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Optimizely vs Tealium Customer Data Hub comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Optimizely
Average Rating
9.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Web Analytics (12th), Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) (13th), Feature Management (4th)
Tealium Customer Data Hub
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Tag Management (1st), AI Customer Experience Personalization (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Marketing Applications solutions, they serve different purposes. Optimizely is designed for Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) and holds a mindshare of 3.8%, up 2.9% compared to last year.
Tealium Customer Data Hub, on the other hand, focuses on Tag Management, holds 23.7% mindshare, down 34.6% since last year.
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Optimizely3.8%
Adobe Experience Manager14.3%
Liferay Digital Experience Platform8.9%
Other73.0%
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
Tag Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Tealium Customer Data Hub23.7%
Qubit Opentag29.9%
Google Tag Manager24.1%
Other22.30000000000001%
Tag Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user623373 - PeerSpot reviewer
AB Testing and Web Optimization Specialist at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It's given us a powerful tool that's doesn't limit our test ideas by the confines of code we can or cannot use.
Ease of building the test via HTML, Java, and CSS. It's given us a powerful tool that's doesn't limit our test ideas by the confines of code we can or cannot use The thoroughness of results has helped our company make better decisions for our website. Decisions that help our customers with their…
Gertrude  Maisha - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at UPS
Centralized data has unified profiles and now drives more accurate targeting and reporting
The great audience-building property makes Tealium Customer Data Hub ideal for real-time marketing initiatives. It also helps us to interact with our internal tracking system and our analytics suppliers. Tealium iQ makes tag management super easy, especially across multiple sites, and in my experience, it is one of the best features Tealium Customer Data Hub offers. I love how it stitches data from different sources in real time, making segmentation much more accurate. The built-in consent management platform helps a lot with staying compliant and managing user preferences centrally. All of these features are very great because they mainly help to unify and activate client data across CRM, billing, and marketing systems, specifically tag management, real-time data stitching, and the consent management platform. Our personalization and targeting have improved significantly with cleaner data, showing the positive impact of Tealium Customer Data Hub. Finance and business development now get better reporting from unified client profiles. Having one place to manage tags and privacy preferences has saved us both time and trouble.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Customer service is wonderful."
"Customer service is the best in the testing industry; transparent support along with a very strong community."
"Optimizely is a great product that has inspired a great community and is the standard for A/B testing."
"Customer service is excellent!"
"ROI: Infinite! (Got 3X conversion improvement using suggestions given by the product during the free evaluation period)"
"Optimizely can work for a lot more things than only testing; it is a pretty easy yet powerful tool."
"Dead simple A/B testing with no code knoweldge needed."
"Tealium Customer Data Hub is the real deal, and my overall rating for this product is 9 out of 10."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"Tealium's ease of use and multiple out-of-the-box integrations set it apart from other tools."
"The tool helps us see the audience's journey."
"It's a nice tool, and the data from Tealium is more appropriate compared to other tag management tools."
"The product's deployment phase is really easy."
"Tealium differs from Google Tag Manager and Adobe Launch. It allows you to manage different environments easily. For example, you don't have distinct environments in Google Tag Manager. When you want to work on development sites, preview the changes before publishing them to a production website."
"The product is super easy for anyone to learn."
 

Cons

"There were previously issues with experiments saving as expected in Classic."
"Verifying goals could be easier."
"When testing images or anything involving JavaScript or more than text, they can really slow down the load performance of a page."
"Better communication with 3rd party implementation"
"Does not allow multipage variants (i.e. allows only variants in elements inside one page)."
"Exporting statistics provide more statistical data."
"One area where Tealium Customer Data Hub needs improvement is that the setup is somewhat complex, and pop-up windows can be obstructive when collaborating with other team members."
"The solution's documentation could be vastly improved to make life easier for people using it on a regular basis."
"Sometimes, the trace ID does not work properly."
"In terms of the tool's real-time data capabilities, I think there are a few issues where improvements are required."
"It takes a long time to save and publish on the site, which can be very annoying in my experience with Tealium Customer Data Hub."
"You can do anything you need with Tealium and reach your goals. You may face difficulty finding talents using this solution as it is new to market."
"Some areas need attention in terms of improvements for the Tealium Customer Data Hub. For example, audience sizing could be improved because it can only process up to one lakh users per day when trying to get a historical audience. Improvements are also needed in areas like dashboarding. Although they have introduced new features like Audience Insights, there's still room for enhancement."
"Tealium lags is in the tag templates."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The tool's price is somewhere in the middle, meaning it is not too expensive and not too cheap either. The pricing model comes with flexibility."
"The price is based on event volume."
"Tealium's pricing can be expensive compared to others, but it's worth the investment due to its extensive features and capabilities."
"In Tealium, there is something called events, and the pricing is dependent on the event. You will be charged only if you have active data flowing it in and out."
"Tealium Customer Data Hub is an expensive solution, but it is not more expensive than Adobe."
"It's not as expensive as other tools."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise13
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tealium Customer Data Hub?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Tealium Customer Data Hub is that the cost is very cost-effective and affordable.
What needs improvement with Tealium Customer Data Hub?
I believe Tealium Customer Data Hub could be improved by providing a collaborative environment that allows users to work in the same profile simultaneously. The encryption in Tealium Customer Data ...
What is your primary use case for Tealium Customer Data Hub?
My main use case for Tealium Customer Data Hub has been to support our marketing and e-commerce efforts using Tealium Customer Data Hub, iQ, Event Stream, and Audience Stream. We have had good succ...
 

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Sample Customers

Sony, SalesForce, FICO, Trulia, ABC, Fox Interactive Media, The Guardian, CBS, Walt Disney Company, Clorox, Livestrong
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