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Should I use Neliosoftware?

Democratizing Marketing in WordPress - neliosoftware.com

Worth it. Buy it if your site runs on WordPress and you want affordable A/B testing without enterprise contracts. Skip it if you're off WordPress, need server-side experimentation, or want a vendor with a deep review track record.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; exact paid pricing and review volume were limited in the evidence.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Nelio Content Starter

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • WordPress site owners running conversion tests
  • WooCommerce stores testing product pages
  • Content teams publishing from WordPress
  • Marketers replacing Google Optimize cheaply

Not for

  • Non-WordPress sites (Shopify support is brand new)
  • Enterprise teams needing server-side testing and advanced stats
  • Buyers who require abundant third-party reviews before purchase
  • Anyone wanting an all-in-one marketing suite

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Exact paid prices not visible in reviewed sources; verify current tiers before buying

medium

Guess: tests are WordPress-locked; migrating platforms likely means rebuilding every experiment

medium

Plugin CVE history means prompt updates are your responsibility, not the vendor's

low

Guess: free Starter tier is likely feature-capped; check limits before committing

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Native WordPress A/B testing with heatmaps and split tests
  • Audience segments and WooCommerce support for targeted experiments
  • Nelio Content plans, schedules, and shares posts including Reddit
  • Published security and breach-handling policies
  • Named case studies: Guardian Recovery, Parah Group, Secret Flights

Cons

  • Zero G2 reviews across all Nelio products
  • OpenCVE lists 8 vulnerabilities for the A/B testing plugin
  • Small self-funded vendor with no external funding
  • Primarily WordPress-locked; Shopify expansion only recent
  • Reddit user questioned plugin blocking form submissions

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/01/2026 - 11 sources - Publishes security and breach-response policies; 8 historical CVEs logged for the A/B plugin, older ones patched.

official x4review x3security x2news x2
  • CVE-2016-10977 — path traversal, nelio-ab-testing before 4.5.0 had a path traversal flaw (CWE-22); fixed in 4.5.0.
  • 8 CVEs for Nelio A/B Testing, OpenCVE lists 8 CVEs total for the nelio_ab_testing WordPress plugin.
  • CVE-2026-57648 — Nelio Content, Medium-severity proof-of-concept vulnerability in nelio-content 4.3.4.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 11

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free tier; budget Google Optimize replacement
  • Ease of use: 4/5. WordPress-native; runs inside the dashboard
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Heatmaps, segments, WooCommerce tests, social calendar
  • Support quality: 4/5. WordPress.org review: 'awesome support'
  • Security posture: 2/5. 8 plugin CVEs; security policy published
  • 2013 Founded Self-funded, Barcelona-based
  • 0 G2 reviews No reviews on Nelio's G2 seller page
  • Yes Free tier Nelio Content Starter plan
  • 8 Known CVEs Nelio A/B Testing plugin (OpenCVE)

Pricing

Nelio Content Starter

Free

  • Basic content planning and social sharing
  • Check site for usage caps

Security

Publishes security and breach-response policies; 8 historical CVEs logged for the A/B plugin, older ones patched.

  • CVE-2016-10977 — path traversalnelio-ab-testing before 4.5.0 had a path traversal flaw (CWE-22); fixed in 4.5.0.
  • 8 CVEs for Nelio A/B TestingOpenCVE lists 8 CVEs total for the nelio_ab_testing WordPress plugin.⁸
  • CVE-2026-57648 — Nelio ContentMedium-severity proof-of-concept vulnerability in nelio-content 4.3.4.

What users say

reviews are sparse: WordPress.org users praise the plugin and its support, while one Reddit user suspected it broke form tracking.

“Great plugin, awesome support”
WordPress.org support forum
“Form submissions not being collected... is Nelio A/B”
Reddit, r/elementor

Companies that use it

  • Guardian Recovery
  • Parah Group
  • Secret Flights
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; exact paid pricing and review volume were limited in the evidence.

Budget WordPress-native A/B testing and content tools. Great inside WP, wrong outside it.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; exact paid pricing and review volume were limited in the evidence.

Sources

  1. Nelio Software homepageneliosoftware.com
    official
  2. Nelio A/B Testing product pageneliosoftware.com
    official
  3. Nelio A/B Testing pricingneliosoftware.com
    official
  4. Nelio Content pricingneliosoftware.com
    official
  5. G2 seller profileg2.com
    review
  6. WordPress.org support reviewwordpress.org
    review
  7. Reddit r/elementor threadreddit.com
    review
  8. OpenCVE Nelio A/B Testing vulnerabilitiesopencve.alliance.unm.edu
    security
  9. Wordfence vulnerability databasewordfence.com
    security
  10. Nelio A/B Testing for Shopifylinkedin.com
    news
  11. Nelio Software funding profileprospeo.io
    news

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