Optimizely

AA Rating™
Our rating explained

9.4
6.3
8.4
7.8
7
Market share
-135%

Largest users
Market segment
Price: 
3
Price details: 
From $19/month - $399/month
Optimizely
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Owner:
Optimizely
Category:
Testing
Website:
https://optimizely.appspot.com/

A relatively new service (launched in June 2010), Optimizely is simple to use but its results can be quite powerful. In essence, it’s an easy way to measure and improve your website through A/B testing. As a business, you can create experiments with the site’s very easy-to-use visual interface. The beautiful thing about this service is that you need absolutely zero coding or programming background, as the tools are easy for anyone to use.

Consultancy: 
Yes
Telephone: 
(415) 255-5542
Chat: 
Yes
Multi-language support: 
No
Launch support: 
Yes

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Live training: 
Yes
Price: 
3
Price details: 
From $19/month - $399/month
License model(s): 
Payment per Visitors Tested
Free trial: 
Yes, 30 days
Price information: 
Variable plans available: Bronze - $19/mo; Silver - $79/mo; Gold - $399/mo and Platinum. Ordering a one-year package you get 10% off and 20% off for a 2-year package.
Data ownership: 
Vendor is allowed to use aggregated, anonymous data
Data storage location: 
Storage in USA
Gather data anonymous: 
Yes
US Department of Commerce’s Safe Harbor Framework.: 
Yes
HTTPS support: 
Yes
Permanent data wipe: 
Yes

Reviews for Optimizely

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Actionable insights: 
7
Support quality: 
7
Dashboard quality: 
8
Accessibility: 
8
Ease of implementation: 
9

Testing is one the most popular and effective practices how to improve your website performance. However, usually it associates with some complicated stuff, and to some extent it is true. But when Optimizely comes into the testing, you can be sure that your testing will be easier and faster than you might expected.

The great advantage of Optimizely is the easy way how to start tracking your website. Copy and paste one line of javascript code onto each page of your website that you want to run the experiment on and start your tracking. Optimizely lets you change any icon on the page in a countless number of ways—allowing you to move, resize, re-color, or even remove any element on an existing website in an instant. Text can be moved higher or lower on a page using the application’s drag and drop technology. Not only that, but the actual appearance of any text on a website can be changed using the app’s WYSIWYG interface. When you’re happy with the variation you came up with, give it a name and save it to your account. The superiority of Optimizely is that you do not need any previous knowledge to start testing your website.

From you dashboard page, you can then begin tracking how engaged your readers are on any experimental page. Additionally, you can enjoy the benefits of behavioral and geo-targeting, and also advanced APIs. Inevitably, Optimizely is a strong alternative to all industry tools.

Unique features
Unique feature: 
  • Geotargeting - With this feature, you can target your test down to the very location those visitors are coming from, be it a continent or a city. As the web moves to a more personalized place, we expect to see custom experiences based on our past web behavior and location. Geotargeting in Optimizely enables you to create these personalized user experiences.
  • Behavioral Targeting
  • Advanced APIs
  • Minimal latency snippet (via (single) request to Akamai)
  • Advanced Analytics Integration - analytics integration with A/B testing is crucial. With just one click you can integrate your Optimizely tests with your analytics platform. Sync your experiment data with MixPanel, KISSmetrics, Google Analytics, or Omniture SiteCatalyst.
A/B or split testing: 
Yes
Multivariate testing: 
Yes
Site wide changes: 
Yes
Cross-domain testing: 
Yes
Client logins: 
Yes
Whitelabel: 
No
WYSIWYG editor: 
Yes
Single tag solution: 
Yes
CMS plugins: 
Yes
Excel, csv, XML: 
Yes
Integration with web analytics: 
Yes
Raw data: 
Yes
API: 
Yes
Multiple conversion goals: 
Yes
Multiple test metrics (such as bounce rate): 
Yes
Statistical relevance: 
Yes
Heatmaps/clickmaps: 
No
Segmentation and/or targeting: 
Yes