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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AdRoll

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAdRoll provides a platform, performance, and services to meet companys' marketing goals while streamlining marketing operation. Solutions technologies for brand awareness, retargeting, and abandoned cart recovery. And the AdRoll Cross-Channel Performance Dashboard displays campaigns holistically so users can analyze performance, run reports, gather insights.

    $40

    per month

    Outbrain

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AOutbrain, headquartered in New York with offices globally, is an internationally known native advertising platform for curating and publishing content across a variety of channels and media spaces, containing editorial controls, analytics for judging impact, and related features.N/A
    Pricing
    AdRollOutbrain
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $12
    per month
    Growth
    $25
    per month
    Starter
    Free
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    Pricing Offerings
    AdRollOutbrain
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AdRollOutbrain
    Considered Both Products
    NextRoll
    Chose AdRoll
    While I haven't used some of the other similar competitors such as Criteo or AdTheorent, many of our clients have before switching over. Being able to go into the accounts and look at the data, the results we've witnessed have been subpar. One platform our agency has had …
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    Outbrain
    Chose Outbrain
    So we had demos and trial versions for Taboola, AdRoll, ContentStudio. All aim to help businesses find more customers on the web and help them grow. What stood apart for us was Outbrain's automation in lead discover, verification and personalized content for us and thus …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    AdRollOutbrain
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of AdRoll and Outbrain
    Feature
    AdRoll
    6.8
    21 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Outbrain
    -
    Ratings
    Data Transfer6.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration6.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of AdRoll and Outbrain
    Feature
    AdRoll
    4.2
    44 Ratings
    61% below category average
    Outbrain
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    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation1.143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment8.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising4.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation4.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting4.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of AdRoll and Outbrain
    Feature
    AdRoll
    1.7
    44 Ratings
    128% below category average
    Outbrain
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    Ratings
    Ad dashboards1.144 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports1.144 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking3.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting1.138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management3.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization1.128 Ratings00 Ratings
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    AdRollOutbrain
    Small Businesses
    Google Ad Manager
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
    Score5.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
    Score5.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    AdSense
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AdRollOutbrain
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.1
    (49 ratings)
    1.5
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.5
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AdRollOutbrain
    Likelihood to Recommend
    NextRoll
    Adroll is perfect for companies and situations in which you are trying to retarget customers with specific products. Their platform is perfect for dynamic content on their web and social ads. Also, if you are running multiple campaigns at once then the Adroll platform is perfect when organizing many different campaigns at once. If you are just running one or two social campaigns I feel it is easier to go directly to the source and you can probably leave Adroll out of the mix
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    Outbrain
    If your client or organization is running a high volume awareness campaign, Outbrain would be a platform to diversify your mix with. Pretty low maintenance and easy to set up, you can get ads running in a few minutes. If your primary goal is conversions, there are probably better channels you can use where the targeting is a little more transparent and would likely see a higher avg conversion rate.
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    Pros
    NextRoll
    • A customer service rep can help us out with any campaign questions, any time during the work week.
    • The platform has a very transparent platform that provides great detail about analytics of the ads.
    • The platform shows what digital advertising mediums are working the best for your website, not just the ads that you run through them.
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    Outbrain
    • Website network: Outbrain provides high-quality websites in its network so that you can get a quality audience.
    • Affordable pricing: The CPC offered by Outbrain is relatively cheaper than other alternatives.
    • Content dashboard: The dashboard allows you to edit the content before publishing it on Outbrain's platform.
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    Cons
    NextRoll
    • Improved level of support during the technical setup process would really improve the onboarding process
    • Consistent, proactive account management is key with organizations like AdRoll. A dedicated rep goes such a long way.
    • More granular reporting would help with back-end optimization and client recommendations
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    Outbrain
    • Customer Service - Speaking to a human is nearly impossible, there is no "chat" function, and no phone number immediately available. Ultimately, I've had to email a generic CS contact and wait several days before heading back.
    • High Number of Guidelines - The number of guidelines one must meet before using Outbrain is much higher than any other ad platform I've used. Most of them are highly specific and not necessarily items that a website would have out-of-the-box.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    NextRoll
    We like AdRoll as it's filling a hole in our advertising right now, but it's not our favorite platform for running our online ads. Google and Facebook especially are our favorites, as we can do much more with them than we can with AdRoll, hence the 7 out of 10 rating.
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    Outbrain
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    Usability
    NextRoll
    Once tags are given and things are set up, it is fairly easy to utilize the reporting dashboard and check in on your ongoing campaigns. Metrics are simple to follow and can be toggled for specific dates or other qualifiers
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    Outbrain
    The use case is very obvious, brand awareness and low cost conversions because of its reach in billions. The platform is easy to use, well sorted and defined with good click optimized algorithms and brands can use it without hesitation. If monitored well and optimized accordingly, this can prove to be one of the best advertising channels.
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    Support Rating
    NextRoll
    We don't use AdRoll support much, but when we have it's been fine, in line with other advertising platforms where it takes a few days maximum to resolve an issue that you have with them. In general though, the platform is very self sufficient and we do not have to use their support much, which is a good thing.
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    Outbrain
    We had an account manager assigned to us, but they really didn't offer too much help outside of the financial side of things. We used the self-serve platform with mild suggestions every few weeks from our reps amounting to "spend a bit more here."
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    Implementation Rating
    NextRoll
    Implementation was easy, as all we needed to do was use Google Tag Manager's built in AdRoll tag type and input our client ID and we were up and running. If you're not using Google Tag Manager, I imagine the implementation would be relatively easy as well, as all that's needed is a basic pixel.
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    Outbrain
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    Alternatives Considered
    NextRoll
    AdRoll is better than Taboola in that the ad creation process. I like how the ads have better retargeting than Taboola. Also, I can make the ads look more elegant and fit our brand more than Taboola. Adroll's analytics are also better than Taboola in my experience. Lastly, Tabool is relatively the same price as Taboola.
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    Outbrain
    Here at AdRizer my personal ad sources primarily revolve around Google Ads & Outbrain. Taboola is extremely similar to Outbrain minus the fact that strategies are dictated on the account level unlike by campaign with Outbrain
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    Return on Investment
    NextRoll
    • Mixed - while the tool provides an invaluable productivity gain the actual ROI it provides is less certain. We found if used in combination with other revenue analytics it was useful to determine the impact it had on revenue from returning visitors. If data is used on its own the impact on revenue is less quantifiable.
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    Outbrain
    • None. My perspective is that further testing is needed as well as additional tracking capabilities applied to be able to assess value. However, it's a CPC model and relatively inexpensive in regards to additional reach, especially if it's packaged in with an Earned media push into the marketplace.
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