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Vendor: Five9
4.3 out of 5
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PROS

Five9's analytics automatically evaluate 100% of calls, significantly aiding quality assurance teams in training and improving client service.
Five9 includes AI tools like transcription services and a power dialer, enhancing outbound calling operations.
Five9 has reduced organizational costs by 10% to 15%, saving on staffing and software expenses.
Features such as queue callback, skill-based routing, and flexibility to log in from anywhere are highly valued.
Five9 has improved flexibility by transitioning the contact center to the cloud, offering a unified dashboard for agents.

CONS

Five9 has an active-passive high-availability model, while some prefer active-active.
There are challenges in maintaining the original email format as Five9 acts as a proxy without bringing over the full format.
The technical support is inconsistent and has room for improvement.
Integration with third-party solutions can be difficult and has room for improvement.
The pricing could be improved as it is set in US dollars and doesn't account for exchange rates with other regions.
 

Five9 Pros review quotes

reviewer2247699 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 28, 2023
Before using the WFO and its analytics, our quality teams would listen to only 5 percent of contacts a week, per employee, which is a very small part of what an employee is doing... Now, this tool does an automatic evaluation of 100 percent of their calls. It has certainly helped the QA teams in their training, and that, in turn, helps our clients.
Thomas Johnson. - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 5, 2023
The product’s IVR script editor is very easy and simple to use.
Michael Pearson - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 22, 2023
The admin platform is easy to use and navigate. That has been incredibly useful for us because it has given us the ability to self-provision in a lot of situations. The ability to create and track data elements has also been a valuable addition.
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reviewer2384742 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 28, 2024
I like the capability of call and screen recording. It has helped us to hold our agents accountable to the expectations for the role. It creates a clearer picture than giving feedback that is just based on calls that we may have listened to, but we do not have anything to show the agents themselves.
Pedro Pulido - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 9, 2023
The admin tools are most valuable, such as using the UI to configure all the campaigns and all the settings that we use. Also, the monitoring panels it has are very good. Our supervisors and sales managers build dashboards in the solution so that we can understand how our operation is performing throughout the day. That is very useful.
NR
Dec 27, 2023
I like the fact that I can customize the cadencing. I can drill in and create custom contact point cadencing for all of our different categories of leads. We attack some people more aggressively, but others much more softly. I have much more confidence that things aren't slipping through the cracks. It continues to bring customers up for us until they've either moved through the cycle or we've removed them from the cycle. It gives us greater peace of mind. The ability to get in quickly and customize many of those pieces easily was appealing to us.
JA
Aug 29, 2023
It helped reduce costs in our organization. We've saved on staffing and we've saved on software by 10% to 15%.
Devan Baucom - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 25, 2023
Five9 has a lot of AI tools, which I find valuable. It offers transcription services and a power dialer for outbound dialing. I like that Five9 is built for outbound and suitable for that purpose.
WY
Oct 24, 2023
Agent Assist and AI server are the two best features because they remind new and existing agents about tips and generate detailed case summaries, saving them the time and effort of making small modifications before posting.
Jamie Bailey - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 28, 2023
When it comes to drop calls, we don't have a problem. They are performing to our satisfaction.
 

Five9 Cons review quotes

reviewer2247699 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 28, 2023
There have also been some challenges in being able to keep the format of an original email. The solution acts as a proxy, but it's not bringing over the full format that the email came in with... Five9's email channel isn't as good as some other vendors' email channels that I've seen. But there is an upgrade coming...
Thomas Johnson. - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 5, 2023
Maintaining the original DNS on Five9 across campaigns is difficult.
Michael Pearson - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 22, 2023
There are certain issues around features that Chrome has deployed that we have to figure out. When we bring them to Five9's attention, they are usually able to help us navigate them. It seems that sometimes they already know about an issue, so it would be helpful if they more proactively engaged with us first...
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reviewer2384742 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 28, 2024
The knowledge base of their support is not as strong as the IVR build.
Pedro Pulido - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 9, 2023
Maybe they could do better on how we access all the data if we want the data to work outside of Five9. Sometimes, that's not the easiest process. It's not bad, but if there's an area for improvement, that could be one.
NR
Dec 27, 2023
There are some minor issues with some of their filtering that I'd like them to handle on their back end. The only limitation I can think of is that I'm always looking backward and can't look forward. I can't see how many calls are scheduled for tomorrow based on our system.
JA
Aug 29, 2023
The reporting could be a bit better.
Devan Baucom - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 25, 2023
What would make Five9 better is a partnership with an SMS AI solution, which would make Five9 pretty powerful.
WY
Oct 24, 2023
I would like to see more of the functions from the original Five9 adapter included in the Salesforce Plus adapter, as they do not automatically update when Five9 releases new features.
Jamie Bailey - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 28, 2023
It would be ideal if they could combine the tools into one suite.