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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Elementor

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AElementor is a Wordpress page builder and creative toolkit featuring a drag and drop live editor, 100+ widgets, and tools to landing pages and popups.

    $11.99

    per month

    Optimizely Content Management System

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AOptimizely Content Management System (CMS) is purpose-built for marketers, and fully composable for developers. The CMS supports the end-to-end content lifecycle, helping users to deliver on-brand, high-impact digital experiences that 'wow' audiences.N/A
    Pricing
    ElementorOptimizely Content Management System
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $11.99
    per month
    Basic
    $14.99
    per month
    Business
    $24.99
    per month
    Grow
    $32.99
    per month
    Expert
    $149.00
    per year
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    Pricing Offerings
    ElementorOptimizely Content Management System
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsPrices reflect deployment via WordPress. Options are also available for use with WooCommerce. A discount is offered for annual billing.—
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    Community Pulse
    ElementorOptimizely Content Management System
    Considered Both Products
    Elementor
    No answer on this topic
    Optimizely
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    26 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    170 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    144 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    164 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    104 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    27 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    120 Answers
    Features
    ElementorOptimizely Content Management System
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Elementor and Optimizely Content Management System
    Feature
    Elementor
    7.7
    26 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Optimizely Content Management System
    8.3
    169 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Role-based user permissions7.726 Ratings8.3169 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Elementor and Optimizely Content Management System
    Feature
    Elementor
    7.2
    24 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Optimizely Content Management System
    7.7
    166 Ratings
    1% below category average
    API6.924 Ratings7.7159 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language7.417 Ratings7.8127 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Elementor and Optimizely Content Management System
    Feature
    Elementor
    8.1
    41 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Optimizely Content Management System
    7.6
    194 Ratings
    3% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor9.239 Ratings7.6178 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness7.838 Ratings7.8166 Ratings
    Admin section8.539 Ratings7.9178 Ratings
    Page templates8.440 Ratings7.9172 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.537 Ratings7.497 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.241 Ratings7.8176 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.335 Ratings8.0172 Ratings
    Form generator7.237 Ratings6.3131 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Elementor and Optimizely Content Management System
    Feature
    Elementor
    7.9
    40 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Optimizely Content Management System
    7.5
    180 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Content taxonomy8.433 Ratings7.9165 Ratings
    SEO support7.234 Ratings7.0164 Ratings
    Bulk management7.528 Ratings6.8137 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions8.734 Ratings7.5142 Ratings
    Community / comment management8.028 Ratings8.0117 Ratings
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    Square Online
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Score7.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    ElementorOptimizely Content Management System
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (41 ratings)
    8.6
    (223 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (34 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (14 ratings)
    8.6
    (92 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ElementorOptimizely Content Management System
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Elementor
    Wanted to create a website quickly and get it running within a week's time. The step-by-step guide on installing Elementor and creating the basic webpage was easy and time-efficient. Some of the advanced features can be time-consuming, but they are definitely worth it once you start creating professional sites. It fits in from basic to advanced sites; I don't think there could be any scenarios where it can be inappropriate.
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    If you want to build a website quickly there are plenty of ways to do so with some great examples and plenty of support both from the company and in the forums. if you want to build a more complex structure you can but be ready to spend the time to build exactly what you need as a solid foundation goes a massive way before building out content and making those choices early and sticking with them helps
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Elementor
    • Block code is very easy to work with.
    • They don't have support, per se, but they have a whole big group of users on Facebook who are great at helping each other out.
    • They have some templates you can use to just get going if you're in a particular industry that would probably work well with a template!
    • The price is really not bad for how much you get.
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    Optimizely
    • I think the user interface for content admins is very good and very competitive. And compared to other providers, the technology that CMS in particular has. So the way it integrated the net ecosystem is very well because it follows the MBC pattern. So basically it just allows really simple implementations for what would normally be complex components on any other sort of vendor that's out there.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Elementor
    • Occasional plugin conflicts
    • Occasional differences in appearance between the editor and live page.
    • Flexbox building has a deeper learning curve than the previous sections/columns builder. In-editor guidance would be helpful here.
    • Some options/widgets available in other builders aren't in Elementor, which means additional plugins are sometimes needed.
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    Optimizely
    • Magento did have some nice tools for creating product groups or carousels for promotion. Opti seems to be lacking in that.
    • A blog - maybe this is available and we don't have it installed, but a searchable blog would be very appreciated.
    • Structured Data/MicroData - maybe it's our install, but this seems to be missing
    • Meta data: we have access to limited types and need to make a request from IT, it would be nice to be able to access more to adjust for SEO needs.
    • When in a folder on the BLOCKS tab, it would be wonderful to hit the MEDIA tab and stay in that same folder.
    • I have some less technical people that will make folders with spaces - which Opti handles, but it would be great if it wouldn't accept a space or gave an error message not to use them.
    • I think I know why the extra code is added to urls and image links, but it causes issues when taking things from our testing site to the live site. For example, I need to copy the Navigation from Inspect Element on testing to put it in production. I have learned to work around it, but it's not my favorite.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Elementor
    Elementor is critical to our ongoing success and providing our clients with world-class websites
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    Optimizely
    Since I work on the implementation side of things, and do not directly own licensing for Ektron CMS, I have to base this rating off of how I think it will be received or presented to customers looking to start a new site deployment. I try to remain CMS agnostic, though my specialty is with the .NET and Microsoft stack. Because of the experience I have working with Ektron, I tend to be more forgiving with the shortcomings as I am familiar with how to work around them or past them from experience. Being familiar with the community available also helps, as you become familiar with the best approaches to find solutions to your issues. Each product has it's ups and downs and all of them are only going to be as good as the company or development team implementing them can make them. This is EXTREMELY important to remember when choosing a CMS, as it can make or break your expensive investment.
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    Usability
    Elementor
    1. Very intuitive user interface with very well organized options for basic and advanced design features 2. Integrates very well with wordpress and a variety of plugins 3. Vast collection of Elementor themes available in the market for the small to mid sized businesses who would still prefer desired internal control over tactical/relatively less complex website changes and thus reduce dependency /Expensive annual web design contracts
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    From our editors perspective they find the CMS system easy and to clear to use. Our developers find it very easy to design on and appreciate the level of service support available. It's also always evolving and getting better every year. We find this investment reassuring and encourages us to try keep pace and see how we can continue to push the envelope and continue to improve all aspect of our websites and online touch points.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Elementor
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    Unplanned outages or errors are fairly rare in our instance. And when there are issues, they're usually fixed fairly quickly
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    Support Rating
    Elementor
    There support is slow and at times can be frustrating and this is why many prefer to air out their frustrations within the Facebook group community. I tend to give up as when I'm working on something and something goes wrong I need the help straight away. I do not have the patience to wait anymore.
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    Optimizely
    I attended multiple trainings/tutorials early in the process. The vendor-supplied content about Optimizely was engaging for users/attendees (I often analyze training content, compliance programs, governance plans), which helps our OCM people by having good "word of mouth" about the product long before a rollout ever happens. I actually when the user-focused portion of the Optimizely Academy twice in 2022 to ensure I had a grasp on operability and to be able to support the training and OCM efforts
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Elementor
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    Ektron is one of the best solution for .Net platform. Over the years have improved the performance issues that the previous versions had. My only complain is right now you can't do Page builder pages if you choose to have a MVC architecture
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    Implementation Rating
    Elementor
    The business team has to stick to its core competencies - Our key turning point occured when we delegated webpage design challenges to a tech. firm with specific mandates (including a certain degree of internal control). Once the initial go-live was completed, the agency trained us on internalizing ad-hoc and tactical change work
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    Optimizely
    I was not fully involved.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Elementor
    Elementor is a bit of a different platform than, say, easyTithe, Robly, and Apptivo, but it is comparable to Shopify. I feel like Elementor and WooCommerce are a lot easier to use than Shopify, and it doesn't come with such high fees. For our business, it was no choice! Elementor fits great for our needs!
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    Optimizely
    Optimizely Content Management System is much more feature rich, and less complex that the other CMS platforms we have used. Optimizely Content Management System is more intuitive in how the content is structured and how easy it is to pull blocks of content to create the layout of a page.
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    Return on Investment
    Elementor
    • Elementor has made it possible for our non-profit to stand out in the non-profit space in which we operate. Our website was highly flexible and looked great, which provided confidence to our donors.
    • Elementor has never been a weak spot in the security of our website. We've had several attempted attacks against our website and yet everything was remained locked down.
    • We have only used the free version of Elementor, so it has kept our costs low and allowed us to have a professional looking website, but being able to put more money towards our charitable cause rather than IT.
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    • Flexibility with design that allows us to work towards our mission of 'Tennis Opened Up'
    • Speed of deploying content, meaning users can really on us for the most up-to-date content on tennis in Britain
    • Ability to have different logged-in areas for different user groups, allowing us to create more bespoke and personalised experiences
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Optimizely Content Management System Screenshots

