Bluecore vs. Optimizely Personalization

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bluecore
Score 8.2 out of 10
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Following $6 million in series A funding from FirstMark Capital and others in 2013, the rapidly growing company along with its rapidly and broadly adopted product known as TriggerMail became Bluecore. But its function is as it was before the rebrand: an ecommerce focused trigger marketing product that uses email to retarget vacillating or distracted customers and grow online sales. Essential to Bluecore is customer behavior, assimilated in an automated fashion across disparate sources. Once…N/A
Optimizely Personalization
Score 7.4 out of 10
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Optimizely Personalization helps marketers optimize digital experiences that drive conversions and customer loyalty. Used to plan and collaborate on personalization programs of any size or scale, Personalization delivers flicker-free 1:1 experiences and measures impact against the metrics that matter.N/A
Pricing
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Pricing Offerings
BluecoreOptimizely Personalization
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
BluecoreOptimizely Personalization
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(2 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BluecoreOptimizely Personalization
Likelihood to Recommend
Bluecore
Bluecore is fantastic for building and sending email campaigns. They're also spectacular at providing insight on where your subscribers actively are vs predictive behavior. This is particularly helpful in sending the right message at the right time to the right person, all with product recommendations. I don't think they would be particularly appropriate for building something in SMS (we've found a lot of success with Attentive) and I don't think Bluecore helps much with social media analytics
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Optimizely
less appropriate for highly regulated industries where concerns around data privacy and the need for extensive security configurations may limit its effectiveness and delay deployment.
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Pros
Bluecore
  • Triggered emails
  • Audience segmentation
  • Integration with Facebook and Adwords
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Optimizely
  • AI-Driven Recommendations and Targeting
  • Behavioral Targeting and Segmentation
  • Experimentation and Testing within Personalization Campaigns
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Cons
Bluecore
  • Embedded functionality for social media live preview
  • Heat maps don't always show up
  • More flexibility in navigation bar, can get uneven in proportion
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Optimizely
  • Limited OOTB Integrations
  • Scalability with advanced features
  • Complecity in setup
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Usability
Bluecore
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Optimizely
it's a robust tool that is capable of handling most user needs
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Alternatives Considered
Bluecore
Bluecore impressed us from the start because of their focus on the email. I got the sense from SmarterHQ that they viewed themselves more as a segmentation tool. While also very useful, Bluecore made it easier to close the circle and take that segmented list all the way through creative process to the actual send, with a consciousness of how we secure the conversion. Since becoming a customer, Bluecore has continued to blow me away with their innovation and professionalism, leaving no doubt that we made the right choice.
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Optimizely
features and AI capabilities
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Return on Investment
Bluecore
  • We've seen increased ROI through product personalization purchasing
  • We've been able to individualize our campaigns based on highest category affinity
  • We've seen engagement with our automated campaigns to help figure out exactly what blocks to include in these messages.
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Optimizely
  • increased conversion rate
  • improvedcustoemr retention
  • faster experimentation
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ScreenShots

Optimizely Personalization Screenshots

Screenshot of Collaboration: The place to manage and collaborate on personalization campaigns. Programs can be orchcestrated from the calendar view, and ideas can be captured from anywhere in the organization.Screenshot of Visual Editor: A "what you see is what you get" tool used to create personalized experiences and preview exactly what audiences will see.Screenshot of Personalization Campaign Results: These measure the effectiveness of personalization efforts, offering a breakdown of each experience, key metrics, and a measure of how well these personalized experiences perform compared to the standard experience.Screenshot of Contextual Multi-arm Bandits: AI-powered 1:1 personalization that serves the most relevant experience to each individual, increasing engagement and conversion rates.Screenshot of Experience Templates: Pre-built templates for web page components like count-down timers, banners, exit intent pop-ups, etc. make it easier for marketers to create on-brand experiences for their personalization campaigns.