HiConversion vs. Optimizely Web Experimentation

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HiConversion
Score 10.0 out of 10
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HiConversion is an online optimization platform that allows you to test multiple changes to your website's look, feel, and functionality across multiple pages, segments, targeting rules, and devices. It then automatically displays the top performing versions of your site to each of these groups.N/A
Optimizely Web Experimentation
Score 8.6 out of 10
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Whether launching a first test or scaling a sophisticated experimentation program, Optimizely Web Experimentation aims to deliver the insights needed to craft high-performing digital experiences that drive engagement, increase conversions, and accelerate growth.N/A
Pricing
HiConversionOptimizely Web Experimentation
Editions & Modules
Community Edition
Sponsored Trial
Per website
Enterprise
Custom Quote
Based on revenue and traffic volume
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HiConversionOptimizely Web Experimentation
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
HiConversionOptimizely Web Experimentation
Testing and Experimentation
Comparison of Testing and Experimentation features of Product A and Product B
HiConversion
8.6
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Optimizely Web Experimentation
7.9
163 Ratings
5% below category average
a/b experiment testing9.02 Ratings9.0163 Ratings
Split URL testing8.01 Ratings8.5135 Ratings
Multivariate testing8.02 Ratings8.4139 Ratings
Multi-page/funnel testing9.02 Ratings7.9126 Ratings
Cross-browser testing9.02 Ratings8.097 Ratings
Mobile app testing8.01 Ratings8.075 Ratings
Test significance9.02 Ratings8.4147 Ratings
Visual / WYSIWYG editor8.01 Ratings8.0133 Ratings
Advanced code editor8.02 Ratings7.9125 Ratings
Preview mode8.02 Ratings7.6145 Ratings
Test duration calculator9.01 Ratings7.7112 Ratings
Experiment scheduler9.01 Ratings8.2112 Ratings
Experiment workflow and approval9.01 Ratings7.890 Ratings
Dynamic experiment activation9.01 Ratings7.574 Ratings
Client-side tests9.02 Ratings7.996 Ratings
Mutually exclusive tests8.01 Ratings8.080 Ratings
Page surveys00 Ratings6.217 Ratings
Visitor recordings00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
Server-side tests00 Ratings7.250 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
HiConversion
8.3
2 Ratings
5% below category average
Optimizely Web Experimentation
8.3
152 Ratings
5% below category average
Standard visitor segmentation8.01 Ratings8.4147 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation8.01 Ratings7.7122 Ratings
Traffic allocation control9.02 Ratings9.1144 Ratings
Website personalization8.02 Ratings7.9111 Ratings
Results and Analysis
Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Product A and Product B
HiConversion
8.5
2 Ratings
1% below category average
Optimizely Web Experimentation
8.3
149 Ratings
4% below category average
Heatmap tool8.02 Ratings9.313 Ratings
Click analytics9.02 Ratings8.833 Ratings
Scroll maps8.01 Ratings8.517 Ratings
Form fill analysis8.01 Ratings8.072 Ratings
Conversion tracking9.02 Ratings8.744 Ratings
Goal tracking9.01 Ratings8.2127 Ratings
Test reporting9.01 Ratings7.9137 Ratings
Results segmentation9.02 Ratings7.7103 Ratings
CSV export8.02 Ratings7.9102 Ratings
Experiments results dashboard8.02 Ratings8.049 Ratings
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User Ratings
HiConversionOptimizely Web Experimentation
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.7
(254 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(51 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(58 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(7 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(16 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
3.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(11 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(163 ratings)
User Testimonials
HiConversionOptimizely Web Experimentation
Likelihood to Recommend
HiConversion
HiConversion is a great tool for checking your A/B landing pages and sales pages. With the click of a button, you can check your sales forecast page to see any text, images, pages, etc. which converts better. This is a great way to explore different ways of selling and see which one brings you the most sales. The interface is simple and easy to use.
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Optimizely
I think it can serve the whole spectrum of experiences from people who are just getting used to web experimentation. It's really easy to pick up and use. If you're more experienced then it works well because it just gets out of the way and lets you really focus on the experimentation side of things. So yeah, strongly recommend. I think it is well suited both to small businesses and large enterprises as well. I think it's got a really low barrier to entry. It's very easy to integrate on your website and get results quickly. Likewise, if you are a big business, it's incrementally adoptable, so you can start out with one component of optimizing and you can build there and start to build in things like data CMS to augment experimentation as well. So it's got a really strong a pathway to grow your MarTech platform if you're a small company or a big company.
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Pros
HiConversion
  • Allow us to do A/B and multivariate testing of various treatments on our website. We can see how individual changes perform and how they perform in conjunction with other tests on the site.
  • Provide data to see where in the sales funnel there is room for improvement and how tiny incremental changes at each stage can have a dramatic affect on our total sales.
  • Using their years of experience and knowledge of industry best practices, they help come up with both UX and UI suggestions for us to test for our specific site, audience and use cases.
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Optimizely
  • The Platform contains drag-and-drop editor options for creating variations, which ease the A/B tests process, as it does not require any coding or development resources.
  • Establishing it is so simple that even a non-technical person can do it perfectly.
  • It provides real-time results and analytics with robust dashboard access through which you can quickly analyze how different variations perform. With this, your team can easily make data-driven decisions Fastly.
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Cons
HiConversion
  • Nothing but Increase marketing to better explain the technology.
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Optimizely
  • JavaScript is hard to implement sometimes especially for JQuery elements
  • ROI reporting should be part of the overall experimentation reporting
  • CMP integration: where we can easily show status of test on the HPT request
  • CMS integration
  • More widgets like social proof banners, etc.
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Likelihood to Renew
HiConversion
No answers on this topic
Optimizely
I rated this question because at this stage, Optimizely does most everything we need so I don't foresee a need to migrate to a new tool. We have the infrastructure already in place and it is a sizeable lift to pivot to another tool with no guarantee that it will work as good or even better than Optimizely
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Usability
HiConversion
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Optimizely
Optimizely Web Experimentation's visual editor is handy for non-technical or quick iterative testing. When it comes to content changes it's as easy as going into wordpress, clicking around, and then seeing your changes live--what you see is what you get. The preview and approval process for sharing built experiments is also handy for sharing experiments across teams for QA purposes or otherwise.
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Reliability and Availability
HiConversion
No answers on this topic
Optimizely
I would rate Optimizely Web Experimentation's availability as a 10 out of 10. The software is reliable and does not experience any application errors or unplanned outages. Additionally, the customer service and technical support teams are always available to help with any issues or questions.
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Performance
HiConversion
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Optimizely
I would rate Optimizely Web Experimentation's performance as a 9 out of 10. Pages load quickly, reports are complete in a reasonable time frame, and the software does not slow down any other software or systems that it integrates with. Additionally, the customer service and technical support teams are always available to help with any issues or questions.
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Support Rating
HiConversion
No answers on this topic
Optimizely
They always are quick to respond, and are so friendly and helpful. They always answer the phone right away. And [they are] always willing to not only help you with your problem, but if you need ideas they have suggestions as well.
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Online Training
HiConversion
No answers on this topic
Optimizely
The tool itself is not very difficult to use so training was not very useful in my opinion. It did not also account for success events more complex than a click (which my company being ecommerce is looking to examine more than a mere click).
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Implementation Rating
HiConversion
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Optimizely
In retrospect: - I think I should have stressed more demo's / workshopping with the Optimizely team at the start. I felt too confident during demo stages, and when came time to actually start, I was a bit lost. (The answer is likely I should have had them on-hand for our first install.. they offered but I thought I was OK.) - Really getting an understanding / asking them prior to install of how to make it really work for checkout pages / one that uses dynamic content or user interaction to determine what the UI does. Could have saved some time by addressing this at the beginning, as some things we needed to create on our site for Optimizely to "use" as a trigger for the variation test. - Having a number of planned/hoped-for tests already in-hand before working with Optimizely team. Sharing those thoughts with them would likely have started conversations on additional things we needed to do to make them work (rather than figuring that out during the actual builds). Since I had development time available, I could have added more things to the baseline installation since my developers were already "looking under the hood" of the site.
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Alternatives Considered
HiConversion
We have not used or fully evaluated any competitors. Our free trial with HiConversion was enough to convince us to move forward with them. They platform will easily pay for itself
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Optimizely
The ability to do A/B testing in Optimizely along with the associated statistical modelling and audience segmentation means it is a much better solution than using something like Google Analytics were a lot more effort is required to identify and isolate the specific data you need to confidently make changes
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Scalability
HiConversion
No answers on this topic
Optimizely
We can use it flexibly across lines of business and have it in use across two departments. We have different use cases and slightly different outcomes, but can unify our results based on impact to the bottom line. Finally, we can generate value from anywhere in the org for any stakeholders as needed.
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Return on Investment
HiConversion
  • I was losing sales because I was not reaching out to all my potential customers, and HiConversion was able to help me improve my sales by using their test tool to create new predictive pages that work better.
  • The tool makes it easy to create pages, and the results are real-time, so I can see how I do and make changes in my campaigns as I go.
  • The tool was easy to get started with, and I see results, which is important to me.
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Optimizely
  • We're able to share definitive annualized revenue projections with our team, showing what would happen if we put a test into Production
  • Showing the results of a test on a new page or feature prior to full implementation on a site saves developer time (if a test proves the new element doesn't deliver a significant improvement.
  • Making a change via the WYSIWYG interface allows us to see multiple changes without developer intervention.
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ScreenShots

