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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bound

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ABound (formerly Get Smart Content) is a website segmentation and targeting platform that enables marketers to read a website visitor's digital body language and serve relevant content based on the person's stage in the buying journey. Using behavioral, demographic, and firmographic data, Bound creates personalized web experiences for both anonymous and known website visitors to increase the effectiveness of marketing efforts and dramatically reduce the buyer's path to conversion. Bound partners…N/A

    Dynamic Yield

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ADynamic Yield is presented as an AI-powered Experience Optimization platform that delivers individualized experiences at every customer touchpoint: web, apps, email, kiosks, IoT, and call centers. The platform’s data management capabilities provide for a unified view of the customer, to allow the rapid and scalable creation of highly targeted digital interactions. Marketers, product managers, and engineers use Dynamic Yield for: Launching new personalization…N/A
    Pricing
    BoundDynamic Yield
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    BoundDynamic Yield
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BoundDynamic Yield
    Considered Both Products
    Bound Systems, Inc.
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    Dynamic Yield by Mastercard
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    74 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    67 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    74 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    53 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    Features
    BoundDynamic Yield
    Testing and Experimentation
    Comparison of Testing and Experimentation features of Bound and Dynamic Yield
    Feature
    Bound
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Dynamic Yield
    -
    Ratings
    a/b experiment testing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Split URL testing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multivariate testing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-page/funnel testing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-browser testing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app testing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Test significance10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual / WYSIWYG editor10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced code editor10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page surveys10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visitor recordings9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Preview mode10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Test duration calculator10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Experiment scheduler9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Experiment workflow and approval10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic experiment activation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Client-side tests10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Server-side tests10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mutually exclusive tests10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience Segmentation & Targeting
    Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Bound and Dynamic Yield
    Feature
    Bound
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Dynamic Yield
    -
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    Standard visitor segmentation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Behavioral visitor segmentation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Traffic allocation control9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website personalization10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Results and Analysis
    Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Bound and Dynamic Yield
    Feature
    Bound
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Dynamic Yield
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    Heatmap tool10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click analytics10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scroll maps9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form fill analysis10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Conversion tracking8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Goal tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Test reporting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Results segmentation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    CSV export10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Experiments results dashboard9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BoundDynamic Yield
    Small Businesses
    Google Optimize
    Score6.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Wingify Experimentation (formerly AB Tasty)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Monetate
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Content Experiments (discontinued)
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Monetate
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BoundDynamic Yield
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.4
    (107 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (47 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BoundDynamic Yield
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bound Systems, Inc.
    I think the customer service and relationship we have with Get Smart Content is great
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    Dynamic Yield by Mastercard
    For us, it is well suited for personalization. Since we are hospitality brand, we have different rooms sales inclusion based on different segmentation like Mem or Non-mem, Global or UAE, we have to personalize our landing pages accordingly so that we show the relevant information to relevant audience. The inactivity pop up box and newsletter signup popups work good for us. It does not work well in some scenario like Dynamic Yield offers built-in analytics focused on campaign and test performance, but it’s not a replacement for tools like GA4, Adobe Analytics. It lacks deep funnel tracking or complex reporting capabilities.
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    Pros
    Bound Systems, Inc.
    • Connects easily with other APIs such as Demandbase and Google Analytics.
    • Easily create segments.
    • Easily create segmented content.
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    Dynamic Yield by Mastercard
    • Provide fantastic support, both in relation to strategy/best practice and troubleshooting.
    • An easy to use interface, as a user who is relatively new to Dynamic Yield I find that it is an intuitive platform to use.
    • The ability to segment and drill down on data allows for really specific insights which, whilst not necessarily being leveraged on a testing basis, can be super valuable from a greater marketing perspective.
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    Cons
    Bound Systems, Inc.
    • When you set up a campaign you should be able to set up content while in the campaign.
    • You should be able to set up new segments while in the campaign.
    Incentivized
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    Dynamic Yield by Mastercard
    • Brand templates could need complex CSS/custom code.
    • We'd like to see a little "i" next to specific labels, which elaborates on what is meant. For example, when I hover over "Dynamic allocation," I get something like "An advanced form of A/B testing where the best-performing variations receive higher traffic."
    • Jargon (for example, for audience targeting) can be overwhelming for new users; therefore, clearer, user-friendly explanations are needed.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bound Systems, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Dynamic Yield by Mastercard
    implementation took a long time but also, DY has really proven that they are transforming and adapting their platform to be more user friendly and the right technology choice for their brand or company
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    Usability
    Bound Systems, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Dynamic Yield by Mastercard
    Setting up strategies, audiences, and experiences is simple and fast. It is incredibly easy to modify the appearance of your site and optimize every aspect with the Dynamic Yield Personalizations. However, while the data visualization on an experience level is easy to modify and analyze, exporting the data in meaningful ways is time consuming.
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    Support Rating
    Bound Systems, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Dynamic Yield by Mastercard
    Overall, the support is very good. If you are a partner (my case), they assign you a customer success manager, that helps a lot. Also, there is a technical person to provide support to the partners, again a great help.
    My only "complain" is that with some complex issues, the support may delay in providing you with a solution. Sometimes that can cause some tension with your client.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bound Systems, Inc.
    It has the inability to export subject line or ISP complaints that require manual pulling by each campaign when needed. Results from variable tests are also reported only as a percentage of chosen KPI (opens, clicks, etc.). There's no ability to see hard numbers from the tests or other metrics to determine the statistical significance or unintended results (maybe opens increased per the test, but we saw clicks or conversions were lower). On the other hand, Bound performs absolutely great.
    Incentivized
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    Dynamic Yield by Mastercard
    Dynamic Yield provides far more capability and ready-to-go templates for small-medium sized businesses, as well as decent API implementation for businesses who want to have a deeper integration. The ease of implementation and faster time-to-market is why we chose Dynamic Yield.
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    Return on Investment
    Bound Systems, Inc.
    • We have seen more traffic going to revenue generating sites after using Get Smart Content. I'm not sure of the dollar amount since that's a separate department, but traffic increasing is great.
    • Engagement on our internal site has increased after implementing Get Smart Content. We are getting more views, comments and likes on our content than before.
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    Dynamic Yield by Mastercard
    • Most tests have had a positive impact on either revenue or conversion rate - quite often in double digits.
    • Dynamic Yield has also helped us to stop some particular initiatives through direct interaction with the customer base via questionnaires or by a test proving negative quicker than rolling out a permanent feature.
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    ScreenShots

    Bound Screenshots

    Screenshot of Campaign viewScreenshot of Segment viewScreenshot of Segment list

    Dynamic Yield Screenshots

    Screenshot of The Dynamic Yield Dashboard, which offers a high-level overview of personalization campaigns, site performance, audiences, product updates, and more. With customers building and managing dozens, sometimes even hundreds of concurrent campaigns, the Dynamic Yield dashboard provides a snapshot of key information and surfaces items for potential optimization from campaigns that require action.Screenshot of Dynamic Yield's customer segmentation engine, used to unify customer data across digital and offline touchpoints. Data can be onboarded from multiple sources to create one cohesive dataset from which to power experiences. Users can collect, store, categorize, and synchronize data from a CRM, ESP, DMP, APIs, or POS.Screenshot of The interface to create cross-touchpoint personalization campaigns and experiments at scale. Users can coordinate independent personalization experiences to deliver a cohesive, consistent customer journey from start-to-finish.Screenshot of Dynamic Yield's Predictive Targeting capabilities, which provides machine-learning optimization. Dynamic Yield’s Predictive Targeting engine will continuously analyze and identify opportunities to serve the most relevant content for each audience segment.