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Kentico vs Optimizely comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Kentico
Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
19th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Web Content Management (18th)
Optimizely
Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
14th
Average Rating
9.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Web Analytics (13th), Feature Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) category, the mindshare of Kentico is 3.2%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Optimizely is 3.7%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Optimizely3.7%
Kentico3.2%
Other93.1%
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1384113 - PeerSpot reviewer
President at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Flexible, offers helpful web templates, and has good connectivity with third-party applications
Kentico is one of the top solutions on the magic quadrant. Currently, all of the development that we do, we hard-code ourselves. We don't use local development frameworks for other systems. We are looking to expand our use of Kentico by adding no-code or low-code products for rapid development. My advice for anybody who is implementing Kentico is that if they are transitioning into it then be sure to use a phased approach. Don't try to migrate everything right away. I suggest doing it over time and become familiar with the system. If it is only one site then it will not be too difficult, but normally, there are multiple sites. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Kentico is a very stable and mature system; it's one of the best on the market."
"It has helped us establish our business in the USA and allows us to work with a range of corporate clients."
"I would say they have a modern, flexible, agile content management system."
"The most valuable features are its integration capabilities and advanced marketing suite."
"ROI: Infinite! (Got 3X conversion improvement using suggestions given by the product during the free evaluation period)"
"Customer service is excellent!"
"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."
"Optimizely can work for a lot more things than only testing; it is a pretty easy yet powerful tool."
"Customer service is wonderful."
"Dead simple A/B testing with no code knoweldge needed."
 

Cons

"This product needs an out of the box Intranet/Extranet Solution."
"This product needs an out of the box Intranet/Extranet Solution."
"They don't have a lot of libraries, which is something that they can improve on."
"They don't have a lot of libraries, which is something that they can improve on."
"There were previously issues with experiments saving as expected in Classic."
"When testing images or anything involving JavaScript or more than text, they can really slow down the load performance of a page."
"Verifying goals could be easier."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing fees are probably about $100,000 USD per year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
University
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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

Questions from the Community

Does Kentico provide good options for marketing?
Absolutely! I can't stress enough how important marketing is for the digital experience you're giving to customers. If you want to reach your clients through multiple channels, each type of content...
What is the content management system of Kentico like?
In my experience, Kentico has been a very flexible and easy-to-use content management system. Keep in mind that we haven't been using it for a while because our management decided to change DXPs fo...
What do you use Kentico for?
Hello, I think Kentico will serve you well as a digital experience platform and especially for commerce purposes. We at my company have been using this feature of the DXP as well because we recentl...
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Sample Customers

Gibson Musical Instruments, Mazda, Segway, Twinings, Ingram Micro, Allergan, Kingspan
Sony, SalesForce, FICO, Trulia, ABC, Fox Interactive Media, The Guardian, CBS, Walt Disney Company, Clorox, Livestrong
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893,221 professionals have used our research since 2012.