# Why Recombee Is the Best Alternative to Amazon Personalize

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Recombee vs. Amazon Personalize

# Why Recombee Is the Best Alternative to Amazon Personalize

Recombee is a flexible solution for companies that want to have full control over their recommendations and deliver personalized user experience real time. Discover why Recombee is the go-to recommendation solution for over 1000 companies around the world.

![](https://www.recombee.com/img/vs/amazon-personalize.png)

![](https://www.recombee.com/img/customers-domains/9gag.svg)![](https://www.recombee.com/img/homepage/showmax.svg)![](https://www.recombee.com/img/customers-domains/audiomack.svg)![](https://www.recombee.com/img/customers-domains/zumper.svg)![](https://www.recombee.com/img/customers-domains/tripadvisor.svg)

## 5 Reasons to Choose Recombee  
Over Amazon Personalize

### 1 Industry-Leading Model Training

#### Recombee

* Incrementally trained in **real-time**
* **Effective** with newly added content
* **Ideal for fast-changing** sectors

#### Amazon Personalize

* Requires retraining **every 7 days**
* **Less responsive** to new content
* **Slower to adapt** to dynamic environments

### 2 Advanced Customization of Recommendations

#### Recombee

* **Advanced** filters and fine-tuning options for unique needs
* Out-of-the-box tailored solutions for a **variety of industries**
* **Supports flexible boosters** for promoting specific content, brands, affiliate partners, higher-margin items, categories, and more

#### Amazon Personalize

* **Restricted** customization and logic variations
* **Limited** domain-specific solutions
* **Lacks booster** support

### 3 Broad Recommendation Scope

#### Recombee

* Recognizes and recommends not only specific movies or products but also categories, brands, or genres
* Provides a fully personalized homepage, enabling you to tailor both recommendation rows and their order for each user

#### Amazon Personalize

* Limited to basic title recommendations, focusing on individual items like movies or products
* Homepage personalization lacks advanced features, offering less control over content and order customization

### 4 User-Friendly Interface with Built-in Analytics

#### Recombee

* Offers **built-in analytics** for seamless tracking of product strategy
* **Intuitive interface** designed for easy navigation
* **Faster time to insight** with integrated tools, reducing reliance on external platforms

#### Amazon Personalize

* **Requires external tools** like Amazon CloudWatch for tracking metrics
* User interface can be **more complex and less intuitive for non-technical users**
* **Increased time to insight** due to reliance on multiple external tools

### 5 Seamless Integration

#### Recombee

* Offers **10 diverse SDKs** for various platforms
* **Flexible integration** with your existing infrastructure

#### Amazon Personalize

* Provides **only 3 SDKs**
* **Limited flexibility for specialized tech stacks**, potentially leading to integration challenges with non-standard platforms

## Don’t just take our word for it...

![Logo - DAZN](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/dazn-logo.svg)

[Explore Success Stories](https://www.recombee.com/case-studies)

![Christoph Haas, DAZN](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/dazn.png)

Christoph Haas

EVP Product & Platform Engineering at DAZN

At DAZN, being the Global Home of Sports means delivering the right matches, highlights, and moments to audiences in 200+ markets - bringing fans even closer to the live game. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Recombee to personalize experiences at scale. Their tech enables us to connect each viewer on any device with the right game or clip in real time through flexible solution built for growth. This partnership sets the pace for a smarter, more connected global sports experience.

![Logo - The Telegraph](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/the-telegraph-logo.svg)

[Read Case Study](https://www.recombee.com/case-studies/the-telegraph)

![Tom Kelleher, The Telegraph](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/the-telegraph.png)

Tom Kelleher

Director of Emerging Technology – AI & Personalisation at The Telegraph

We use Recombee to power our AI personalization & Search at The Telegraph. It immediately proved its value, securing a 35% CTR uplift in an A/B test against a competing solution while simultaneously enhancing our editors' ability to manage and analyse content performance. Beyond the numbers, the collaboration with the Recombee team has been excellent, they helped us push our thinking and we were delighted to jointly present at the RecSys conference and be recognized as an INMA '26 finalist for "Best Use of Generative AI".