    Screenshot of Content delivery: Developers can use modern GraphQL and REST APIs to query content from any source and send it to any channel or device.Screenshot of User roles and permissionsScreenshot of (SaaS CMS): Visual Builder: Add an image: Optimizely Visual Builder offers a range of editing features designed to make content creation and layout building intuitive and accessible to both technical and non-technical users. A drag-and-drop system is used to add, move, and rearrange elements within the layout, for quick and flexible content organization.Screenshot of (SaaS CMS): Visual Builder: Create an experience: Create an Experience functionality in Optimizely Visual Builder offers a code-free way to build and manage captivating digital experiences. It offers pre-built content blocks or elements (like text, images, buttons, forms, etc.) that can be positioned on the page layout as desired. Visual Builder offers extensive options to customize the appearance and behavior of these elements. Users can modify colors, fonts, sizes, animations, and even add interactive features providing flexibility in arranging content, accommodating various design needs and responsiveness across different screen sizes.Screenshot of (SaaS CMS): Visual Builder: Publish: The Visual Builder displays changes in real-time as they are made. This includes side-by-side previews for different devices like desktops, tablets, and mobiles. Before publishing, the Interactive Preview mode can be used to test elements like forms, buttons, and other interactive components to ensure they work as expected on the live site. Changes can then be published directly from the Visual Builder interface, making them instantly available to site visitors.Screenshot of the central location to manage assets, editing and publishing content.