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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Optimizely Content Marketing Platform

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AOptimizely Content Marketing Platform brings teams together in a single, AI-powered workspace to share plans, collaborate on assets and execute campaigns.N/A

    Outgrow

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Outgrow enables marketers to create calculators, recommendations, quizzes and polls to better acquire, qualify, and monetize leads. Outgrow is designed so marketers can build these tools without a developer or a designer in minutes. Common Examples of interactive content that you can build with Outgrow include: ROI calculators Cost Calculators Sales lift calculators Graders Knowledge tests Fun quizzes Product recommendations

    $22

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Optimizely Content Marketing PlatformOutgrow
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Freelancer Plan
    $22
    per month per user
    Freelancer Pro
    $45
    per month per user
    Essentials Plan
    $115
    per month for 3 users
    Business Plan
    $720
    per month
    Enterprise Plan
    Custom Pricing
    Agency Plan
    Custom Pricing
    per Client
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Optimizely Content Marketing PlatformOutgrow
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Outgrow also offers the option to build interactive content including calculators, quizzes, recommendations, polls and graded tests for clients. Pricing varies based on the number of experiences built and the complexity of each experience.
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    Community Pulse
    Optimizely Content Marketing PlatformOutgrow
    Considered Both Products
    Optimizely
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    Outgrow
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    45 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    31 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Optimizely Content Marketing PlatformOutgrow
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Optimizely Content Marketing Platform and Outgrow
    Feature
    Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
    3.4
    48 Ratings
    79% below category average
    Outgrow
    6.2
    32 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Ideation3.235 Ratings7.031 Ratings
    Approval workflows3.845 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Content collaboration4.744 Ratings5.025 Ratings
    Content calendar2.740 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production2.525 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Optimizely Content Marketing Platform and Outgrow
    Feature
    Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
    3.4
    43 Ratings
    78% below category average
    Outgrow
    6.8
    38 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Content hub3.036 Ratings5.527 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content3.01 Ratings7.032 Ratings
    Embedded CTAs3.228 Ratings6.034 Ratings
    Content distribution3.937 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Content promotion4.031 Ratings7.030 Ratings
    Content automation3.232 Ratings6.025 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Optimizely Content Marketing Platform and Outgrow
    Feature
    Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
    3.0
    37 Ratings
    84% below category average
    Outgrow
    6.3
    39 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Audience profiling and targeting8.23 Ratings6.629 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting1.730 Ratings6.530 Ratings
    Content performance analytics1.834 Ratings5.535 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard1.629 Ratings5.528 Ratings
    Competitive analytics1.519 Ratings7.31 Ratings
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    Optimizely Content Marketing PlatformOutgrow
    Small Businesses
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    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    SnapApp Interactive Content Marketing (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    SnapApp Interactive Content Marketing (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Optimizely Content Marketing PlatformOutgrow
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.3
    (52 ratings)
    7.5
    (42 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    3.0
    (47 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Optimizely Content Marketing PlatformOutgrow
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Optimizely
    A 7 only because I think there's question marks around customization. However, I've seen very similar tools in the past where stakeholders have been skeptical, but as you get to know it and use it, you'll find actually you realize those benefits. I just think Optimizely could help its stakeholders and clients see those benefits early on versus later on. However, that's not to say it's not possible, so a 7 at this stage, but I think it's got potential in future. If you are a marketing firm who wants a centralized system for managing workflows and campaigns, it's great. It does that. However, there are better competitors fill in some of the gaps better than optimized leaders does. It could do better. I think for me, visually when I see, when I create a workflow or a campaign, I can see all the tasks associated with it and I've seen the way that our parent company uses it. It's just a list of all the tasks you see in one view. I think visually it needs improving. However, the purpose that it serves fundamentally, it's got potential, if that makes sense. It's going in the right direction, but I think competitors are doing some of it better than Optimizely is. I think they, like I was saying earlier, if they really want to realize the benefits of the product visually there needs to be some improvement. And then the controls element that I mentioned earlier as well, hopefully that answers both of your questions.
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    Outgrow
    Well suited: When you want (potential) customers to quickly determine if your product or service is right for them. I noticed that we could make a very honest calculation tool that shows how quickly our car sharing service is beneficial to customers. These types of calculations are difficult to convey in text. Less appropriate: The length of your calculation has to be in line with what the engagement people have with your product or service. We want to determine if a shared car is interesting, so we don't want 10+ questions. But if you're selling a house you can include more questions.
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    Pros
    Optimizely
    • The CMP really is useful for us not only to manage the processes behind how we create content that we serve in different platforms like websites, landing pages, emails, social media, but it also help us as a team that is scattered around the globe to be able to be connected all the time to be able to see what we're working on, to be able to share assets as well. We are not reinventing the wheel to be able to show to other people within the organization what is happening at any given point. We use it not only for assets now, but we use it also for things like planning our webinars, planning our face-to-face events, so it truly is the heart of our marketing organization within the business.
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    Outgrow
    • Outgrow provides a comprehensive knowledge base, which allows you to quickly become adept at using their platform.
