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    Cisco Finesse

    Score5.5 out of 10
    N/ACisco Finesse is a product designed to improve customer support delivered via contact centers. Described by Cisco as a next-generation agent and supervisor desktop, Cisco Finesse provides a collaborative experience for communities that interact with your customer service organization. Finesse's user-centric design is stated to enhance satisfaction for your customer-care representatives.N/A

    Google Cloud Contact Center AI

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AGoogle has launched a cloud based contact center software which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the customer experience and provide real-time insights for agents. Announced in July 2018, this product adds three core AI functionalities to the contact center software tool belt with its Dialogflow feature: virtual agents, AI assistance for human agents, and contact center analytics. Google’s product streamlines inbound and outbound communications by…N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco FinesseGoogle Cloud Contact Center AI
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco FinesseGoogle Cloud Contact Center AI
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Cisco FinesseGoogle Cloud Contact Center AI
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Cisco Finesse and Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    Feature
    Cisco Finesse
    7.5
    7 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    8.4
    13 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Agent dashboard8.06 Ratings8.513 Ratings
    Validate callers8.75 Ratings7.911 Ratings
    Outbound response5.07 Ratings8.211 Ratings
    Call forwarding5.06 Ratings8.611 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)8.93 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Warm transfer5.05 Ratings8.810 Ratings
    Predictive dialing8.04 Ratings8.39 Ratings
    Interactive voice response8.03 Ratings8.411 Ratings
    REST APIs8.02 Ratings7.211 Ratings
    Call scripts8.03 Ratings8.111 Ratings
    Call tracking8.36 Ratings8.411 Ratings
    Multichannel integration8.93 Ratings8.712 Ratings
    CRM software integration8.13 Ratings8.711 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Cisco Finesse and Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    Feature
    Cisco Finesse
    6.1
    7 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Inbound call routing6.07 Ratings8.312 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing7.73 Ratings8.111 Ratings
    Recording7.95 Ratings8.813 Ratings
    Quality management5.05 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Call analytics6.06 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Historical reporting4.06 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Live reporting2.06 Ratings8.410 Ratings
    Customer surveys8.74 Ratings8.18 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics7.33 Ratings8.410 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco FinesseGoogle Cloud Contact Center AI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.5
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco FinesseGoogle Cloud Contact Center AI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    I didn't personally hate working with Finesse as an end-user, but the frequent bugs and crashes were troublesome. While the frequency wasn't daily or weekly, it was enough to be memorable and difficult to work through. At times the software would crash across the board and take 15 minutes to recover, which pending call volumes, could be highly problematic. When it was working I had few issues or complaints.
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    Google
    Well suited for sites where the product is hardware because with those if there are any questions then the site could help eliminate having to contact the company directly and waiting for answers days later. This would be suited for products as the answer could be given and the more complex questions would be directed to the company.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Keep detail record of the agent and supervisor activity.
    • Help to create agent and give them access to different teams and different skill groups.
    • Allows the supervisor to keep a track record of the agent different states like ready, not ready, in call, [etc...]
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    Google
    • Google Cloud Contact Center AI is based on the same foundation infrastructure and services as Google Assistant, therefore, it is robust and flexible. The APIs are very well built and documented as well. Any newbie can start using the service with a very little learning curve.
    • Seamless integrations are also a great add-on. Google makes sure that Contact Center AI service integrates well with leading customer service platforms which helps any user to use only the required functionalities from Contact Center AI and meanwhile use any other primary platform.
    • Robust documentation which is always alive and is updated within no time is of great help! Google makes sure its end customers know what to do where and when in clear plain text and any issues/ bugs are also documented.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • There were too many outages
    • There were a number of times I would get kicked out of the system without reason
    • Reports were difficult to read
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    Google
    • It's still in the beginning phase of sentimental Analysis and more data sets can really help during tough conversations.
    • Automation can be made a little simpler and basic for anyone to be able to work on it.
    • Each instance of the software can have its own AI learning for a wider range of real time issues.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    We are happy with the implementation and functionality of the software and associated systems. In general, unless something better can replace this system we intend on continuing. We think the ease of systems implementation and integration adds value and substantiates the use and excellent functionality of the product and associated services.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    It is easy to use, but there are outages that affect the overall customer satisfaction. There were many times when we were unable to enter the call queues or even our direct lines because the system was not functioning properly. It was extremely easy to transfer people and that was a great function of the program.
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    Google
    Generally intuitive and easy to learn. I would like more guides but the learning curve is rather quick and makes the software rather an easy study for the average user. Generally, the support and functionality of the software make for a generally good outcome and easy implementation of the software and user experience.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    We have hardly had any problems, but the attention provided when we need support has been very fast and effective
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    We used to use Dialpad and it was a great tool. Since switching to Cisco Finesse, we have had no issues with call forwarding, call transfers, or holding. We no longer experience any issues with our callers in the queue or any issues with call playback for quality assurance. Cisco Finesse has made things much easier around the office.
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    Google
    Only IBM Watson Assistant has been the one we have used in the company, in fact, it was the first to use it because currently in the market there are not many options to use, and if there are they are not receiving enough publicity, so we have limited ourselves to google cloud contact center AI.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Cisco Finesse is a pivotal piece of HubSpot's world renowned Customer Support team, seamlessly integrating with our product to deliver our customers the highest level of support.
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    Google
    • Reduced the number of minutes spent by live agents on trivial queries.
    • Our client saved thousands of dollars by using the AI contact center as now the agents spend most of their time solving real issues.
    • Customer satisfaction got increased exponentially.
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