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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cheetah Digital

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ADesigned for high-volume, cross-channel campaigns, Cheetah Digital is used by marketers to deliver highly personalized, contextual communications across various channels including email, SMS, push, mobile wallet, direct mail, and social.N/A

    Google Optimize

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/AGoogle offers the Optimize A/B testing tool for testing website content and versions.N/A
    Pricing
    Cheetah DigitalGoogle Optimize
    Editions & Modules
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    Google Optimize
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cheetah DigitalGoogle Optimize
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Cheetah DigitalGoogle Optimize
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    Zeta Global
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cheetah DigitalGoogle Optimize
    Testing and Experimentation
    Comparison of Testing and Experimentation features of Cheetah Digital and Google Optimize
    Feature
    Cheetah Digital
    -
    Ratings
    Google Optimize
    4.9
    8 Ratings
    53% 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 Cheetah Digital and Google Optimize
    Feature
    Cheetah Digital
    -
    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 Cheetah Digital and Google Optimize
    Feature
    Cheetah Digital
    -
    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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    Cheetah DigitalGoogle Optimize
    Small Businesses
    Listrak
    Score10 out of 10
    Google Content Experiments (discontinued)
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Sailthru
    Score5.3 out of 10
    AB Tasty
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Listrak
    Score10 out of 10
    Google Content Experiments (discontinued)
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cheetah DigitalGoogle Optimize
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    5.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.8
    (3 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cheetah DigitalGoogle Optimize
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Zeta Global
    I think CheetahMail, being one of the main ESPs in the market, is a quality choice. However, I would suggest that it's really only valuable for a bit larger of an organization, generally having staff of 100+ and revenues in tens of millions -- this is mainly to justify the amount of investment required, so may be cost-prohibitive to some. You also need to make sure that you understand the entire "level of support" you will gain through your specific contract.... the key is understanding what types of resources are within your organization (who's doing the coding? who comes up with the next campaign? What's the overall strategy?) Depending on these questions and resources, may help determine your final needs from a services point of view. CheetahMail can provide a wealth of various services specific to needs (and changes over time as your business changes), but a clear understanding of what you have before you bring them on will really help getting up and running quickly. Also be sure to truly understand the costs for the initial integrations, setups, IP senders, etc.
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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
    Zeta Global
    • Internal management - This is a great web-based tool that allows our users to see what emails go to whom.
    • Organization - Many layers of organization for templates since there are many types of remarketing emails that we send out.
    • Historical Records - CheetahMail sends us the raw text files of all email actions so we can upload them to our database.
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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
    Zeta Global
    • The organization of CheetahMail could at times be better, as you create more and more mailings, they just pile up in a long list. It would be useful to be able to create folders to store specific mailings in. (ex. editorial, newsletters, marketing, etc.)
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Zeta Global
    As I have begun exploring competitors, I've come to realize that every competitor offers so much more functionality and integration than CheetahMail does. When we first signed our contract, CheetahMail was much more innovative and at the forefront of email. Since being bought out by Experian, we've seen a huge decline in service and innovation. They have laid off much of their staff and moved their account representatives to Costa Rica. They also heavily rely on on third parties which you will have to pay large amounts of money for while other Email Service Providers have integrated new technologies into their platform. You will get more for your money going to a different email service such as Responsys, Silverpop, Listrak and the like,
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    Google
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    Usability
    Zeta Global
    CheetahMail has a high learning curve to master and requires a lot of backend work with tech teams to set up. Navigation is not the best and everything that should be automated is still extremely manual.
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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
    Zeta Global
    I've been very satisfied with the support given by Cheetah, they are always asking and looking for areas where they can help you improve upon your business. They are very knowledgeable and are able to quickly find any answer you are looking for.
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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
    Zeta Global
    I believe Cheetah DMS is a bit more complete and a lot more complex to use than Mailchimp. Mailchimp was born as a mail marketing service while Cheetah has always worked across the whole online advertising spectrum making it a better solution for clients that need a certain level of service and sophistication.
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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
    Zeta Global
    • Our efficiency has decreased with CheetaMail actually. Too many service calls to find out why something isn't working as expected, account setup questions, issues with PiP, takes too long to get a simple form built, customer service response time, etc...
    • Reporting is not very streamlined. This has caused us to take our reporting offline and use a method with better visibility.
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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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