Contentstack, Optimizely, Lytho, Frontify
Side by side on what we have verified on each vendor’s own pages. Where a fact was not checked, the table says so rather than leaving a blank that reads as “no”.
Everything else
Verdict
Not checked
Not checked
Not checked
Not checked
Price published
No
No
No
No
Billed on
Quoted per customer
Quoted per customer
Team size, product mix and configuration
Monthly active users
Deployment
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Free plan
Yes
No
No
No
Free trial
No
No
No
No
Transparency index
30%
0%
10%
30%
Most common complaint
A free start exists, but the terms for moving to a paid tier are not on the page
Not one tier and not one figure on the pricing page
The tiers are named but cannot be compared on cost
The MAU model favours occasional users, but there is no figure to verify that with
“Not checked” means exactly that: we have not verified it, not that the platform lacks it. Every other value was read off the vendor’s own pages on the date shown on each platform page.
What to ask on the demo
One question per platform, drawn from what actually goes wrong with it — not a generic checklist. Vendors run the demo; this hands the agenda back to you.
Contentstack
A free start exists, but the terms for moving to a paid tier are not on the page — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
Optimizely
Not one tier and not one figure on the pricing page — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
Lytho
The tiers are named but cannot be compared on cost — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
Frontify
The MAU model favours occasional users, but there is no figure to verify that with — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
No email required — the page prints as it stands.