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Siebel Contact Center vs TalkDesk comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Siebel Contact Center
Ranking in Contact Center Platforms
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TalkDesk
Ranking in Contact Center Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (6th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2492265 - PeerSpot reviewer
Has efficient automation features and the ability to integrate with multiple systems
The initial setup is quite difficult for the latest versions from 2020 and beyond and can take about four to five hours. It can now be deployed on the cloud. Oracle offers the same images for on-premise and cloud deployments, making it easy to switch between the two. I created the docker image using VM and completed the setup in a few hours.
TANMAY AKHADE - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly, enables to respond to customer queries 70% to 80% quickly, and reduces dependency on agents
The product has automatic call-routing features. We must share how the calls must be routed to each team, and it automatically takes care of it. The solution is quite user-friendly. We don't have to do a lot of coding. We can do certain configurations on top of the coding, and it is automatically taken care of in the backend. It is a good feature. We can do a lot of automation. The tool is moving towards generative AI. The customer talks to the tool, and the tool understands what they need and provides it to them. Earlier, the customers would send an email and wait for a response from a representative. Our TAT was two to three years. Currently, our TAT is 20 minutes. If customers contact us with any concerns, we respond to them quickly. The response time has improved by 70% to 80%. Though it is new to the market, the generative AI has reduced our dependency on the agents. Earlier, the agents had to answer all of the customers’ issues. Now, TalkDesk fetches the answer from the backend and provides it to the customer. AI is good. It saves us a lot of time. It’s a discovery phase, so it is not quite handy. However, at times, less interaction is required if all the details are available on the website.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"You can integrate it with various systems for batch processing and other configurations."
"The solution is quite user-friendly."
"With TalkDesk, you get to use TalkDesk Studio, which allows you to easily create outbound campaigns, and I am very happy with it."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its calling feature. It is very stable for outbound calls, and the tool's call routing feature is efficient. We integrated it with Zendesk. I answered the calls in my queue and transferred the ones that were for escalation. TalkDesk is very user-friendly."
"TalkDesk and their online support being very helpful. I collaborated with another resource who managed call routing, and my role was to develop applications that interacted with the routing system as needed, such as taking over calls for payment processing and directing any issues to the appropriate support personnel."
"TalkDesk enhanced customer service with AI."
"The tool is similar to RingCentral. It automatically integrates with your systems, so you can make calls directly from Teams instead of making calls with the TalkDesk application. It also has sentiment analytics features, similar to AI features, where you can analyze the tone of the person you're speaking with, determining if they are angry or happy. You can pull back data and analyze it on a separate system."
"With TalkDesk, you can use add-ons, like extensions, from another application. TalkDesk allowed us to leverage metrics and analyze long calls using additional add-ons. I remember using Observe.AI, which was a game-changer for our project involving governmental information."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
 

Cons

"The product can be complicated to develop, as many methods exist to achieve solutions."
"While using TalkDesk, I noticed that sometimes the default color scheme, especially in night mode, wasn't suitable for elderly users."
"The product must automate certain features so the agents do not have to do things manually."
"One area for improvement in TalkDesk is its graphical environment, which doesn't allow for customized placement of icons or separate pages, making it challenging to organize and maintain complex applications. Additionally, for IVR applications, it lacks certain features like default inter-digit timeout settings or overall prompt timeout settings, which are common in other products. I also faced challenge was with call logging, as the system didn't perform well in retrieving and playing back call audio during development, although this might have been due to our specific setup or data volume."
"There is room for improvement in the flexibility of the dashboard and reporting customization."
"The drawback of the tool revolves around the fact that I see it is very slow when loading the pages."
"The solution lacks some features for outbound campaigns compared to other providers."
"The solution's reporting feature is sometimes delayed and could be improved."
"We faced issues with bulk SMS."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The platform is expensive."
"If we need less number of licenses, the pricing will be high."
"TalkDesk's pricing is with the investment."
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Siebel Contact Center?
The platform is expensive. Many metrics for these licenses are mainly user-based, which makes it quite costly. I rate the pricing a ten.
What needs improvement with Siebel Contact Center?
The product can be complicated to develop, as many methods exist to achieve solutions. This complexity can make it challenging to find the right approach. Also, AI integration could be expanded.
What is your primary use case for Siebel Contact Center?
Our customers use it to store all their customer data and manage their processes. The Contact Center integrates with the CTI platform so that when a customer calls, the agent has access to the cust...
What needs improvement with TalkDesk?
While using TalkDesk, I noticed that sometimes the default color scheme, especially in night mode, wasn't suitable for elderly users. It was too bright and not user-friendly. We switched it to nigh...
What is your primary use case for TalkDesk?
I was supervising a team, and we handled all our phone calls and the necessary metrics from those calls. We were using TalkDesk to gather that information.
 

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