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Discount A/B testing

Find the offer your buyers actually respond to.

Flat $ off, % off, BOGO, or a free-shipping threshold — each pulls a different lever on conversion and margin. CustomFit tests them head-to-head on live traffic and crowns the winner on profit per visitor, so you discount smarter, not deeper.

Measured on profit, not just CVR Margin floor protected Per-segment offers
Discount A/B testing: Flat $ off, % off, BOGO and Threshold offers split evenly for Oak Face Wash; the threshold offer ($50 off above $100) converts 5.6% and wins, so CustomFit automatically routes more traffic to it — create variants, split traffic, measure performance, AI finds the winner, and optimize automatically.
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Test every offer type

Flat amount, percentage, BOGO, tiered, and free-shipping thresholds — compared head-to-head on the same traffic.

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Optimize for profit

The cheapest-looking offer often wins on conversion and loses on margin. We rank offers by profit per visitor, not raw CVR.

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Different offers per segment

New visitors, returning customers, and high-intent carts can each get the offer that converts them best.

Why offer framing matters

The same discount, framed differently, converts differently.

“$5 off” and “15% off” can be identical in value yet perform worlds apart, and a free-shipping threshold can beat both while nudging basket size up. The only way to know which your buyers respond to is to test the framings against each other.

  • Flat vs percentage vs threshold vs BOGO
  • Test the wording and the anchor, not just the number
  • Watch basket size, not only conversion
See price testing →
Same value, different pull
$5 flat off2.78
15% off2.61
Free shipping over $493.36
Margin guardrails · automatic
Ranked on profit per visitor
Margin floor enforced
Auto-expire at campaign end
💰 The optimizer never ships an offer that wins on conversion but loses on margin.
Protect your margin

A win that costs money isn't a win.

Discounts move conversion, but the wrong one quietly torches your margin. CustomFit ranks every offer on profit per visitor and enforces a margin floor, so it never crowns a promotion that converts well but loses you money.

  • Profit-per-visitor verdict on every offer
  • Margin floor stops unprofitable winners
  • Time-box offers to a campaign window
How the optimizer decides →
We assumed a percentage off would win. The free-shipping threshold beat it on profit per visitor and pushed AOV up at the same time — we'd have left that money on the table.
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Anirudh Shridharan
Growth Marketer · Chargebee
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Profit per visitor on the winning offer
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Offer types tested head-to-head
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Margin-losing winners shipped
Launch in minutes

A discount test in four steps

From a set of offers to a profit-ranked winner — no code.

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Define the offers

Set up flat, %, BOGO, and threshold variants you want to compare.

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Set the margin floor

Tell CustomFit the profitability line a winning offer must clear.

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Split on live traffic

Visitors see different offers; we measure profit per visitor, not just CVR.

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Ship the winner

Promote the most profitable offer — or schedule it to a campaign window.

The fundamentals

What is discount A/B testing?

Discount A/B testing compares different promotional structures — a flat amount off, a percentage, BOGO, or a free-shipping threshold — on live traffic to find which lifts revenue most. Because the cheapest-looking offer often wins on conversion but loses on margin, CustomFit ranks offers by profit per visitor and enforces a margin floor so you never ship an unprofitable winner.

Quick facts

Compares flat, %, BOGO & threshold offers
Ranks winners on profit per visitor, not CVR
Enforces a margin floor on every offer
Different offers can target different segments
Why it matters

Why discount testing matters for D2C

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Stop over-discounting

The right offer often costs less margin than the one you'd have guessed — testing finds it.

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Lift basket size

Threshold offers can raise AOV while still converting — a double win a flat discount misses.

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Protect loyal margin

Scope offers to new visitors so you don't discount customers who'd have paid full price.

Who it’s for

Built for your whole growth team

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Performance marketers

Find the promo that converts paid traffic without eroding ROAS.

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Growth & CRO

Rank offers on profit and ship the most efficient one.

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Finance-minded founders

Discount with a margin floor, not on a hunch.

The complete guide

Understanding discount A/B testing

Discount A/B testing compares promotional structures — flat amount off, percentage off, buy-one-get-one, and free-shipping thresholds — on live traffic to learn which your buyers actually respond to. Two offers of identical face value can convert very differently, and the framing often matters as much as the number.

The crucial discipline is judging offers on the right metric. The cheapest-looking discount usually wins on raw conversion rate — which is exactly why conversion rate is the wrong yardstick. CustomFit ranks every offer on profit per visitor (conversion multiplied by margin) and enforces a margin floor, so it never crowns a promotion that converts well but quietly loses money.

Offers can be scoped by segment — a first-order incentive for new visitors, a threshold nudge for returning shoppers — and time-boxed to a campaign window so they appear only when they should. Everything is built no-code and measured against a holdout, so you scale only the promotions that genuinely grow profit.

Which discount types can I test?

Flat amount off, percentage off, BOGO, tiered/quantity discounts, and free-shipping thresholds — all head-to-head on the same traffic.

Why measure profit per visitor instead of conversion?

The cheapest offer usually wins on conversion but can lose on margin. Profit per visitor (conversion × margin) reveals the offer that actually grows the business.

Can CustomFit stop an offer from losing money?

Yes. You set a margin floor, and the optimizer never ships an offer that converts well but falls below your profitability line.

Can I show different offers to different shoppers?

Yes. Offers can be scoped by segment — new vs returning, by campaign, by cart value — so each audience sees the promotion that converts it best.

Do I need a developer to use CustomFit.ai?

No. Marketers build and test offers in a no-code visual editor; developers can use the API and SDKs when they want deeper control.

Discount smarter, not deeper.

Test your offers on profit per visitor this week — margin protected, free to start.

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