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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Connect

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ALaunched in 2017 and available on AWS, Amazon Connect is a cloud-based omnichannel contact center designed to provide a seamless experience across voice and website live chat, featuring skills-based routing, task tracking, and analytic tools to track customer interactions, or evaluate agent activity. It can support office-based or virtual contact centers. The service is pay-per-usage, per feature.

    $0

    per profile/per month

    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service

    Score6.3 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is designed to create positive experiences through any channel and on any device to exceed customer expectations.

    $50

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Amazon ConnectMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Editions & Modules
    Customer Profiles
    $0.0025
    per profile/per month
    Chat
    $0
    per message
    Contact Lens (5 million+ monthly minutes)
    $0.0125
    per minute
    Contact Lens (first 5 million monthly minutes)
    $0.015
    per minute
    Voice
    $0.02
    per minute
    Voice ID
    $0.025
    per transaction
    Tasks
    $0.04
    per task
    Dynamics 365 Customer Service Professional
    $50
    per month per user
    Add-In - Chat
    $60
    per month per user
    Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise
    $105
    per month per user
    Dynamics 365 Customer Service Premium
    $195
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon ConnectMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    More Pricing Information
    Features
    Amazon ConnectMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Amazon Connect and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Feature
    Amazon Connect
    7.1
    4 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    -
    Ratings
    Agent dashboard5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Amazon Connect and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Feature
    Amazon Connect
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    -
    Ratings
    Inbound call routing9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics3.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Amazon Connect and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Feature
    Amazon Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings3.02 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Amazon Connect and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Feature
    Amazon Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    5.5
    2 Ratings
    35% below category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings3.02 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Amazon Connect and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Feature
    Amazon Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
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    Amazon ConnectMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score7.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amazon ConnectMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon ConnectMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    Our company is a startup that is just starting to get wholesale customers. When we realized our customers needed support using our products, we set up a Contact Center via Amazon Connect. It has been very useful in allowing us to scale up very quickly, and provide services to our company as if we were a large corporation.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    With the constant changes included in the product, we can now use it for all the customer service scenarios / channels, for e.g. earlier for voice, we had to buy 3rd party CTI based tools, but now Voice Channel being available as the part of the product, that solves that thing. Also we see constantly new AI-driven features added to the product that could save lot of time of the agents while working on the cases like case summary, automate email generation, sentiment analysis etc.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • It helps us connect with ServiceNow as a direct integration.
    • It allows us to document everything from the chat with ticket documentation in real time.
    • It allows us to track agent and case activities.
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    Microsoft
    • Dynamic CS allows you to access a wider customer base and gain artificial intelligence-powered insights into numerous client interaction activities.
    • It assists in gaining deep insights into numerous data analyses performed on various customer interaction activities, as well as data visualization and customer satisfaction enhancement.
    • This product has been extremely beneficial to my firm since it allows us to communicate with customers via a variety of channels, including e-mail and social media.
    • Extensible, and Microsoft responds rapidly to market demand with new features. In terms of service, both Microsoft customer success and technical teams collaborate closely to ensure appropriate delivery.
    • A better way to track client interactions is SaaS-based cloud services. This software may also be linked to outlook.
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Support for large contact center with more than 1000s of agents.
    • Enterprise level solution.
    • More supported regions.
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    Microsoft
    • It occasionally crashes or slow down, but it usually works great.
    • Costly.
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    It is very easy to use for any access level and has greatly facilitated users' ability to properly document tickets without getting lost in short or vague comments. Each case is fully tracked through this transcription of information. This made it easier for us to decide whether to implement, use, and maintain it as our contact tool in our customer service center.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is generally very user-friendly, especially for those familiar with Microsoft products. The strength of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is its integration with Outlook and Microsoft Office products like Word, Excel etc. and it user interface being similar to those products. This makes it easy for user to adopt to any new app.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    Amazon Connect introduced an analytical and reporting feature, which evaluates the details and the concerns of clients. Besides, Amazon Connect clearly records all the calls, which captures the exact information which we use it in the future. The product is also as important in conducting research, as it maximizes the information that clients issue to us, for successful planning, and business budgeting.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • 1 year ROI
    • 60% of voice and whatsapp contacts automated
    • CSAT, CES and NPS achieved
    • Overall call center cost reduced
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    Microsoft
    • It has help us serve our customers better and get Support Contracts from them after we have designed / developed and deployed Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service based solutions for them
    • Ease of Routing it to appropriate customer support agent
    • Because of multiple channel support we now give our customers option to raise a ticket or connect with their preferred communication medium, be it email, SMS, Chat etc.
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