Perfect Audience vs. Smaato

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Perfect Audience
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Smaato
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Smaato is a supply-side publisher platform (SSP) from the Verve Group since the 2021 acquisition.N/A
Pricing
Perfect AudienceSmaato
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Perfect AudienceSmaato
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Perfect AudienceSmaato
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
Perfect Audience
8.0
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Smaato
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Ratings
Data Transfer8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
DSP integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
Perfect Audience
8.4
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Smaato
-
Ratings
Ad campaign creation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad deployment9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Display advertising9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Sequence targeting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Perfect Audience
8.3
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Smaato
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Ratings
Ad dashboards8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad performance reports9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Perfect AudienceSmaato
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Perfect AudienceSmaato
Likelihood to Recommend
Marin Software
I would recommend Perfect Audience to anyone who wants to use a 3rd party to scale up. I find the audience builder pretty terrible in Google AdWords so I was looking for something a bit easier to use and this fit the bill easily.
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Verve Group
Smaato is very well suited for user acquisition and retargeting companies. Their overlap in terms of audiences and publishers with other exchanges is very limited, which makes it a great alternative when you need to scale a campaign and want to maintain your frequency cap. They work very well in branding campaigns as well as performance campaigns.
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Pros
Marin Software
  • Great to up your inbound marketing game
  • The bulk uploading feature is great and makes it easy to upload numerous ad campaigns
  • Can customize each ad easily
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Verve Group
  • Fill - the ad requests we send to Smaato have seen a great requests-to-impression ration.
  • Revenue - We've seen a lift in overall revenue thanks to the high CPM bids we get from Smaato.
  • Payments are always on time and they have a responsive financial team that is helpful in answering any questions.
  • Customer service - They are very fast to respond to any issues. The set up was streamlined thanks to their professional customer service.
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Cons
Marin Software
  • Constantly left Googling how to do things because the system is sometimes confusing
  • Weak native reporting
  • Landing page editor needs work
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Verve Group
  • Inventory can be a bit pricey in competitive markets like the US.
  • Reporting dashboard is limited, needs work.
  • They don't offer a lof of transparency about margins over media cost.
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Usability
Marin Software
The bulk uploading feature is certainly my preferred feature of Perfect Audience. This tool has made creating new ad campaigns quick and easy. I used to have to upload facebook then Instagram then another social media page and instead I upload everything all at once and it certainly makes it easier for all of us.
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Verve Group
Smaato has a UI where you can control your line items on the traffic you want to receive. That is a key unique selling point that other SSPs don't offer. Most of the items that you will need like reporting can be done on a self serve manner and that is a big plus, specifically for changes that need to happen really fast and you don't need to deal with account managers that may take some time to answer emails.
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Support Rating
Marin Software
The support team could be a little more useful. After our implementation calls and getting everything setup, we did feel that they were not as responsive and I did find myself googling solutions to things that the support team could have helped us with.
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Verve Group
Smaato's account management team is very professional. They are quite fast in terms of customer support, which is very helpful. One item that stands out is that they are willing to understand what you need for each campaign and what is the best way to move forward. They don't just jump quickly into trying to upsell more of Smaato's products (audiences, data) like other SSPs do.
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Alternatives Considered
Marin Software
I have used Google Ads which has a difficult interface to use as well as Ad Roll. Perfect Audience beats them both in functionality and usability.
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Verve Group
With over 20 demand partners in our stack, Smaato is in the top 5
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Return on Investment
Marin Software
  • The convenience of Perfect Audience has made things smoother for us. This convenience means less time spent managing ads and more time focusing on running our business.
  • Re-marketing features have been superior to AdWords.
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Verve Group
  • Increased overall revenue
  • Strong demand pool
  • Easy reporting
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