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Five9

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Five9 is a cloud contact center platform (CCaaS) covering voice and digital channels (chat, email, SMS/MMS, social messaging), AI features (summaries, live transcription, AI insights, agent assist, AI knowledge, AI agents), CRM/UC adapters, and workforce engagement management, sold in five bundled tiers plus custom enterprise pricing.

Vendor's own claim
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Core capabilities

Vendor's own claim
  • Blended inbound/outbound voice, chat, email, SMS/MMS, and social messaging channels
  • AI summaries, live transcription, AI insights, AI Agent Assist, and AI Knowledge
  • AI Agents that can 'reason, decide, and act' within defined controls
  • Dialer, agent desktop, geo redundancy, call recording
  • CRM adapters (Salesforce, ServiceNow, Dynamics, Zendesk, Oracle) and UC adapters (Microsoft Teams, Zoom, RingCentral, AT&T Office@hand)
  • Workforce Engagement Management: QM, WFM, analytics, workflow automation (own product or via Verint/Calabrio)
  • Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVAs) for self-service across web, chatbot, voice, SMS, WhatsApp

Pricing

From official docs
PlanPriceIncludedNotable
Digital$119/mo/seat (USD)Digital channels only (chat, email, SMS/MMS, social messaging); 3,000 AI minutes per bundled seat + usageAI Summaries, Live Transcription, AI Insights
Core$159/mo/seat (USD)All channels (voice, chat, email, SMS/MMS, social) with AI essentialsSame feature set as Digital plus voice channel, AI Summaries, Live Transcription, AI Insights, AI Agent Assist, AI Knowledge, Choice of CRM/UC adapter
PlusContact Sales for flexible pricingAll channels with advanced AISame categories as Core with advanced AI tier
ProContact Sales for flexible pricingAll channels with AI essentials and WEMAdds Workforce Engagement Management to the bundle
EnterpriseContact Sales for flexible pricingAll channels with Advanced AI and WEMHighest AI tier plus Workforce Engagement Management

Checked 2026-08-07 against their pricing page. Vendors change pricing without notice.

What is Five9

Vendor's own claim

Five9 is an enterprise-grade contact-center-as-a-service platform sold as five progressively richer bundles (Digital, Core, Plus, Pro, Enterprise) that mix channel access, AI capability tiers, CRM/UC adapter choice, and workforce engagement management options. Pricing is per concurrent user/seat with usage-based add-ons, and the vendor states a minimum of 50 seats applies to its per-seat and usage-based pricing.

Ideal customer profile

Vendor's own claim

Larger contact center operations (the vendor states over 3,000 global customers) needing omnichannel CX with CRM/UC integration and workforce management, per case studies referencing organizations like Alaska Airlines and Exact Sciences.

Who should look elsewhere

Our read

Pricing carries a stated minimum of 50 seats for the concurrent-user/usage-based pricing model, which rules out small teams or businesses needing only a handful of agents. Only the entry two tiers (Digital at $119/mo/seat and Core at $159/mo/seat) have published self-serve prices - the Plus, Pro, and Enterprise tiers, which unlock advanced AI and full Workforce Engagement Management, are all 'Contact Sales for flexible pricing,' so buyers cannot budget for the more capable tiers without a sales conversation. AI minutes are usage-metered on top of the seat price (3,000 minutes per bundled seat plus usage), so heavy AI users face additional usage costs beyond the listed per-seat rate.

Tools in the same layer

Our read

No curated rival set covers this tool yet, so these are simply other tools in the same architectural layer and product form. Treat it as a starting point, not a shortlist.

Five9 FAQ

How is Five9 priced?

Per concurrent user/seat monthly, with only the two entry bundles (Digital at $119/mo/seat and Core at $159/mo/seat) publicly priced; Plus, Pro, and Enterprise are all custom-quoted ('Contact Sales for flexible pricing'). A minimum of 50 seats applies to concurrent-user and usage-based pricing per the pricing page's own notes.

From official docs
Does Five9 include AI features on every plan?

Yes - AI Summaries, Live Transcription, AI Insights, AI Agent Assist, and AI Knowledge are listed even on the entry Digital bundle, metered at 3,000 minutes per bundled seat plus usage-based charges beyond that.

From official docs
What CRMs does Five9 integrate with?

Pre-built adapters for Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft Dynamics, Zendesk, and Oracle, chosen per the pricing bundle's 'Choice of Adapters' option.

Vendor's own claim
Can I use my own workforce management vendor?

Yes, per the vendor - Five9's own Workforce Engagement Management, or existing WEM partners Verint (VCS) or Calabrio, offered on a named-basis.

Vendor's own claim
Does Five9 support outbound SMS and social channels?

Yes, per the pricing page, SMS/MMS and social messaging are included channel options on all bundle tiers, though usage charges apply to SMS specifically per the pricing notes; a WhatsApp integration was listed as 'coming soon.'

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