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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (47.8% of reviews)
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Harness Platform
Star Rating
(282)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Harness PlatformOptimizely Web Experimentation
Star Rating
(408)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Optimizely Web Experimentation offers a solid feature set for A/B testing, scoring 8.5 in Feature Testing, but Harness Platform excels with a score of 9.5, highlighting its advanced capabilities in multivariate testing and feature flags.
- Reviewers mention that while both platforms provide a user-friendly experience, Harness Platform scores higher in Ease of Use (8.8) compared to Optimizely (8.1), indicating that users find Harness more intuitive for managing experiments.
- G2 users note that the Quality of Support for Harness Platform is significantly better, with a score of 9.1, compared to Optimizely's 8.0, suggesting that Harness users feel more supported in their experimentation efforts.
- Users on G2 highlight that Harness Platform's Multi-Environment Control (9.3) is superior to Optimizely's (8.0), making it easier for teams to manage experiments across different environments seamlessly.
- Reviewers say that Optimizely's Heatmaps feature (5.7) falls short compared to Harness Platform's (7.7), indicating that users find Harness's heatmap capabilities more effective for visualizing user interactions.
- Users report that Harness Platform's Rollout & Rollback Control (9.2) is a standout feature, providing more robust options for managing changes compared to Optimizely's score of 8.3, which some users find limiting.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Harness Platform
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Optimizely Web Experimentation
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
208
8.4
296
Ease of Use
8.8
215
8.1
309
Ease of Setup
8.6
117
8.0
155
Ease of Admin
8.8
86
8.2
124
Quality of Support
9.1
167
8.0
252
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
82
7.9
119
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
205
7.8
271
Features by Category
Operations
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Cost Optimization
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Cost Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visitor Behavior
Not enough data
7.8
24
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Verified
Not enough data
8.5
26
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Verified
Not enough data
7.6
22
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Verified
Templates
Not enough data
7.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
24
|
Verified
Personalization
Not enough data
7.6
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
21
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Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
20
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Verified
Not enough data
7.0
19
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Verified
Not enough data
9.0
24
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Verified
Not enough data
8.6
22
|
Verified
Multichannel
Not enough data
8.5
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
25
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
23
|
Verified
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Personalization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
IT Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Segmentation
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
8.1
14
Targeting
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
7.8
20
Triggered Content
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
13
Personalized Content
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
8.7
18
Agentic AI - Personalization Engines
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.2
6
Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
99
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
Management
8.7
97
Not enough data
8.1
84
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Functionality
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
10.0
8
Not enough data
Management
9.6
8
Not enough data
10.0
8
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Incident Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
9.3
80
8.3
24
9.2
73
8.3
25
8.2
58
8.0
23
Functionality
9.3
77
8.0
25
9.5
80
8.5
26
8.9
63
7.6
26
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Processes
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
Management
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Computing
9.1
25
7.9
67
6.4
28
6.4
61
8.3
45
6.9
72
Experimental Design
8.8
41
8.4
70
8.8
40
8.7
69
8.6
37
8.7
69
Analytics
8.0
33
8.2
68
7.7
27
5.8
62
Agentic AI - A/B Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Automation Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Code Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Simplification - Internal Developer Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation - Internal Developer Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Coding Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Usability - AI Coding Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Software Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Personalization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Value Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Value Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Harness Platform and Optimizely Web Experimentation are categorized as A/B Testing, Configuration Management, and Feature Management
Unique Categories
Harness Platform is categorized as AI Coding Assistants, Repository Management, Cloud Cost Management, Value Stream Management, Software Testing, Container Registry, Cloud Infrastructure Automation, AI Code Generation, Continuous Delivery, Version Control Software, Automation Testing, Internal Developer Platforms, Software Development Analytics Tools, Database DevOps Software, Continuous Integration, Peer Code Review, DevOps Platforms, Vulnerability Scanner, Build Automation, and Incident Management
Optimizely Web Experimentation is categorized as Personalization Engines, E-Commerce Personalization, Customer Data Platform (CDP), and Personalization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Harness Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Optimizely Web Experimentation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
27.9%
Financial Services
14.0%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Banking
3.7%
Retail
2.6%
Other
41.2%
Computer Software
11.1%
Information Technology and Services
9.3%
Financial Services
9.1%
Retail
8.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.1%
Other
54.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is App harness?
1 Comment
Official Response from Harness Platform
Harness Continuous Delivery provides cloud-native application deployment automation. It is part of the Harness's overall software delivery platform. Read more
What is harness in cloud computing?
1 Comment
Official Response from Harness Platform
Harness is a software delivery platform that works very well for cloud applications. OOTB options around canary, blue-green and rolling deployments help your...Read more
What does the company harness do?
1 Comment
Official Response from Harness Platform
Harness is the industry’s first Software Delivery Platform to use AI to simplify your DevOps processes - CI, CD & GitOps, Feature Flags, Cloud Costs, and...Read more
How does A/B Testing work?
1 Comment
TS
A/B testing is when you have a least two variations of something you want to test. Typically you have a control (which may be the current variant) and then...Read more
What are some ways that I can use A/B testing?
1 Comment
TS
Testing is ongoing and endless. We test new features such as additional form fields in a lead form. We test multiple CTAs to decide which produces the best...Read more
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