Broadlume vs. Smartly.io

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Broadlume
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Built by 2 ex-Googlers, Broadlume (formerly AdHawk) promises to provide an easy way to manage the user's Google AdWords & Facebook Ad campaigns. The founders say that, after years of manually analyzing & optimizing Ad Accounts for thousands of businesses, they feel confident saying software automation makes the work of an advertiser incredibly efficient. The platform aims to help leverage data science and machine learning to optimize campaigns and help increase ROI.N/A
Smartly.io
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Smartly.io supports Facebook and Instagram advertising campaigns with campaign optimization, multi-product ads, automatic budget allocation and optimization, and custom analytics.N/A
Pricing
BroadlumeSmartly.io
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BroadlumeSmartly.io
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
BroadlumeSmartly.io
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Features
BroadlumeSmartly.io
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
Broadlume
10.0
1 Ratings
30% above category average
Smartly.io
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Ratings
Data Transfer10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Broadlume
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Smartly.io
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Ad dashboards10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
BroadlumeSmartly.io
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
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Support Rating
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10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BroadlumeSmartly.io
Likelihood to Recommend
Broadlume
Despite its shortcomings, AdHawk is a neat, useful tool that provides tactical information for developing solid Facebook ad campaigns. AdHawk is great for managing smaller Facebook Ad budgets. You're able to select a truly actionable guideline in an easy to view format for decision-making. You can really optimize an ad to perform best using the data AdHawk generates
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Smartly.io
It is the best for visually appealing brands, basically, any hedonic goods to advertise. Best if you have a lot of visuals to represent your business and want to leverage your presence on given platforms. You can easily turn images into videos or have dynamic attributes for your remarketing campaign. As the pricing is not attractive for smaller clients, it is the best to be either a big brand to use the platform on your own or a big agency to use smartly.io features as your competitive advantage.
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Pros
Broadlume
  • Great UI
  • Accurate reporting
  • Strong data points
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Smartly.io
  • A/B testing
  • Automated boosting
  • Content optimization
  • Customer care
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Cons
Broadlume
  • Ability to look at two campaigns at once (comparative stats)
  • Only available for Facebook or G+
  • No export feature for reporting
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Smartly.io
  • Pricing is not attractive to smaller agencies. The base minimum was 1k per month, then 2.5k per month and it grew up to 5k per month. It means that agencies will have to choose service of competitors as Smartly.io is not affordable for everyone. It becomes a premium business.
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Usability
Broadlume
AdHawk is extremely easy to use. Not many buttons to click to get to any area of importance. It's also very clean and sophisticated in design which makes for a pleasant experience. The optimization features even explain to you the value of going with the suggested strategy. Overall, AdHawk is a great software for managing Facebook and Google Ads
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Smartly.io
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Support Rating
Broadlume
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Smartly.io
  • If the problem involves some product bugs, customer support does not leave it be. They forward the problem to engineers so it would be solved. Once we caught a problem, they fixed it through the weekend. They always keep you in the loop with the current status of the issue. Once a new person jumps in to follow up, the reaction is
  • They are all the time super polite and very friendly.
  • Replies in under 5 minutes.
  • Customer support can jump into your account and make quick fixes if you allow them to.
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Alternatives Considered
Broadlume
AdHawk is far better than the other products regarding how simplified the reporting of ad results are. AdHawk is cleaner and easier to understand. Allows for easy comparing of conversion points within a campaign. Other products are simply not as easy to use. Also, optimization is not a feature available with many services
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Smartly.io
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Return on Investment
Broadlume
  • Ad optimization data
  • Simplified ad management
  • Audience understanding
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Smartly.io
  • Allowed us the ability to A/B test organic content
  • Workflow efficiencies
  • Content insights
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