AdGear Advertiser vs. Smaato

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
Smaato
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Smaato is a supply-side publisher platform (SSP) from the Verve Group since the 2021 acquisition.N/A
Pricing
AdGear AdvertiserSmaato
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AdGear AdvertiserSmaato
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
AdGear AdvertiserSmaato
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
AdGear Advertiser
3.5
1 Ratings
72% below category average
Smaato
-
Ratings
Data Transfer4.01 Ratings00 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
Smaato
-
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
44% below category average
Smaato
-
Ratings
Ad dashboards6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad performance reports6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
AdGear AdvertiserSmaato
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AdGear AdvertiserSmaato
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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Verve Group
Smaato is very well suited for user acquisition and retargeting companies. Their overlap in terms of audiences and publishers with other exchanges is very limited, which makes it a great alternative when you need to scale a campaign and want to maintain your frequency cap. They work very well in branding campaigns as well as performance campaigns.
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Pros
AdGear
  • Easy setup
  • Smart product
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Verve Group
  • Fill - the ad requests we send to Smaato have seen a great requests-to-impression ration.
  • Revenue - We've seen a lift in overall revenue thanks to the high CPM bids we get from Smaato.
  • Payments are always on time and they have a responsive financial team that is helpful in answering any questions.
  • Customer service - They are very fast to respond to any issues. The set up was streamlined thanks to their professional customer service.
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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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Verve Group
  • Inventory can be a bit pricey in competitive markets like the US.
  • Reporting dashboard is limited, needs work.
  • They don't offer a lof of transparency about margins over media cost.
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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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Verve Group
Smaato has a UI where you can control your line items on the traffic you want to receive. That is a key unique selling point that other SSPs don't offer. Most of the items that you will need like reporting can be done on a self serve manner and that is a big plus, specifically for changes that need to happen really fast and you don't need to deal with account managers that may take some time to answer emails.
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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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Verve Group
Smaato's account management team is very professional. They are quite fast in terms of customer support, which is very helpful. One item that stands out is that they are willing to understand what you need for each campaign and what is the best way to move forward. They don't just jump quickly into trying to upsell more of Smaato's products (audiences, data) like other SSPs do.
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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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Verve Group
With over 20 demand partners in our stack, Smaato is in the top 5
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Return on Investment
AdGear
  • Helped onboard users
  • Lacked meaningful segmentation
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Verve Group
  • Increased overall revenue
  • Strong demand pool
  • Easy reporting
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