Choosing the wrong cloud call center platform costs Indian contact centers months of delays, hidden fees, and compliance exposure. This buyer’s guide evaluates five leading vendors—FreJun, NICE CXone, Genesys Cloud CX, Verint, and Talkdesk—across eight weighted criteria purpose-built for India BFSI, SaaS, and e-commerce operations teams. You will find a vendor scorecard with criterion weights summing to 100%, a must-have versus nice-to-have feature table, a four-gate shortlisting process that reduces evaluation cycles by 40%, a 3-year total cost of ownership comparison, 15 demo evaluation questions sourced from G2 and Reddit buyer reviews, 10 contract red flags with negotiation counters, and a 10-point decision checklist to confirm readiness before signing. Every vendor rating is sourced from G2 as of March 2026. FreJun holds a 4.7 out of 5 rating from 104 reviews. Data is verified to March 2026. This guide is written for Head of Contact Center and VP Operations leaders at organizations with 150 to 3,000 agents who are actively comparing vendors now, not teams still defining their cloud telephony strategy.