AdGear Advertiser vs. Broadlume

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AdGear Advertiser
Score 3.2 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
AdGear Advertiser is a cross-channel, third party ad server for publishers, networks, advertisers and agencies. Some key features include: Cross-channel Attribution, Dynamic Ads and CRM Integration.N/A
Broadlume
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Built by 2 ex-Googlers, Broadlume (formerly AdHawk) promises to provide an easy way to manage the user's Google AdWords & Facebook Ad campaigns. The founders say that, after years of manually analyzing & optimizing Ad Accounts for thousands of businesses, they feel confident saying software automation makes the work of an advertiser incredibly efficient. The platform aims to help leverage data science and machine learning to optimize campaigns and help increase ROI.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AdGear AdvertiserBroadlume
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
AdGear AdvertiserBroadlume
Top Pros

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Features
AdGear AdvertiserBroadlume
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
AdGear Advertiser
3.5
1 Ratings
71% below category average
Broadlume
10.0
1 Ratings
30% above category average
Data Transfer4.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
DSP integration3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
AdGear Advertiser
5.4
2 Ratings
37% below category average
Broadlume
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Ratings
Ad campaign creation5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad deployment5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Display advertising7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Sequence targeting5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
AdGear Advertiser
5.0
2 Ratings
43% below category average
Broadlume
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Ad dashboards6.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ad performance reports6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking5.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management4.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization4.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
AdGear AdvertiserBroadlume
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
AdGear AdvertiserBroadlume
Likelihood to Recommend
AdGear
AdGear Advertiser is good for finding large groups of customers and/or leads to encourage use of software or apps and to trigger usage. Adgear Advertiser may be less suited for targeting within subsets of potential customers, clients, or leads. More attention is needed to improve this aspect or section.
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Broadlume
Despite its shortcomings, AdHawk is a neat, useful tool that provides tactical information for developing solid Facebook ad campaigns. AdHawk is great for managing smaller Facebook Ad budgets. You're able to select a truly actionable guideline in an easy to view format for decision-making. You can really optimize an ad to perform best using the data AdHawk generates
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Pros
AdGear
  • Easy setup
  • Smart product
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Broadlume
  • Great UI
  • Accurate reporting
  • Strong data points
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Cons
AdGear
  • User interface could use some improvement
  • Needs better setup process
  • Better way to fine tune targeting
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Broadlume
  • Ability to look at two campaigns at once (comparative stats)
  • Only available for Facebook or G+
  • No export feature for reporting
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Usability
AdGear
The user interface of AdGear Advertiser does need some work. It is initially easy to set up and use but can get a bit bogged down. Maybe more initial training opportunities might help, as support is not the problem. Again, this will always be situational to a company's specific needs and goals.
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Broadlume
AdHawk is extremely easy to use. Not many buttons to click to get to any area of importance. It's also very clean and sophisticated in design which makes for a pleasant experience. The optimization features even explain to you the value of going with the suggested strategy. Overall, AdHawk is a great software for managing Facebook and Google Ads
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Support Rating
AdGear
AdGear Advertiser provides overall good support in the times it has been needed. We would like a better user interface and maybe better response times, but that is always situational and specific to certain company needs. Response is very thorough when received, so there is little to no need to go back through the process.
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Broadlume
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Alternatives Considered
AdGear
AdGear was the easiest tech to start on and it was my manager's choice. He enjoyed it though would get frustrated by the UI. I found it easy to use and set up; through lacking meaningful more insights into leads and lead generation to acquire important information when converting to users on the platform.
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Broadlume
AdHawk is far better than the other products regarding how simplified the reporting of ad results are. AdHawk is cleaner and easier to understand. Allows for easy comparing of conversion points within a campaign. Other products are simply not as easy to use. Also, optimization is not a feature available with many services
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Return on Investment
AdGear
  • Helped onboard users
  • Lacked meaningful segmentation
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Broadlume
  • Ad optimization data
  • Simplified ad management
  • Audience understanding
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