Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CitrusAd
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
CitrusAd is presented as a Retail Media Platform for sponsored product ads, banners and email ads, from the company of the same name in Chicago.N/A
Flow Platform
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Flow is a commerce media platform that connects brands with high-intent, first-party audiences and helps retailers, marketplaces, and digital platforms monetise their data.N/A
Kevel
Score 6.9 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
CitrusAdFlow PlatformKevel
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CitrusAdFlow PlatformKevel
Free Trial
NoNoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is customized based on feature needs, support needs, and monthly request volume.
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Community Pulse
CitrusAdFlow PlatformKevel
Features
CitrusAdFlow PlatformKevel
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
CitrusAd
-
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Flow Platform
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Ratings
Kevel
10.0
1 Ratings
31% above category average
DSP integration00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
CitrusAd
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Flow Platform
-
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Kevel
10.0
1 Ratings
24% above category average
Ad campaign creation00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ad deployment00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Display advertising00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
CitrusAd
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Flow Platform
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Kevel
9.2
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Ad dashboards00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Ad performance reports00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
CitrusAdFlow PlatformKevel
Small Businesses
Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
Score 7.7 out of 10
Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
Score 7.7 out of 10
Criteo Commerce Growth
Criteo Commerce Growth
Score 8.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
Score 7.7 out of 10
Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
Score 7.7 out of 10
The Trade Desk
The Trade Desk
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Marin Software
Marin Software
Score 9.1 out of 10
Marin Software
Marin Software
Score 9.1 out of 10
Criteo Commerce Growth
Criteo Commerce Growth
Score 8.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
CitrusAdFlow PlatformKevel
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
CitrusAdFlow PlatformKevel
Likelihood to Recommend
CitrusAd
Well suited Targeting Capabilities: it allows advertisers to reach highly relevant audiences with their ads. CitrusAd has algorithms and data analytics to target consumers based on their browsing behavior, demographics, purchase history, and other relevant factors. Purchase history is a capability we will be interested in. Customizable Campaign: CitrusAd provides advertisers with customizable campaign options to suit their specific needs and objectives. I.e., sponsored products, cross-sell sponsored products, display ads. Improve Automatic targeting: To ease the campaign creation process and let the RMN manage the campaign budget. Integration with CRM: Straighforward integration with 3Ps to enable easy usage of the suppliers' data in their CRM to optimize campaigns.
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Flow
No answers on this topic
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
CitrusAd
  • easy to learn
  • auctioning model
  • campaign performance
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Flow
No answers on this topic
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
CitrusAd
  • automatic targeting for campaigns
  • better analytics reports
  • speed
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Flow
No answers on this topic
Kevel
  • User interface could be faster to load.
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Alternatives Considered
CitrusAd
We know about Criteo and Crealytics, but we have not evaluated any other solution at this stage. These two are alternatives that we could integrate into our platform to give our clients more flexibility. We started with CitrusAd because they are offering the base capabilities we need now and we had experience with them.
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Flow
No answers on this topic
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
CitrusAd
  • Quick go to market
  • Increase Retail Media revenue
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Flow
No answers on this topic
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

Kevel Screenshots

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