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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
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the IVR Systems category, the mindshare of NICE CXone is 7.4%, down from 9.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nuance IVR is 11.6%, down from 15.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IVR Systems Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NICE CXone7.4%
Nuance IVR11.6%
Other81.0%
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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."
"Because of the simplicity and the reliability, NICE CXone is a very nice, easy-to-use product."
"MindTouch seemed to deliver the complete package, and we've not looked back."
"We are able to see the calls in queue and able to see if someone is available or not."
"The system is very flexible and powerful, especially for organizations wanting to control their environment."
"It is easy to look up and playback calls with this system as it categorizes the different types of calls that come through my call center. I like that inContact is always updating and continues to improve. The quality of its recorded calls is among the best that I have had experience with."
"Being able to listen in on a call, which is exceptionally good with training."
"NICE CXone was a good initial platform because it helped us from a bare-bones patient outreach standpoint, but we did not get the support we needed, and the user interface was very limited regarding what we could do with it."
"One of the most accurate voice recognition technologies, including adaptability both for dialect and lexicon."
 

Cons

"However, as far as the authoring experience goes, it is really bad, and it would be very cost-prohibitive to have the number of licenses needed to smooth out and make the authoring processes more efficient."
"The development tools in NICE CXone could be better, as there are some pain points."
"However, being a NICE consumer or developer for these instances and products currently, it becomes challenging due to documentation issues and the instability of some products."
"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."
"My advice to others looking into using NICE CXone is that it is an expensive product with a lot of guardrails on it."
"Your docs go on their servers and getting them out is difficult, especially if you want to switch to another authoring format, e.g., Markdown. There are no converters and an automated extraction of the docs from the CMS is not available."
"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."
"It could improve the quality of calls."
"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
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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?
The development tools in NICE CXone could be better, as there are some pain points. I would like to see a more JavaScript or C# native language interface in NICE CXone where you can do more program...
What is your primary use case for NICE CXone?
NICE CXone is used for contact center, call distribution, chat, email, and SMS messaging. There may be a business requirement to add a new chat channel for a new client that's coming up under a spe...
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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