![Logo - 9GAG](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/9gag-logo.png)

[Read Case Study](https://www.recombee.com/case-studies/9gag)

![Kristie Chen, 9GAG](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/9gag.png)

Kristie Chen

Product Head at 9GAG

Thanks to the Recombee solution, we managed to increase, among other KPIs, post views by 37%, overall interactions by 22%, and users’ session duration by 7.5%. With Recombee, we've taken engagement with user-generated content to the next level.

![Logo - Audiomack](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/audiomack-logo.svg)

[Read Case Study](https://www.recombee.com/case-studies/audiomack)

![Christopher Dalla Riva, Audiomack](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/audiomack.png)

Christopher Dalla Riva

Senior Product Manager at Audiomack

Thanks to the Recombee recommender engine, our monthly plays increased by 206% and weekly follows by 67%. Because the recommendations performed so well, we moved them from our Search page to the top of our main Discover tab. They are now the best-performing module within that tab, accounting for 46% of all plays.

![Logo - Crexi](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/crexi-logo.svg)

[Read Case Study](https://www.recombee.com/case-studies/crexi)

![Larkin Magner, Crexi](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/crexi.png)

Larkin Magner

Director of Product Management at Crexi

Our customers now receive highly relevant property recommendations that cater to their specific needs, with one notable email campaign seeing a 178% uplift in CTOR. Recombee commitment to excellence is evident in the 40% increase in listing engagements on our platform, contributing to our growth in the competitive real estate market.

![Logo - Slickdeals](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/slickdeals-logo.svg)

[Read Case Study](https://www.recombee.com/case-studies/slickdeals)

![Daniel Uhm, Slickdeals](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/slickdeals.png)

Daniel Uhm

Product Manager at Slickdeals

Placing recommendations on our homepage was a huge success — 70%+ higher product detail page views and 30%+ higher clickthroughs. The Recombee team is a great partner in helping solve our unique use cases, and we look forward to continue working with them.

![Logo - Pepper](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/pepper-logo.svg)

[Read Case Study](https://www.recombee.com/case-studies/pepper)

![Heike Guertler, Pepper](https://www.recombee.com/img/testimonials/pepper.png)

Heike Guertler

Head Of Product at Pepper

Recombee problem-solving skills have proven invaluable, helping us overcome various business challenges while allowing us to consistently increase our click-outs and deliver a better user experience. Thanks to their solution we've seen our click-outs increase by up to 21%.

## The Recombee Personalization Powerhouse

With Recombee’s all-in-one recommendations solution, you can take your business to new heights. Whether you need content recommendations, product recommendations, or personalized search, we can do it all. Integrate within minutes, customize with ease in our intuitive Admin UI, and delve into our Insights Analytics section where you can monitor your recommendation performance in real-time.

![Recombee Recommendations](https://www.recombee.com/img/homepage/wwd-recommendations.png)

### Recommend

Recombee offers real-time personalized recommendations across all platforms: website, app, or email, ensuring each user experience is engaging and perfectly tailored.

By leveraging AI to understand individual preferences and behaviors, Recombee turns every interaction into a customized journey, enhancing satisfaction and boosting conversions across the digital landscape.

![Recombee Search](https://www.recombee.com/img/homepage/wwd-search.png)

### Search

Our robust system supports multilingual, typo-tolerant, and fully personalized searches, covering everything from titles to categories to ensure users always find what they seek.

When two users type the same query, they won’t necessarily see the same results. For instance, after typing 'Ha,' User A might see 'Hannibal' first if they watch thrillers, while User B might see 'Harry Potter' if they prefer fantasy.

Our versatile search also allows you to filter content for specific target audiences, such as those with different subscription plans.

![Recombee Insights](https://www.recombee.com/img/homepage/wwd-insights.png)

### Analyze

Insights is a transformative analytics feature within Recombee’s Admin UI, designed to provide advanced, real-time insights into user interactions and recommendation performance.

It offers customizable visualizations and reports, enabling targeted analysis and strategic decision-making to enhance user engagement and meet unique KPIs.