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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AGenesys PureConnect was an omnichannel contact center platform that offered cloud-based or on-premise deployments. It featured a SIP-based architecture with VoIP capabilities, allowing companies to connect legacy voice systems and use existing phones. A legacy product, new users are encouraged to investigate Genesys Cloud.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
    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    Considered Both Products
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    60%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Genesys PureConnect (discontinued) and Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    Feature
    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    7.9
    64 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    8.4
    13 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Agent dashboard6.755 Ratings8.513 Ratings
    Validate callers7.548 Ratings7.911 Ratings
    Outbound response8.541 Ratings8.211 Ratings
    Call forwarding7.756 Ratings8.611 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)8.043 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Warm transfer8.357 Ratings8.810 Ratings
    Predictive dialing8.036 Ratings8.39 Ratings
    Interactive voice response8.045 Ratings8.411 Ratings
    REST APIs7.037 Ratings7.211 Ratings
    Call scripts8.539 Ratings8.111 Ratings
    Call tracking7.755 Ratings8.411 Ratings
    Multichannel integration9.044 Ratings8.712 Ratings
    CRM software integration8.038 Ratings8.711 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Genesys PureConnect (discontinued) and Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    Feature
    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)
    5.5
    54 Ratings
    40% below category average
    Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Inbound call routing6.551 Ratings8.312 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing6.539 Ratings8.111 Ratings
    Recording4.552 Ratings8.813 Ratings
    Quality management4.546 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Call analytics3.043 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Historical reporting5.052 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Live reporting6.548 Ratings8.410 Ratings
    Customer surveys8.035 Ratings8.18 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics5.030 Ratings8.410 Ratings
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    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    Small Businesses
    Nextiva Contact Center
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Nextiva Contact Center
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.3
    (116 ratings)
    8.5
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.1
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Genesys PureConnect (discontinued)Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    CIC is best suited for business models that rely on heavily leverage Data Integration especially one like ours that require real-time and high-speed data access for billing and customer integration. CIC is not well suited for small organizations < 50 where they are only answering phones in the course of doing business VS. the business is the phone.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
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    • Purely Software Based System: On Microsoft OS. It is an all software-based system making it easy to manage, integrate and interface with other systems
    • One Vendor: All modules, IVR, ACD, Dialer, WFM are from one vendor. So, no compatibility and latency issues at all.
    • Superb Notifier Service: You don't have to restart any process or service for a change to take effect.
    Incentivized
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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
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    • Licensing can be challenging and very expensive.
    • Client templates are hard to administer and are built very different than the rest of the functionality.
    • Web desktop has been slow to come along and include all the features.
    • Optimizer is very sub-par product.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    We are so embedded on Pure Connect that we like to progress with it. For instance, we are looking into ways to provide different solutions to our customers, help our business to succeed, and work in a better CX.
    One of the biggest advantages is that all is in one platform.
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
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    The interface is only semi user-friendly on almost every front. Agent experience is lacking and we have found many limitations within the system. Workforce forecasting is not as robust as expected. Quality continues to be a struggle. Interaction searches are not robust.
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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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    Reliability and Availability
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    The application itself uses a hub and spoke model that can help isolate errors in one section of the application from the rest, creating a much more stable overall program. Of all of the outages that we've had with our contact center platform, I can count on one hand how often it was truly a Genesys issue rather than a network issue, server issue or issue with a platform relied upon for an integration (web services, db calls).
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
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    Some of the client applications take a bit of time on initial load, but with the move towards web based applications that issue is alleviated. You can tell that effort really isn't putting into the desktop apps any longer and that the client development effort is being put into bringing Interaction Connect closer to feature parity with the desktop (and bringing wholly new features to Connect). As far as IVR operations, web service calls, database operations: they all operate reasonably.
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
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    Some cases are resolved quickly others are taking longer and the reseller sometimes has to chase support several times and explain the issue seen several times. While being a direct customer before, I recognise this and it seems that when a case moves to another engineer they don’t read the previous case notes or don’t understand what has been done. This, from a customers perspective, slows down resolution times.
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    Google
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    In-Person Training
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    I liked the setup of the whole class. The instructor knew the topic well enough to answer questions from entry level to a more advanced one.
    Instructor encouraged participation of the whole class and was able to engage every one. Also provided "real live" examples so everyone can relate to it.
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    Google
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    Online Training
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    The online training itself is good. You are provided resources and can self study to a certain point, but the pacing always felt off. Either snails pace or like trying to drink from a fire hose. I think this easily could have had to do with course material and my personal preparations, though. I would say my main gripe is that since the acquisition the team responsible for actually booking training is very unresponsive and often not knowledgeable about the courses they offer. Booking my last training was a real chore.
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    Google
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    Implementation Rating
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    Don't try to go the perfect solution as a first target. Work on answer the more needs with a simple solution. Then analyse and try again to answer the most needs with adding a bit if complexity only if require. No needs to customise straight from the beginning or deployment takes too long.
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    Google
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Call Manager, you had to buy all the components that are out of the box for PureConnect. The licensing model is more expensive on the Cisco side vs the Genesys PureConnect side. Lastly was on the Cisco side since you have to connect/integrate all the components on the cisco side you have to have so many vendors to install those parts. This drives the cost up even more so it was not worth going that route for our organization.
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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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    Scalability
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    Genesys PureConnect's core and adjunct model allows for fairly easy growth in satellite locations via off site session managers, remote located media servers, remote content servers, etc to allow you to spread the infrastructure out while not pushing as much network traffic to your core data centers.
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
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    • We're improving our CX by optimizing our call centers, using additional attributes and keys to identify the best rep for the job.
    • We are also streamlining the journey of each individual customer by using PureConnect as the central interface for omnichannel interactions, allowing us to pick up the conversation where we left off.
    • Using additional attributes that start with the contact center interaction, we're able to track a student journey and proactively step in - increasing our individualized support to focus on the student outcome.
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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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