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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Smaato

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASmaato is a supply-side publisher platform (SSP) from the Verve Group since the 2021 acquisition.N/A

    AdButler

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAdButler is an advertisement serving and retargeting software solution offered by Sparklit.N/A
    Pricing
    SmaatoAdButler
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SmaatoAdButler
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    SmaatoAdButler
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Smaato and AdButler
    Feature
    Smaato
    -
    Ratings
    AdButler
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    DSP integration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Smaato and AdButler
    Feature
    Smaato
    -
    Ratings
    AdButler
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Ad campaign creation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ad deployment00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Display advertising00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Smaato and AdButler
    Feature
    Smaato
    -
    Ratings
    AdButler
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Ad dashboards00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ad performance reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    Criteo Commerce Growth
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SmaatoAdButler
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SmaatoAdButler
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Sparklit
    AdButler is suitable for any company size but I would said that it is better for small to medium-sized agencies. AdButler is highly scalable but the control panel/dashboard could be challenging to manage if you have many campaigns or many users. It's also a good alternative for ad networks, which would like to manage multiple relationships with publishers.
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    Pros
    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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    Sparklit
    • Organize your online publishers
    • Organize your campaigns
    • Reports are very simple and easy to read
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    Cons
    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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    Sparklit
    • Assigning multiple video publishers to a single campaign is something that they need to improve
    • The publisher dashboard is a little complicated to understand
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    Usability
    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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    Sparklit
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Sparklit
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    Alternatives Considered
    Verve Group
    With over 20 demand partners in our stack, Smaato is in the top 5
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    Sparklit
    AdButler is very convenient and very cost effective. Additionally, when you change a setup at the ad level, the server shows the change immediately; there's no delay. Ad Manager is better when you manage a significant amount of campaigns and users, but it's not that cheap in the end and you always have to wait for any change. EPOM is also a good solution, but the look and feel are old and it's complicated for some users to manage properly.
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    Return on Investment
    Verve Group
    • Increased overall revenue
    • Strong demand pool
    • Easy reporting
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    Sparklit
    • AdButler is very affordable and your ROI would be good always
    • It's also highly scalable
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