that an agent is handling will get stuck on the dashboard after the agent ends the call and the dashboard will show that the call is still a live call. Our tech team has explained this to us as a ghost call. After some time (or maybe many screen refreshes) the call will go away like it has just ended."
"A better approach would be to have built-in routing capabilities for scenarios such as routing by area code to different agents, rather than having to build this functionality with snippets."
"There are times when the data does not load and you have to keep hitting refresh. More colors and different layouts should be included in the next release."
"The technology is solid with known lexicons and expected responses, but still has room for improvement identifying responses out of context."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We had a custom setup that cost us some money."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
6%
University
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
10%
Retailer
10%
Insurance Company
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise14
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Questions from the Community

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...
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Also Known As

NICE inContact, NICE CXone Workforce Optimization Pro, NICE CXOne WFO Pro, CXone Workforce Optimization, inContact Workforce Optimization, CallCopy, Discover, VPI Empower, Brand Embassy, goMoxie
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Sample Customers

MoneyGram, Honeywell, Radisson Hotel Group, AAA, New Balance, MattressFIRM, Teleflora, Best Buy
Home Credit Bank, Acer America