Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AppNexus
Score 5.0 out of 10
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AppNexus AppNexus offers online auction infrastructure and technology for data management, optimization, financial clearing and support for directly negotiated advertising campaigns. It integrates with advertising sources including Google's DoubleClick, Microsoft's AdECN, and aggregators.[3]N/A
Digilant
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Boston-based company Digilant offers their eponymous integrated DMP / DSP (data management platform, demand-side platform).N/A
Google Ad Manager
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Google Ad Manager is a platform for publishers that combines the former DoubleClick for Publishers and DoubleClick Ad Exchange products.N/A
Pricing
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Considered Multiple Products
AppNexus

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Digilant

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Google Ad Manager
Chose Google Ad Manager
The UI is better against all other options in the market. Even the opportunity that you have to integrate new inventory from your own is easier when doing it by yourself; we always had to go back to the support teams on all other products in order to do so. Also, the robust …
Features
AppNexusDigilantGoogle Ad Manager
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
AppNexus
8.5
8 Ratings
15% above category average
Digilant
7.5
2 Ratings
6% below category average
Google Ad Manager
7.8
28 Ratings
6% above category average
Data Transfer8.06 Ratings8.02 Ratings7.528 Ratings
DSP integration9.08 Ratings7.02 Ratings8.022 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
AppNexus
8.0
8 Ratings
2% above category average
Digilant
-
Ratings
Google Ad Manager
7.4
40 Ratings
6% below category average
Ad campaign creation8.08 Ratings00 Ratings7.840 Ratings
Ad deployment9.07 Ratings00 Ratings7.140 Ratings
Display advertising7.07 Ratings00 Ratings7.639 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation8.07 Ratings00 Ratings7.238 Ratings
Sequence targeting8.07 Ratings00 Ratings7.328 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
AppNexus
8.2
9 Ratings
6% above category average
Digilant
-
Ratings
Google Ad Manager
6.7
39 Ratings
15% below category average
Ad dashboards9.09 Ratings00 Ratings6.437 Ratings
Ad performance reports7.09 Ratings00 Ratings7.439 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking8.08 Ratings00 Ratings6.638 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting8.08 Ratings00 Ratings6.834 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management9.08 Ratings00 Ratings7.029 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization8.08 Ratings00 Ratings5.934 Ratings
Data Collection
Comparison of Data Collection features of Product A and Product B
AppNexus
-
Ratings
Digilant
7.5
2 Ratings
8% below category average
Google Ad Manager
-
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Collection of first-party data00 Ratings7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Collection of third-party data00 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Access to Third-party Data Providers00 Ratings7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Classification
Comparison of Data Classification features of Product A and Product B
AppNexus
-
Ratings
Digilant
7.7
2 Ratings
7% below category average
Google Ad Manager
-
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Audience taxonomy00 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Analysis Dashboard00 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
DMP Analytics
Comparison of DMP Analytics features of Product A and Product B
AppNexus
-
Ratings
Digilant
7.3
2 Ratings
7% below category average
Google Ad Manager
-
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Campaign Analytics00 Ratings7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience Analytics00 Ratings7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(16 ratings)
8.0
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8.6
(36 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
4.0
(6 ratings)
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7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
5.0
(2 ratings)
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8.4
(4 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
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Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
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Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
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7.0
(2 ratings)
Online Training
2.0
(1 ratings)
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Implementation Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
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Configurability
5.0
(1 ratings)
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Ease of integration
5.0
(1 ratings)
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Product Scalability
5.0
(1 ratings)
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Vendor post-sale
6.0
(1 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
4.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
AppNexusDigilantGoogle Ad Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
AppNexus
Appnexus is specifically well suited for CTV campaigns. They have the full technology stack to help you scale campaigns in any format, whether you need a lot of volume in traditional formats like banners and interstitials or if you need high-impact formats like video and other alternatives. Appnexus has a very strong set of unique publishers which makes it a great DSP for branding campaigns.
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Digilant
It carries out transactions mechanically, without the need for human intervention, thus facilitating the simultaneous contracting of space in a large volume of media, it has the advantage that campaign planning can be carried out in real time,, you can advertise in content with a high degree of specialization, this automated system decides with precision if the consumer and the context fit the advertising
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Google
I like that I can see several clients in one place, which can be convenient. However, the UX could be a lot better as outlined previously. In other words, the benefits of combining clients into the Ad Manager don't seem to be much more beneficial than logging into each client's ad account separately
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Pros
AppNexus
  • As per my experience they have strong support personnel. Solving the issues as and when required.
  • We can solve certain issues like campaign performance, inventory optimization and more with the help of AppNexus wiki. We get all the required information in the Wiki itself.
  • They have given the right platform to both buyers and sellers to workout and meet their digital marketing needs and goals.
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Digilant
  • You can take advantage of the algorithms of the platforms
  • allows simultaneous access to global inventories with thousands and thousands of advertising options
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Google
  • The obvious is the data - Google Ads Manager gives me essential and even critical data about which jobs and industries are hot right now and what is driving the most response.
  • Google Ad Manager gives us more control over the search engine results page as we get more visibility and real estate on our branded search terms and job/industry-specific search terms.
