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Nosto Pros and Cons: Top 5 Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users value the detailed analytics and powerful personalization features of Nosto, enhancing the customer experience effectively. (15 mentions)
Users appreciate the excellent customer support from Nosto, enhancing their ability to implement and customize campaigns effectively. (11 mentions)
Users value the dynamic personalization capabilities of Nosto, enhancing visitor experiences and boosting conversions effectively. (11 mentions)
Users appreciate the personalized product recommendations of Nosto, enhancing customer experience with insightful data and user-friendly features. (11 mentions)
Users appreciate the personalized product recommendations from Nosto, enhancing customer engagement and increasing sales effectively. (10 mentions)
Users find Nosto's learning curve difficult, especially without proper support and effective customization options. (5 mentions)
Users find the learning curve steep, requiring time and effort to fully understand Nosto's features and customization. (4 mentions)
Users find Nosto lacking in customization options and reliable customer support, affecting overall satisfaction and usability. (4 mentions)
Users find Nosto to be expensive, especially for small businesses facing budget constraints. (3 mentions)
Users express concern over feature limitations in Nosto, including lack of customization and insufficient copy functionality for A/B testing. (3 mentions)

5 Pros or Advantages of Nosto

1. Features
Users value the detailed analytics and powerful personalization features of Nosto, enhancing the customer experience effectively.
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Maria A.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Very powered Personalization Tool for Online Retail Success"

What do you like about Nosto?

- Detailed analytics and easy A/B testing. - Easy-to-use interface with drag-and-drop customization. - Powered personalization improves conversions

Rebecca F.
RF

Rebecca F.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Nosto saves our team time by customizing our merchandising to exactly what our customers need to see"

What do you like about Nosto?

Being able to set parameters, but also being able to pin certain products that require high visibility

2. Customer Support
Users appreciate the excellent customer support from Nosto, enhancing their ability to implement and customize campaigns effectively.
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CM

Craig M.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Great system, very customisable and great support to learn how to use it"

What do you like about Nosto?

Nosto is very dynamic, allowing you to implement a wide range of campaigns to customise the browsing experience for your visitors. The support is

MA

Maria A.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Very powered Personalization Tool for Online Retail Success"

What do you like about Nosto?

- Detailed analytics and easy A/B testing. - Easy-to-use interface with drag-and-drop customization. - Powered personalization improves conversions

3. Personalization
Users value the dynamic personalization capabilities of Nosto, enhancing visitor experiences and boosting conversions effectively.
See 11 mentions

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CM

Craig M.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Great system, very customisable and great support to learn how to use it"

What do you like about Nosto?

Nosto is very dynamic, allowing you to implement a wide range of campaigns to customise the browsing experience for your visitors. The support is

Verified User
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Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Excellent Onsite Personalisation"

What do you like about Nosto?

The agility to offer personalised experiences across many segments and customer data sets.

4. Recommendation Systems
Users appreciate the personalized product recommendations of Nosto, enhancing customer experience with insightful data and user-friendly features.
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Rebecca F.
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Rebecca F.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Nosto saves our team time by customizing our merchandising to exactly what our customers need to see"

What do you like about Nosto?

Being able to set parameters, but also being able to pin certain products that require high visibility

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Great experience with Nosto"

What do you like about Nosto?

There is so much you can do with the tool - the data is really insightful and it allows us to personalise the customer experience which is SO importan

5. Recommendations System
Users appreciate the personalized product recommendations from Nosto, enhancing customer engagement and increasing sales effectively.
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Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Great experience with Nosto"

What do you like about Nosto?

There is so much you can do with the tool - the data is really insightful and it allows us to personalise the customer experience which is SO importan

Verified User
A

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Nosto is an integral tool we use daily"

What do you like about Nosto?

We use nosto for personalised product recommendations and onsite content that is tailored to each user. The UI is very user friendly and I'm always ab

5 Cons or Disadvantages of Nosto

1. Difficult Learning
Users find Nosto's learning curve difficult, especially without proper support and effective customization options.
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Craig M.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Great system, very customisable and great support to learn how to use it"

What do you dislike about Nosto?

To begin with, without having had the help frrom the weekly sessions it can seem a little complicated and not always the easiest to understand how/why

KW

Katie W.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Fantastic system that can be built around your specific needs"

What do you dislike about Nosto?

Our original customer success manager, Ari, was amazing. Valuable insights, great support and feedback, it was then changed to someone honestly useles

2. Learning Curve
Users find the learning curve steep, requiring time and effort to fully understand Nosto's features and customization.
See 4 mentions

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CM

Craig M.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Great system, very customisable and great support to learn how to use it"

What do you dislike about Nosto?