Optimizely Web Experimentation Screenshots

Screenshot of AI-Powered Experimentation with Opal:

- Instant Test Ideas: Generates high-quality A/B test ideas based on any goals and audience insights.
- Smarter Experimentation: The AI can suggest impactful variations, reducing guesswork and increasing test velocity.
- More Than Just Ideas: From hypothesis generation to analyzing results, Opal helps optimize every stage of the experimentation process.Screenshot of the Web Experimentation Visual Editor :

- Tweak experiments using the visual editor or dive into custom code when needed.
- Modify elements, update styling, or add dynamic behaviors.
- Ensure perfect variations while keeping control over every detail of the experiment.Screenshot of AI Content Suggestions:

- Generates copy variations to supercharge experiments.
- The AI suggests high-impact messaging for tests when hovering over a field.
- AI-powered content suggestions help skip the brainstorming process.Screenshot of Advanced Audience Targeting:

- Delivers personalized experiences by targeting users based on behaviors, attributes, and real-time conditions.
- Defines precise audience segments using first-party data, geolocation, and device type.
- Can test and optimize for different audience groups to maximize impact and engagement.Screenshot of Custom Templates in the Visual Editor:

- Offers pre-built templates for common test setups.
- Standardized variations and maintains brand integrity with reusable templates.
- Templates can be customized visually or tweak them with code for full flexibility.Screenshot of the Web Experimentation Results Page:

- Data visualizations help interpret experiment performance.
- Displays which variations are winning with built-in statistical significance calculations.
- Results can be filtered by audience segments, events, and conversions to uncover key trends.