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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adform FLOW

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AAdform, headquartered in Copenhagen, offers an independent and integrated advertising platform built for modern marketing. Its enterprise technology – Adform FLOW – harnesses user experience and a scalable, modular and open architecture, to enable management of the whole campaign life cycle. It aims to provide clients with enhanced control and transparency across advertising operations, including ownership of all data from their campaigns.N/A

    Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Dynamic Tag Management (DTM) was a tool used by marketers to manage tags, and for collecting and distributing data across digital marketing systems. Adobe DTM is a legacy, and it will not receive feature updates. Adobe invites users to upgrade to Launch on the Adobe Experience Platform.N/A

    Equativ

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AEquativ (formerly Smart AdServer) is a French ad server provider with a large international presence. Customers tend to be European media outlets.N/A
    Pricing
    Adform FLOWAdobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)Equativ
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adform FLOWAdobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)Equativ
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    Adform FLOWAdobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)Equativ
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Adform FLOW and Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued) and Equativ
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Equativ
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Data Transfer8.84 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    DSP integration8.04 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Adform FLOW and Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued) and Equativ
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Equativ
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Ad campaign creation7.54 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad deployment7.74 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Display advertising9.03 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation8.04 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Sequence targeting8.03 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Adform FLOW and Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued) and Equativ
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Equativ
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Ad dashboards9.03 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad performance reports8.04 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking7.54 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting7.54 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management8.73 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization7.52 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Adform FLOW and Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued) and Equativ
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    -
    Ratings
    Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Equativ
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag Management
    Comparison of Tag Management features of Adform FLOW and Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued) and Equativ
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    -
    Ratings
    Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
    9.4
    5 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Equativ
    -
    Ratings
    Tag library00 Ratings9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag variable mapping00 Ratings10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ease of writing custom tags00 Ratings10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rules-driven tag execution00 Ratings9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag performance monitoring00 Ratings10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page load times00 Ratings10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app tagging00 Ratings10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of JavaScript extensions00 Ratings7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Management & Integrity
    Comparison of Data Management & Integrity features of Adform FLOW and Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued) and Equativ
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    -
    Ratings
    Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Equativ
    -
    Ratings
    Event tracking00 Ratings10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile event tracking00 Ratings10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data distribution management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Universal data layer00 Ratings10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated error checking00 Ratings1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Adform FLOWAdobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)Equativ
    Small Businesses
    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    Google Tag Manager
    Score9.4 out of 10
    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Adobe Experience Platform Launch
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Ensighten Manage
    Score9 out of 10
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adform FLOWAdobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)Equativ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adform FLOWAdobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)Equativ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adform
    One of the best available solutions available for RTB, if you do not have your own or use agency's DSP/DMP/etc. this is the one I would recomment. Lot of targeting options, ease of use, great support. Or just great and cheap tool for tracking your direct buys. Also Adform has excellent customer support.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    If you're on the Adobe stack at all, you absolutely need DTM. It will make your life infinitely easier. It's so simple to update your Adobe Analytics code and have version control, and when we implemented Adobe Target, it took literally less than 15 minutes for me to do. I also think it's significantly simpler than Google Tag Manager. I went through all manner of difficulty when implementing tags on that and have not had similar problems on DTM. If you're frequently placing pixels, it's a great tool that will speed their deployment. The only situation in which I think a tag manager is not appropriate is if you have a dev with too much time on their hands. Otherwise, get a TMS and get DTM.
    Incentivized
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    Smart AdServer is great for a marketing department, to track stats and clicks of their audience. It's a great way to engage the client without actually engaging them. We use it all the time to monitor where they're going, what they're interested in, and how engaging our posts are. I would say it's probably not a good idea for a smaller organization, as one social media manager could work it all out
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Adform
    • Reporting Dashboard
    • Database integration
    • Ease of scheduling & running campaigns
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • It is a rules based tag management system that allows the application of tracking pixels much easier than hard coding.
    • By placing 2 pieces of code on the top and bottom of each page of a website, we can create rules that track certain events and relay the information back to Adobe Media Optimizer and Google analytics.
    • It has simplified the coding process so one doesn't have to generate tons of gory javascript to deploy on each individual page to get tracking.
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    • It is easy to use, with functionality covering mobile, desktop and even tablet. I'm always on the go, so it's nice to be able to access my server from pretty much anywhere.
    • It has a wonderful intuitive user interface, every facet of this is designed and thought over, so it's easy to navigate around the program.
    • It offers a free trial so there's no real commitment if you just want to try it out, which is nice.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Adform
    • Bugs
    • UX of DSP Panel
    • Performance
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • It is only available with Adobe Marketing Cloud so you can't buy it as an independent product.
    • It is easier to use than Google Tag Manager, but not nearly as popular.
    • Whereas Google Tag Manager is free, Dynamic Tag Management must be purchased as part of Adobe Marketing Cloud.
    Incentivized
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    • I would like a more in-depth look at my traffic stats. I can see clicks, where my audience is going, but I'd like maybe some kind of perspective into who my audience is (18-24, adult, etc).
    • Constant updates. It's nice that they're always looking to update program, but the update can kinda get in the way of my work sometimes.
    • I'd prefer it if were a little cheaper – the free trial is nice, but getting my superiors to sign off on the cost (they're a bit old school) is a bit tough sometimes.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adform
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    As it interfaces so well with AMO, we shall be utilizing the DTM for any future client additions.
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Adform
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    It is easy to use at a basic level, however without JavaScript resource you will struggle.
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Adform
    Reasons are already given in past. They are really slow in support service.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Although it is a newer product to Adobe, they seem to truly care about our challenges and are very proactive in making sure that we have the most knowledgeable support available in a timely manner.
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Adform
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    It was quite seamless with the outstanding support from our Adobe account manager.
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Adform
    Adform was in some usecases similar to Xaxis, however, client preferred to use Adform.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Adobe DTM provides a more secure data analytics solution. It is customized and best used on large scale deployments of websites with pages 10,000+. The Adobe Analytics tool, once learned, is very easy to use and provides more robust, customized graphics and ability to export data to "securely" via FTP from the cloud to SQL database.
    Incentivized
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    Honestly, you can use either/or. I'm all about AdServer right now because since Adobe has implemented their cloud service, they've gotten more expensive. Smart AdServer is just one cost, and it's cheaper than Adobe Cloud
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Adform
    • CPA reduction 20% in some clients
    • ROAS driven decisions
    • DSP Cost reduction
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • This tool means we can provide better customer service by delivering on time
    • With a small group of people, we can get the work done accurately without technical support
    • Improvements from an efficiency perspective
    Incentivized
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    • It's helped my organization better manage our traffic flow.
    • It's reduced the amount of work on our social media manager.
    • It's helped my organization get a better perspective on our clientele - where they're going, what they're interested in, it's been a great asset to our business.
    Incentivized
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