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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ClickGuard

    Score8.5 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    ClickGUARD is a fully automated protection tool that enables businesses to run secure pay-per-click campaigns. The software can eliminate unwanted clicks on your PPC ads, help to clean up your traffic, and optimize your budget for your target audience.

    $89

    per month

    Sizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASizmek Ad Suite, from Amazon Advertising since being acquired, was a multichannel ad server used to create, distribute, customize, measure, and optimize campaigns. It was rebranded to Amazon Ad Server, but later discontinued in 2024.N/A
    Pricing
    ClickGuardSizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    starts at $89
    per month
    Standard
    starts at $149
    per month
    Pro
    starts at $199
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClickGuardSizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing. Custom plan available.β€”
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    Community Pulse
    ClickGuardSizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    ClickGUARD
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ClickGuardSizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of ClickGuard and Sizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    Feature
    ClickGuard
    -
    Ratings
    Sizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    4.4
    5 Ratings
    50% below category average
    Data Transfer00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    DSP integration00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of ClickGuard and Sizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    Feature
    ClickGuard
    -
    Ratings
    Sizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    7.0
    9 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Ad campaign creation00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Ad deployment00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Display advertising00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Sequence targeting00 Ratings5.73 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of ClickGuard and Sizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    Feature
    ClickGuard
    -
    Ratings
    Sizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    7.8
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Ad dashboards00 Ratings6.09 Ratings
    Ad performance reports00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management00 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ClickGuardSizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ClickGuardSizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClickGuardSizmek Ad Suite (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ClickGUARD
    ClickGAURD is highly suitable for detecting and preventing fraudulent clicks and helps generate higher revenues with the same marketing budgets. The reports created by ClickGUARD are also very helpful in understanding the impact and returns on the campaigns. It also helps identifies the geographies from where the fraudulent clicks are coming to help us take preventive measures. Having detailed documentation to get it deployed and get users onboarded quickly will be very helpful.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I've use Sizmek as media analytics and reporting tool. Unless a site doesn't work properly with Google DoubleClick, I rarely recommend Sizmek over DoubleClick. It can do everything DoubleClick does, but with almost twice the hassle. One Area that makes it easier to track is that ads are given individual tracking ID's that creative can look up and search by when indexing and testing to make sure all ads are working and input.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    ClickGUARD
    • The real-time notifications are one of the best features of ClickGUARD for me.
    • Automatic malicious click deflection is also a feature that I appreciate.
    • There have been instances where a large number of clicks were made, but the resulting conversions were much below expectations.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Easy Dashboard Navigation - Search bar allows user to quickly locate details about any campaign
    • Insightful Analytics Tools - Platform provides users customizable graphs to leverage for reporting presentations
    • Extensive Reporting Metrics - Ability to pull ad performance reports on all aspects of campaign
    • Simple Creative Hosting - Easy upload and path location details for creative files
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    ClickGUARD
    • The one thing I've noticed that I believe is a disadvantage would have to be the lack of support on weekends or holidays which is understandable but at the same time, I'm sure people expect to still be supported right around the clock if that is what is advertised.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Sizmek's trading desk was a total miss when I tested it a few years ago.
    • I briefly used Abakus and did not find it intuitive, accurate or helpful. It has a long way to go before it can compete with the likes of VisualIQ.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    ClickGUARD
    I actually haven't found the need to use their customer support as yet but I'm sure that they are knowledgable and would assist any way they can.
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    ClickGUARD
    formerly know as PPC Protect, now known as Lunio. we side by side user lunio as well and only problem with lunio was pricing. no doubt lunio has better feature set to stack against ClickGaurd but we didn't required that many features to begin with. ClickGaurd is simple solution for us and we are planning to explore it full before moving to any other platform
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    For me the main point here is the support, all the adservers offer more or less the same functionality and capabilities. The real advantage you will gain using Sizmek will be their customer support team and their open approach with other vendors.
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    Return on Investment
    ClickGUARD
    • Prior to acquiring Clickguard, I wasn't even able to trust the numbers I was seeing and my money was being wasted. Since getting this app, there has been a total turn around in conversions, and sales have increased.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Sizmek has had a positive impact on ROI because it delivers the reports our clients want and need
    • Sizmek has had a postive impact on employee morale due to ease of use
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    ClickGuard Screenshots

    Screenshot of where to add and manage multiple ad accounts with different protection plans.Screenshot of a bot probability assessment, which is available with every click.Screenshot of clicks tested for behavior (e.g. time spent on site, click speed) and non-behavior criteria (location, IP address, packet header details).Screenshot of reports that can be automated and scheduled for teams or clients.Screenshot of where every single click is assessed and verified whether it is blocked or not.Screenshot of the interface to toggle ON/OFF protection.