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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AdGear Advertiser

    Score3.2 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

    StackAdapt

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AStackAdapt, headquartered in Toronto offers their native advertising specialized DSP, supporting programmatic advertising with audience discovery, B2B targeting, and engagement analytics among other features.N/A
    Pricing
    AdGear AdvertiserStackAdapt
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AdGear AdvertiserStackAdapt
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AdGear AdvertiserStackAdapt
    Considered Both Products
    AdGear
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    StackAdapt
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    92%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    AdGear AdvertiserStackAdapt
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of AdGear Advertiser and StackAdapt
    Feature
    AdGear Advertiser
    3.5
    1 Ratings
    71% below category average
    StackAdapt
    -
    Ratings
    Data Transfer4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of AdGear Advertiser and StackAdapt
    Feature
    AdGear Advertiser
    5.4
    2 Ratings
    37% below category average
    StackAdapt
    -
    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 AdGear Advertiser and StackAdapt
    Feature
    AdGear Advertiser
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    43% below category average
    StackAdapt
    -
    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 AdvertiserStackAdapt
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AdGear AdvertiserStackAdapt
    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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    StackAdapt
    StackAdapt's programmatic buys are great for a quick awareness campaign to reach the most eyeballs. Solid user segmentation from 3rd party sources that is available almost immediately. The platform is less proficient at converting users, though I've never had sufficient volume to test if this works better for enterprise-level clients with more conversion data
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    Pros
    AdGear
    • Easy setup
    • Smart product
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    StackAdapt
    • Audience targeting - there are so many options for both B2C and B2B audiences, from browsing behavior audiences to account-based marketing audiences to CRM lists. There's a way to find your ideal audience no matter their industry.
    • Pixel setup and management are pretty easy. It uses a universal pixel that you can easily place on your site. We use Google Tag Manager for this. Then, you can create any number of conversion events and easily implement them, also with Google Tag Manager, so we can trust we're getting good tracking.
    • It seems many display ad platforms lack optimization tools, but StackAdapt makes it easy to adjust, add, or remove audiences, pause certain website categories, exclude batches of websites, pause individual ads, and really fine-tune the targeting as you see what works and what doesn't.
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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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    StackAdapt
    • There has been occasional slopping maintenance of the campaigns, and we have to follow up with questions about spending spikes or significant changes in delivery CPMs.
    • Account rep knowledge can sometimes be lacking. When we question our reps about performance, we sometimes get confusing or nonsensical answers.
    • The reporting UI is definitely clunky and unintuitive.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AdGear
    No answers on this topic
    StackAdapt
    The platform is easy to use and understand whether it is being used as self-serve or a managed service. The audience targeting is solid, and array of placements is versatile. With these, the level of engagement for video content is usually great
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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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    StackAdapt
    It is very user friendly and if any team members need further help, we are able to easily access their customer service team for hands on assistance with an actual human being, not a robot. Their team has been incredibly kind, understanding and thorough. It is really a great all in one tool for a business who relies greatly on advertising campaigns.
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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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    StackAdapt
    Support has been exceptional. Our dedicated team is always available and ready to answer any questions that may arise. We receive updates from them on a regular basis and they go above and beyond providing assistance when needed. The team is absolutely one of the bright spots in our relationship with StackAdapt
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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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    StackAdapt
    StackAdapt is significantly less expensive than The Trade Desk. StackAdapt doesn't have campaign minimums, unlike The Trade Desk, meaning you can experiment with a lower ad spend to gain client confidence before investing at a larger level. Plus they don't lock you into an annual contract or anything long term. It feels very similar to The Trade Desk but without the high contract.
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    Return on Investment
    AdGear
    • Helped onboard users
    • Lacked meaningful segmentation
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    StackAdapt
    • Excellent traffic from our ads. Traffic exceeded our forecast.
    • Excellent management of our budget. We did not spend near as much as we budgeted for the response we received through our test.
    • The lead conversion was not expected to be high due to the type of content we deployed, but we received zero conversions, well below anticipated when compared to other ads for the same content.
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