How is Connect different from Pipeline Intelligence?
Connect is a separate product that includes everything in Pipeline Intelligence plus browser voice, SMS, ticket queues, workspace shared inbox, and Connect Ops.
Do we need on-prem phone infrastructure?
No. Connect needs no heavy infrastructure — no PBX, SIP trunks, desk phones, or on-prem hardware. Reps use a browser softphone.
What email providers work for shared inbox?
Any work mailbox your team uses — Google, Microsoft, IMAP, Yahoo, iCloud, or custom SMTP hosts. Connect is provider-agnostic.
What is Connect Ops?
A manager-facing ops surface with live calls map, agent line provisioning, call logs, and usage reporting.
Are intel runs included?
Yes. Connect includes the full Intelligence platform, drawing from the same shared monthly pool as standard plans.
Can AI replace our contact center agents?
You decide. Most customers start with AI on routine traffic — FAQs, hours, status, routing, after-hours — and keep humans on complex or sensitive calls. Connect supports full AI handling, human-only queues, or a blend with warm handoff and screen-pop context. Nothing forces a rip-and-replace.
How much do AI phone agents cost?
AI phone agents are an optional metered add-on at $0.20 per minute of AI conversation time on any Connect plan. Human agent voice minutes still draw from your seat allowance. See add-ons or contact sales to enable.
What are AI phone agents?
Optional conversational AI on your main number — it solves routine calls from your specialist playbooks (FAQ, support, routing) and routes to a human when the caller needs a person, with CRM context on handoff.
What is live coaching?
While a rep is on a live call, Signal streams short coaching hints on their screen — grounded in the live transcript and account record. It’s rep-only; the customer never hears it.
Which workspace persona should we use?
Admins pick a workspace persona at setup — Sales, Customer success, Account management, or Customer care (contact center). It adjusts navigation, account goals, and AI framing. You can change it later in workspace settings.
Is Connect a contact center or a CRM?
Both. Connect is a full CRM with intelligence plus browser voice, queues, IVR, tickets, and supervisor ops. Customer care teams use queues and Desktop; sales teams lean on outbound dial and pipeline views — same platform.
Can we try Connect before committing?
Connect has no self-serve free trial. Talk to sales for onboarding and a pilot, or book a CRM-only demo first.