To begin with, without having had the help frrom the weekly sessions it can seem a little complicated and not always the easiest to understand how/why

KW

Katie W.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Fantastic system that can be built around your specific needs"

What do you dislike about Nosto?

Our original customer success manager, Ari, was amazing. Valuable insights, great support and feedback, it was then changed to someone honestly useles

3. Missing Features
Users find Nosto lacking in customization options and reliable customer support, affecting overall satisfaction and usability.
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Verified User
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Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Great experience with Nosto"

What do you dislike about Nosto?

Having to copy over the current format when creating category merchandising AB tests can be a faff sometimes - it would be easier if there was a copy

KW

Katie W.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Fantastic system that can be built around your specific needs"

What do you dislike about Nosto?

Our original customer success manager, Ari, was amazing. Valuable insights, great support and feedback, it was then changed to someone honestly useles

4. Expensive
Users find Nosto to be expensive, especially for small businesses facing budget constraints.
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Marc O.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2.5/5

"Recommendation engine drives significant business value for us"

What do you dislike about Nosto?

After our initial 24 month term our price almost doubled

Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Great for personalised recommendations"

What do you dislike about Nosto?

It's on the more expensive side vs. other products

5. Feature Limitations
Users express concern over feature limitations in Nosto, including lack of customization and insufficient copy functionality for A/B testing.
See 3 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Great experience with Nosto"

What do you dislike about Nosto?

Having to copy over the current format when creating category merchandising AB tests can be a faff sometimes - it would be easier if there was a copy

KW

Katie W.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Fantastic system that can be built around your specific needs"

What do you dislike about Nosto?

Our original customer success manager, Ari, was amazing. Valuable insights, great support and feedback, it was then changed to someone honestly useles

Nosto Reviews (235)

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Eryn D.
ED
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Excellent Customer Service + Results!"
What do you like best about Nosto?

We've added more features to our Nosto account outside of Recommendations, we now use Search, Email Widgets, A/B Testing, Content Personalization, Pop-Ups, and newly Upsell. We are so appreciative of the time the Nosto AI saves our team, as well as the analytics it provides on a micro and large scale. The ability to see what every segment is viewing and purchasing has really influenced our ecomm strategy.

Our CSM feels like an internal member of our team! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nosto?

We are really looking forward to the improved Dynamic Bundles analytics. We know they are in Beta currently, but that will make Bundles a lot easier to use, and to see what is working within them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeffrey R.
JR
Senior Manager of Ecommerce
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Utility and flexibility with Nosto"
What do you like best about Nosto?

The ability to schedule content ahead of time has really helped our team keep up with our busy marketing calendar. Placing content wherever we need in our template has helped us avoid additional development hours. Nosto content also loads fast and does not slow down our pages. It is rare that we get stuck in a spot with no solution, but when it happens our customer success manager Jiachen is always swift to help us troubleshoot and implement solutions quickly. Communication is quick and we feel supported. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nosto?

A few of the integration elements we have require some back-end work from our team, all doable within admin. We are integrating with Magento, so I imagine that will improve over time to match up with more commonly integrated platforms like Shopify. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CM
Web coordinator
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great system, very customisable and great support to learn how to use it"
What do you like best about Nosto?

Nosto is very dynamic, allowing you to implement a wide range of campaigns to customise the browsing experience for your visitors.

The support is excellent: we currently have weekly sessions beginning with covering the basics and moving on to specifics that we'd like to set up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nosto?

To begin with, without having had the help frrom the weekly sessions it can seem a little complicated and not always the easiest to understand how/why certain elements work. It takes a bit of time to get to grips with but as you understand more from the education provided it becomes much clearer quite quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Cindy Deguingand of Nosto

Thank you for updating your review, we'll froward your feedback to our product team as we value a lot our customer feedback!Thank you so much for your thoughtful review! We're thrilled to hear you're finding Nosto dynamic and powerful for creating personalised experiences, and that our support team has been helpful through your onboarding journey.

We also really appreciate your feedback on the learning curve—this kind of insight is invaluable, and we'll be sure to share it with our product team as we continue to improve usability and onboarding resources.

Thanks again for being a Nosto customer—we’re excited to see how you continue to leverage the platform to drive meaningful results!

KW
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Fantastic system that can be built around your specific needs"
What do you like best about Nosto?

After using Nosto for a while we've implmented more things, including utilising their pop ups, adding content blocks in to category pages, adding FOMO messaging to product pages, and generally easily updating and changing messaging around wherever we need to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nosto?

