Kameleoon vs Optimizely (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Kameleoon grades higher than Optimizely: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Kameleoon grades higher on the free plan and platforms. Optimizely grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Kameleoon
A/B testing, feature management and personalization platform
Which one is for you
Pick Kameleoon if
- Fits if you run a steady programme of site experiments
- Works for teams that want a trial of AI-assisted test setup first
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're small: $495 a month for Starter
- Tight if you run many tests: Starter stops at 10 experiments and 50,000 visitors
- Watch out: feature management, personalisation, mobile testing and bandits are add-ons
- Watch out: the plans page doesn't say if $495 is billed monthly or annually
Pick Optimizely if
- Fits if you run many tests a month and have a team to run them
- Works for a large company that wants experiments, flags and content in one vendor
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price to look at, as nothing is published
- Not for you if you need a free plan or trial, because neither is listed
- Skip it if you are a small site that just wants simple page tests, as this is a platform
- Watch out: it's several products, so what a quote includes varies by which you choose
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAKameleoonFair | 1.8GPAOptimizelyWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$495 a month for Starter, well past the category's dearest-tenth start of $299, with feature management and more as add-ons. | CNo prices are published; every plan is quoted after you describe your needs, so there's nothing to compare. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 30-day trial with no card, limited to 3 experiments. No free plan. | FNo free plan and no free trial on the plans page. |
| Features | CPrompt-based testing, statistics tools, segmentation and sequential testing. Feature management, personalisation, mobile testing and bandits are add-ons. | BWeb experimentation, feature experimentation, bandits and AI help, plus a CMS and an agent platform. What's in your quote depends on which products you pick. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You set up a site tag and tests. | CNo store rating on record. A platform this broad comes with setup and a learning curve. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Figma, Slack, Adobe Analytics and 6sense. | CWeb only, with no integrations listed in the listing. |
| Best for | A/B testing and feature flags for bigger teams | enterprise A/B testing and experiments |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Kameleoon and Optimizely. How we grade
Where they differ
- Optimizely also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| Kameleoon | Optimizely | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $495 per month for up to 10 experiments and 50,000 visitors (billing basis not shown) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | PBX Starter free trial: 30 days, no credit card required, up to 3 experiments. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Kameleoon | Optimizely |
| Price read from | kameleoon.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Kameleoon
- Starter is limited to 10 experiments and 50,000 tested visitors a month.
- Feature management, feature experimentation, personalization, mobile app testing, a code editor, bandits and CUPED are add-ons to Starter.
- The plans page does not say whether $495 a month is billed monthly or annually.
Optimizely
- No prices are published: every plan is individually packaged and quoted after the buyer describes their needs.
- Optimizely is a multi-product platform, so what a quote includes depends on which products are chosen.
- No free plan or free trial is listed on the plans page.
Key features
Kameleoon
- Prompt-Based Experimentation
- Experiments on a website are built by chatting with Kameleoon's AI assistant, called PBX.
- Statistics tools
- Sequential testing, multiple testing correction, sample ratio mismatch detection and holdout groups.
- Feature management and experimentation
- Feature flags and rollouts, and experiments run from code; listed as extra capabilities on Starter.
- Personalization and bandits
- Personalization plus contextual and multi-armed bandits as add-on capabilities.
- Mobile app testing
- Experiments inside mobile apps, offered as an add-on to Starter.
Optimizely
- Web experimentation
- A/B and multivariate tests on the front end of a site, which the vendor says run flicker-free.
- Feature experimentation and management
- Experiments and feature releases controlled from code, aimed at engineering teams.
- Bandits and AI assistance
- Multi-armed bandits and AI help with test ideas, test plans and reading results.
- Agentic CMS
- A content management system sold alongside the experimentation tools.
- Agent platform
- AI agents that automate marketing tasks and workflows.
Plans
Kameleoon
PBX Starter$495
per month for up to 50,000 visitors; basis not shown
Up to 10 experiments and 50,000 tested visitors a month, with sequential testing, 40+ segmentation criteria, SRM detection and a Figma integration.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited experiments and tested traffic, advanced capabilities and a dedicated support team.
Optimizely
Pricing could not be confirmed. See optimizely.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Kameleoon or Optimizely?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Kameleoon starts at $495 per month for up to 10 experiments and 50,000 visitors (billing basis not shown), and Optimizely has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Kameleoon or Optimizely?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Kameleoon nor Optimizely has a free plan. Kameleoon has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.
