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Optimizely vs Pendo comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Optimizely
Ranking in Web Analytics
13th
Average Rating
9.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) (18th), Feature Management (4th)
Pendo
Ranking in Web Analytics
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Web Analytics category, the mindshare of Optimizely is 4.3%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pendo is 2.7%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Analytics Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Pendo2.7%
Optimizely4.3%
Other93.0%
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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…
reviewer1291614 - PeerSpot reviewer
Customer Success Marketing Manager at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Targeted in-app messaging has increased event registrations and deepened insight into customer behavior
The best feature Pendo offers is the ability to relatively quickly get a message out to a highly segmented audience, though it does require some work. You can target anybody who hasn't logged in in the past 30 days or anybody who has logged in in the past 30 days, enabling very targeted communications.We saw direct impact on revenue through event registrations. When we did a webinar and invited customers, we could see that approximately 50% of our registrations came from Pendo as opposed to email.It impacted the organization positively because we have much more data as to how people interact with our product when they're in the product itself and what they click on. On a level of one to ten, I would say the impact was a nine.

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 excellent!"
"Customer service is the best in the testing industry; transparent support along with a very strong community."
"Dead simple A/B testing with no code knoweldge needed."
"Optimizely is a great product that has inspired a great community and is the standard for A/B testing."
"ROI: Infinite! (Got 3X conversion improvement using suggestions given by the product during the free evaluation period)"
"Customer service is wonderful."
"Optimizely can work for a lot more things than only testing; it is a pretty easy yet powerful tool."
"The best feature Pendo offers is the ability to relatively quickly get a message out to a highly segmented audience, enabling very targeted communications and driving direct impact on revenue through event registrations."
 

Cons

"Does not allow multipage variants (i.e. allows only variants in elements inside one page)."
"There were previously issues with experiments saving as expected in Classic."
"Exporting statistics provide more statistical data."
"Better communication with 3rd party implementation"
"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."
"Customer support was very good at the beginning, but they changed their structure and customer support declined after that."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Performing Arts
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise5
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Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pendo?
We did not purchase through AWS Marketplace. The implementation experience was expensive, but we completed it. I do not recall there being a setup cost and the licensing was relatively easy.
What needs improvement with Pendo?
Pendo could be improved by making it easier to launch a campaign, as it took a fair amount of time and energy to do so.
What is your primary use case for Pendo?
Pendo was primarily used for in-app messaging to communicate with customers while they were in the application itself, and we relied heavily on segmentation.A great example was when we had customer...
 

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