Optimizely Bolsters Headless Capabilities to Simplify the Delivery of Modern Digital Experiences

NEW YORK, June 12, 2023 – Optimizely, the leading digital experience platform (DXP) provider, today introduces Optimizely Graph: an all-new service that developers can use to search and deliver content anywhere. This update enhances Optimizely Content Management System (CMS), making it possible to easily repurpose content, provide highly customized search experiences, and create compelling content blocks – ultimately enabling more dynamic content experiences. 

Optimizely Graph is powered by GraphQL, a query language for APIs known for its powerful yet simple form of data fetching. It serves as an on-demand content library that provides a more streamlined way to access content, enabling the seamless delivery of content across multiple platforms, channels, and devices. Optimizely Graph extends GraphQL to offer powerful search and full text indexing, blazing fast speeds served from the CDNs, and a universal API that will layer into all Optimizely products beyond just the CMS.  

“Optimizely is unique in that we deliver a composable CMS that can be configured around organizational-specific needs,” said Rupali Jain, Chief Product Officer Optimizely. “While many customers – particularly those whose dominant digital channel remains their website – only need a traditional CMS, larger, more digitally mature companies that run many different digital channels have an increasing need for more diverse experiences. Our approach offers the best of both worlds, as customers can leverage the benefits within a user-friendly interface of traditional CMS while enabling the flexibility and efficiency of headless.” 

Both traditional and headless CMS offer distinct advantages. A traditional CMS offers an intuitive interface, ensuring ease of use for marketers; however, it may pose challenges when it comes to repurposing content across channels. On the other hand, a headless CMS addresses this issue but lacks a marketer-friendly interface, which means that it can create dependencies on developers, resulting in potential inefficiencies and slower time-to-market. With Optimizely, customers no longer have to choose – they can use the CMS in a headless or traditional fashion, or even a combination of the two, if they’re looking for optionality. 

“We’ve always had a strong headless component to our product, but Optimizely Graph embraces a known standard,” said Deane Barker, Global Director of Content Management at Optimizely. “Optimizely Graph has great implications for MarTech interoperability and it lets us play well with others, when our customers want to compose their own MarTech stack.” 

Initially introduced in Beta last year, Optimizely Graph is now available to all Optimizely CMS customers.

To learn how your organization can leverage Optimizely for consistent customer experiences, flexible architecture, and better collaboration between developers and marketers, check out https://www.optimizely.com/headless.