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    AdButler

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

    Taboola

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATaboola is a native advertising platform from the company of the same name in New York for publishing "recommended" content in a variety of popularly visited news sites and spaces. Taboola is partnered with many publishers (the Atlantic, Tribune, MailOnline, Business Insider, etc.).

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    Pricing
    AdButlerTaboola
    Editions & Modules
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    Campaigns
    $10.00
    Starting Price Per Day
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AdButlerTaboola
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AdButlerTaboola
    Considered Both Products
    Sparklit
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    Taboola
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    60%
    Would buy again
    3 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    60%
    Happy with the feature set
    3 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    3 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    AdButlerTaboola
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of AdButler and Taboola
    Feature
    AdButler
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Taboola
    -
    Ratings
    DSP integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of AdButler and Taboola
    Feature
    AdButler
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Taboola
    -
    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 Taboola
    Feature
    AdButler
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Taboola
    -
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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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    Score8 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score8 out of 10
    AdSense
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AdButlerTaboola
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.9
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AdButlerTaboola
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Taboola
    If you want to have your company advertised on news websites across the United States then Taboola is perfect. If you're looking for clicks and impressions but not so much interested in traffic that is highly engaged and converting often then I'd suggest Taboola as an option to run traffic, too. This is the perfect platform for grey-hat offers and similar ideas. I wouldn't suggest it for running ads on your website due to some strict conditions and the fact that it might not necessarily play nice with traffic coming from Facebook.
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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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    Taboola
    • A good value on clicks -- they have visitors for all CPCs!
    • Worldwide reach and relatability -- so many providers use Taboola. It's very easy to reach your audience wherever.
    • High quality -- their policies ensure that only enjoyable, modest content is provided.
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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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    Taboola
    • I would like to see an easier way to exclude irrelevant sites that our ads received impressions or clicks on.
    • Being able to bid on specific sites only.
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    Usability
    Sparklit
    No answers on this topic
    Taboola
    It was pretty straightforward getting an account set up and having an account rep assigned. Compared to some other platforms Taboola is actually rather intuitive when it comes to navigating the user interface. Pixel implementation was easy and we didn't have any discrepancies tracking conversions. Also the ability to target LALs was very useful and semi-straightforward to upload.
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    Support Rating
    Sparklit
    No answers on this topic
    Taboola
    We have a point of contact in Taboola and he has been really great in supporting our campaign. He helped us set up the initial campaign, answered our questions related to the campaign and even agreed when I asked for a lower CPC. Also, while he tried to encourage us to spend more, he never pushed us to the point that it gets annoying.
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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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    Taboola
    Outbrain doesn't charge a fee for automatic credit card billing. Often Outbrain CPC for the same content is cheaper but not always. The Outbrain UX is not as good as Taboola but recent changes had made them better than they used to be. In Outbrain you can not change images or titles once they are submitted. You also can not clone campaigns which you can do with Taboola
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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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    Taboola
    • Taboola campaigns have had positive effects on top of funnel activities and engagement metrics though the traffic is not always as qualified as one would like. You will need to carefully tailor your campaign to squeeze out the most relevant traffic.
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