  • Google Ad Manager gives us the chance to compete with major national players in job recruitment, Monster, Indeed, LinkedIn, etc.
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Cons
AppNexus
  • The platform is incredibly complex and requires a great deal of understanding of how the platform works that caught us by surprise.
  • The wiki is not enough and when we resorted to reaching out to AppNexus it was a nuisance of having several emails going back and forth.
  • No phone support is offered which would have made several things easier than exchanging confusing emails.
  • Video inventory is still not implemented.
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Digilant
  • If you have doubts about what could be the optimal campaign for yours, it is better to create a work plan and then opt for the platform.
  • It can make the price disadvantageous for the advertiser.
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Google
  • Support. Not that they don't call or offer help, it's that our account people are bullies. I tell them I don't have time, so I am insulted and told that I need to get in front of the laptop otherwise I have "failed the company." I have never had a situation where I wasn't bullied by our Ad reps. They don't respect or value our time, which can make their calls frustrating.
  • Too quick on support. They don't take the time to understand the product. We are a preschool which shares a name with a popular motorcycle. An Ad rep insisted he knew the company so well that he could help me within five minutes. After being interrupted frequently, I just let him continue to tell me how I "could increase awareness of our aerodynamic seat design by creating ads with those keywords..."
  • Better management of trademark keywords and program awareness. We switched over to a new site, the domain changed for about ten seconds. All of our ads were unapproved and put on pause. The email stated it would be fixed very quickly, but I had to go in for the last 3 days to reactivate each one individually.
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Likelihood to Renew
AppNexus
I love almost everything about AppNexus because I feel like the user data is easy to track because of the identifiers, you can see which adverts got clicked and which were ignored. We can track the location of the ad on the page fold and this makes it so much easier for future campaigns. The only thing I don't like is that the data is only kept for a year, and I'd like it for a longer period of time
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Digilant
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Google
I think it's useful for our team and we rely on it to improve our business. It is within our budget also. Although we still will need an approval from the upper-level management team, I don't see any problem with that
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Usability
AppNexus
Because I think the interface is kind of confusing at the beginning and it confuses you a lot.
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Digilant
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Google
While most of Google Ad Manager is user-friendly, certain parts of the ad creation process could use some improvements. Specifically, the way you insert keywords can be clunky and time-consuming, and I would like to see better and more keyword suggestions when designing a campaign.
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Reliability and Availability
AppNexus
I've never had any problems with appnexus - the software is always available
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Digilant
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Google
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Performance
AppNexus
Yes, everything works great in that sense
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Digilant
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Google
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Support Rating
AppNexus
Because the support team does give you support, they take 24hrs to get back to you but once they open a ticket they focus on resolving the issue for you. My only problem is that you don't have a specific account representative assigned to you.
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Digilant
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Google
I could say a lot about this topic. As an agency, we get a new [representative] to talk to almost every quarter to go over select accounts and the campaigns within. Most of the time, these [educated representatives], don't provide any new feedback, or I just simply [disagree] with their approach. This is not all the time however. I have learned a lot from a rare few, [individuals] that have given me new strategies and access to betas early on. The other side of support, is the [overseas support platform]. [It] is usually not very helpful, but you can [emphasize] issues and they can research [them]. The Google Tag Implementation team is pristine though. When you need them, you need to set an appointment, which is usually 2 weeks out; they are so over-my-head intelligent, I've never had a bad experience with them and whenever I needed them for a fix, they solved it [within] the first call.
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Online Training
AppNexus
Online training are not user friendly and not easy to understand
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Digilant
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Google
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Alternatives Considered
AppNexus
The TTD platform seems to have better CTV/OLV inventory, so that is typically preferred over AppNexus (APN). Usually, if clients have an internal desk, they will use TTD, which can often lead to us bidding against them, which is also another benefit of running campaigns within AppNexus (APN). Google DSP is typically used to increase the scale for display and build larger re-messaging pools.
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Digilant
It offers you to organize your audience statistics along with your customer data. You can organize your audience statistics along with your customer data. It allows you to create digital experiences that adapt to all channels.It will simply facilitate your decision making by offering you a great unified vision
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Google
As I've said in prior comments, I like how the Google Ad Manager makes better use of the Google data and results compared to the others. Yes, I've tried them - I used to evaluate software for a former company. They will all do the job I didn't like their usage as much as I preferred the Google information - and I said even that had flaws - so you have to realize that nothing is completely perfect so far.
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Scalability
AppNexus
Because it's a great DSP but not the best
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Digilant
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Google
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Return on Investment
AppNexus
  • The 1 USD audit fee makes it very hard to A/B test creatives and improve performance, hurting ROI.
  • We have been able to reach some users that we weren't able to get before, increasing spending, which is good for ROI.
  • We can run campaigns on TV, which is a big boost for the business, and very ROI positive.
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Digilant
  • Helps prevent the user from encountering ads that are not relevant
  • dig into the data to enrich the segmentations of your campaigns
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Google
  • I was able to work well with my budgets - mainly because of the reports.
  • I saw a great spike in the way my ad traffic increased.
  • It was a very easy way to work with Google Ad Manager than connecting other platforms with less compatibility - Less investment.
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