Adform FLOW vs. Smart AdServer

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adform FLOW
Score 8.1 out of 10
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Adform, 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
Smart AdServer
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Smart AdServer is a French ad server provider with a large international presence. Customers tend to be European media outlets. Smart AdServer It has been a subsidiary of the Axel Springer Group since 2007.N/A
Pricing
Adform FLOWSmart AdServer
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adform FLOWSmart AdServer
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Adform FLOWSmart AdServer
Ad Network Integration
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Adform FLOW
8.4
4 Ratings
12% above category average
Smart AdServer
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 Product A and Product B
Adform FLOW
8.1
4 Ratings
4% above category average
Smart AdServer
8.0
1 Ratings
3% 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 Product A and Product B
Adform FLOW
8.0
4 Ratings
4% above category average
Smart AdServer
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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Score 6.5 out of 10
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Score 6.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Adobe Advertising Cloud
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Adform FLOWSmart AdServer
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(4 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adform FLOWSmart AdServer
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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