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    Adobe Target

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Test and Target is an A/B, multi-variate testing platform which Adobe acquired as part of the Omniture platform in 2009. It is now part of the Adobe Marketing Cloud. It offers tight integration with Adobe analytics and content management products.N/A
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    This tools are very important to create a new visual experience to Adobe Target.
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    We have integration and use cases for both solutions, personalization at Marketo and use cases based on data from Adobe Analytics
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    I still use Optimizely as it helps with project managing. We have been using that for quite sometime and we have recently started using Adobe Target Platform and are testing both of them to see which one would work the best for us. In terms of reporting Adobe Target has been …
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    Ease of use, integration with Analytics eliminated any waiting periods. Easier to implement and has more features in one place.
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    For us, the decision was very straightforward. We chose to invest in the Adobe stack and utilize tools that are developed to integrate together and complement each other. Ex: Adobe Target 'A4T' integration within Adobe Analytics. Optimizely appears to be a great tool, but …
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    Google Optimize - Way better than Adobe, even the free version. It automatically work with Google Analytics, and tracks revenue out of the box. Fantastic. Use this.

    Optimizely - As a paid service, this is another good option. Tracks revenue out of the box, good heatmapping, most …
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    Previously, we had the opportunity to work with some similar services and to be honest we had a disastrous experience because they were not what we were looking for, but since Adobe Target was implemented it has proven to be a highly professional service for our company.
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    In my personal opinion, Optimizely is a clear choice here while Google Optimize is for the low-budget minded decision-makers and Evergage for the COE more geared toward personalization; however, in our case we were already locked into using Target prior to my arrival. I don't …
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    I have used Optimizely for A/B testing. Optimizely makes it easier to set up almost any type of testing experiment. Optimizely is also strongly recommended for a limited number of users and when you want to optimize the cost. Optimizely was selected over Adobe Target since the …
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    I have not used another product like Adobe Target.
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    We seriously considered another software but because we use so many other Adobe products this made the most sense for us. If you are not dependent on other Adobe software and are a smaller company, in my opinion, Target may not be the best fit.
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    Target has far superior functionality, it integrates with Adobe Analytics and is easy to build tests.
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    It fits on top of our comprehensive data stack
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    Many of the same features, but Adobe Test and Target was much more expensive.
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    Usability and implementation is harder with other products than with Test and Target.
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    We have looked at Optimizely but at this point are sticking with Test & Target. We like the integration it has with our Analytics tools such as Ad Hoc and SiteCatalyst. Also, we feel that Adobe has some interesting products that we would like to dig into in the future such as …
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    I have used Google Analytics on my personal website but I can't compare it with Test and Target, because Google Analytics is free which will do less than what Adobe Test and Target does.
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    I don't know any other alternative
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    While my organization has been using Adobe Test & Target, I have had the chance to evaluate Optimizely, another tool that allows for multivariate testing with a smooth interface. The reason I like to stick with Adobe Test & Target is its ability to interface and interact with …
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    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    75%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    47%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Adobe Target
    Testing and Experimentation
    Comparison of Testing and Experimentation features of Adobe Target
    Feature
    Adobe Target
    8.0
    18 Ratings
    5% below category average
    a/b experiment testing9.318 Ratings
    Split URL testing8.617 Ratings
    Multivariate testing7.817 Ratings
    Multi-page/funnel testing8.314 Ratings
    Cross-browser testing8.39 Ratings
    Mobile app testing8.57 Ratings
    Test significance8.415 Ratings
    Visual / WYSIWYG editor7.315 Ratings
    Advanced code editor6.414 Ratings
    Page surveys8.77 Ratings
    Visitor recordings8.59 Ratings
    Preview mode8.116 Ratings
    Test duration calculator7.916 Ratings
    Experiment scheduler8.415 Ratings
    Experiment workflow and approval7.612 Ratings
    Dynamic experiment activation7.412 Ratings
    Client-side tests7.915 Ratings
    Server-side tests7.410 Ratings
    Mutually exclusive tests7.816 Ratings
    Audience Segmentation & Targeting
    Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Adobe Target
    Feature
    Adobe Target
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Standard visitor segmentation7.918 Ratings
    Behavioral visitor segmentation7.417 Ratings
    Traffic allocation control8.418 Ratings
    Website personalization9.216 Ratings
    Results and Analysis
    Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Adobe Target
    Feature
    Adobe Target
    8.0
    18 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Heatmap tool7.58 Ratings
    Click analytics7.515 Ratings
    Scroll maps8.88 Ratings
    Form fill analysis8.28 Ratings
    Conversion tracking8.515 Ratings
    Goal tracking8.117 Ratings
    Test reporting7.918 Ratings
    Results segmentation8.316 Ratings
    CSV export8.115 Ratings
    Experiments results dashboard7.218 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score7.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Target
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (46 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.3
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    6.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.5
    (9 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe Target
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    If you're using the Adobe stack and tools to power your website, Target is a great solution to implement. I've utilized Target within two organizations, one running on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), and the other on Adobe Magento. I don't see how companies could harness the full capacity of Target without also having Adobe Analytics integrated. This is their 'secret sauce' and might not be a good solution for companies who are invested in Google Analytics 360. Integration was straightforward but did require support from the Adobe team to implement successfully. While Target is a great tool for digital teams to support, you'll need your tech team aligned and available to support implementation.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • This application gives us an incredible integration with Adobe Analytics that allows its operation to be the best and determine the performance of our website.
