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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Contentstack

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AContentstack headquartered in San Francisco offers an API-first headless CMS. From desktops to smart phones, from kiosks to smart watches, from billboards to jumbotrons, from dashboards to VR headsets – content is delivered with the push of a button and optimized for every screen, device and channel.N/A

    Optimizely One

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AOptimizely One is a digital experience platform, helping marketing and product teams accelerate digital growth, powering the marketing and digital lifecycle from planning to analysis through a unified workflow. Optimizely One accelerates every step of the process with embedded AI.N/A
    Pricing
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    Pricing Offerings
    ContentstackOptimizely One
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
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    Contentstack
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
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    Features
    ContentstackOptimizely One
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Contentstack and Optimizely One
    Feature
    Contentstack
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Optimizely One
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    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Contentstack and Optimizely One
    Feature
    Contentstack
    7.5
    10 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Optimizely One
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    API8.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language6.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Contentstack and Optimizely One
    Feature
    Contentstack
    8.1
    12 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Optimizely One
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    WYSIWYG editor8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section7.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design6.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow6.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Contentstack and Optimizely One
    Feature
    Contentstack
    6.4
    12 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Optimizely One
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    Content taxonomy7.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support6.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management5.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions6.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Yext
    Score6.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Sitecore Digital Experience Platform
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    Progress Sitefinity
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ContentstackOptimizely One
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    ContentstackOptimizely One
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Contentstack
    Contentstack has flexible functionality which opens up a lot of possibilities for businesses with proactive web development teams to create their own website builder app to compete with 3rd party agencies. This is especially useful in a large enterprise where non-technical teams often turn to expensive outside agencies which cost more in the long run than an up-front investment into an in-house application.
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    Optimizely
    It is well suited for heavy-duty A/B testing where management would like to see and quantitatively determine the effect of a change. It is not so efficient to try for a single page simple form, except when the form is part of a larger workflow. The security model is not very well understood, including RBAC and protection against injection attacks.
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    Pros
    Contentstack
    • Enables us to build and architect content through the use of their easy to use software and user interface.
    • Customer service has been by far the most reliable and responsive in any vendor i've dealt with.
    • Listens to feedback and builds features and technical improvements that helps customers usability and experience.
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    Optimizely
    • Provides quicker release cycle for the way the product cards should be displayed.
    • Provides feedback for new product introduction and how it'll be perceived.
    • Allows rapid blackout from user experience changes that alters traffic flow.
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    Cons
    Contentstack
    • In my opinion it's not very intuitive. I've found its difficult to understand how to best structure entries, especially if they are related
    • In my experience, entries can get difficult to understand if weren't the creator. It would be helpful to have some meta data around the entry itself and the fields within them in my opinion.
    • Integration with an A/B testing platform would be nice.
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    Optimizely
    • Can use better interface for managing test, including scheduling and notification.
    • Feels too heavy for simple projects, though this isn't a factor once past the PoC stage.
    • Notification on various aspects can be made more powerful and granular if such a need arise.
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    Support Rating
    Contentstack
    They have an in-app chat with their support team, who is always quick to respond and provide helpful answers. I've never walked away from an interaction without my issue being solved quickly and easily. They're also very communicative over email and are sure to follow up after any changes are made to ensure we're seeing the desired result. They are always very professional and easy to work with.
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    Optimizely
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    Alternatives Considered
    Contentstack
    Contentstack has better international hosting support then Contentful and we found the presales and sales support people were MUCH more responsive than Contentful. The Sitecore sales process was very very slow and overly complex. We felt Sitecore had many features that were not valuable and the cost to benefit ratio was much lower compared to ContentStack
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    Optimizely
    There is a big difference between the two: Google Optimize uses Bayesian analysis while Optimizely uses Frequenting. There is a risk of counting multiple visits. Google Optimize data isn't available instantly (if I remember correctly). Optimizely's analyses dashboard is a lot richer and offers a better experience, though it may get intimidating.
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    Return on Investment
    Contentstack
    • Saved significant amounts of money that would previously been spent on 3rd party agencies to build websites
    • Empowered Comms teams to create and edit the design and content of their own websites on demand rather than relying on the Dev team
    • Allowed the Development team to concentrate on building functionality rather than websites, so we can focus on improvement rather than BAU work.
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    Optimizely
    • Almost immediate payoff in terms of the benefit.
    • Easy to justify the TTM benefits to upper management.
    • Still somewhat hard to justify ROI, though this is not my expertise.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Optimizely One Screenshots

    Screenshot of admin centerScreenshot of an Optimizely Content Management System content previewScreenshot of the integrations app directoryScreenshot of the reporting dashboardScreenshot of the Content Management System Visual Builder, used to create and edit dynamic experiences in the Visual Builder, no coding required.Screenshot of Content Marketing Platform Calendar: Gain full visibility into planned and scheduled content and campaigns with the ability to save and share views.