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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Talkdesk

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATalkdesk® supports CX with Customer Experience Automation (CXA), using AI agents to replace manual workflows. Powered by the Talkdesk Data Cloud, CXA delivers real-time context and fast deployment—to transform CX without a rip-and-replace.

    $85

    per month per user

    Upcall

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AUpcall is an engagement platform & API. Upcall provides U.S sales professionals on demand, enabling businesses to trigger human phone calls.N/A
    Pricing
    TalkdeskUpcall
    Editions & Modules
    CX Cloud Digital Essentials
    $85
    per month per user
    CX Cloud Voice Essentials
    $105
    per month per user
    CX Cloud Elite
    $145
    per month per user
    CX Cloud Elite
    $165
    per month per user
    Industry Experience Clouds
    $225
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    TalkdeskUpcall
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details*Talkdesk also offers per hour login consumption pricing and concurrent pricing. Prices are based on a minimum 3 year commitment to these Editions. Additional telco and usage fees not included. Due to foreign exchange rate approximation, list price is not the exact price that will be quoted.Contact vendor for pricing information.
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    Community Pulse
    TalkdeskUpcall
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    Talkdesk
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    Upcall
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    323 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    253 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    324 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    180 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    201 Answers
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    Features
    TalkdeskUpcall
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Talkdesk and Upcall
    Feature
    Talkdesk
    7.7
    470 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Upcall
    -
    Ratings
    Agent dashboard7.5450 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers8.7397 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response7.0413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding7.0403 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)8.6375 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer8.8425 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing8.3219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response8.2300 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs8.0236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts7.0213 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking8.3418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration7.5305 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration5.8361 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Talkdesk and Upcall
    Feature
    Talkdesk
    8.5
    456 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Upcall
    -
    Ratings
    Inbound call routing8.2416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing8.2299 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording9.0440 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management9.0400 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics8.2414 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting9.2421 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting8.3413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys7.9230 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics8.2265 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    TalkdeskUpcall
    Small Businesses
    Nextiva Contact Center
    Score9.6 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score9.1 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    TalkdeskUpcall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (483 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (37 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (299 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.6
    (130 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.4
    (217 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TalkdeskUpcall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Talkdesk
    Talkdesk does an excellent job with productivity reports. I can monitor my agent's lives during calls and their current status, allowing me to affect them productively at that moment. I can also download a productivity report on Talkdesk to analyze historical data and see patterns and problems.
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    Upcall
    Upcall is great for companies that aim at superb customer support, upcall is great for medium to large businesses. Upcall helps your business to grow in all aspects, Upcall will help you reach people. Would recommend Upcall to anyone that is looking to improve on marketing and drive the company's sales.
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    Pros
    Talkdesk
    • Receives calls immediately and connects well.
    • Making outbound calls and having Talkdesk display the name associated with the number.
    • Aux on break, lunch, or meeting, and it stays as it is and does not change status on its own.
    • Being able to check on colleagues on whether they are available.
    • Able to track your work for the day, the amount of calls you made and received.
    • Being able to check your Daily and monthly score from QA.
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    Upcall
    • Appointment Scheduling
    • Application Integration
    • Customer Support
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    Cons
    Talkdesk
    • From experience, customer service is terrible, we've had 5 account executives over 18 months, extremely difficult to get timely answers to pressing issues.
    • Integration with other tools, such as ServiceNow, is not truly integration (in my opinion). There was a marked difference between what the salesperson communicated during the evaluation period and what we actually got once we purchased and implemented the product.
    • We continue to have stability issues which force our agents to restart the Talkdesk client. I frequently receive vague error messages ('something went wrong') that can be frustrating as there's no actual detail to what happened. To be fair, it has improved since we implemented the tool, but if you were to ask our agents what frustrated them, Talkdesk would be at the top of their list.
    • Being a multi-channel platform was one of the things that drew us to Talkdesk; however, the chat channel lags way behind voice in customization and reporting.
    • Lack of training resources. The 'Talkdesk Academy' is often very out-of-date. Would be nice to have actual webinars or online training (even paid training) for various functions of the tool like reporting, WFM, IVR, etc.
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    Upcall
    • Be more user-friendly
    • Improve the chat feature
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Talkdesk
