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    AdButler

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAdButler is an advertisement serving and retargeting software solution offered by Sparklit.N/A

    StackAdapt

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AStackAdapt, headquartered in Toronto offers their native advertising specialized DSP, supporting programmatic advertising with audience discovery, B2B targeting, and engagement analytics among other features.N/A
    Pricing
    AdButlerStackAdapt
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    AdButlerStackAdapt
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    AdButlerStackAdapt
    Considered Both Products
    Sparklit
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    StackAdapt
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    92%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    AdButlerStackAdapt
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of AdButler and StackAdapt
    Feature
    AdButler
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    StackAdapt
    -
    Ratings
    DSP integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of AdButler and StackAdapt
    Feature
    AdButler
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    StackAdapt
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of AdButler and StackAdapt
    Feature
    AdButler
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    StackAdapt
    -
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    Ad dashboards9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    AdButlerStackAdapt
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    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    Basis DSP
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    The Trade Desk
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Yahoo DSP
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AdButlerStackAdapt
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AdButlerStackAdapt
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    StackAdapt
    StackAdapt's programmatic buys are great for a quick awareness campaign to reach the most eyeballs. Solid user segmentation from 3rd party sources that is available almost immediately. The platform is less proficient at converting users, though I've never had sufficient volume to test if this works better for enterprise-level clients with more conversion data
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    Pros
    Sparklit
    • Organize your online publishers
    • Organize your campaigns
    • Reports are very simple and easy to read
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    StackAdapt
    • Audience targeting - there are so many options for both B2C and B2B audiences, from browsing behavior audiences to account-based marketing audiences to CRM lists. There's a way to find your ideal audience no matter their industry.
    • Pixel setup and management are pretty easy. It uses a universal pixel that you can easily place on your site. We use Google Tag Manager for this. Then, you can create any number of conversion events and easily implement them, also with Google Tag Manager, so we can trust we're getting good tracking.
    • It seems many display ad platforms lack optimization tools, but StackAdapt makes it easy to adjust, add, or remove audiences, pause certain website categories, exclude batches of websites, pause individual ads, and really fine-tune the targeting as you see what works and what doesn't.
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    Cons
    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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    StackAdapt
    • There has been occasional slopping maintenance of the campaigns, and we have to follow up with questions about spending spikes or significant changes in delivery CPMs.
    • Account rep knowledge can sometimes be lacking. When we question our reps about performance, we sometimes get confusing or nonsensical answers.
    • The reporting UI is definitely clunky and unintuitive.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sparklit
    No answers on this topic
    StackAdapt
    The platform is easy to use and understand whether it is being used as self-serve or a managed service. The audience targeting is solid, and array of placements is versatile. With these, the level of engagement for video content is usually great
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    Usability
    Sparklit
    No answers on this topic
    StackAdapt
    It is very user friendly and if any team members need further help, we are able to easily access their customer service team for hands on assistance with an actual human being, not a robot. Their team has been incredibly kind, understanding and thorough. It is really a great all in one tool for a business who relies greatly on advertising campaigns.
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    Support Rating
    Sparklit
    No answers on this topic
    StackAdapt
    Support has been exceptional. Our dedicated team is always available and ready to answer any questions that may arise. We receive updates from them on a regular basis and they go above and beyond providing assistance when needed. The team is absolutely one of the bright spots in our relationship with StackAdapt
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    StackAdapt
    StackAdapt is significantly less expensive than The Trade Desk. StackAdapt doesn't have campaign minimums, unlike The Trade Desk, meaning you can experiment with a lower ad spend to gain client confidence before investing at a larger level. Plus they don't lock you into an annual contract or anything long term. It feels very similar to The Trade Desk but without the high contract.
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    Return on Investment
    Sparklit
    • AdButler is very affordable and your ROI would be good always
    • It's also highly scalable
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    StackAdapt
    • Excellent traffic from our ads. Traffic exceeded our forecast.
    • Excellent management of our budget. We did not spend near as much as we budgeted for the response we received through our test.
    • The lead conversion was not expected to be high due to the type of content we deployed, but we received zero conversions, well below anticipated when compared to other ads for the same content.
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