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Customer data platform that unifies your data
As of 30 August 2026, Segment is free to use. Segment is a customer data platform (CDP) that helps you collect, clean, and control your customer data. Softwr lists it under Technology. Segment is made by Twilio Inc, launched in 2011, available on Web, API.
Overview
What Segment does
Segment is a customer data platform (CDP) that helps you collect, clean, and control your customer data. With Segment, you can collect data from every customer touchpoint, then send it to the tools your teams use every day.
What people use it for
- Customer data unification
- Marketing attribution
- Product analytics
- Data governance
- Personalization
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Where it falls short
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- Pricing is not transparent; requires sales contact for quotes
- No lower-tier option for small businesses without contacting sales
- Custom pricing can be expensive for mid-market companies
- Now owned by Twilio, which affects long-term independence and focus
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Capabilities
Features
Data collection
Data routing
Data warehouse
Identity resolution
Protocols
Privacy portal
Functions
Replay
300+ destinations including
Integration with 300+ destinations including
Google Analytics
Integration with Google Analytics
Mixpanel
Integration with Mixpanel
Salesforce
Integration with Salesforce
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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Does Segment have a free plan?
Segment uses a freemium model with 10K users included free. Additional users require paid plans based on monthly active users (MTUs), calculated as monthly active users plus anonymous visitors per month.
SourceWhat is Segment's pricing based on?
Segment pricing is based on monthly active users (MTU), which equals your monthly active users plus anonymous visitors. Pricing is customized; contact sales for specific quotes.
SourceWhat is the difference between Customer Data Pipeline and Customer Data Platform?
Pipeline (Business) focuses on data collection and delivery to 700+ destinations. CDP includes Pipeline plus Unify for unified profiles and Engage for audience orchestration with AI capabilities.
SourceHow many integrations does Segment have?
Segment connects to over 700 destinations, allowing data to be sent to analytics platforms, data warehouses, CRMs, and other business tools.
SourceDoes Segment have SSO and HIPAA compliance?
Yes. Both Pipeline and CDP tiers offer multi-factor authentication, single sign-on (SSO), and HIPAA eligibility for healthcare organizations.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Segment
- Company
- Twilio Inc
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Founders
- Peter Reinhardt, Ilya Volodarsky, Milin Gupta
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