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Five9 vs GetResponse

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Five9

Software

Intelligent cloud contact center

From
$149/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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GetResponse

Software

All-in-one email marketing, automation and landing pages

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Five9 a 50 seat minimum applies to the published rates, so the entry cost on the $119 Digital plan is $5,950 a month; GetResponse starter, Marketer and Creator plans are all capped at 1,000 contacts regardless of the $19, $59 or $69 monthly price

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Five9 and GetResponse actually diverge.

Attributes where Five9 and GetResponse differ
AttributeFive9GetResponse
Starting price$149/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, DesktopWeb
Founded2001Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Five9

  • Intelligent routing
  • IVR
  • ACD
  • Dialer
  • WFM
  • Quality management
  • Analytics
  • Salesforce

Only in GetResponse

Nothing recorded that Five9 does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Five9

  • Cloud contact centre across voice, chat, email and social messagingnot GetResponse
  • Routing and managing high volume customer interactionsnot GetResponse

GetResponse

No use cases recorded yet. See the GetResponse review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Five9

  • A 50 seat minimum applies to the published rates, so the entry cost on the $119 Digital plan is $5,950 a month
  • Prices are per concurrent user rather than per named agent, which changes what a seat means when shifts overlap
  • Voice is excluded from the Digital plan and requires a quote
  • Usage based charges apply on top of the per seat rate
  • Three of the five tiers publish no price at all

GetResponse

  • Starter, Marketer and Creator plans are all capped at 1,000 contacts regardless of the $19, $59 or $69 monthly price
  • Starter plan limits AI tool usage to 3 uses and includes only 1 custom automation workflow
  • SMS marketing and mobile push notifications are reserved for the custom-priced Enterprise tier
  • The $15.58, $48.38 and $56.58 monthly-equivalent rates require paying annually; standard monthly billing is $19, $59 and $69

Pricing, plan by plan

Five9

$149/month
  • Core$149/month
    • Inbound/outbound
    • IVR
    • Basic CTI
  • Premium$169/month
    • Core + Chat/email
    • Quality management
  • Optimum$199/month
    • Premium + WFM
    • Proactive chat
  • Ultimate$229/month
    • Full suite
    • Advanced analytics

GetResponse

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the GetResponse review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Five9 if

  • You need intelligent routing.
  • You work on Web, Desktop.
  • You also want ivr.
Five9 review

Choose GetResponse if

Nothing in the data separates GetResponse from Five9 on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

GetResponse review

Questions people ask

Is Five9 or GetResponse better?
Neither clearly leads. Five9 starts at $149/month and GetResponse at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Five9 or GetResponse?
Five9 starts at $149/month and GetResponse at On request.
Does Five9 or GetResponse run on more platforms?
Five9 runs on Web, Desktop. GetResponse runs on Web.
What is Five9 best used for?
Five9 is most often used for cloud contact centre across voice, chat, email and social messaging, routing and managing high volume customer interactions. Of those, cloud contact centre across voice, chat, email and social messaging and routing and managing high volume customer interactions are not what GetResponse is typically brought in for.
What can Five9 do that GetResponse cannot?
Five9 covers Intelligent routing, IVR, ACD, Dialer.
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