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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Monetate

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AMonetate (formerly Kibo Personalization, powered by Monetate and Certona) is an ecommerce personalization software for consumer-facing brands. Monetate enables brands to create individualized experiences for site visitors, with the goal of improving engagement and business performance. Founded in 2008, Monetate services Adidas, Lufthansa, Office Depot, Reebok, Wolseley, and other companies.N/A

    Optimizely Web Experimentation

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AWhether launching a first test or scaling a sophisticated experimentation program, Optimizely Web Experimentation aims to deliver the insights needed to craft high-performing digital experiences that drive engagement, increase conversions, and accelerate growth.N/A
    Pricing
    MonetateOptimizely Web Experimentation
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MonetateOptimizely Web Experimentation
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    MonetateOptimizely Web Experimentation
    Considered Both Products
    Monetate
    Chose Monetate
    It was what the company used before I started.
    Incentivized
    Chose Monetate
    Kibos system makes personalization and targeting a lot easier to do.
    Incentivized
    Chose Monetate
    The feature set of Monetate was more robust than Optimizely and analytics were more reliable. Pricing and feature set were pretty close to Maximizer, but the interface in Monetate was more intuitive.
    Incentivized
    Chose Monetate
    We used Optimizely as a self-service tool. Our Monetate engagement is full-service, so it's not an apples-to-apples comparison. I do prefer Monetate's action builder to the Optimizely tool.
    Chose Monetate
    While Optimizely has a number of useful features, Monetate had a much broader portfolio and greater ease of use. We also found that the Monetate team was very responsive and easy to work with on projects.
    Optimizely
    Chose Optimizely Web Experimentation
    > Adobe's pretty cool for its recomentation / AI / ML engine > VWO's wysiwyg is pretty solid and the heatmapping is nice > abtasty's consent features are pretty cool to launch patch and AB Test Consent Rate > Monetate & Dynamic Yield's pre-built personalization features help …
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Web Experimentation
    Maxymiser - The statistical significance engine used by Optimizely helps to reduce the detection of false positives. These were noticed on many occasions within the maxymiser tool.

    Adobe Target - The ease of use is non-comparable between Optimizely and Adobe Target. The UI of Ad…
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Web Experimentation
    I think that Optimizely is more user-friendly than Adobe and Monetate, for example - Adobe is really suited for people with deep pockets and a distinct technical acumen that may not be suitable for a small business. Montetate is not user-friendly - even for seasoned marketers. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Web Experimentation
    Optimizely is my favorite due to its ease of use and exceptional testing capabilities. It is not the cheapest tool, but the other tools that could be compared are not cheap—you get what you pay for. Some of the smaller tools are making gains, though!
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Web Experimentation
    Optimizely has a more robust toolset and is also more affordable.
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Web Experimentation
    Optimizely is the leader but Google Optimize and Adobe Target are up and coming given their ability to integrate with those marketing stacks.
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Web Experimentation
    We were a former Adobe Test and Target client and felt that the tool was not keeping up with the competition. Optimizely greatly streamlined the process of setting up and running A/B tests, making results easy to understand, and provided superior customer service. I understand T…
    Incentivized
    Chose Optimizely Web Experimentation
    This is the only real other real similar product that we looked at. We are part of a larger corporation. Another company in our organization had been using Optimizely and they reported back nothing but great things about their partnership with Optimizely. They also reported …
    Chose Optimizely Web Experimentation
    Monetate, but the tool was a little too far out of our budget. We picked Optimizely because it was cost effective and our ROI was justified based upon a defined baseline to increase conversion and continue the strategy of A/B testing.
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    MonetateOptimizely Web Experimentation
    Testing and Experimentation
    Comparison of Testing and Experimentation features of Monetate and Optimizely Web Experimentation
    Feature
    Monetate
    -
    Ratings
    Optimizely Web Experimentation
    8.0
    150 Ratings
    a/b experiment testing00 Ratings9.0150 Ratings
    Split URL testing00 Ratings8.5122 Ratings
    Multivariate testing00 Ratings8.4127 Ratings
    Multi-page/funnel testing00 Ratings7.9116 Ratings
    Cross-browser testing00 Ratings8.186 Ratings
    Mobile app testing00 Ratings8.066 Ratings
    Test significance00 Ratings8.4136 Ratings
    Visual / WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.2121 Ratings
    Advanced code editor00 Ratings8.0114 Ratings
    Page surveys00 Ratings6.217 Ratings
    Visitor recordings00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Preview mode00 Ratings7.6133 Ratings
    Test duration calculator00 Ratings7.9101 Ratings
    Experiment scheduler00 Ratings8.2101 Ratings
    Experiment workflow and approval00 Ratings7.881 Ratings
    Dynamic experiment activation00 Ratings7.565 Ratings
    Client-side tests00 Ratings7.888 Ratings
    Server-side tests00 Ratings7.244 Ratings
    Mutually exclusive tests00 Ratings8.274 Ratings
    Audience Segmentation & Targeting
    Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Monetate and Optimizely Web Experimentation
    Feature
    Monetate
    -
    Ratings
    Optimizely Web Experimentation
    8.2
    142 Ratings
    Standard visitor segmentation00 Ratings8.4137 Ratings
    Behavioral visitor segmentation00 Ratings7.6113 Ratings
    Traffic allocation control00 Ratings9.1135 Ratings
    Website personalization00 Ratings7.8103 Ratings
    Results and Analysis
    Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Monetate and Optimizely Web Experimentation
    Feature
    Monetate
    -
    Ratings
    Optimizely Web Experimentation
    8.3
    138 Ratings
    Heatmap tool00 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Click analytics00 Ratings8.833 Ratings
    Scroll maps00 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Form fill analysis00 Ratings8.065 Ratings
    Conversion tracking00 Ratings8.744 Ratings
    Goal tracking00 Ratings8.2117 Ratings
    Test reporting00 Ratings7.9126 Ratings
    Results segmentation00 Ratings7.793 Ratings
    CSV export00 Ratings7.992 Ratings
    Experiments results dashboard00 Ratings8.049 Ratings
    User Ratings
    MonetateOptimizely Web Experimentation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.5
    (117 ratings)
    8.7
    (238 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (24 ratings)
    9.5
    (51 ratings)
    Usability
    6.4
    (17 ratings)
    10.0
    (58 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (148 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.8
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)