    Renewing the use of talkdesk is a cost-effective solution for our company. By continuing to use it, we can leverage potential cost savings and efficiencies. For instance, talkdesk may have features that automate certain processes or enable better resource allocation, resulting in reduced operational costs. Secondly, renewing the contract contributes to enhanced customer service. Talkdesk likely offers specific functionalities that improve customer satisfaction and support. This could include features such as intelligent routing or real-time analytics that help agents provide personalized assistance and resolve issues more effectively. Thirdly, renewing the contract ensures seamless integration and compatibility with other systems or technologies used in our company. Having a unified system across different departments or functions enhances efficiency and reduces potential disruptions caused by incompatible systems. Moreover, there may be benefits gained from data sharing or streamlined workflows enabled by an integrated platform.
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    Upcall
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    Usability
    Talkdesk
    Talkdesk is helpful because we use it to receive calls in our BPO. Not only do we track live ques and statuses from agents, but we also receive feedback from our assessors through the talk desk as well as coaching, and it also stores customer contact data; I can track all my calls, and It records all the calls so we can come back to review them. You can also listen live and track your daily productivity. You can change your aux statuses very quickly, and there was an update talk desk that allows you to queue another status while you are on a call or after-call work, which is a great feature.
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    Upcall
    I gave the best rating because Upcall is simply the best and has done great things for our company. Upcall is the Most affordable and reliable service that I have ever come across. Most honest deals and reliable
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    Reliability and Availability
    Talkdesk
    Talkdesk is very handy but, sometimes we do face issues were the system can just kick you out and not be able to do calls or receive calls but, what I like about the system once you start refreshing or troubleshooting, everything becomes normal it is a unique system and very modern we don't usually have system issues with Talkdesk.
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    Upcall
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    Performance
    Talkdesk
    I give this system a full 10/10 once you refresh or troubleshoot you do not wait for too long to use it . It easy like ABC . I honestly recommend this system, even when you check the QA score card, you do not have to wait that long; you just click on the notification bell and view your score card.
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    Upcall
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    Support Rating
    Talkdesk
    If Talkdesk had a dedicated phone support line I would have given this rating an overall 10. Their knowledge base is absolutely HUGE and at times very helpful. It's easy to search through and their customer support chat system works perfectly fine, but there are just some times that you need to speak to a human on the phone to ensure you are always on the same page.
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    Upcall
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    In-Person Training
    Talkdesk
    The training that was given to us was very smooth and professional. I give my trainer 10/ 10 rate the training was so smooth and very helpful she would make sure we also watch videos of how to use the system which made it very easier for us and what was interesting it is because, the system is also easy.
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    Upcall
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    Online Training
    Talkdesk
    Nothing is perfect!! Needing the ability to repeat the training so everyone was on board was important. Not real sure how many people had to repeat the training as they trained on their own and given 30 minutes at a time.
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    Upcall
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    Implementation Rating
    Talkdesk
    Really easy to get set up out of the box. Anything I needed to understand further, I was able to just hop into the Academy and self-teach. I could then bring my team-members to those same sections so they could learn as well without me having to put together complicated SOP's / etc
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    Upcall
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    Alternatives Considered
    Talkdesk
    Talkdesk is used to take inbound and outbound calls, which helps improve customer experience. It also provides evaluations through quality management. Talk desk scores are sometimes behind, but they still work well regarding taking and receiving calls. Some agents blame the Talk Desk because they lack knowledge of how to use it.
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    Upcall
    Upcall has been able to help us gain top-quality leads that led to customers while the other products worked, they weren't as effective as upcall is in such a short period of time we have used it. We have seen where upcall has helped to drive our business sales.
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    Scalability
    Talkdesk
    We have over 200 employees in 11 states across the United States. Everyone uses Talkdesk. I believe that says a lot about the product and its flexibility. We need to be able to rely on system in order to assist our customers. Reliability and sustainability is important to our success
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    Upcall
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    Return on Investment
    Talkdesk
    • Decreased average response time on emails - due to proper forecasting by our team but of course by usage of data received from this tool.
    • Increase in quality audit scores through weekly reviews by this tool.
    • Employee morale and company survey as agents are not stressing with the easy use of this tool.
    • Reduced average handle time to ensure first response is addressed or first rings are addressed immediately.
    Incentivized
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    Upcall
    • Upcall has positively impacted our company.
    • Sales improved from 50% to 92% in less than 5 months.
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    ScreenShots

    Talkdesk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Talkdesk Guardian™, which is an AI-driven, native cloud compliance solution that enables contact centers to gain visibility and take control of their WFH and hybrid workforce.Screenshot of Talkdesk Autopilot™, which is a tool that handles common customer queries, like orders, returns and billing, and automatically responds with conversational answers. And when complex cases are detected that need human empathy and expertise, the virtual agent will redirect customers to a human agent.Screenshot of Talkdesk AI Trainer™, which equips customers with tools to observe, simulate, and put guardrails on AI, according to their needs. This way, generative AI can be used responsibly, preventing AI mishaps, and protecting the brand from potentially poor AI experiences.