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Five9 vs TeamViewer

Five9 logo

Five9

Software

Intelligent cloud contact center

From
$149/month
Rated
-
TeamViewer logo

TeamViewer

Software

Remote access and support software from Germany, used for connecting to computers anywhere

From
On request
Rated
-

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; TeamViewer pricing page gates all figures behind plan selection with no listed price for its Teams and Tensor Enterprise tiers, which are described as a fully customized license requiring sales contact

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Five9 and TeamViewer actually diverge.

Attributes where Five9 and TeamViewer differ
AttributeFive9TeamViewer
Starting price$149/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, DesktopWeb
Founded2001Unknown

Identical on both: 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 TeamViewer

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 TeamViewer
  • Routing and managing high volume customer interactionsnot TeamViewer

TeamViewer

No use cases recorded yet. See the TeamViewer 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

TeamViewer

  • Pricing page gates all figures behind plan selection with no listed price for its Teams and Tensor Enterprise tiers, which are described as a fully customized license requiring sales contact
  • Add-on modules (Asset Management, Endpoint Protection, Device Monitoring, Assist AR Lite, Mobile Device Management) are sold separately from the core license, only offered with a 30-day free trial before charges apply

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

TeamViewer

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the TeamViewer review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Five9 if

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

Choose TeamViewer if

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

Questions people ask

Is Five9 or TeamViewer better?
Neither clearly leads. Five9 starts at $149/month and TeamViewer at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Five9 or TeamViewer?
Five9 starts at $149/month and TeamViewer at On request.
Does Five9 or TeamViewer run on more platforms?
Five9 runs on Web, Desktop. TeamViewer 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 TeamViewer is typically brought in for.
What can Five9 do that TeamViewer cannot?
Five9 covers Intelligent routing, IVR, ACD, Dialer.

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