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Amazon Connect vs Pega Customer Service comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon Connect
Ranking in AI Customer Support
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center Platforms (1st), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (2nd), AI Customer Experience Personalization (1st)
Pega Customer Service
Ranking in AI Customer Support
21st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
CRM (29th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the AI Customer Support category, the mindshare of Amazon Connect is 2.1%, down from 10.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pega Customer Service is 0.7%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Customer Support Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon Connect2.1%
Pega Customer Service0.7%
Other97.2%
AI Customer Support
 

Featured Reviews

John Ing - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at The Independent User Group for Amazon Connect
Cloud contact flows have unified omnichannel journeys and now support natural language self-service
To improve the reporting, it would be beneficial to provide better visualization of the data. Currently, you typically have to take the data out into another service to make it readable and understandable. It would be easier if it were available in that format from the start. Amazon Connect should continue to develop the AI capability within the platform and improve the performance of the AI features, as they are still relatively new and the performance can sometimes be inconsistent. Additionally, there are a number of basic features that could potentially be continued to be improved. The pricing and licensing of Amazon Connect are not licensed. The pricing is consumption-based with two pricing models: one called the AI pricing model and the other called basic. Amazon Connect should provide greater clarity for customers on the pros and cons of its pricing, as some customers might end up paying more than they should if they do not understand it properly. I believe Amazon Connect should add more information on how the pricing works. It is available publicly, which is good. However, when you turn on Amazon Connect, you immediately start using the AI pricing bundle, which may not be the most appropriate for some customers, resulting in them paying nearly twice as much as they should.
Kishore-Panathula - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Architect-CLSA at Wipro Limited
Unified customer service has provided real-time insights and supports flexible, intuitive workflows
We have a customer service application for customer service in a smaller group, and for most purposes, we use the direct platform. It is a unified channel that depends upon the business. We do not use all channels, but we leverage them wherever they are applicable. The interface is intuitive and depends upon the business. Whenever there is a request for information, we come up with a design and then provide the opportunity to see if it is usable or if they would prefer it in another fashion. Out of the box, it is acceptable. It has all the features required for supporting the customer service side. Although we are not using the voice feature, it gives people the flexibility to interact and get real information. Real-time information is available. It includes both a dashboard and the customer service front desk UI.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Amazon Connect is an easy tool to use, and one of the big things is when you look at a customer's journey and how you want to present it, it all starts with what they call contact flows, which essentially is a flowchart that can be omnidirectional with a drag-and-drop process where it's building blocks of how you want the customer's journey to go."
"The best thing about Amazon Connect is that it has everything we need in one place. With other products, we might have to get different tools for different jobs, like recording calls. However, with the tool, it's all there together. Plus, it's cheaper than other options."
"What I appreciate best about Amazon Connect is its simplicity; you can easily set up a contact center solution within a couple of hours, which is extremely beneficial."
"Amazon Connect is an integrated solution, which is attractive because a customer doesn't have to worry about which product to buy; they buy one product and that gives them everything."
"The most helpful feature of Amazon Connect is Lex Bot, which is an inbuilt AI chatbot; it is very easy to develop a chatbot and the voice bot solution on Amazon Connect."
"We utilize Amazon Connect to handle customer service interactions, particularly in projects where we provide professional services. For example, when developing an application, we typically set up EC2 instances on AWS. Then, to facilitate communication within our clients' internal networks, we establish connections through Amazon Connect."
"Amazon Connect is easy to learn."
"There are a lot of features with Amazon Connect. One is the pay-as-you-go model. I don't have to buy any infrastructure or servers, licenses, or contracts. From a financial point of view, there's no upfront capital expenditure (capex) cost. Everything is pay-as-you-go."
"The product is scalable. It works efficiently for changing existing features."
"It has all the features required for supporting the customer service side, and although we are not using the voice feature, it gives people the flexibility to interact and get real information with real-time information available."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is case management and different configurations."
"The technical support provided for all the solutions from Pega is of the same quality since they have their own internal teams and the same mechanisms, which are good for dealing with issues of different users."
"Pega Customer Service is scalable."
 

Cons

"The technical support from AWS is average.It is average because not every time I find a solution."
"I would like to see a cold transfer capability instead of only offering a warm transfer."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"Support for that specific service for Amazon Connect is basically non-existent."
"Due to network issues, the agent desktop might be affected. If the firewall blocks the agent's desktop, connectivity might be disrupted."
"Support for Amazon Connect is adequate. I won't say it's exceptional about the support, but you can get assistance whenever it is needed."
"However, issues that involve other AWS services sometimes delay resolution."
"Amazon recently released a new feature called 'Customer Profiles.' It's intended to be similar to Salesforce. However, feature-wise, it isn't equivalent to Salesforce yet."
"Pega JVM function needs to be improved."
"Integrating with non-Pega systems (e.g., legacy CRMs, third-party APIs) can require significant effort and custom development."
"Improvements are always required, but at this moment, the UI is the key area that is not flexible enough for us."
"The licensing cost could also be improved."
"The only concern I have seen about the product is its prices."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I can't speak for the pricing of other contact center solutions, but in terms of Amazon Connect, compared to other AWS products, it's one of the more expensive options. However, the cost can be low if you have a smaller team of agents or receive fewer calls. Pricing is typically based on a per-user basis."
"Amazon Connect has a pay-as-you-go model. But I have a slightly different perspective on it."
"The solution is neither very expensive nor very cheap."
"The pricing of the Amazon is reasonable compared to other cloud providers."
"I would rate the pricing a nine out of ten, with ten being the most affordable."
"The tool's licensing model is pay-as-you-go."
"The tool is cheaper than on-premise contact centers."
"The licensing is a pay-as-you-go model."
"The tool's pricing is flexible, and I rate it four to five out of ten."
"The solution provides licenses to users either based on the number of users or the number of cases that an end user creates."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Construction Company
18%
Computer Software Company
11%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise16
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Genesys Cloud or Amazon Connect?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether the Genesys Cloud or Amazon Connect contact center management software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Genesys Cloud. Ge...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Connect?
Most of my customers are not going with the pay-as-you-go pricing model, as they prefer yearly contracts or three-year contracts. They reserve it. So not all the services we used are pay-as-you-go;...
What needs improvement with Amazon Connect?
To improve the reporting, it would be beneficial to provide better visualization of the data. Currently, you typically have to take the data out into another service to make it readable and underst...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pega Customer Service?
The setup cost depends upon the business. We do not use all channels, so it depends, but we leverage them wherever they are applicable.
What needs improvement with Pega Customer Service?
Improvements are always required, but at this moment, the UI is the key area that is not flexible enough for us. From the implementation side, it is still at the higher end. However, I do not have ...
What advice do you have for others considering Pega Customer Service?
The organization uses internal applications. The overall review rating for this solution is nine out of ten.
 

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Sample Customers

Capital One, Intuit, Adobe, Siemens, LegalZoom, DXC technology, Rackspace, Bellhop, American Preparatory Academy, The University of Texas at Dallas, University of Auckland, Origin Energy, and others.
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