ClickGUARD vs. Sizmek Ad Suite

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ClickGUARD
Score 8.5 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
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Sizmek Ad Suite, now from Amazon Advertising (acquired December 2019) is a global, multichannel ad server used to create, distribute, customize, measure, and optimize campaigns across a variety of screens. It offers multiple options for creative authoring, streamlined campaign management tools, advanced dynamic creative optimization capabilities, and Media Rating Council-accredited measurement.N/A
Pricing
ClickGUARDSizmek Ad Suite
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ClickGUARDSizmek Ad Suite
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Features
ClickGUARDSizmek Ad Suite
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
ClickGUARD
-
Ratings
Sizmek Ad Suite
4.4
5 Ratings
51% below category average
Data Transfer00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
DSP integration00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
ClickGUARD
-
Ratings
Sizmek Ad Suite
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 Product A and Product B
ClickGUARD
-
Ratings
Sizmek Ad Suite
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
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User Ratings
ClickGUARDSizmek Ad Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(10 ratings)
8.0
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ClickGUARDSizmek Ad Suite
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.
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Amazon AWS
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.
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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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Amazon AWS
  • 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
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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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Amazon AWS
  • 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.
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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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Amazon AWS
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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
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Amazon AWS
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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Amazon AWS
  • 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
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ScreenShots

ClickGUARD Screenshots

Screenshot of Add and manage multiple ad accounts with different protection plansScreenshot of Get bot probability assessment with every clickScreenshot 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 clientsScreenshot of Every single click is assessed and verified whether it is blocked or notScreenshot of Toggle ON/OFF Protection