Airship vs. Google Optimize

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Airship
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
The Airship Experience Platform provides an end-to-end solution for unifying experiences across channels and capturing value across the entire customer lifecycle.N/A
Google Optimize
Score 6.7 out of 10
N/A
Google offers the Optimize A/B testing tool for testing website content and versions.N/A
Pricing
AirshipGoogle Optimize
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Google Optimize
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AirshipGoogle Optimize
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
AirshipGoogle Optimize
Features
AirshipGoogle Optimize
Testing and Experimentation
Comparison of Testing and Experimentation features of Product A and Product B
Airship
-
Ratings
Google Optimize
4.9
8 Ratings
52% below category average
a/b experiment testing00 Ratings4.08 Ratings
Split URL testing00 Ratings2.08 Ratings
Multivariate testing00 Ratings4.08 Ratings
Multi-page/funnel testing00 Ratings1.06 Ratings
Cross-browser testing00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
Mobile app testing00 Ratings2.72 Ratings
Test significance00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
Visual / WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings3.07 Ratings
Advanced code editor00 Ratings2.07 Ratings
Page surveys00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Visitor recordings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Preview mode00 Ratings3.06 Ratings
Test duration calculator00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Experiment scheduler00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Experiment workflow and approval00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Dynamic experiment activation00 Ratings6.92 Ratings
Client-side tests00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Server-side tests00 Ratings2.62 Ratings
Mutually exclusive tests00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
Airship
-
Ratings
Google Optimize
7.0
8 Ratings
22% below category average
Standard visitor segmentation00 Ratings6.08 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Traffic allocation control00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Website personalization00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Results and Analysis
Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Product A and Product B
Airship
-
Ratings
Google Optimize
8.2
8 Ratings
5% below category average
Heatmap tool00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Click analytics00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Scroll maps00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Form fill analysis00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Conversion tracking00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Goal tracking00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Test reporting00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Results segmentation00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
CSV export00 Ratings9.93 Ratings
Experiments results dashboard00 Ratings9.97 Ratings
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User Ratings
AirshipGoogle Optimize
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(18 ratings)
5.0
(10 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
AirshipGoogle Optimize
Likelihood to Recommend
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
Well-Suited for: 1. Mobile App Notifications: Ideal for targeted push notifications in apps. 2. Customer Segmentation: Effective for personalized marketing campaigns based on user data. 3. Event-Triggered Automation: Great for automated messaging based on user actions. 4. A/B Testing: Useful for optimizing campaign messages and strategies. Less Appropriate for: 1. Non-Mobile Channels: Less effective if the primary focus is on non-mobile communications like email or direct mail. 2. Basic Email Marketing: Other platforms might be better suited for simple, broad email campaigns without complex segmentation or personalization needs.
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Google
It is a little too limited for a full stack experimentation programme. Many times we required development support or tech advise but we were simply unable to get this due to it being google. This was a big problem for us. However it is quite good if you were looking to get started in experimentation and didn’t have the budgets for a wider tool
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Pros
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
  • The marketing push notifications are very effective, and it gives us free hand to define different business criteria to target user groups
  • The user experience or the message content could differ from Android and iOS, and this is a huge benefit for us
  • As an Architect, troubleshooting an issue is very detailed and the time it takes to troubleshoot an issue is considerably less from our previous product
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Google
  • Easy to follow set up procedures. Once I walk a client through the process, it's effortless for them to emulate on subsequent tests.
  • Lots of geo and user attribute customization features to be able to drill down into specific targeted audiences — all based on the power of Google's immense data system.
  • Google Optimize is the logical choice for many people to start with since most are already familiar with and using GA.
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Cons
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
  • The automated A/B testing winner selection and application should be added
  • The flexibility of message shape, specifically incorporating transparency so messages do not need to be a rectangular shape
  • Faster and more reliable servers around the globe
  • Making more detailed use cases and tutorials to be followed can simplify things for users
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Google
  • Only works for browsers, not for the apps testing.
  • Missing possibility to test complicated features.
  • Audience division in groups is not always accurate.
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Usability
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
The interface takes a bit getting used to in order to know how to take advantage of everything. Some of the analytics that are available are particularly hard to find, so it's important to pay attention when customer support reviews everything, but everything I'd want and need in terms of Push and In-App messaging is all there.
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Google
Google has always been known to make easy-to-use products. The Google Optimize interface is intuitive and easy to follow for anyone.
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Support Rating
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
I have not had to interact much with customer support as I have been able to find the vast majority of the answers I'm looking for within their documentation, which I very much appreciate because it saves me a lot of time. Customer support has been responsive and helpful for the most part during the couple of interactions I've had.
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Google
Google has well-documented resources and unlimited use cases that can be found online. Plus, their support is always helpful and available.
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Alternatives Considered
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
We've tested a bunch of different CRM tools over the years and Airship has been a winner for its functionality, features, cost, and ability to integrate with other softwares that we use. It has been great for SMS and mobile in particular. It could certainly be a one stop shop for CRM.
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Google
Google Optimize being part of the Google stack makes it great in reporting and analysis. Wish Google would add more features like dynamic tests, multi funnel tests, conversion calculator based on the total number of traffic of the page being tested instead of using the websites total traffic. Should integrate form analysis, heatmap, and page analytics.
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Return on Investment
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
  • The ROI has increased more than approx. 50% (exact details to be confirmed) based on cross-channel orchestration
  • Using push notifications alone, we have seen a huge increase in app engagement which was a challenge before to nudge users to get back to the App after initial download
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Google
  • We were able to increase our main KPI for conversions by almost 50% by testing button copy.
  • We were able to increase secondary KPIs for conversions by almost 30% by testing form design.
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