Compare Drift and Genesys Cloud CX 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
No pricing available
Drift
Star Rating
(1,256)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansGenesys Cloud CX
Star Rating
(1,528)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Genesys Cloud CXSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Genesys Cloud CX excels in customization, allowing organizations to tailor call flows and routing to their specific needs. Users appreciate the flexibility, stating that it has been invaluable for their unique requirements.
- Users say that Drift shines in lead generation, with many highlighting its ability to effectively target leads and achieve better-than-average conversion rates. The seamless integration with calendars and customizable guardrails is also noted as a significant advantage for sales teams.
- According to verified reviews, Genesys Cloud CX is praised for its cloud-based architecture, which eliminates the need for installation and simplifies access for users. This feature has been particularly beneficial for teams looking for a hassle-free setup.
- Reviewers mention that Drift's AI sales tools are a great addition, enhancing the platform's capabilities. Users find these tools beneficial for automating sales processes and improving overall efficiency in lead management.
- G2 reviewers report that while Genesys Cloud CX has a strong focus on AI-powered automation, which can take actions across systems, some users feel that it could further enhance its agent-friendly features to improve usability.
- Users say that Drift's interface is impressive and user-friendly, making it easy for visitors to engage without needing to enter external platforms like Facebook Messenger. This aspect contributes to a smoother user experience, especially for new leads.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Drift
Premium
Starting at $2,500.00
Per Month
For small businesses. The right amount of conversational firepower to keep your business growing.
- * Everything in Free, plus:
- Live Chat
- Meetings
Genesys Cloud CX
No pricing availableFree Trial
Drift
Free Trial is available
Genesys Cloud CX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,019
8.6
1,060
Ease of Use
8.7
1,032
8.9
1,095
Ease of Setup
8.4
508
8.4
653
Ease of Admin
8.5
473
8.5
602
Quality of Support
8.8
940
8.2
1,016
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
472
8.5
595
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
997
8.7
964
Features by Category
Messenger
8.5
203
|
Verified
8.8
23
8.2
201
|
Verified
9.1
26
9.1
273
|
Verified
9.1
25
8.5
250
|
Verified
8.5
25
Channels
7.9
116
|
Verified
9.0
24
8.9
250
|
Verified
9.1
23
7.7
91
|
Verified
9.2
22
7.6
81
|
Verified
8.9
21
7.8
90
|
Verified
9.2
20
Customers
8.6
225
|
Verified
8.9
27
8.4
202
|
Verified
8.6
24
8.1
241
|
Verified
9.1
25
8.7
242
|
Verified
8.7
23
8.5
246
|
Verified
9.2
24
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
8.9
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
305
|
Verified
Not enough data
Organization
8.0
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
269
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
278
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance Analysis
7.8
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
Sales Analysis
7.5
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
87
Not enough data
7.6
85
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Dialing Options
Not enough data
8.9
144
Not enough data
8.9
128
Not enough data
9.2
6
Agent Tools
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
9.2
162
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
121
Not enough data
9.2
147
Not enough data
8.7
108
Agentic AI - Auto Dialer
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
AI Capabilities - Auto Dialer
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Quality Assurance
Not enough data
8.8
159
Not enough data
8.6
149
Not enough data
7.8
160
Engagement
Not enough data
8.5
139
Not enough data
8.2
159
Not enough data
8.2
148
Performance
Not enough data
8.5
154
Not enough data
8.9
152
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
33
Not enough data
7.5
33
Channels
Not enough data
9.1
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
208
Not enough data
8.6
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
238
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
69
Functions
Not enough data
8.8
394
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
402
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
340
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
243
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
316
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
303
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
244
Agentic AI - Contact Center
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
6.7
10
Administrative
Not enough data
8.3
356
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
401
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
438
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
287
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
261
Responses
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
9.4
36
Not enough data
8.6
33
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.0
10
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
9.3
36
Not enough data
9.1
33
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Responses
8.2
280
8.6
59
8.3
268
8.8
58
8.4
303
9.1
60
8.1
273
8.5
60
8.0
228
8.3
55
Platform
8.9
309
8.9
58
8.4
291
8.8
63
8.4
275
9.0
56
8.1
281
8.6
61
7.9
240
8.1
53
8.4
261
8.9
61
8.2
286
8.7
57
Generative AI
7.7
84
8.6
29
7.7
82
8.6
29
Workforce Management
Not enough data
8.7
172
Not enough data
8.6
163
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
8.2
151
Not enough data
8.0
119
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
145
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
8.4
172
Not enough data
8.0
145
Not enough data
8.5
153
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
9.2
23
Security
Not enough data
9.3
24
Not enough data
9.4
23
Conversational Platform
8.6
167
Not enough data
8.4
117
Not enough data
8.7
128
Not enough data
8.6
92
Not enough data
