Google AdSense vs. ironSource

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AdSense
Score 8.4 out of 10
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Google AdSense provides a way for publishers to earn money from their online content. AdSense works by matching ads to your site based on your content and visitors. The ads are created and paid for by advertisers who want to promote their products. Since these advertisers pay different prices for different ads, the amount you earn will vary. AdSense displays relevant ads to your site visitors next to your content and allows you to customize the look and feel of ads to match your site.N/A
ironSource
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
ironSource (or Supersonic before ironSource and Supersonic merged under the ironSource brand) is a mobile app monetization and mobile advertising application. ironSource (the company) is headquartered in Tel Aviv.N/A
Pricing
Google AdSenseironSource
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AdSenseironSource
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Google AdSenseironSource
Best Alternatives
Google AdSenseironSource
Small Businesses
Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
Score 7.1 out of 10
Google AdMob
Google AdMob
Score 5.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
Score 7.1 out of 10
Yahoo Ads
Yahoo Ads
Score 7.6 out of 10
Enterprises
LinkedIn Marketing Solutions
LinkedIn Marketing Solutions
Score 8.5 out of 10
Marin Software (discontinued)
Marin Software (discontinued)
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google AdSenseironSource
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(7 ratings)
8.5
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google AdSenseironSource
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
I think any company selling a product or service can benefit from Google AdSense advertising as long as they come with a strategy of who to target with their Ad campaigns. If you just blanket anything and everything with your Google Ads it won't be as effective, and you will be wasting your spend
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ironSource
Very good to scale Android apps in US or MX. I wouldn't use it for scaling iOS Apps in Latin America as they have a very small inventory. The platform is super easy to use and start launching ads. We use it as a complement to Appsflyer.
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Pros
Google
  • Excellent Ads type and useful content
  • Excellent follow up and analytics
  • Secure your particular ads by following the plagiarism bloggers who steal your content. It happens to me and Google AdSense aware about these thief's by tracking my Google Adsense particular ad code
  • Excellent revenue for the bloggers who are honest about their content
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ironSource
  • Dedicated account manager to keep things running smoothly and provide feedback weekly
  • Great reach of publishers
  • Large verity of ad formats
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Cons
Google
  • Google AdSense should monetize mobile applications
  • Google AdSense should monetize Mac native applications and games
  • Google AdSense should pay out more for a click for tier 1 countries traffic
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ironSource
  • Not enough anti-fraud controls
  • Not enough inventory on small countries
  • CPMs are quite expensive
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Usability
Google
I feel that Google AdSense has a plethora of features and detailed options for you to utilize when building campaigns. I do think there is room to make it more user friendly for beginning users. I had to request help from my Marketing team to build campaigns. Ultimately, that improvement would push my scoring to a 10.
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ironSource
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Alternatives Considered
Google
In addition to Taboola, we also looked at Amazon Associates. I believe the latter could have a place as a source of revenue for many small websites. As stated earlier, Adsense is simply the largest and easiest to use service out there for small to medium-sized websites. It offers the best tools and easiest path to monitization.
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ironSource
ironSource has more reach in the USA than other players that are focused on smaller geos. I would also say that Google is a big competitor with its DV360 and we use them as well, but ironSource is more focused on branding and Google provides more options for campaigns that have multiple objectives.
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Return on Investment
Google
  • Helps us strategize better around potential ad revenue models
  • Helps us evaluate the impact of ads on the user experience on the front end
  • The optimization recommendations have generated an improvement revenue-wise
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ironSource
  • It help us scale some apps.
  • Sometimes it doesn't deliver at the set targets.
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