AdPumb vs. Vungle

AdPumb stood by me throughout their integration. This is unlike any other providers including and especially AdMob and FAN. They realized the 2x revenue increase they guaranteed, after which provided me with analytics and reports without fail. Best mediation platform if you are not technically inclined in the field. I am now an expert, thanks to the AdPumb team!!

Vungle works well for branding and performance as video is a high impact format that and that has good CTRs and CVRs. However, for advertisers without a lot of budget, Vungle may not be a good option as the CPMs on the exchange are very high. For branding there are alternatives that have a more developed product, where video can be targeted near content the user may like, like Teads.

Incentivized

• Ad monetization
• Ad mediation
• Fill rate management
• eCPM optimization

• You can work on a CPI basis on the network level.
• Strong in the US. A lot of inventory there.
• SSP integration very fast and good technical team.

Incentivized

• Product development. They have not evolved their product significantly still offering the same videos they had 3 years ago.
• Slow to respond to product questions.
• Not enough scale on APAC GEOS.

Incentivized

I would say is a standard video SSP. The reporting dashboard is well designed and easy to use and throttling options are standard. They seem to be confident about their inventory and they don't really evolve their product and add new betas or create audiences or do anything out of the ordinary.

Incentivized

Their support team is a bit slow. You have to re-send your email questions constantly because the first email never gets a reply. Their core business is still the ad network which does not involve a lot of human interaction so they are still working on how to evolve their account management team to be an exchange.

Incentivized

I have used Google AdMob for monetization during my starting days as a publisher. The service they gave was not that great. With Google AdMob, customer support was non existent and my accounts regularly got suspended due to reasons unknown without any prior warning. After much deliberation, i found AdPumb and have never been happier working with a mediation platform. 5 stars!!!

Vungle stands out as the only video only exchange. It is their main selling point and they have carved out a nice niche that differentiates them from the rest of SSPs. Their main competition, in my opinion, is Teads, which has focused the product more towards branding in order to monetize better for its publishers by getting higher bids.

Incentivized

• AdPumb realized 2x revenue increase that they guaranteed within the timeframe!

• We have gotten good CPAs, but we have had to bid high CPMs.
• They were reluctant to do a rebate deal, which is something standard once you hit a certain volume of spend, which worsened ROI.
• No buy sides fees, which is a big plus for profitability.

Incentivized