Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued) vs. Skai

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (DTM) was a tool used by marketers to manage tags, and for collecting and distributing data across digital marketing systems. Adobe DTM is a legacy, and it will not receive feature updates. Adobe invites users to upgrade to Launch on the Adobe Experience Platform.N/A
Skai
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Skai (formerly Kenshoo) is a cross-channel advertising solution for search marketing, social media and online advertising. The product aims to give advertisers and agencies the control and automation needed to make better investment decisions across search marketing and online advertising.
$10,000
Starting Price
Pricing
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)Skai
Editions & Modules
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Kenshoo
$10,000
Starting Price
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)Skai
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
10.0
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Skai
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag Management
Comparison of Tag Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
9.4
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Skai
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Ratings
Tag library9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag variable mapping10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Ease of writing custom tags10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Rules-driven tag execution9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag performance monitoring10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Page load times10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app tagging10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of JavaScript extensions7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Management & Integrity
Comparison of Data Management & Integrity features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
7.6
4 Ratings
9% below category average
Skai
-
Ratings
Event tracking10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile event tracking10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Data distribution management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Universal data layer10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated error checking1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
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Ratings
Skai
7.1
10 Ratings
4% below category average
Data Transfer00 Ratings8.510 Ratings
DSP integration00 Ratings5.75 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
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Ratings
Skai
6.1
11 Ratings
25% below category average
Ad campaign creation00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
Ad deployment00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
Display advertising00 Ratings4.310 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation00 Ratings4.810 Ratings
Sequence targeting00 Ratings6.39 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)
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Ratings
Skai
7.3
12 Ratings
6% below category average
Ad dashboards00 Ratings7.612 Ratings
Ad performance reports00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking00 Ratings6.712 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management00 Ratings5.810 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization00 Ratings6.211 Ratings
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Small Businesses
Google Tag Manager
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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Score 8.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager
Score 8.4 out of 10
The Trade Desk
The Trade Desk
Score 8.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Tealium Customer Data Hub
Tealium Customer Data Hub
Score 8.7 out of 10
Adobe Advertising Cloud
Adobe Advertising Cloud
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)Skai
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(6 ratings)
9.2
(17 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.8
(3 ratings)
Usability
5.0
(2 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management (discontinued)Skai
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
If you're on the Adobe stack at all, you absolutely need DTM. It will make your life infinitely easier. It's so simple to update your Adobe Analytics code and have version control, and when we implemented Adobe Target, it took literally less than 15 minutes for me to do. I also think it's significantly simpler than Google Tag Manager. I went through all manner of difficulty when implementing tags on that and have not had similar problems on DTM. If you're frequently placing pixels, it's a great tool that will speed their deployment. The only situation in which I think a tag manager is not appropriate is if you have a dev with too much time on their hands. Otherwise, get a TMS and get DTM.
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Skai
Kenshoo would be a good tool if your client has extremely high budgets with low CPCs. For small, geo-specific accounts the capabilities have not be built out. Therefore, the tool could not budget pace our 250+ accounts. The main reason we had chosen Kenshoo was because of its budget pacing capabilities. Unfortunately, it did not save us time and created additional budget pacing issues with over pacing our accounts.
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Pros
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  • It is a rules based tag management system that allows the application of tracking pixels much easier than hard coding.
  • By placing 2 pieces of code on the top and bottom of each page of a website, we can create rules that track certain events and relay the information back to Adobe Media Optimizer and Google analytics.
  • It has simplified the coding process so one doesn't have to generate tons of gory javascript to deploy on each individual page to get tracking.
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Skai
  • Kenshoo Search bid policies make bid optimization easy and automated. Optimizations are based off of sophisticated algorithms rather than simple bid rules (although Kenshoo Search also offers these). There are many different policies to choose from. Simply choose your type of goal (example: awareness vs. ROI), choose your metric, and assign to your campaign(s) and/or account.
  • Kenshoo Search reporting offers a large selection of reporting templates that are easily exported to Microsoft Excel. In addition, they also offer dashboard reporting with a variety of different widgets that are easily customizable. This feature makes it extremely easy to view metrics that may normally require manual excel work.
  • Kenshoo Search has a Desktop Editor tool similar to Google Adwords Editor that makes bulk optimizations easy and time efficient. This is a huge resource win for me and my team!
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Cons
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  • It is only available with Adobe Marketing Cloud so you can't buy it as an independent product.
  • It is easier to use than Google Tag Manager, but not nearly as popular.
  • Whereas Google Tag Manager is free, Dynamic Tag Management must be purchased as part of Adobe Marketing Cloud.
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Skai
  • When working with large accounts, such as mine, the tool can be slow. There are a lot of times where the editor tool will freeze, and I'm not sure if I need to reboot or exit the tool. I wish it was a smooth process, much like the AdWords editor tool.
  • Kenshoo support can be slow to respond at times. In the ticketing industry, things are very much based on time of day or time of the week. If the product is down or not functioning during an on-sale or a major event, it can be difficult to get tech support on the phone.
  • Their reporting really doesn't set them a part from the competition. I've used social tools such as Marin and a few others, and they're all pretty similar as far as reporting. If possible, I think you're better off using Google Analytics for reporting, just so you have a common denominator.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
As it interfaces so well with AMO, we shall be utilizing the DTM for any future client additions.
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Skai
We received great customer service from the Kenshoo Social team, they listen to feedback, and truly work to get things fixed. The tool works well and they are always working on ways to improve it to help improve performance for our clients
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Usability
Discontinued Products
It is easy to use at a basic level, however without JavaScript resource you will struggle.
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Skai
Set-up like other marketing platforms. If you know Google Ads, you know Kenshoo
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Support Rating
Discontinued Products
Although it is a newer product to Adobe, they seem to truly care about our challenges and are very proactive in making sure that we have the most knowledgeable support available in a timely manner.
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Skai
Very responsive and bring fast answers for problems
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Implementation Rating
Discontinued Products
It was quite seamless with the outstanding support from our Adobe account manager.
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Skai
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
Adobe DTM provides a more secure data analytics solution. It is customized and best used on large scale deployments of websites with pages 10,000+. The Adobe Analytics tool, once learned, is very easy to use and provides more robust, customized graphics and ability to export data to "securely" via FTP from the cloud to SQL database.
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Skai
I think Skai beats the competitors with its advanced bidding management system, this is a unique feature of them that if you implement properly, your accounts will surely benefit from this, especially if you have tons of data that the algo can learn from and optimize accordingly. In terms of reporting, they are the best we've got so far, scheduling options are great.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • The key factor is that my devs are not tied up with petty things like adding JS or advertising pixels. Simple work like that can be handled by me while they work on feature development.
  • Release cycle is much shorter when a dev is needed, say for a direct call rule that involves JS being written. We don't have to go through the normal release cycle and can do it on an ad hoc basis without all the rigmarole of a hot fix.
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Skai
  • ROI is harder to track due to reporting/column & time frame default tech in my humble opinion but generally better results when compared to other products
  • Since the interface is difficult to navigate and paid search is a reactive medium, can produce barriers to change.
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