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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AdRoll

    Score3.7 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

    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
    AdRollStackAdapt
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $12
    per month
    Growth
    $25
    per month
    Starter
    Free
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AdRollStackAdapt
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    AdRollStackAdapt
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of AdRoll and StackAdapt
    Feature
    AdRoll
    6.8
    21 Ratings
    8% below category average
    StackAdapt
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    Ratings
    Data Transfer6.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration6.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of AdRoll and StackAdapt
    Feature
    AdRoll
    4.2
    44 Ratings
    61% below category average
    StackAdapt
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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 StackAdapt
    Feature
    AdRoll
    1.7
    44 Ratings
    128% below category average
    StackAdapt
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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
    Best Alternatives
    AdRollStackAdapt
    Small Businesses
    Google Ad Manager
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Basis DSP
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    The Trade Desk
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Yahoo DSP
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AdRollStackAdapt
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.1
    (49 ratings)
    8.2
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    AdRollStackAdapt
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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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    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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    StackAdapt
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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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    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
    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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    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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