CallMiner vs Five9

CallMiner Named Strong Performer in Forrester Wave Report

CallMiner, a provider of customer experience (CX) automation powered by conversation intelligence, announced it has been named a Strong Performer in the Forrester Wave: Customer Feedback Management and Analytics Solutions, Q3 2026. In its first inclusion in this report, CallMiner received the highest possible scores in eight criteria, including Vision, AI, Topic Modeling, Natural Language Understanding, Conversation Intelligence, Analytics, Specialization, and Data Masking. The report highlights CallMiner's AI-native vision and its depth in conversation intelligence, pairing text mining with advanced AI. CallMiner aims to help organizations turn customer conversations into actionable intelligence, improving frontline performance and customer outcomes through both human and automated actions. The recognition reflects growing pressure on enterprises to translate AI capabilities into measurable CX value.

• CallMiner was named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave: Customer Feedback Management and Analytics Solutions, Q3 2026.
• CallMiner received the highest possible scores in eight criteria, including Vision, AI, and Natural Language Understanding.
• This is CallMiner's first appearance in a Forrester Wave focused on customer feedback management and analytics.

Why Customers Are Fed Up with AI Chatbots

A Five9 survey reveals consumer dissatisfaction with AI chatbots: only 46% rated their recent AI chatbot experience positively, versus about two-thirds for live phone, email, and in-person support. When abandoning AI for a human, 46% cited the bot repeatedly misunderstanding them. CX experts advise ensuring accurate knowledge bases and testing with real, imperfect conversations. Offering a clear escalation path to a human agent boosts trust—55% trust AI when a human option is available, versus 26% when not.

• Only 46% of consumers rated their most recent AI chatbot experience positively, according to a Five9 survey.
• About two-thirds of consumers rated live phone, email, and in-person support positively.
• 46% of consumers said they abandoned AI for a human because the bot repeatedly misunderstood them.

Five9 Raises AI Growth Outlook to 60% After Strong Q2

Five9 reported Q2 2026 revenue of $312.4 million, up 10% year-over-year, and subscription revenue growth of 14%. AI revenue accelerated 78% to $39 million, now representing 15% of subscription revenue, prompting the company to raise its full-year AI growth outlook to at least 60%. CEO Amit Mathradas highlighted a five-year, roughly $100 million total-contract-value deal with a Fortune 100 financial services firm, closed via the Google Cloud Marketplace, and argued that Five9's voice and routing heritage differentiates it from AI point solutions. The company also made three executive hires to shift from product-selling to platform-and-outcomes selling, and emphasized a growing trend of on-premises customers migrating to cloud to support agentic voice AI.

• Five9 reported Q2 2026 revenue of $312.4 million, up 10% year-over-year.
• AI revenue reached $39 million in Q2, up 78% year-over-year, and now constitutes 15% of subscription revenue.
• Five9 raised its full-year 2026 AI growth outlook to at least 60%, up from the previous 'more than 40%' outlook.

Five9 named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Agentic Contact Center-as-a-Service Platforms

Five9 named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Agentic Contact Center-as-a-Service Platforms (August 26, 2026)