Optimizely costs about $36,000 to $150,000 a year
Optimizely runs A/B tests, feature flags and websites for big digital teams. It publishes no price for any paid product; the only listed price is its free Rollouts plan. Vendr data puts the median contract near $81,000 a year across about 126 deals, from $26,460 to $261,075. Testing on its own usually starts around $36,000 to $40,000 a year.
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Prices are for the United States in 2026 from published cost guides, checked September 2026. This is an estimate, not a quote.
What Optimizely buyers pay
| Testing only, entry level | About $36,000 to $40,000 a year. |
|---|---|
| Median contract | About $78,000 to $82,000 a year. |
| Range of deals | About $26,000 to $261,000 a year. |
| Mid-sized company | About $120,000 to $300,000 a year, often with two or more products. |
| Free plan | Rollouts is free, with feature flags and one A/B test. |
What pushes a quote up
| Monthly tracked users | Each visitor who sees a running test in a month counts. |
|---|---|
| Products | Web testing, feature testing, personalization, CMS and commerce are sold apart. |
| Term | Multi year deals are reported to unlock 20 to 30 percent off. |
| Renewals | Guides report 3 to 7 percent yearly increases. |
| Overages | Going past your visitor cap is charged on top. |
Your traffic sets the price, not your team size
Optimizely does not charge per seat for testing. It counts monthly tracked users, meaning each visitor who lands on a page with a test running that month. ConversionWax warns that one test on a busy home page can use up a small plan in days, so buyers often guess too low.
Most Optimizely deals also cover more than one product. Spike AI says the license can be less than half the first year cost once you add partners and staff to run tests. Compare our Sitecore and Adobe Experience Manager pages if you are also buying a CMS.
Why the price is hidden
Software sold this way is priced by the sales team, not by a price list. The rep learns your size, your budget and how badly you need it, then builds a quote. Two companies the same size often pay different amounts for the same product. That is why the numbers on this page come from buyers and analysts, not from the vendor.
How to judge the quote in your hand
- Ask for your visitor cap in writing, and the price of going over it.
- Ask for the all in number: licence, setup, training and support for year one.
- Ask what renewal looks like in year two and three, in writing.
- Get a second quote from a rival and say so on the call.
- Buy at quarter end, when reps chase targets.
- Cut seats and modules you will not use in the first 90 days.
Ways to pay less
- Start with web testing only, then add personalization once tests run every week.
- Pay yearly if the discount is real, not just a rounding of the monthly price.
- Start on the lowest tier and upgrade when you hit a wall.
- Ask for the setup fee to be waived or split over the year.
- Check the free trial or demo before you sign anything.
Before you decide
Optimizely suits big digital teams that run many tests a month and have staff to design them. It earns its price when testing is a weekly habit, not a side project.
Small teams that run a test now and then can pay far less with simpler tools. Spike AI suggests that fewer than 5 tests a month is a sign it may not be worth it.
A last tip: time the deal. Guides say end of quarter and end of year bring the best discounts.
Testing alone starts near $36,000 a year. The median contract is about $81,000. No. Only its free Rollouts plan has a listed price. Mostly by monthly tracked users, plus a fee for each product. Yes. Rollouts is free, with feature flags and one A/B test.Common questions
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