Dynamic Yield - Emphasis on "yield"
December 15, 2023

Dynamic Yield - Emphasis on "yield"

Michael Carlisle | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Dynamic Yield

We utilize Dynamic Yield to test potential UX/CX changes and as a DXP, to tailor dynamic experiences to specific audiences. The platform and support have been fantastic; whether we want to implement a simple text swap or replace the entire buy box and cart, Dynamic Yield can do it.

We are able to tailor everything from product recommendation strategies to entire digital experiences and funnels through Dynamic Yield which comes with a few powerful tools "under the hood" such as Identified Users, product recommendation strategy algorithms (Recently Viewed, Bought Together, Affinity levels, etc.) or the ability to create our own - all of which have served us well. The same is true of Audiences; you can define any Audience through either simple methods like UTMs or through Customer IDs if you've integrated your CRM.

Like anything with complex capabilities, it hasn't been without its "bumps," but the two small issues we encountered were to due issues on our end like using local caching instead of server-side APIs. Dynamic Yield's customer service team was able to expediently troubleshoot the issue for us and walk our developer through the fix.

While my experience with Dynamic Yield is limited to just a year, I've used peer platforms extensively in my career and am quite pleased with what Dynamic Yield provides which frankly, when compared to similar platforms, is a competitive advantage.
  • CRO Testing
  • Digital Experience Platform
  • UX/CX/UI Testing
  • Personalization
  • Admin console is slow at times.
  • "Out of the box" templates have decent functions, but fail to wow.
  • Projects in "Draft" mode don't auto-disable analytics integrations so you (can) get impressions counted in your analytics platform that aren't truly live yet.
  • Optimizing the CX at the audience or user-type level
  • Increased CVR
  • Increased ROAS
Dynamic Yield is leaps-and-bounds beyond other platforms when it comes to advanced capabilities. If all you want is to A/B tests two separate landing pages, it is probably overkill. If you want to optimize your customer's digital experience across audience-types, including event-based triggers (with measurement) and perform tests on a range of KPIs, from CTR to Subscription rate to custom Goals, then I can't suggest Dynamic Yield enough. In all likelihood, Dynamic Yield provides far more capability than you will initially have use for. It's not intimidating to use, however, making it the ideal platform for organizations that have very aggressive growth strategies and performance goals.

Do you think Dynamic Yield delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Dynamic Yield's feature set?

Yes

Did Dynamic Yield live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Dynamic Yield go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Dynamic Yield again?

Yes

Dynamic Yield is great for just about any sized organization, though to get the best bang for your buck, I recommend having a front-end web developer well-versed in JavaScript. Additionally, a front-end web designer would be advisable as well as their templates have great functions but some have lackluster UI's that can't be tweaked without developer assistance.

Were it not for the above + the occassional slowness on the console/admin-side of the platform, I'd give it a 10. If you have a front-end dev/designer, then it's closer to a 9.5.

Ideal utilization scenarios could include: Personalization, CRO/UX/UI testing, and audience or user-level tailored digital experience.