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    ABsmartly

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AABsmartly is an A/B testing and experimentation tool for use across web, email, and apps, both server-side and client-side. The ABSmartly platform is designed for product teams and PLG-driven organisations who want to make data-driven decisions. The ABsmartly platform caters to various testing scenarios, including feature flags, split testing, multi-variant, multi-page, multi-platform, SEO tests, cross-device testing, among others. ABsmartly was founded by experimentation…

    $60,000

    per year (starting at 50 Million events per month)

    Google Content Experiments (discontinued)

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Content Experiments was a tool that can be used to create A/B test from within Google Analytics. It has been discontinued since 2019, and Google now recommends using its Google Optimize service for A/B testing.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsABsmartly has an events-based pricing model, clients have unlimited experiments, metrics and platform users, and they pay per event. ABsmartly has no pricing tiers or packages, so all customers get all features, including the advanced Group Sequential Testing engine, real time data processing, and collaborative tools. ABsmartly handles the infrastructure costs and provides the platform, however if clients wish, they can handle the infrastructure on their side. ABsmartly's event-based plans start at €60,000/year for 50 Million events per month. ABsmartly includes onboarding, standard training and support at no extra cost. ABsmartly has 2 categories of billable events: Exposure events An exposure event happens every time a call is made to check which variant (of an experiment or a feature flag) to show a visitor. The number of exposure is dependent on the number of unique visitors, the number of experiments and the number of exposure per experiment. Exposure Events = {# unique visitors} x {# experiments} x {# experiment exposures} Goal events A goal event happens every time a goal is triggered by a visitor of an application. A goal is what is used to create an experimentation metrics and they usually represent an action taken by visitors, a click on a button, a conversion, a cancellation, etc. The number of goals events is dependent on the number of unique visitors, the number of goals and the number of goals exposures. Goal Events: = {# unique visitors} x {# goals} x {# goal triggers}
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    Features
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    Testing and Experimentation
    Comparison of Testing and Experimentation features of ABsmartly and Google Content Experiments (discontinued)
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    Ratings
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    9.2
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    9% above category average
    a/b experiment testing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Split URL testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multivariate testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-page/funnel testing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cross-browser testing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile app testing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Test significance00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Visual / WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Advanced code editor00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Page surveys00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Visitor recordings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Preview mode00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Test duration calculator00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Experiment scheduler00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Experiment workflow and approval00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Dynamic experiment activation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Client-side tests00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Server-side tests00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mutually exclusive tests00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Audience Segmentation & Targeting
    Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of ABsmartly and Google Content Experiments (discontinued)
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    10.0
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Standard visitor segmentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Behavioral visitor segmentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Traffic allocation control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Website personalization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Results and Analysis
    Comparison of Results and Analysis features of ABsmartly and Google Content Experiments (discontinued)
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    Google Content Experiments (discontinued)
    9.9
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Click analytics00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Form fill analysis00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Conversion tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Goal tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Test reporting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Results segmentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    CSV export00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Experiments results dashboard00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ABsmartlyGoogle Content Experiments (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Google Optimize
    Score6.7 out of 10
    Google Optimize
    Score6.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    AB Tasty
    Score8.6 out of 10
    AB Tasty
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Content Experiments (discontinued)
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Google Optimize
    Score6.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ABsmartlyGoogle Content Experiments (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ABsmartlyGoogle Content Experiments (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
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    Do you already have Google Analytics? If so content experiments is a good, free, starting point to dip your toes in A/B testing. Do you need to run Multivariate experiments? If so, Google Content Experiments is not going to fit your needs.
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    Pros
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    • Quick and easy to create and set up experiments
    • Results are presented in a way that is familiar and easy for any Google Analytics user to understand. So is great for beginners to conversion testing
    • Already integrated into Google Analytics and can measure results against your existing conversion goals
    • Allows nine possible variants to be A/B tested
    • Features more than one testing methodology, Bayesian (Multi-Armed Bandit,) and Full Factorial
    • Allows the user to select one of three possible confidence thresholds to ensure that experiment results are robust
    • Great value, it is free!
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    Cons
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    • Their documentation is not the best and it's quite a steep learning curve.
    • They also don't tell you particularly well what sorts of things you should be testing.
    • Compared to other suppliers of A/B testing tools- it needs a simpler interface. Optimize is starting to answer that - but is still quite Beta-like.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Content Experiments just makes it is simple and easy to implement A|B tests. We will be evaluating other tools in search of a more robust system for multivariate and cross-page testing, such as Optimizely or Visual Website Optimizer. However, for basic testing, you can't really beat it.
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    Support Rating
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    Using the free tool, overall "live support" is limited. However, there are plenty of online resources to get started. If you need handheld support, it is best to upgrade the service or hire a developer through one of Google's partner agencies. There could be more support for understanding what makes a test useful or not.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Google Website Optimizer was a better product but has been discontinued. We have also used Test and Target , which has more features but we have been doing fine with Google Content Experiments. Most testing situations can be handled with Google Content Experiments.
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    Return on Investment
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    • CE has made efficient time use easy and fool-proof when it comes to learning the software
    • Because it integrates with other Google programs there is a benefit to track with Google Analytics
    • The learning curve can create initiate time investment that may go beyond what companies are willing to dedicate.
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    Screenshot of ABsmartly platform overviewScreenshot of ABsmartly Group Sequential Testing time savings and efficiency gainsScreenshot of ABsmartly's Experimentation TemplatesScreenshot of ABsmartly interaction detection - interactions rarely happen but good to know if they doScreenshot of ABsmartly feature flag creationScreenshot of ABsmartly health checks