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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACommanders Act offers Enterprise Tag Manager, a product designed to handle website tags - and also SDKs in a single SDK container - through a management interface without the need for technical expertise.N/A

    Google Ad Manager

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Ad Manager is a platform for publishers that combines the former DoubleClick for Publishers and DoubleClick Ad Exchange products.N/A
    Pricing
    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag ManagerGoogle Ad Manager
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag ManagerGoogle Ad Manager
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag ManagerGoogle Ad Manager
    Considered Both Products
    Commanders Act
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag ManagerGoogle Ad Manager
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager and Google Ad Manager
    Feature
    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Google Ad Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag Management
    Comparison of Tag Management features of Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager and Google Ad Manager
    Feature
    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Google Ad Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Tag library9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag variable mapping7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ease of writing custom tags8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rules-driven tag execution8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag performance monitoring3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Management & Integrity
    Comparison of Data Management & Integrity features of Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager and Google Ad Manager
    Feature
    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Google Ad Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Event tracking4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Universal data layer8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated error checking6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager and Google Ad Manager
    Feature
    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Google Ad Manager
    7.8
    28 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Data Transfer00 Ratings7.528 Ratings
    DSP integration00 Ratings8.122 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager and Google Ad Manager
    Feature
    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Google Ad Manager
    7.4
    40 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Ad campaign creation00 Ratings7.640 Ratings
    Ad deployment00 Ratings7.040 Ratings
    Display advertising00 Ratings7.639 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation00 Ratings7.238 Ratings
    Sequence targeting00 Ratings7.528 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager and Google Ad Manager
    Feature
    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Google Ad Manager
    6.7
    39 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Ad dashboards00 Ratings6.537 Ratings
    Ad performance reports00 Ratings7.439 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking00 Ratings6.738 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting00 Ratings6.834 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management00 Ratings7.029 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization00 Ratings5.734 Ratings
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score3.7 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag ManagerGoogle Ad Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Commanders Act Enterprise Tag ManagerGoogle Ad Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Commanders Act
    If you need a single place where you can handle all the third party pixels, this is a well-suited platform. As well as if you want to keep the deployment independent from all other (and more complex) deployments driven by IT. If you need a pixel to be fired not just when the page loads, but based on user actions, you should use the events and that's pretty complex to handle.
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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
    Commanders Act
    • Creating new pixels is very easy, as well as organizing all of them, handling prioritization between different partners' pixels.
    • Defining the perimeters and constraints where the pixels need to be fired is a breeze.
    • Deploying the container and keeping track of all the modification is very well done.
    • The configuration of the deduplication rule is pretty flexible.
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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
    Commanders Act
    • Reports. Tag Commander lacks in term of reports of what's happening. There is an additional module called Attribution Management System that gives you a lot of insights, but more basic reports to understand what has been fired will be useful.
    • Support. Tag Commander support is very low responsive. It took several days to have the first feedback and generally, it takes a lot of emails to get what you need.
    • Deduplication engine flexibility. The engine is there and it works pretty well, until you have a slightly different need. In that case you need to implement something custom in terms of implementation, reports, etc. A more flexible approach would be useful.
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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
    Commanders Act
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Commanders Act
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Support Rating
    Commanders Act
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Commanders Act
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Return on Investment
    Commanders Act
    • It let us deploy new pixels/fixes to pixels independently from the IT deployment process.
    • It let us easily turn on/off and sort the pixel execution based on partners' priority, assuring better data tracking for more important partners.
    • It provides out of the box pixel implementation for tons of partners, but really often we need to rewrite the pixel from scratch as they're not up to date.
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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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