Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued) vs. Pendula

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Genesys Multicloud CX (formerly Genesys Engage, or PureEngage) is the Genesys customer engagement platform for enterprises. It is designed to be flexible for enterprises, who often have multiple and multi-national locations (including outsourcing) and large peak volumes and populations.N/A
Pendula
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Pendula drives the shift from broadcast to conversation by enabling two-way messaging and workflow at scale, allowing users to create, manage, and optimise digital customer experiences across every channel. With no coding knowledge required and built on Zuora & Salesforce, Pendula supports automated two-way communication across SMS, email, social messaging and fax. It also enables outbound posts. Customers can see and take action on messages, whenever and wherever they…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Slack and SAP Access Control
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
It has less functionality and is not cloud-based, so I feel like there is reduced capacity. Genesys Multicloud CX has limited functionality as it can't seem to expand compared to Genesys Cloud CX. Today's technology and other ones that I haven't used but have seen demos seem to …
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
From a contact center point of view, I'm just using Genesys products, and Genesys Multicloud CX is the next level.
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
1) Omnichannel capabilities 2) Easier to integrate 3) User-friendly 4) Stable Organization with good product offers 5) Good customer end-to-end support
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Genesys Multicloud CX is intuitively designed with ease of building customer focused applications / solutions
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Genesys Multicloud CX has the Enterprise, Bulk solution and ability to be customized to an extent that no other product has. I would say that any of the Genesys products has a leading edge on the competition, and suits brackets of their own on the market, and for us, the …
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
We POC Avaya but did not like some of the features or lack of features compare to Genesys Multicloud CX.
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
more functionnalities
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Agility of the solution (more into SW) and
better adoption for omnichannel
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
We chose it for a better customer experience, and I think the most practical way to achieve this is Genesys Power Routing. You can watch all Routing operations live. All audio and digital industries enable us to combine business elements and inbound and outbound interactions. …
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
For a similar contact center structure, I find Genesys products are faster to produce outcomes, and fast to respond (loading, changing screens...).

However, in terms of user interface, I do prefer the way NICE did things there. Coming from an agent background, I find that the …
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Genesys Multicloud CX (formerly Genesys Engage) is a lot more complex than Genesys PureConnect. In addition, it seems like Genesys never makes Genesys Multicloud CX (formerly Genesys Engage) easier to manage--features are added, UIs and are created, but it doesn't seem like the …
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
I haven't used any.

Call center can be built on open source software like Asterisk and Tomcat services. But it would be harder to support and may not include some important functions.
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
The above mentioned technologies also provide the same solutions as Genesys Engage does. However, Genesys Engage leads this market as this solution package contains all the functionalities provided by different software mentioned above as distinct functionality is provided by …
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Engage was born first, Engage is more suitable if you [want] to have all services running on your server.
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Reliability is the key difference between our last product and Genesys Engage. We are also now able to make small changes on the fly, where previously we would need to log a job with a vendor to have things like business hours amended. This platform puts the control back in …
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Genesys Engage products can be more justified to customer needs. Integrations to other systems are easier to implement.
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Genesys is a very powerful platform leading in contact center technology. Very up to date in the technologies used in the platform. Easy to integrate with.
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Greater form of flexibility when it comes to integrating it with our backend systems. We were not limited by the connection specifications of the previous solution.
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Avaya: As a brand, they are trying to get rid of their hardware-vendor image, but this fails. Omni channel routing is separate in 2 systems. And the reporting solution is torn apart into CMS and Avaya analytic. Customers can't see a clear roadmap.

