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Criteo Commerce Max (Retail Media) vs. SmartyAds DSP

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    Criteo Commerce Max (Retail Media)

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/ACriteo’s Commerce Max enables brands and agencies to plan, activate, and measure cross-channel retail media campaigns across 200+ global retailers.N/A

    SmartyAds DSP

    Score4 out of 10
    N/ASmartyAds DSP is a demand-side platform for ad serving.N/A
    Pricing
    Criteo Commerce Max (Retail Media)SmartyAds DSP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Criteo Commerce Max (Retail Media)SmartyAds DSP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAdvertisers pay on a cost-per-click (CPC) or cost-per-mille (CPM) basis depending on campaign type. Advertisers pay a platform fee to Criteo that is a percentage of the media cost.—
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    User Ratings
    Criteo Commerce Max (Retail Media)SmartyAds DSP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
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    Usability
    9.1
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    Support Rating
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Criteo Commerce Max (Retail Media)SmartyAds DSP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Criteo
    Well suited--customizable enough to go to market efficiently and quickly. Not well suited--Plug-in multiple demand sources, improved targeting integrations with first-party data.
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    SmartyAds
    SmartyAds DSP works mainly for campaigns that are not very concerned about brand safety. The main issue we have had with them has been related to fraud since they are resellers of a lot of inventory. If you need to run on traffic, that is 100% clean, and then you should try other DSPs.
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    Pros
    Criteo
    • Intuitive dashboards and reporting
    • Custom templates for display media
    • Flexibility in terms of setting guardrails for targeting
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    SmartyAds
    • Easy-to-use, friendly interface.
    • Interesting integrations.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Criteo
    • Exportable insights at a brand, page, and placement level
    • Segmentation API service to better manage first-party data
    • Opportunity for non-custom implementation to allow for scalable solutions, such as programmatic backfill
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    SmartyAds
    • Support team is not very good.
    • Not a lot of direct traffic, mostly reseller traffic.
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    Usability
    Criteo
    Intuitive and easy to use.
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    SmartyAds
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    Support Rating
    Criteo
    Retail Media by Criteo's support at the start (with ERMS and Hooklogic) was pretty poor, with support SLAs exceeding 72 hours. This has changed over time to having a dedicated team--therefore the 7 rating and not 8.
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    SmartyAds
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    Alternatives Considered
    Criteo
    Cost of integration is low with Retail Media by Criteo, and Criteo's network of sponsored products is strong.
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    SmartyAds
    MoPub is more focused and tries to reach a more typical inventory. SmartyAds DSP covers the different consumer touchpoints across various formats and works on providing different inventory sources to differentiate from traditional DSPs. They copy the look and feel of traditional platforms, but they need to develop more their reporting tools.
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    Return on Investment
    Criteo
    • Increased net revenue
    • Increased profit
    • CTR is unchanged (but this can be improved with better opportunities for targeting)
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    SmartyAds
    • More inventory, more spend, ore budget, better ROI.
    • Fraud issues and refunds, decreasing ROI.
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    ScreenShots

    Criteo Commerce Max (Retail Media) Screenshots

    Screenshot of the landing page users see after logging in showing high level metrics for their sponsored product, onsite display/video, and offsite campaigns in one place.Screenshot of where users can build onsite (sponsored products, onsite display/video) or offsite campaigns through Commerce Max.Screenshot of the interface that allows users to customize the audiences through the inclusion or exclusion of different audience segments.Screenshot of the insights and analytics homepage where users can dive deeper into campaign metrics, with reporting.Screenshot of part of the audience builder where users can segment users into different groups based on actions they’ve taken.Screenshot of sponsored products, where Criteo offers a multi-retailer setup, allowing users to create line items across all retailers where their products are sold.

    SmartyAds DSP Screenshots

    Screenshot of optimizing ad campaignsScreenshot of easy-to-use DSP interface