Our original customer success manager, Ari, was amazing. Valuable insights, great support and feedback, it was then changed to someone honestly useless. He showed up to less than half our meetings, and had no valuable take - our very first meeting with him he even admitted he hadn't even looked at our account yet! So we dont have a manager for our account anymore, it still works well and is a fab system, but that wasn't a great experience. I guess the take away is making sure the CSM's actually know what they are talking about and are more reliable! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Cindy Deguingand of Nosto

Thank you for your review! We're so glad to hear that Nosto is helping you build stronger connections with your customers—it's exactly what we aim to do.

We appreciate your honest feedback about support as well. We're always looking for ways to improve the experience and make optimisation easier over time, so we'll make sure to pass your comments along to the team.

Thanks again for being a valued customer.

Harriet L.
HL
Senior Ecommerce Executive
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Category merch, recommendations, AB testing, in depth analysis and great account management"
What do you like best about Nosto?

Access to test brand new features and implement these in a timely manner, continued support and guidance from account manager Joanna, great workshops/demos with trying out new features eg UGC and Post Purchase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nosto?

Bundles is the main one for us - Having bundles easier to access, being able to see exactly which product is in which bundle, being able to export and import bundles between stores. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mélisande C.
MC
E-commerce Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Taking our merchandising & recommandations to the next level with Nosto"
What do you like best about Nosto?

Thanks to Nosto we solved merchandising issues we had with our Shopify store. We now have a granular approach to merchandising by using a set of rules that can vary for each collection but we can also mix those rules with some manual inputs like pinning a product we always want on top of a collection. Our store sells different types of products, so it was very important for us to be able to merchandise every collection in a different way depending on what segment a visitor belongs to.

With the recommandations feature, we have increased our revenue and conversion rate, people stay longer on our website, explore more product pages and can find a product they like more easily.

Also, the whole Nosto set up & integration was great, Nosto technical team was very helpful and compliant. Since Nosto was kicked off we keep being in touch with customer success team who is making sure we are making the best out of Nosto. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nosto?

We wish we were more staffed to go deeper with the solution. There are many options and levels of details you can apply to your merchandising and recommandations strategy, but this requires a lot of time. Also, we think Analytics dashboard could be pushed further, like having the details for each recommandation campaigns and being able to access its analytics retro-actively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hélène D.
HD
Webmarketer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A high-performance solution for e-commerce personalization"
What do you like best about Nosto?

Advanced personalization allows for adapting the customer experience in real-time with relevant product recommendations and dynamic merchandising campaigns. A/B tests are a real asset for refining strategies and maximizing performance. Another strong point is customer support. Dahlia, our project manager, has been a valuable help with her insightful advice and regular follow-up, facilitating the full utilization of the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nosto?

The interface can sometimes be a bit complex to handle, even though recent improvements have been made to make it more intuitive. The cost of the solution also represents a significant investment, which can be a barrier for some companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Soline C.
SC
Senior digital coordinator
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Really great for smart and efficient Merchandising"
What do you like best about Nosto?

It really saves time: the virtual merch is automated thanks to some rules you configurate on Nosto and it allows reducing manual work.

Something also really great are the automatic recommendations: Nosto help suggests similar products seamlessly and we don't have to do it manually on Shopify anymore.

I like that the rules can be personalized depending on where the buyer is (for example, push first coats in bad weather location). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nosto?

Sometimes it can take time for the rule/merch to reflect on the website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

mamta s.
MS
Ecommerce Executive
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great Insights and Useful Recommendation Tool"
What do you like best about Nosto?

Easy to curate product recommendations and analyse consumer behaviour when shopping on site. Creating A/B testing scenarios, so we have a better understanding of customer's interaction online, and so they have a better user journey whilst also adding sales. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nosto?

Getting to know the system can take some time to make use of the full features of Nosto; at times our recommendation feeds have not been the best but its looking much better. Their customer support and materials are a great source of information Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Apparel & Fashion
UA
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great experience with Nosto"
What do you like best about Nosto?

There is so much you can do with the tool - the data is really insightful and it allows us to personalise the customer experience which is SO important in today's market. I love the AB test functionality which we use so often to ensure the right customer segment is seeing the right product. Also, the product intelligence section is so helpful in allowing us to quickly discover products that need an extra push to improve performance. We use the tool almost daily within the business as there's so much we can do with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nosto?

Having to copy over the current format when creating category merchandising AB tests can be a faff sometimes - it would be easier if there was a copy functionality. It would be great if we could see key metrics/ data within specific time frames. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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