NICE CXone Mpower

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A cloud contact center platform that runs both human agents and AI agents from one console, combining routing, quality management, and self-service bots.

66TriVista score
Category rankTied #19 in Customer Service and Contact Center AI
Baseline ELO1,447.2
At a glance
What it does

CXone Mpower is a cloud contact center platform built to orchestrate both human agents and AI agents. Supervisors use it to route calls and chats, monitor live interactions, and build AI-driven workflows without writing code. Agentic AI agents handle self-service tasks on their own, such as order lookups, and a copilot gives human reps suggested responses during a call. The platform combines workforce analytics, quality management, and knowledge tools in one console and connects to outside systems through pre-built integrations, open APIs, and NICE's CXexchange marketplace. It is made by NICE, which publishes its security and compliance practices, including AI governance, through a Trust Center.

Where it can help

This fits a contact center that wants one platform combining live agents and AI-driven self-service rather than stitching together separate telephony, quality, and bot tools. NICE does not publish standard per-seat pricing; expect a custom quote based on channels, agent count, and AI usage, and treat any number you hear as a planning estimate. A workable starting point is a pilot on one queue, such as billing questions, using the built-in analytics to check resolution rates without escalation. Because the platform bundles many modules, including routing and workforce management, a smaller team should scope carefully to avoid paying for modules it won't use right away, and confirm current module names and pricing directly, since the CXone Mpower rebrand changed some packaging from the earlier CXone platform.

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TriVista score
66.2
Category rank
#19
Baseline ELO
1,447.2

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Cost guide

What it can cost

These estimates cover licensing, setup, integrations, staff time, security, administration, and support.

Cost estimates by scenario Unit used in these estimates: production deployment.
Cost measureLowBaseHigh
First-year total$79.9K$125.4K$201.1K
Three-year total$174K$261.9K$403.6K
First-year cost per unit$79.9K$125.4K$201.1K
Average annual cost per unit (over three years)$58K$87.3K$134.5K
Cost breakdown by scenario
Included cost components
ComponentLowBaseHigh
Licensing and usage$27K$36K$48.6K
Implementation$13.2K$22K$37.4K
Integration$13.8K$25K$45K
Staff time and change management$8.4K$12K$16.8K
Security$6.7K$9.5K$14.3K
Administration$4.9K$6.5K$8.8K
Support$2.3K$3K$4.1K

Estimate assumptions: Based on 1 production deployment. This is a planning allowance, not verified product pricing. Confirm the vendor’s billing unit and current price or quote before budgeting.

Benefits have not been estimated: The current research does not estimate potential savings, return on investment, or how long it would take to recover the cost. Earlier benefit estimates are excluded.

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STARTSet a goal and owner

Define what success looks like for a test of NICE CXone Mpower and assign someone to lead it.

FIRST MONTHTest one workflow

Once the requirements above are met, compare a small trial with how your team works today.

MONTH TWOReview actual use

Track adoption, output quality, business results, and actual costs against the estimate.

MONTH THREEDecide what comes next

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Risk profile

Required controls

Security and safe use

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Exit and rollback

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Recommended next step

Do not approve a pilot yet. Verify the current product identity, package, availability, owner, pricing, and security evidence; then define one workflow, a baseline, and rollback criteria.

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Research support

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Official product information nice.com/products/cxone Read official information →
Score history

How the rating has changed

Recorded score and category rank across research updates.

  • Current catalog refresh
    TriVista Score 66.2/100
    Category rank #19

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