    • They don't make any assumptions. When your quiz or calculator is ready to go live, they offer you an in-depth checklist of ideas to promote it.
    • They ensure that you have a high degree of creativity.
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    Cons
    Optimizely
    • One thing that could be improved is some of the promotions that happen in platform. For example, there's a Opal AI little bubble at the bottom right of the corner, which you can't move across the screen. So if you're trying to change the status of a step or you're trying to update a description within a step, that can be a bit challenging and as it seems to be quite an easy fix.
    • I would love to see a capability in terms of having visual representation that we can share out with stakeholders that don't necessarily need access to CMP. But for that level of detail, we don't want it to go too granular, but we do want to be able to share in a quick and visual manner some of the activities that are happening so we can keep everybody in the loop without having to create different variations via different tools.
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    Outgrow
    • The UI is a bit elaborate, it seems a bit too much when I want something basic
    • The results emails were a bit confusing to setup but support was great in getting this fixed
    • Only one Admin can use the basic service
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Optimizely
    The tool is over-engineered and overly complicated. It makes my job much harder and not easier. There's much simpler tools for a lot less money
    Incentivized
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    Outgrow
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Optimizely
    The editorial calendar is the one I check multiple times every day. It gives me a clear picture of what's in progress, what's due, and where things can be moving faster. And, there's no need to open a separate doc or ask anyone for a status update.
    Also, the workflows are another super useful thing. Being able to assign specific reviewers to specific steps and know that nothing moves forward until they've acted has eliminated many repetitive processes.
    Incentivized
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    Outgrow
    It is a no code platform that makes content creation very easy with pre-built templates and strong lead generation tools. However, customisation options are limited , complex logic can be tricky and better content organisation is needed for a large scale use. Overall, it's user friendly but needs improvement in scalability and flexibility.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Optimizely
    I have not experienced any prolonged outages. From time to time there will be errors but nothing that significantly slows down production
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    Outgrow
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Optimizely
    Optimizely Content Marketing Platform's performance is generally good. Nothing that has impacted production. Page load speed doesn't typically lag longer than a few seconds. Reports take some time but not any longer than we're used to with other platforms. We have not experienced lag when integrating with other platforms
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    Outgrow
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Optimizely
    The NewsCred team is very responsive and helpful with any technical issues.
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    Outgrow
    Support is very responsive and is quick to respond to questions and problems. Outgrow sometimes changes their pricing and plan structures and add/remove options without properly relaying the info to customers. They could do a better job with communications and being upfront with the pricing plans people sign up for.
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    Online Training
    Optimizely
    Training was clear and concise. It was intuitive and helped me understand how to navigate the platform. Options to dive in on each action or skip to learn about areas of regular use. Resource links available to when I had additional questions or needed more training in a specific area. Overall, the training allowed me to use the platform without interruption
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    Outgrow
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Optimizely
    We haven't yet explored the CMS or other products within the suite but we see the potential to move all of our tools to Optimizely One. I see this really helping us gain clarity in the end to end content lifecycle, and help us use our resources and bandwidth more strategically
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    Outgrow
    The previous tools we used had no ability to make numerical calculators and limited logic jump features within surveys (if someone answers question one a particular way, skip question two, etc.) and more limited ability to direct people toward different outcomes based on how they answered questions in the surveys. Many of them didn’t have native integrations with Marketo either. These were critical features that we needed so we decided to switch to outgrow.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Optimizely
    Optimizely is generally a reliable platform for A/B testing and digital experience management. It's helpful for it's stability, flexibility, and comprehensive features, which is helpful when managing an enterprise website
    Incentivized
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    Outgrow
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Optimizely
    • The program has allowed us to meet our content goals more easily (e.g.: we publish X articles per month and track where each article is at).
    • It's helped us improve the accuracy of our information. We have SEO, content strategists, and legal teams involved in the workflow now because it's easy to manage.
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    Outgrow
    • Outgrow has helped me sell more life insurance through the use of interactive calculators.
    • Outgrow has helped me attract more referral partners thus helping my agency grow.
    • Outgrow saved my agency money because I was able to cancel subscriptions to other services which offered fewer features.
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    ScreenShots

    Optimizely Content Marketing Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Optimizely Opal: Opal, Optimizely's AI, is an extension of the marketing workforce. From building comprehensive campaign and content briefs and suggesting how to best execute a campaign, to creating on-brand content for any channel and providing suggestions for ongoing optimization, Opal's capabilities and AI agents make "doing more with less" a reality.Screenshot of Marketing Work Requests: Dynamic intake forms, automatic routing, and integrated workflows ensure that requested work gets completed, fast.Screenshot of Library (Digital Asset Management): With Optimizely Content Marketing Platform's DAM, users can automate the management of brand-approved assets, all within the same platform where content creation, collaboration and publishing take place.Screenshot of The Editor, with Embedded AI: Content is created for multiple channels with the help of Opal, Optimizely's native AI.Screenshot of Calendar: This provides visibility into planned and scheduled content and campaigns with the ability to save and share views.

    Outgrow Screenshots

    Screenshot of Results Page of a Calculator with Lead Generation form and CTAScreenshot of Analytics Tab: Funnel Visualization of a Completed QuizProduct screenshot