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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Appcast

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AAppcast is an integrated recruitment marketing platform that helps organizations attract qualified talent, reduce wasted spend, and hire more efficiently through performance media, optimized candidate experiences, and full-funnel analytics.

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    Equativ

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AEquativ (formerly Smart AdServer) is a French ad server provider with a large international presence. Customers tend to be European media outlets.N/A

    Kevel

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Kevel's (formerly Adzerk) APIs is designed to make it easy for engineers and PMs to build their own server-side, fully-customized ad server. E-retailers and user communities can use Kevel to build ad servers to promote anything from native ads to internal content to sponsored listings (where vendors and sellers pay for their organic listing to be promoted in search and browsing results). According to the vendor, engineers reliably see a significant reduction in dev time using Kevel’s APIs…N/A
    Pricing
    AppcastEquativKevel
    Editions & Modules
    Clickcast
    $0
    License
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AppcastEquativKevel
    Free Trial
    NoNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing varies based on solution mix and hiring goals. Appcast offers performance-based pricing and month-to-month contracts designed to align spend with outcomes and business needs.—Pricing is customized based on feature needs, support needs, and monthly request volume.
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    Features
    AppcastEquativKevel
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Appcast and Equativ and Kevel
    Feature
    Appcast
    -
    Ratings
    Equativ
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Kevel
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Data Transfer00 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Appcast and Equativ and Kevel
    Feature
    Appcast
    -
    Ratings
    Equativ
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Kevel
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Ad campaign creation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad deployment00 Ratings9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Display advertising00 Ratings7.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Sequence targeting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Appcast and Equativ and Kevel
    Feature
    Appcast
    -
    Ratings
    Equativ
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Kevel
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Ad dashboards00 Ratings8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ad performance reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking00 Ratings7.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization00 Ratings7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AppcastEquativKevel
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    AppcastEquativKevel
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Appcast, Inc.
    It has allowed me to streamline my job ad buying and selling process all in one dashboard.
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    Smart AdServer is great for a marketing department, to track stats and clicks of their audience. It's a great way to engage the client without actually engaging them. We use it all the time to monitor where they're going, what they're interested in, and how engaging our posts are. I would say it's probably not a good idea for a smaller organization, as one social media manager could work it all out
    Incentivized
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    Kevel
    For ad serving, implementing client-side header bidding with prebid was actually easier with Kevel than it is with Google Ad Manager in most cases, particularly for display advertising. I found though that with more complex integrations (like video), there were more solutions and code snippets available with other larger ad servers (Google).
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    Pros
    Appcast, Inc.
    • Makes it easy to manage job feeds.
    • Makes it easy to manage traffic acquisition from multiple publishers.
    • Easy to use reporting dashboard for you and your customers.
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    • It is easy to use, with functionality covering mobile, desktop and even tablet. I'm always on the go, so it's nice to be able to access my server from pretty much anywhere.
    • It has a wonderful intuitive user interface, every facet of this is designed and thought over, so it's easy to navigate around the program.
    • It offers a free trial so there's no real commitment if you just want to try it out, which is nice.
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    Kevel
    • More personable team that can address customizations needed to the product.
    • Easy to use interface.
    • Frequent product updates with notifications via email.
    • Well documented API.
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    Cons
    Appcast, Inc.
    • Need to be more open to suggestions from clients.
    • Need to get better customer service turnaround time.
    • Need more knowledgeable staff.
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    • I would like a more in-depth look at my traffic stats. I can see clicks, where my audience is going, but I'd like maybe some kind of perspective into who my audience is (18-24, adult, etc).
    • Constant updates. It's nice that they're always looking to update program, but the update can kinda get in the way of my work sometimes.
    • I'd prefer it if were a little cheaper – the free trial is nice, but getting my superiors to sign off on the cost (they're a bit old school) is a bit tough sometimes.
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    Kevel
    • User interface could be faster to load.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Appcast, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    Honestly, you can use either/or. I'm all about AdServer right now because since Adobe has implemented their cloud service, they've gotten more expensive. Smart AdServer is just one cost, and it's cheaper than Adobe Cloud
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    Kevel
    Kevel was an easier initial implementation for header bidding with prebid. The team worked alongside us to make sure everything was operating as intended. We ultimately switched to Ads Manager to access AdX demand and other features that were not possible with Kevel (for instance, EBDA). There are benefits to both but I appreciated the attention we got from Kevel support when we were first working through the implementation. We are still using Kevel for many things, just not as our primary display advertising ad server.
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    Return on Investment
    Appcast, Inc.
    • Positive sales margins.
    • Positive time allocation.
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    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    • It's helped my organization better manage our traffic flow.
    • It's reduced the amount of work on our social media manager.
    • It's helped my organization get a better perspective on our clientele - where they're going, what they're interested in, it's been a great asset to our business.
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    Kevel
    • Kevel enabled us to get up and running with client side header bidding when our team was still small and the technology was still new. This improved our ability to monetize our inventory.
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    ScreenShots

    Appcast Screenshots

    Screenshot of The Appcast Dashboard: Real-time reporting across all recruitment marketing channels.Screenshot of Appcast Dashboard: Source Report

    Kevel Screenshots

    Screenshot of Adzerk homepageScreenshot of Decision API JSON exampleScreenshot of Management API example