Algolia vs Explore by Omniconvert

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If you have a dedicated developer who has the technical know-how to delve deep into Algolia's documentation to figure out what makes it tick, this is the product for you. Algolia's framework is extremely powerful, making search instantaneous and providing users with results at break-neck speeds. If all you need is great search, but you do not require a complex relevancy algorithm running it, Algolia will work well for you. The more complex your use case, the more expensive the product becomes.

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Verified User

Program Manager in Product Management

Human Resources Company, 11-50 employees

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If you need some website personalization it can do the trick. If you have a website where you know where your users are coming from and you can improve their experience from some personalization it will help you convert them through your funnel.

If you are running a small site it may be overkill to a normal call to action. Couldn’t hurt to test though with their split testing.

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Dustin Day

Director of UX development, social media and SEO/SEM

DFT (a number of local companies under one umbrella)Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Algolia

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Split URL testing

Multivariate testing

Visual / WYSIWYG editor

Experiment workflow and approval

Algolia

Explore by Omniconvert

Standard visitor segmentation

Website personalization

Pros

Algolia is brain-dead simple to set up. I've implemented search with Algolia in a dozen different ways now, and it never took me longer than a few minutes to get the functionality I want. With Algolia, the only challenge is designing your search UI -- if you don't want to use their baked in UI solutions.
Results come back incredibly fast. I'm not sure how Algolia does it, but every keystroke I make in a search field returns new results instantly. It's hard to believe that I'm searching large datasets on a remote server when it works so fast.
Very little customization is needed for 99% of use-cases. Algolia's out of the box setup works great, and it takes no prior knowledge to set up.

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Eli Allen

Founder

CurtsyComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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Amazing segmentation
Automation
Ease of use

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Ulymar Rocha

Owner

Stonebridge Imports Ltd.Retail, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Algolia can be a bit complex -- for smaller companies or companies without many tech resources, it may be difficult to implement and use without the help of a third party
Manually manipulating search results (for specific queries having listings show up first) is a bit difficult to do without custom developing that functionality

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Michael Riess

Owner

Riess GroupInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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The learning curve could be easier.
Improve onboarding.

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Dustin Day

Director of UX development, social media and SEO/SEM

DFT (a number of local companies under one umbrella)Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Usability

No score

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Explore by Omniconvert 3.6

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A little clunky gui

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Ulymar Rocha

Owner

Stonebridge Imports Ltd.Retail, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

Algolia 9.0

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We did have one occurrence where we maxed out our plan and the service didn't respond well. This is probably a very common scenario and it took half a day to get things back to normal with slow response time. Price is also a consideration. If you are restrained in that sense you might want to dedicate the time to having your own setup from the get-go.

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Sagiv Frankel

Senior Software Engineer

WeWorkInternet, 10,001+ employees

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Explore by Omniconvert 10.0

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They have been polite and good about updates.

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Dustin Day

Director of UX development, social media and SEO/SEM

DFT (a number of local companies under one umbrella)Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Algolia at first seemed and proved to be the fastest compared to the other search engines. It is very easy to implement. Also, it had a 24x7 support which proved to be very useful. It is also useful for all types of clients weather it be organizations or individuals. It can also handle typos. It also focuses on features like API and SSL Security. Also, it is designed to search records, not pages. These were some of the reasons we went ahead with Algolia.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Unless has an easier learning curve but they have different features. Their personalization is similar though.

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Dustin Day

Director of UX development, social media and SEO/SEM

DFT (a number of local companies under one umbrella)Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

It's too early to measure any increase in our transactions
We have good customer feedback on the Algolia search function
We are looking at other apps in development where we can also leverage the power of Algolia

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Better customer service

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Ulymar Rocha

Owner

Stonebridge Imports Ltd.Retail, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

$29*

* per installation

Algolia Editions & Modules

Edition

Free	$0¹
Standard	$1²
Premium	1.50²
OEM Pricing	Contact sales team

per month
per unit/per month

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Explore by Omniconvert Editions & Modules

Edition

50 000 tested views	$167¹
700 000 tested views	$1208¹
5 000 000 tested views	$4658¹

per month

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Likelihood to Recommend

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Feature Rating Comparison

Split URL testing

Multivariate testing

Visual / WYSIWYG editor

Experiment workflow and approval

Standard visitor segmentation

Website personalization

Pros

Algolia

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Cons

Algolia

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Usability

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Support Rating

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Alternatives Considered

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Return on Investment

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Algolia Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Explore by Omniconvert Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

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