Amazon Connect vs. Zoom Contact Center

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon Connect
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Launched 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
Zoom Contact Center
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Zoom Contact Center helps businesses deliver prompt, accurate, and highly personalized customer experiences that drive loyalty. It includes intelligent self-service and routing, a unified communications and contact center, and video optimized high-touch engagements.
$69
per month per user
Pricing
Amazon ConnectZoom Contact Center
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
Essentials
$69
per month per user
Premium
$99
per month per user
Elite
$149
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon ConnectZoom Contact Center
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Amazon ConnectZoom Contact Center
Considered Both Products
Amazon Connect
Chose Amazon Connect
We worked through a Request For Proposal to check different Contact Center platforms, we evaluated Talkdesk, Amazon Connect and Genesys PureConnect, all of them as a SaaS platforms, and trying to go to a pay per use model. The best option for us was Amazon Connect, with a pure …
Chose Amazon Connect
Amazon Connect has lots of free training available for partners and in general. So many demos are available to practice. It's free to test and gain more confidence before deploying in real world scenarios. You can use other AWS features to be integrated with Amazon cloud. …
Chose Amazon Connect
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 …
Chose Amazon Connect
Five9, Slack and Atlassian Jira
Zoom Contact Center
Chose Zoom Contact Center
At my company we have worked with other Contact Center solutions, both for internal use and for distribution, and we have chosen Zoom Contact Center as the best of all for its ease of use, implementation time, and easy adoption.

It offers a better experience for both our …
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Microsoft Teams was very difficult. Many third-party providers didn't understand the integration and capabilities of the systems. The Teams app is very clunky, and you can get very different capabilities and compatibility when using it between Mac and PC environments. Zoom had …
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Without being too negative, I would say that Zoom shines in every area that Mitel left us lacking. The application itself is far and beyond more optimized for our systems. As the Contact Center Administrator, uptime and stability and call quality are my main priorities, and …
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Works for smaller customer service but if you want to see metrics and so on Zoom Workplace is the way.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Zoom Workplace is a lot easier to use than Talkdesk and is a lot less buggy.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Intercom's call features are not yet available. Dialpad does currently seem superior, but we are locked in with Zoom Workplace at the moment.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
As the person in IT dealing with the day-to-day issues that come up, Zoom Contact Center is far superior to 8x8 Contact center. When we had 8x8 we probably saw 10+ tickets (we were a company of about 115 employees) every day. Most of those times we would have to uninstall and …
Chose Zoom Contact Center
We liked RC but support in our virtual environment was not available.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Zoom Workplace's solution is much more streamlined, easier to use, easier to administrate, and easier to integrate than any of its competitors.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Zoom has all the features Jive lack at the moment, example:
Routing skills, better analytics and logs, being able to add conditions to the routing flows.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Ease of administration, use, and UI. Very dynamic platform designed by people who wanted to make something that made sense, unlike every other phone system out there that is a nightmare.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Ease of use and willingness to partner with us in gaining the most efficiency.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
It is a good product that fits our needs, we considered using the Contact Center despite the fact of still lacking important capabilities (we think it is till s in its "toddler" age) because we see how rapidly Zoom builds their products and add functionality to it, and because …
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Very briefly, Zoom Contact Center is light years ahead of all of the other telephony systems we've tried with a comparable price.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Talkdesk was an all-around lower-quality product. The app wasn't great, the customer service was lackluster, and the call quality was very often poor. Its reporting and live team dashboard were better than ZCC's
Chose Zoom Contact Center
There are options and ways to get to specific feature sets that are similar to what Zoom can offer.

