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    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

    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 FLOWEquativ
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adform FLOWEquativ
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
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    Ad Network Integration
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    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Equativ
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Data Transfer8.84 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    DSP integration8.04 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Adform FLOW and Equativ
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Equativ
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Ad campaign creation7.54 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad deployment7.74 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Display advertising9.03 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation8.04 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Sequence targeting8.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Adform FLOW and Equativ
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Equativ
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Ad dashboards9.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad performance reports8.04 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking7.54 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting7.54 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management8.73 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization7.52 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    AdRoll
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adform FLOWEquativ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Adform FLOWEquativ
    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.
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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
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    Pros
    Adform
    • Reporting Dashboard
    • Database integration
    • Ease of scheduling & running campaigns
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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.
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    Cons
    Adform
    • Bugs
    • UX of DSP Panel
    • Performance
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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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    Support Rating
    Adform
    Reasons are already given in past. They are really slow in support service.
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adform
    Adform was in some usecases similar to Xaxis, however, client preferred to use Adform.
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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
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    Return on Investment
    Adform
    • CPA reduction 20% in some clients
    • ROAS driven decisions
    • DSP Cost reduction
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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.
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