Avaya Experience Platform vs PhoneSuite CTI Client

Avaya Experience Platform, also called Avaya Infinity, coordinates omnichannel customer interactions with enterprise systems, data, AI and workflows. It supports inbound calling, outbound dialing, IVR building, digital channels and workforce management for large, complex contact centers, including environments with thousands of agents. Teams can create low-code or no-code workflows, while authorized business users can update them under IT governance. Avaya describes the orchestration as AI-agnostic and supports multiple models, real-time customer context and automated workflows. Deployment choices include cloud, hybrid and on-premises, with API, self-hosted and web platforms. Listed controls include role-based access, audit trails, retention settings, bring-your-own-key and organization-defined permissions. Integrations include Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, ServiceNow, Zendesk, Microsoft Teams and Verint. Digital costs $48 a month, Voice 83.00 USD, and All Media 125.00 USD, based on 200–399 concurrent users over three years; additional charges may apply.

PhoneSuite CTI Client is an on-premises Windows application for computer-assisted telephony with existing contacts and phone systems. It supports dialing, answering, transferring, holding, conferencing and call logging, depending on the phone or TAPI driver. Screen pop, click-to-dial and in-call controls are included. Contact sources can include Outlook, Google Contacts, CardDAV, ODBC databases, LDAP, CSV, Lotus Notes and ACT!, with availability varying by edition. Connectors cover Asterisk, FRITZ!Box, Android smartphones and listed phone families such as snom, Yealink, Mitel/Aastra, Fanvil, Gigaset DX and Auerswald COMfortel. Classic Outlook is supported, but the maker says New Outlook (2025) is not. Professional adds CTI Server speed-dial panels, presence management and one-to-one TeamChat; server access and presence licences may also be needed. A 30-day trial exposes the full Professional feature set. A freeware 2.2 light edition has limited calling, phone-book, journal and hotkey functions. Standard is listed at €33,003,927.19, paid once and Professional at €42,004,998.19, paid once.