Many of the Zoom included features are add-ons for the RingCentral offering. So cost goes up and can also be an add-on difficulties/deployment costs as well. When we reviewed the …
Chose Zoom Contact Center
When we did a head to head comparison between the two products we felt that Zoom stacked better in price, performance and ease of use. We did trial both products and determined that the users liked the Zoom interface better.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Setup and management is much easier compared to other applications. Making changes is all done from one place and not multiple. Changes can also be made and implemented very quickly.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
I looked at multiple options but Zoom stacked up on products. Everything in one place. Cost was also a factor.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
In my opinion, Zoom Phone is far more user friendly and cost effective. I think Zoom Phone has superior user and administrator support. When you have issues, you have a person to talk to quickly. The administrative side of Zoom Phone is by far one of the best that I've every …
Chose Zoom Contact Center
RingCentral Contact Center and 8x8 Contact Center
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Different application than the above but I don't find Zoom Contact Center's offering compelling and their support is poor.
Chose Zoom Contact Center
Zoom Workplace gives us more tools than teams in relation to the education sector. More abilities in the classroom and for meetings in general
Features
Amazon ConnectZoom Contact Center
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Connect
7.1
Ratings
15% below category average
Zoom Contact Center
7.5
Ratings
10% below category average
Agent dashboard5.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Validate callers7.00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Outbound response7.00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Call forwarding7.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)7.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Warm transfer9.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Predictive dialing5.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Interactive voice response6.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
REST APIs9.00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Call scripts5.00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Call tracking7.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Multichannel integration9.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
CRM software integration9.00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Connect
5.7
Ratings
36% below category average
Zoom Contact Center
7.8
Ratings
5% below category average
Inbound call routing9.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing5.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Recording7.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Quality management7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Call analytics3.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Historical reporting5.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Live reporting5.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Customer surveys5.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics5.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 7.2 out of 10
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Score 7.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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CloudTalk
Score 7.2 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Google Cloud Contact Center AI
Google Cloud Contact Center AI
Score 7.0 out of 10
Google Cloud Contact Center AI
Google Cloud Contact Center AI
Score 7.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Amazon ConnectZoom Contact Center
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon ConnectZoom Contact Center
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
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Perfect for companies that have agents all over the place, e.g., different offices or WFH. Also good for companies that aren't big enough to have a "phone guy" as this platform allows IT to do the phone work as it doesn't require esoteric knowledge like other phone systems.
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Pros
  • The training and orientation from Amazon Connect is excellent, as there are documentations and online live training.
  • Further, Amazon Connect has a scalable call center, that supports voices, chats, and real time messaging.
  • The customer service is also intuitive, with flexible call hours, as the team of helpers is readily available.
  • Lastly, through Amazon Connect, there is a survey and feedback option.
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  • Customer service - Whether for sales, setup, or technical assistant, their team is always patient, informed, and helpful.
  • Cutting Edge - Every month there are a plethora of new or enhanced features that are well thought, tested, and ready for implementing.
  • Stability - Our uptime is important to our clients. As a 24/7 365 day/year contact center, having confidence that Zoom's systems are up and running means our clients have trust in our abilities to service their calls.
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Cons
  • CCP (Contact Control Panel) Amazon Connect for agents very basic
  • Automated outgoing calls
  • Omnichannel to attend voice and text by the same agent
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  • The Teams dashboard for monitoring agents needs some customization options.
  • Friendly names, I would like to be able to name a number and when it rings you can see the name of the number.
  • Point flows at flows would be nice, instead of flows to queues only.
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Usability
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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First and foremost for our results, the omnichannel approach and ease of use on the internal side (agents, supervisors and administrators) have made adoption very simple, we have managed to reduce response times (SLA) and internal communication has become very fluid. We get good feedback from our clients for having implemented ZCC in the company to serve them.
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Alternatives Considered
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Microsoft Teams was very difficult. Many third-party providers didn't understand the integration and capabilities of the systems. The Teams app is very clunky, and you can get very different capabilities and compatibility when using it between Mac and PC environments. Zoom had a local team that could help with the transition directly, which is very valuable
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Return on Investment
  • No CapEx, only pay as you go.
  • Scale up or down quickly.
  • Omni-channel setup.
  • Feature rich.
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  • Intuitive, Easier and almost effortless to maintain.
  • Lesser Operational Expenses that the alternative we also have
  • We wish it has a better integration with Zoom Phone, in terms of channels integration (Voice and Chat) to quick identify callers.
  • It is missing "modular" programming to "reuse" Existing Flows and call them from other flows then return to the main flow.
  • It is missing the capability to compartmentalizing different teams/groups related to reporting, admin, and global parameters.
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ScreenShots

Zoom Contact Center Screenshots

Screenshot of the video-optimized CCaaSScreenshot of the Zoom Workspace video room experienceScreenshot of the analytics used to optimize contact center performance