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TalkDesk pros and cons

Vendor: TalkDesk
4.2 out of 5

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PROS

TalkDesk enhances customer service with AI, allowing sentiment analysis to determine customer emotions.
It integrates with systems like Teams, enabling direct calls and offering efficient call routing capabilities.
Zendesk integration allows seamless call handling and escalation management, showing stability in outbound calls.
TalkDesk Studio facilitates easy creation of outbound campaigns, offering valuable support and collaboration options.
TalkDesk has significantly improved key metrics, reducing average handle time and increasing customer satisfaction scores.

CONS

TalkDesk must automate certain features to avoid the need for manual actions by agents.
It lacks features for outbound campaigns compared to other providers.
The flexibility of dashboard and reporting customization needs improvement.
There are issues with bulk SMS functionality.
TalkDesk experiences instability in regions with slow internet speeds, such as South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya.
 

TalkDesk Pros review quotes

TANMAY AKHADE - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Program Manager at WhiteHat Jr
May 23, 2024
The solution is quite user-friendly.
Vítor Hugo Pacheco - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Telemarketing at Goldenergy
Jun 4, 2024
It is very simple to learn how to use TalkDesk.
KR
Solutions Architect at B2B
Jun 7, 2024
TalkDesk enhanced customer service with AI.
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Leo Sanni - PeerSpot reviewer
Agile Project Manager at World Vision Canada
Jun 12, 2024
The tool is similar to RingCentral. It automatically integrates with your systems, so you can make calls directly from Teams instead of making calls with the TalkDesk application. It also has sentiment analytics features, similar to AI features, where you can analyze the tone of the person you're speaking with, determining if they are angry or happy. You can pull back data and analyze it on a separate system.
MM
Developer at Ashley Furniture
Jun 13, 2024
With TalkDesk, you get to use TalkDesk Studio, which allows you to easily create outbound campaigns, and I am very happy with it.
MR
Software developer at Freelancer
Jun 13, 2024
TalkDesk and their online support being very helpful. I collaborated with another resource who managed call routing, and my role was to develop applications that interacted with the routing system as needed, such as taking over calls for payment processing and directing any issues to the appropriate support personnel.
Luke Johnson - PeerSpot reviewer
I.T. Director at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Jul 1, 2024
The most valuable feature of the solution is its ease of use.
Calvince Okello - PeerSpot reviewer
Customer Success Lead at Power Financial Wellness, Inc
Jul 8, 2024
The solution's most valuable feature is its calling feature. It is very stable for outbound calls, and the tool's call routing feature is efficient. We integrated it with Zendesk. I answered the calls in my queue and transferred the ones that were for escalation. TalkDesk is very user-friendly.
Jenish P. - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Architect at Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
Jul 12, 2024
The initial setup was straightforward.
Yessy Lebreault - PeerSpot reviewer
Floor Supervisor at Xploy Solutions
Jul 15, 2024
With TalkDesk, you can use add-ons, like extensions, from another application. TalkDesk allowed us to leverage metrics and analyze long calls using additional add-ons. I remember using Observe.AI, which was a game-changer for our project involving governmental information.
 

TalkDesk Cons review quotes

TANMAY AKHADE - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Program Manager at WhiteHat Jr
May 23, 2024
The product must automate certain features so the agents do not have to do things manually.
Vítor Hugo Pacheco - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Telemarketing at Goldenergy
Jun 4, 2024
The solution lacks some features for outbound campaigns compared to other providers.
KR
Solutions Architect at B2B
Jun 7, 2024
There is room for improvement in the flexibility of the dashboard and reporting customization.
Learn what your peers think about TalkDesk. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
881,733 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Leo Sanni - PeerSpot reviewer
Agile Project Manager at World Vision Canada
Jun 12, 2024
We faced issues with bulk SMS.
MM
Developer at Ashley Furniture
Jun 13, 2024
The drawback of the tool revolves around the fact that I see it is very slow when loading the pages.
MR
Software developer at Freelancer
Jun 13, 2024
One area for improvement in TalkDesk is its graphical environment, which doesn't allow for customized placement of icons or separate pages, making it challenging to organize and maintain complex applications. Additionally, for IVR applications, it lacks certain features like default inter-digit timeout settings or overall prompt timeout settings, which are common in other products. I also faced challenge was with call logging, as the system didn't perform well in retrieving and playing back call audio during development, although this might have been due to our specific setup or data volume.
Luke Johnson - PeerSpot reviewer
I.T. Director at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Jul 1, 2024
The solution's reporting feature is sometimes delayed and could be improved.
Calvince Okello - PeerSpot reviewer
Customer Success Lead at Power Financial Wellness, Inc
Jul 8, 2024
Inbound calls are shaky, especially if your internet speed is not high. It happens because of the internet bandwidth. The solution must be stable for regions with slow internet speeds, such as South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya. It is because Africa doesn't have a good internet infrastructure.
Jenish P. - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Architect at Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
Jul 12, 2024
One area of improvement is the customization options for cloud storage.
Yessy Lebreault - PeerSpot reviewer
Floor Supervisor at Xploy Solutions
Jul 15, 2024
While using TalkDesk, I noticed that sometimes the default color scheme, especially in night mode, wasn't suitable for elderly users.