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When Optimizely reaches its limits: A content-first DXP perspective

If omnichannel content becomes the real challenge, CoreMedia delivers.

Optimizely combines content management, experimentation, and personalization to support data-driven digital experiences. As digital strategies evolve toward composable architectures and large-scale content delivery, many enterprises begin to explore alternatives that are designed from the ground up for flexibility, integration freedom, and long-term DXP maturity. 

CoreMedia is the content-first Optimizely alternative built for enterprise scale: 

  • A stronger foundation for enterprise content - Purpose-built for managing, scaling and delivering content across multiple, multi-channel digital ecosystems. 

  • Composable by design - Integrate freely with best-of-breed commerce, CRM, DAM, and marketing tools—without being constrained by a closed or optimization-led platform model. 

  • Enterprise-ready scalability, security and governance - Support global and distributed teams with fine-grained, role-based permissions and structured workflows — ensuring security, compliance, and usability at scale while maintaining content consistency and operational speed. 

When optimization is no longer enough, choose CoreMedia.

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Why replacing Optimizely with CoreMedia

A content-first foundation for enterprise scale

Manage, orchestrate, and deliver large volumes of content from a single source across brands, regions and channels.

Composable architecture with integration freedom

Avoid rigid, bundled approaches. CoreMedia integrates seamlessly with best-of-breed commerce, CRM, DAM, and analytics tools, giving teams flexibility to evolve their digital stack over time.

Built-in AI for modern content operations

Accelerate content creation and delivery with CoreMedia KIO — the AI copilot designed to support content workflows with brand and data awareness.

Future-ready architecture

Scale and adapt your digital experience platform over time, with an architecture that supports long-term flexibility and growth without disruptive replatforming.

Enterprise workflows and governance you can trust

Support global teams with structured workflows, robust permissions, and governance while maintaining quality and compliance at scale.

Omnichannel orchestration at scale

Deliver consistent brand experiences across web, commerce, apps, and emerging channels with centralized orchestration, reusable content models, and governance built in.

Benefits of switching from Optimizely to CoreMedia

Optimizely is often introduced to support experimentation and optimization. As organizations scale content across brands, regions, and channels, teams frequently add custom integrations and complementary tools to manage workflows, governance, and localization, ultimately driving up operational complexity. 

CoreMedia is built to run large-scale content operations from the start. With a content-first architecture, enterprise workflows, and strong governance, teams reduce manual effort, simplify operations, and deliver consistent experiences at scale.

As enterprise requirements grow, maintaining content-driven experiences on an optimization-led platform can increase technical and organizational overhead—resulting in higher long-term costs. 

CoreMedia provides a stable, scalable foundation that minimizes unnecessary customization and operational workarounds. The result is predictable growth, faster time to value, and lower total cost of ownership over time.

Enterprises need more than AI-driven optimization. They need support across creation, orchestration, delivery, and performance. 

CoreMedia KIO AI is embedded directly into content workflows, helping teams create, optimize, and deliver high-quality content faster while staying on brand and in control. This enables smarter decisions and continuous improvement across channels.

As content becomes central to digital strategy, platform stability, expert support, and roadmap transparency become critical. 

CoreMedia offers direct access to experienced platform experts, dedicated Customer Success teams, and a clear long-term product vision. Enterprises gain a trusted partner that evolves with their strategy— without unexpected disruptions.

A fast, low risk migration from Optimizely to CoreMedia – under 90 days

Moving away from Optimizely doesn’t mean starting from scratch. 

In many cases, it’s an opportunity to simplify your architecture, strengthen your content foundation, and future-proof your digital experience strategy — while preserving your existing content, metadata, assets, and integrations. 

Our migration process is guided by CoreMedia experts who specialize in enterprise environments. By combining proven tooling with an agile, step-by-step methodology, organizations can move to CoreMedia efficiently while maintaining stability and control throughout the transition. Once live, teams can immediately take advantage of CoreMedia’s built-in AI, personalization capabilities, and performance-focused architecture. 

Organizations like Enterprise Ireland have completed their move to CoreMedia in as little as 90 days, demonstrating how well-structured migration can deliver value quickly, without unnecessary risk.

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Our clients say:

"What stood out about CoreMedia was how easy it was for merchandisers to drag and drop content and products from different repositories to provide new customer experiences."

Nick Smotek, Global Director Digital Technology and UX, Deckers Brand

"Together with CoreMedia, the Eurex Digital Team has created comprehensive and easy-to-use offering for customers, regulators and interested market participants.”

Andreas Brandt, Head of Marketing Strategy, Research and Digital Channels, Eurex Group

"We have over one million articles available on the MTV News site, with more than 100 journalists creating content and managing photos and video clips. We needed a stable CMS that could deliver all of these materials to millions of visitors."

Jaakko Inkinen, Service Manager, MTV Oy

Learn by getting answers (FAQ's)

From Optimizely to CoreMedia.

What are the best alternatives to Optimizely as content volume and complexity increase?

As content volumes grow across brands, regions, and channels, organizations often look for platforms designed specifically for large-scale content operations. Content-first DXPs like CoreMedia are commonly considered when teams need stronger content orchestration, governance, and multi-channel delivery capabilities to support enterprise growth.

Does using Optimizely at scale require additional tools or custom integrations?

Optimizely delivers strong value for experimentation and optimization use cases. As enterprise requirements expand, organizations may introduce additional tools or custom integrations to support content workflows, governance, localization, or complex delivery scenarios. Over time, this can increase architectural complexity and operational costs, prompting teams to evaluate more content-centric platforms.

When should organizations consider migrating from Optimizely to CoreMedia?

Organizations typically consider a move to CoreMedia when content becomes central to their digital strategy—especially when managing large content volumes, multiple markets, and distributed teams. Signs often include increasing operational overhead, limitations in content workflows or governance, and the need for a more scalable, future-ready content foundation.

What are the main differences between CoreMedia and Optimizely in implementation and maintenance?

Optimizely is often implemented to support optimization-driven use cases, while CoreMedia is designed from the outset for enterprise-scale content operations. CoreMedia’s composable architecture, structured workflows, and governance models help simplify long-term maintenance and scaling. As a result, organizations can reduce custom workarounds and focus more on evolving their digital experiences over time.

How does CoreMedia support large, distributed content teams better than Optimizely?

As content teams grow and become more distributed, clear workflows, permissions, and governance become essential. CoreMedia is designed to support large, global teams with structured content workflows, role-based access, and enterprise-grade governance — helping organizations maintain consistency, quality, and compliance at scale.