Support Automation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
147
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
31
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
Messaging Channels
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
9.0
33
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
9.0
36
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
150
Not enough data
7.8
132
Not enough data
8.9
167
Not enough data
9.2
169
Not enough data
8.8
164
Not enough data
9.2
161
Not enough data
9.1
163
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
60
Workforce Management
Not enough data
8.9
154
Not enough data
8.8
151
Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
5.6
8
Administrative
Not enough data
9.0
160
Not enough data
8.2
163
Integrations
7.4
92
Not enough data
7.9
95
Not enough data
7.8
91
Not enough data
7.3
88
Not enough data
8.0
95
Not enough data
Branding & Customizatio
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
Automatic Rules & Configurations
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.2
90
Not enough data
8.1
93
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Support
7.8
12
9.0
35
7.8
12
8.9
36
8.1
12
8.5
34
Automation
8.2
11
8.7
33
8.3
13
8.6
37
8.3
12
9.1
36
Artificial Intelligence
7.7
13
9.0
35
8.2
13
8.8
35
8.3
14
9.0
33
Generative AI
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bot Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
83
7.8
28
7.7
81
7.6
28
7.3
81
8.2
28
Communication
9.2
543
|
Verified
8.6
176
|
Verified
8.5
539
|
Verified
8.5
178
|
Verified
7.8
323
|
Verified
8.4
131
8.6
415
|
Verified
8.5
145
7.9
189
8.4
97
Internal Use
8.4
461
|
Verified
8.4
175
|
Verified
8.7
471
|
Verified
8.7
168
|
Verified
8.5
472
|
Verified
8.4
129
|
Verified
8.2
409
|
Verified
8.4
145
|
Verified
8.3
372
|
Verified
8.3
141
|
Verified
8.1
402
|
Verified
8.4
137
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.4
20
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
8.1
57
Not enough data
8.2
53
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.2
59
Not enough data
8.6
59
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9(won by default)
13
Not enough data
7.2(won by default)
13
Process
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
28
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
31
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
29
Channels
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
33
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
34
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
35
Not enough data
9.7(won by default)
37
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
33
Insight
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
30
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
37
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
33
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
27
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Basic Communication
Not enough data
9.6
64
Not enough data
7.5
44
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
8.8
53
Not enough data
8.7
54
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access
Not enough data
8.1
54
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
7.8
48
Advanced Features
Not enough data
8.9
60
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
9.1
61
Voice Recognition - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
8.5
8
Speech Synthesis - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Security and privacy - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
8.8
8
Compatibility - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
8.8
8
Agentic AI - Genesys AppFoundry Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Outbound Call Tracking
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
6.2
10
Calling
Not enough data
9.4
61
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.8
11
Contacts
Not enough data
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
8.4
54
Insights
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
8.1
52
Not enough data
8.1
51
Not enough data
8.1
9
Agentic AI - UCaaS Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Extensions
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
9.3
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
52
|
Verified
Features
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
8.2
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
7.2
20
Not enough data
7.0
22
Not enough data
7.1
20
Not enough data
7.2
20
Not enough data
7.5
20
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.2
24
Automation
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
7.5
19
Autonomy
Not enough data
6.6
22
Not enough data
6.7
21
Not enough data
7.1
21
Not enough data
7.2
20
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Drift and Genesys Cloud CX are categorized as Conversational Marketing, Chatbots, Live Chat, and Customer Service Automation
Unique Categories
Drift is categorized as Business Scheduling, Conversational Support, AI Sales Assistant, Bot Platforms, and Customer Self-Service
Genesys Cloud CX is categorized as Social Customer Service, Proactive Notification, AI Customer Support Agents, AI Voice Assistants, AI Agents For Business Operations, Contact Center, Co-Browsing, Genesys AppFoundry Marketplace, Contact Center Quality Assurance, UCaaS Platforms, Speech Analytics, Auto Dialer, Outbound Call Tracking, VoIP Providers, Contact Center Workforce, and Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Drift
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Genesys Cloud CX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
32.8%
Information Technology and Services
20.6%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Financial Services
3.2%
Computer & Network Security
3.0%
Other
33.3%
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Financial Services
10.2%
Telecommunications
5.8%
Consumer Services
5.1%
Accounting
4.6%
Other
63.4%
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2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
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2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
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