Aspect: Weak local team with no …
Chose Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
Genesys Cloud - it's more simple, for customers who don't want highly complex architecture, without great integrations and complex reports. Cloud doesn't have many logs to analyse the environment, in some cases, we need help from Factory Support.
Pendula
Chose Pendula
We found the user interface, the customer service, and the feature sets worked very well for us. Pricing was also affordable.
Features
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Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
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9.2
Ratings
10% above category average
Pendula
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Agent dashboard10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Validate callers10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Outbound response9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call forwarding8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Warm transfer10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive dialing9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive voice response10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
REST APIs10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call scripts9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call tracking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multichannel integration9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM software integration5.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
8.5
Ratings
3% above category average
Pendula
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Ratings
Inbound call routing9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Recording8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Quality management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call analytics8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Historical reporting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Live reporting9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer surveys6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)Pendula
Small Businesses
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.2 out of 10
Sogolytics
Sogolytics
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.2 out of 10
CustomerSuccessBox
CustomerSuccessBox
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Bright Pattern Contact Center
Bright Pattern Contact Center
Score 9.1 out of 10
Verint Voice of the Customer
Verint Voice of the Customer
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
7.9
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Usability
6.9
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Availability
8.0
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Performance
7.1
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Support Rating
8.6
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In-Person Training
8.1
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Online Training
7.3
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Implementation Rating
3.8
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Configurability
6.5
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Ease of integration
1.4
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Product Scalability
7.3
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Vendor post-sale
7.3
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10.0
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Vendor pre-sale
7.3
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10.0
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Solution is extremely agile and flexible. The new generation of containerized solution would be a game changer since it brings the ease of deployment and ability to get the innovations to a new total different place. I believe it is really hard to find in the competition who would have something similar or even close
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We used Pendula as part of our re-engagement program. This was valuable, as we were able to connect with 40,000 or more names. Knowing that either a significant telesales team effort--too expensive and not enough people--would be implausible. We designed an interactive SMS journey that allowed us to begin the process of taking the 40.000 and discovering those who were willing to shop with us again automatically. We also found that promotions and blasts worked really well, were very easy to set up and run, and then the automation on the back to create the Salesforce opportunity. We have also engaged with custom objects and were able to trigger events on internal activities and sales status, such as shipping notifications.
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Pros
  • VHT as a stand alone model can be easily plugged into to the current call routing with minimal changes and it works like charm.
  • Platform SDKs are a powerful tool that help integrate with other third party solutions or to build custom made applications.
  • The whole routing solution is amazing . With user friendly composer, you have the option of building both VRUs and routing strategies. And, they are very easy to deploy.
  • The level of details for report customization is another strong point.
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  • EOFY campaigns that drove limited time, limited release offers. We could segment our targets and engage those most likely to respond well.
  • Limited release wine offers, again targeting the right buyers, and then designing a series of interactions with them. This enabled sales reps to speak to those most warm.
  • Customer re-engagement. We have very many historical customers. We were able to reach 30,000 or so people and then lead them through several steps towards re-engagement.
  • Targeting smaller customer segments was made easy due to the deep integration with Salesforce. We could create campaigns to account owners of contacts that met criteria--which provided a deeply personal experience.
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Cons
  • Genesys needs to pick up the pace with application upgrades. We see more and more issues with Genesys applications falling behind the operating systems versions. We need more apps to be ready for the latest server OC models. There is a lag.
  • There seems to be constant unrest with the management application platform, CME, SCI, Genesys administrator, GAX, then GAX plugins, then a move away from plugins. We would like one stable management platform that encompasses ALL aspects of management within the contact center.
  • Real-time reporting deficiencies with Genesys pulse web. this application cannot live up to CCPulse with respect to flexibility of views. Pulse web was a plugin now it's not a plugin any longer. constant movement, we finally get pulse web plugin onto production, 6 months later these something supposedly better.
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  • Navigating a variety of journeys can get tricky. They have been steadily improving the interface here.
  • Managing launch times and turning campaigns on and off can be cumbersome.
  • Naming, tagging, and cross-journey reporting would be great.
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Likelihood to Renew
Genesys Contact Center Portfolio is an expensive product to purchase and maintain. Once committed to, it is also an expensive product to replace. That said, our company is constantly evaluating Genesys and other contact center technology vendors to determine which will provide us with the best ROI.
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Usability
Overall, from a customer perspective and also an agent perspective, it is very easy to use Genesys Engage's platform. The Agent Desktop and Genesys WDE are good. Usability is high and I would consider it an easy to use product and easy to adopt from this perspective.
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Reliability and Availability
There are occasional failures, but distributed and High Availability features work well when architected, installed, and configured properly. Thoroughly reading and understanding system documentation is a must.
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Performance
Never being disappointed in my 11 plus years of utilizing the various aspects of the system. No matter what we throw at it, the systems continue to perform as expected.
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Support Rating
Giving this rate especially for eServices support team which help us immediately and pin point the issue directly. Most of the time, we raised issue to genesys support regarding to social media, they're replied a solution or a way to get rid of the problem after sending initial response which means they cared about the case.
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In-Person Training
Good training, but on limited locations. You can almost only follow trainings in europ in the UK and in Germany. Uk location is relatively difficult to get to and on a exppensive location. The content of the training is good, supplied training material is okay, but sometimes a bit outdated. When you follow a training it is most likely because of a recent purchase which is uasually the latest version.
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Online Training
Interesting webinars on relevant topic are being provided regularly. Th e webinars a often provided by Genesys and hosted by a very experienced product owner. In many occasions a customer is invited to share his / her experiences and best practices. Webinars can be watched at a later time for your convenience.
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Implementation Rating
It was a death march. We finally learned enough about the product to know that our vendor knew nothing and had done it wrong. We hired voice engineers and took over the project. We should have fired our vendor much earlier
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Alternatives Considered
For a similar contact center structure, I find Genesys products are faster to produce outcomes, and fast to respond (loading, changing screens...). However, in terms of user interface, I do prefer the way NICE did things there. Coming from an agent background, I find that the NICE agent interface is more visually appealing and offers more flexibility (parameters for agent exceptions).
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We found the user interface, the customer service, and the feature sets worked very well for us. Pricing was also affordable.
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Scalability
The Interactive Intelligence SIP based contact center platform has broken through the barriers of "board based" technology to processor based limits on scalability. This means their CIC premise or cloud platform can be engineered to support agent counts into the thousands.
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Return on Investment
  • Custom Kiosk application using generic interaction for walk in customers improved the efficiency of the lobby staff by almost 200%
  • QA tools allow for automation of many aspects and the efficient management of scoring and recording .
  • Manages all types of interactions and improves agent productivity for emails, voicemails, calls, chats and walk in interactions
  • Manages reporting on of interactions and improves agent productivity for emails, voicemails, calls, chats and walk in interactions
  • Centralized support tools allow for small staff to support and administer all parts of the system
  • Integration of all modules allows for active, real time passing of data to provide real time speech analytics, qa, reporting, workforce management and general interaction management
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  • We were able to activate a large number of old customers
  • We generated significant revenues and fast sales
  • We have been able to run multichannel campaigns to great effect
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ScreenShots

Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued) Screenshots

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Pendula Screenshots

Screenshot of Trigger Actions in Zuora & Salesforce based on customer responseScreenshot of Create stronger experiences with customers through Subscriber Engagement