    • It offers us an analysis based on user behavior and a web page customization option to adapt and meet the needs of those users.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • This is something a lot of testing tools struggle with, but I think the WYSIWYG ("What you see is what you get") editor - or Visual Experience Composer (VEC) in Adobe terminology - could definitely use some work. It's a struggle to execute many tests beyond simple copy, color, placement changes, and even the features that do exist are often clunky if not altogether broken.
    • The interface itself can be a bit counterintuitive in certain parts. If you are familiar with other tools, it's likely middle of the road in this respect; think much easier to understand than Monetate for instance, but a far cry from the simplicity of an Optimizely.
    • It can be a bit buggy from time to time. The worst example is the frequency at which the tool will fail to save due to an error, but not inform you of this until you try to save, at which point your only option is to log out, log back in, and make all of your updates once again. It can become an extreme pain point at times, and I personally have just gotten into the habit of saving every couple of minutes to avoid a massive loss of productivity.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    We have a team of people trained on how to use the application and it integrates well with the other Adobe products we use. Our future roadmap of testing will require some complex scenarios which we hope Target will be able to accomplish
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    Usability
    Adobe
    The recent UI update is a complete mess. It is difficult to navigate and find features that previously existed. The reactiveness of the page depending on window size is also ridiculous and it is absurd that depending on how large your window is, entire columns of functions will disappear with no indication that they are missing. The usability of the tool has fallen off a cliff.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    i don't think we use the full functionalities of the tool, but to use the full functions, it's almost impossible (Too hard)
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    Performance
    Adobe
    The bottleneck is never the software program
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    On several occasions, we have had the need to ask for help from the Adobe Target support team, and I must say that they have provided us with an excellent experience, as they take care of solving the problems quickly and with high precision
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    In-Person Training
    Adobe
    The instructor that came to train us was awesome and this training was very useful. I would recommend it for anyone who is going to be using this software. I only mark it lower because it is an added expense to an already expensive product, and a lot of the training covered the "Target" portion of the software (which again, we didn't use)
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    The training was very easy to understand, however it would have been more useful to my development team than me. It was also primarily over-the-phone, which is never as easy to follow as in-person. We ended up scheduling and paying for an in-person training session to supplement the online/phone training because it wasn't helpful enough.
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    Implement using a global mBox on the page so you can change any and everything over the traditional method. Traditional method is good if you do not have technical web dev resources, do not know Javascript/jQuery, or you have money to blow on mBox calls. Global deployment reduces mBox calls and allows you to touch many parts of the page easily. A lot more customizable
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    We seriously considered another software but because we use so many other Adobe products this made the most sense for us. If you are not dependent on other Adobe software and are a smaller company, in my opinion, Target may not be the best fit.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • We have been able to run specific A/B tests that have shown an increase in conversion, which in turn has led to very large banked sales numbers for the year.
    • We have been able to prove that using and automated Merchandising process did not decrease conversion. This allowed us to greatly increase efficiency by opening up resource time.
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