CrowdRiff vs. Optimizely Content Marketing Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CrowdRiff
Score 7.9 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
CrowdRiff is a visual marketing platform used by over 200 DMOs to, source, organize, publish, and optimize UGC and owned visuals that resonate with today’s travelers.N/A
Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
Score 8.5 out of 10
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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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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Features
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Content Creation
Comparison of Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
CrowdRiff
8.0
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
8.1
25 Ratings
0% above category average
Ideation9.01 Ratings7.918 Ratings
Approval workflows7.01 Ratings8.822 Ratings
Content collaboration8.01 Ratings9.121 Ratings
Content calendar8.01 Ratings7.520 Ratings
Network for content licensing/production8.01 Ratings7.413 Ratings
Content Publishing
Comparison of Content Publishing features of Product A and Product B
CrowdRiff
8.3
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
7.6
24 Ratings
6% below category average
Content hub8.01 Ratings9.017 Ratings
Forms / Gated content8.01 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Embedded CTAs8.01 Ratings8.713 Ratings
Content distribution8.01 Ratings8.819 Ratings
Content promotion9.01 Ratings7.714 Ratings
Content automation9.01 Ratings8.417 Ratings
Content Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
CrowdRiff
5.0
1 Ratings
44% below category average
Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
7.9
19 Ratings
1% above category average
Audience profiling and targeting5.01 Ratings8.23 Ratings
Closed-loop tracking and reporting5.01 Ratings7.013 Ratings
Content performance analytics5.01 Ratings7.117 Ratings
Campaign optimization dashboard5.01 Ratings8.314 Ratings
Competitive analytics5.01 Ratings8.88 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.6
(27 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(22 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
CrowdRiff Inc.
We love to use CrowdRiff for specific trending items, for example, wine slushies are popular during the spring/summer and each winery does them a little bit differently so it's nice to be able to use CrowdRiff to source various images of slushies available across the state in a quick turnaround.
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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
CrowdRiff Inc.
  • searching images
  • the filtering, being able to exclude terms hashtags, etc.
  • easy to use
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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
CrowdRiff Inc.
  • would love to be able to search by geographic location
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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
CrowdRiff Inc.
No answers on this topic
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
CrowdRiff Inc.
No answers on this topic
Optimizely
The NewsCred team is very responsive and helpful with any technical issues.
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Alternatives Considered
CrowdRiff Inc.
No answers on this topic
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
CrowdRiff Inc.
  • very positive impact, has saved us money in that some of the images we have not needed to purchase.
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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

CrowdRiff Screenshots

Screenshot of Easily share with third parties:
We make it simple to send images to partners, media contacts and other team members.Screenshot of Spend less time searching:
Find the exact visuals you need, in seconds, using the industry’s most powerful intelligent image search.Screenshot of Bring your website to life:
Wow your website visitors with a visually rich experience. Responsive galleries make it easy to keep your site fresh with the latest and greatest visuals.Screenshot of Flexible rights management: 
Customize how you ask for rights to social media photos and create a great experience for your community.Screenshot of Find untapped UGC:
Delve into the richest source of UGC visuals around your brand.Screenshot of More visuals, more clicks:
Add branded calls to action to your photos, so visitors can click through to relevant information on your website.

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.