BlueConic vs. Lytics

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BlueConic
Score 7.0 out of 10
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BlueConic, the a pure-play customer data platform, designed to liberate companies’ first-party data from disparate systems and makes it accessible wherever and whenever it is required to transform customer relationships and drive business growth. The vendor states over 300 companies use BlueConic to unify data into persistent, individual-profiles, and then activate it across customer touchpoints and systems in support of a wide range of growth-focused initiatives, including customer…N/A
Lytics
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Lytics is a customer data platform (CDP) from the company of the same name in Portland.N/A
Pricing
BlueConicLytics
Editions & Modules
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Starter
Free
Professional
Contact Sales
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BlueConicLytics
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BlueConicLytics
Considered Both Products
BlueConic
Chose BlueConic
I think the overall experience and customer service was better on the BlueConic side of things which is what swayed us in their direction. The GAM connection was also another huge plus for us. We ultimately chose BlueConic as our final CDP and we are very happy with that …
Chose BlueConic
BlueConic is more lightweight and allows for more unique experiences at the same time. Again - this isn't meant to perfect the core UX of your site, but sit on top to deliver unique experiences to control offer management and close rates.
Chose BlueConic
BlueConic is definitely a leader in the CDP and marketing data space. After looking at several similar tools they stood apart due to the tools intuitiveness and power, along with their great customer support.
Chose BlueConic
BC is by far and large the most affordable, but definitely requires more 'in-house' data knowledge. Its capabilities are far less, but the others focus more on a data-overall approach, whereby blueconic is 1st party-focused. I found that all the bells and whistles of the …
Lytics
Chose Lytics
Google Ad Manager is the only other competitor we use on our sites; I'd say Lytics is easier to use, but it lacks customization. Lytics targeting also works well with our messaging service, so we're able to build targets on the site to use in email and print marketing tactics …
Features
BlueConicLytics
Tag Management
Comparison of Tag Management features of Product A and Product B
BlueConic
7.0
Ratings
17% below category average
Lytics
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Ratings
Tag library7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag variable mapping7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Ease of writing custom tags7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Rules-driven tag execution7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag performance monitoring7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Page load times7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app tagging7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of JavaScript extensions7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
BlueConic
7.0
Ratings
16% below category average
Lytics
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Ratings
Standard visitor segmentation7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Traffic allocation control7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Website personalization7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Data Management
Comparison of Customer Data Management features of Product A and Product B
BlueConic
7.0
Ratings
19% below category average
Lytics
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Ratings
Account Scoring7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Data Governance7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Connectors6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Enhancement7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Ingestion7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Storage8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Visibility7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Event Data7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Identity Resolution7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
BlueConicLytics
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
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8.6
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Usability
5.0
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User Testimonials
BlueConicLytics
Likelihood to Recommend
BlueConic works well as a central customer database and for building detailed customer profiles. If you want to learn how customers are engaging with your brand and then act on that data, BlueConic is the perfect choice.
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If you're struggling to reach a target audience in a touchpoint other than email/print, Lytics is for your business. If your website doesn't have much web traffic, Lytics is NOT for you. It doesn't help with external acquisitions, only with retaining customers who are already on your site.
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Pros
  • First Party Data Collection
  • First Party Data Targeting
  • First Party Data Analysis
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  • Easy to use segmentation tool
  • Clients love to see their audience build live!
  • Easy to activate an audience wherever it needs to go
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Cons
  • The software was a bit glitchy at times and the beta products were launched a little too prematurely. I didn't feel like it was tested thoroughly and caused headaches at times.
  • Qualifying the product was and is still probably hard for them. They could easily be confused as testing software (which it works well for) but their go-to-market is personalization... which I don't believe is their strength. It's more like a "real-time Ecomm optimization".
  • Their connections with other providers was left a little more desirable. Would love to have seen them have more connections into CRM that the 4-5 they offered.
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  • Customization: users are limited to pre-made designs.
  • Design: we have the same issue here; it would be great if users could upload designs from Creative Cloud.
  • Integration: it can be confusing to pair with other applications.
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Usability
I think without a bit of training and knowledge it would be hard to walk right into a role or a task inside of BlueConic - it is kind of hard to comprehend everything that is available and all of the options. The language inside of BlueConic is also very different than other things in the industry, so it was hard to understand what it would line up with.
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Alternatives Considered
BlueConic is more lightweight and allows for more unique experiences at the same time. Again - this isn't meant to perfect the core UX of your site, but sit on top to deliver unique experiences to control offer management and close rates.
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We evaluated 5-8 CDP's and picked Lytics[.]
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Return on Investment
  • Too early to tell. Will report back in a month. If all goes to plan though, massive. We hope subs make up the vast majority of revenues by 2020, which will be powered by BC.
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  • Allowed us to come off more expensive tools.
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