"Transition to Genesys Cloud Reveals Integration Costs and Feature Shortcomings"

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3.0
3.0
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Product(s): Genesys Cloud CX

Overall Comment:"We chose Genesys Cloud through a selection process where we compared it to other options. We had been on the Pure Connect product prior to the transition and were pretty happy with that product, which certainly also played a part in our final selection. The build out and transition went fairly smooth, but after going live and now having used the product for 3 years, I have been surprised to find some things, things that I considered to be no brainers for a system that had been around already for at least 8 years, were missing in the new system. A poorly designed Messenger platform that doesn't really work as a substitute for a chat option. The inability to transfer ACD calls directly to a business user's voicemail. The inability to include a stand alone phone in a ring group. The inability to stream hold music from a third party provider. These are all examples of options that were all readily available within the Pure Connect software, which Genesys obtained by buying out Interactive Intelligence. All in all, I'm not as impressed with Genesys Cloud as I thought I would be, and although we have signed a new service contract we opted to go with a year to year plan so that we could leave our options open to selecting an alternative in the coming years. That all depends on what Genesys is able to do in the next 6 months or so."

Lessons Learned

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What do you like most about the product or service?

I do like the WFM tools, and that all of our telephony services are provided by one company.

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What do you dislike most about the product or service?

Integrations are very expensive, but seem to be required for it to provide some of the features that we would like to have. Basic features, such as transferring ACD calls directly to a business user’s voicemail, are missing. The ability to include stand alone phones in a ring group is missing.

Evaluation & Contracting

3.0
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Why did you purchase this product or service?

  • Improve customer relations/service
  • Create internal/operational efficiencies
  • Cost management
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What were the key factors that drove your decision?

  • Breadth of services
  • Strong services expertise
  • Product functionality and performance
  • Pre-existing relationships
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Which other vendors did you consider in your evaluation?

  • NICE
  • 8x8
  • RingCentral
  • Five9
  • Dialpad

Integration & Deployment

3.0

Service & Support

3.0

Product Capabilities

3.0

Additional Context

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Deployment architecture

Cloud (SaaS or PaaS or IaaS)
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In which country(s) did your deployment take place?

United States