Head-to-head · A/B Testing Tools
GrowthBook vs ABsmartly
GrowthBook leads on 1 check, ABsmartly on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreGrowthBook · 8.5/10
- Free planonly GrowthBook
GrowthBook scores higher on our rubric for a/b testing tools: 8.5 against 5.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #8 and #41.
GrowthBook offers free plan; ABsmartly doesn't.
GrowthBook is the better fit for teams wanting broad, flexible experimentation. ABsmartly is the better fit for enterprise teams needing rigorous experimentation.
- GrowthBook fits best
Teams wanting broad, flexible experimentation
- ABsmartly fits best
Enterprise teams needing rigorous experimentation
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Side by side
| Feature | GrowthBook 8.5/10 Visit ↗ | ABsmartly 5.3/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.5 | 5.3 |
| Ranking | #8 in A/B Testing Tools | #41 in A/B Testing Tools |
| Best for | Teams wanting broad, flexible experimentation | Enterprise teams needing rigorous experimentation |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Paid |
| Starting price | — | — |
| Free plan | ✓ (best) | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile | Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension |
| Support | Live chat, Email, Community, Docs | Email, Live chat, Docs |
| Compliance | SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML |
| Integrations | 11 integrations | 4 integrations |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features GrowthBook 5/5 · ABsmartly 5/5 | ||
| Visual editor | ✓ | ✓ |
| Server-side testing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile SDK | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audience targeting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Feature flags | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specs | ||
| Test types | A/B tests; safe rollouts; multi-arm bandits | A/B testing; A/B/n multi-variant testing; Fixed Horizon; Group Sequential Testing |
| Supported platforms | Web_and_mobile | Web_and_mobile |
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| Our verdict | GrowthBook is an open-source experimentation and feature-management platform for product, engineering, data, and growth teams. It supports A/B and multivariate experimentation, sequential analysis, multi-arm bandits, visual editor tests,… Read the review → |
ABsmartly is an experimentation and feature-flag platform for product, engineering, and data teams. It is designed for organizations running experimentation programs across web applications, mobile apps, and backend systems. The platform… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
GrowthBook — where it wins
- Supports A/B, multivariate, sequential, bandit, visual, and rollout testing
- Connects to warehouses including Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, and ClickHouse
- Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment across web, mobile, API, and edge use cases
Where it doesn't
- Starter is limited to 3 users and 1 project
- Visual editor experiments are included in Pro, not Starter
- SSO, SCIM, approval workflows, and advanced access control require Enterprise
ABsmartly — where it wins
- Fixed-horizon and group-sequential statistical analysis
- Client- and server-side testing with feature flags
- SaaS or self-hosted deployment across web and mobile
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires a sales conversation
- No free plan is available
- Its broad feature set may exceed simpler testing needs
- GrowthBook8.5/10 · Free plan
A flexible experimentation platform with open-source deployment and a clear Pro path.
Visit GrowthBookFull verdict → - ABsmartly5.3/10 · Pricing on request
A rigorous experimentation suite for teams running tests across web, mobile, and backend systems.
Visit ABsmartlyFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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