BrightTALK vs. Optimizely Content Marketing Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BrightTALK
Score 7.5 out of 10
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BrightTALK Central is a B2B marketing platform to create content, engage an audience, and reach new prospects to deliver revenue growth. BrightTALK is a subsidiary of TechTarget.N/A
Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Optimizely's Content Marketing Platform brings teams together in a single workspace to share plans, collaborate on assets and flawlessly execute campaigns.N/A
Pricing
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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Features
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Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
8.2
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
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Dashboards8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Data exportability8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
8.7
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
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High quality audio9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile support8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
9.1
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
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Calendar integration10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Slideshows10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Event registration8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
7.5
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
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Audience polling7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
7.8
2 Ratings
8% below category average
Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
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Participant roles & permissions7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
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Branding options8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Creation
Comparison of Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
-
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Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
8.1
25 Ratings
0% above category average
Ideation00 Ratings7.918 Ratings
Approval workflows00 Ratings8.822 Ratings
Content collaboration00 Ratings9.121 Ratings
Content calendar00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
Network for content licensing/production00 Ratings7.413 Ratings
Content Publishing
Comparison of Content Publishing features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
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Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
7.6
24 Ratings
6% below category average
Content hub00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
Forms / Gated content00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Embedded CTAs00 Ratings8.713 Ratings
Content distribution00 Ratings8.819 Ratings
Content promotion00 Ratings7.714 Ratings
Content automation00 Ratings8.417 Ratings
Content Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
BrightTALK
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Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
7.9
19 Ratings
1% above category average
Audience profiling and targeting00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
Closed-loop tracking and reporting00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
Content performance analytics00 Ratings7.117 Ratings
Campaign optimization dashboard00 Ratings8.314 Ratings
Competitive analytics00 Ratings8.88 Ratings
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User Ratings
BrightTALKOptimizely Content Marketing Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(5 ratings)
8.6
(27 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.2
(22 ratings)
Support Rating
3.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrightTALKOptimizely Content Marketing Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
BrightTALK
BrightTalk is well suited for those who cannot always attend live webinars, and can browse through many uploaded webinars. It integrates well with other organizations and provides an ease for what your organization might want to promote. I believe BrightTalk would be best suited for companies with a large employee base.
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Optimizely
Optimizely’s CMP has significantly organized out Marketing department’s workflow processes and ability to find current assets. The campaign function allows us to group together all the relevant tasks despite them being carried out by different teams. Assets are updated rather than duplicated. Tasks are collaborated on rather than siloed. Requests are seen rather than lost
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Pros
BrightTALK
  • Training
  • Product explanation.
  • Suggestive referrals.
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Optimizely
  • Customer Service: They'll contact you with a "we're looking at your issue" email within the hour, even on weekends and holidays. Beyond solving your issues/problems with the software, they'll also follow up later to make sure you don't have additional associated issues.
  • Live Analytics: You're given a snapshot of how your blog content is doing at any point in time, since they've been tracking your posts/content. You can compare this month's traffic to last year's trafffic during this same month. Other data points include: Unique Visitors, Average Attention Time, Pageviews, Engagement Rate, etc...and you'll even get referral traffic source. There's much more that I'm leaving out here.
  • CMP User Interface (UI): Love the easy to use interface to upload blog posts, to use for editing and publishing content, and broadcasting social shares. Besides easily identifiable icons, you can create/edit content in the WYSIWYG or use the html view to make sure everything looks exactly how you prefer. Another cool thing is that the CMP auto-embeds live links of social updates (like Youtube, Twitter, Instagram) for more dynamic blog posts.
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Cons
BrightTALK
  • Our sphere is healthcare and I would appreciate even more customization to this sector.
  • Sometimes a shorter webinar would be preferred, an hour is a long time in today's demanding marketplace.
  • More of the local live events, love these.
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Optimizely
  • Remove the preview option when clicking once. It'll be nicer if we click and being provided with both options instead.
  • Provide the option to download an entire folder of docs without entering to the folder itself.
  • 'Watch' option for specific docs, not just for folders...
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Usability
BrightTALK
BrightTalk has an excellent usability and is intuitive with its design. The registration of events is secure, and the connectivity to webinars is seamless
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Optimizely
Hands down the tagging and commenting. Easy way for us to keep a record of what's going on with each project. The ability to set different views is great. Filters are pretty good - I'd like to have some additional functionality there but happy with what's available. Reporting can be clunky but improvements happen often.
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Support Rating
BrightTALK
We have not had to contact support.
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Optimizely
The NewsCred team is very responsive and helpful with any technical issues.
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Alternatives Considered
BrightTALK
GoToMeeting is less expensive but does not provide access to a database of users or a good platform to showcase recorded webinars in a channel. BrightTalk is created more as a marketing and content hub so is better for marketing activities.
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Optimizely
We started with DivvyHQ and moved to Welcome for reasons that I cannot remember at this time. The migration was a couple of years ago now. I enjoyed both tools, but I do think Welcome makes it easier to track workflows, edits, and comments specifically. These are all key elements when dealing with content and it has made a huge difference.
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Return on Investment
BrightTALK
  • For identifying qualified leads and bringing people through the buyer's journey, BrightTALK has proved to have strong ROI.
  • Existing and potential customers, as well as partners, stay engaged with our content on BrightTALK. This is a big positive for us.
  • This allows us to easily connect with our audience and the platform is low maintenance for us.
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Optimizely
  • Marketing Teams can show the volume of work they produce
  • Input forms mean we are getting all the details we need up front (saves hours per month)
  • Users can prioritize and plan to make sure they are working on the right content at the right time
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ScreenShots

Optimizely Content Marketing Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of Integrated Workflows: Optimizely Content Marketing Platform enables teams to collaborate on content and campaign tasks with the use of flexible workflows.Screenshot of Intake: Marketing Work Request Prioritization: Streamlines and prioritizes marketing requests with dynamic intake forms, automatic routing, and integrated workflows to ensure that requested work gets completed.Screenshot of Library (Digital Asset Management): With Optimizely Content Marketing Platform's native asset manager, users can upload, organize, and share assets all within the same platform where content planning, creation, and collaboration take place.Screenshot of Visual calendars (List View): Optimizely's Content Marketing Platform provides visibility into marketing activities - from content to events to campaigns - with flexibility to support changing timelines.Screenshot of Calendar: Gain full visibility into planned and scheduled content and campaigns with the ability to save and share views.Screenshot of Screenshot of Editor with Embedded AI: Opal, Optimizely's native AI assistant.