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    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.).

    $10

    Starting Price Per Day

    Zedo

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $15

    Starting Price Per Month

    Pricing
    TaboolaZedo
    Editions & Modules
    Campaigns
    $10.00
    Starting Price Per Day
    Subscription
    $15.00
    Starting Price Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    TaboolaZedo
    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
    TaboolaZedo
    Considered Both Products
    Taboola
    Chose Taboola
    Very large publisher network.
    Incentivized
    Zedo
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    60%
    Would buy again
    3 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
    3 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    60%
    Happy with the feature set
    3 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    3 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    TaboolaZedo
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Taboola and Zedo
    Feature
    Taboola
    -
    Ratings
    Zedo
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Ad campaign creation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad deployment00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Display advertising00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Taboola and Zedo
    Feature
    Taboola
    -
    Ratings
    Zedo
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Ad dashboards00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ad performance reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    AdSense
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    TaboolaZedo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.9
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TaboolaZedo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Zedo
    The vendor needs to fit the client so the reason I worked with them was that they were not too big or too small for our organization. Also, they were more likely to adapt to our workflow which is great as some vendors in this space wanted us to conform to their processes, which was not wanted.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Zedo
    • Campaign set up in our ad server at the time, 27/7 Real Media's OAS platform.
    • Post-campaign reporting.
    • Our main point of contact, I believe her name was Nafisa, was extremely friendly and became an extension of the team. She really was fun to work with and professional.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Zedo
    • They had their own ad server and there were regular efforts to get us to move to that ad server which was not industry standard at the time. We already an agreement in place with OAS and also used DFP via agency access but they pushed to use this server and it was not something I really needed to keep discussing with them.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Zedo
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Zedo
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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
    Incentivized
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    Zedo
    I worked with a company called Asentech whose core competence at the time was not campaign management. Zedo replaced them and did a great job. I have since evaluated Theorem, OAO and YourBow and Zedo offers as much if not more than those companies.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Zedo
    • At the beginning of the month, we had a crush of new campaigns to launch and they stepped up their game to get this accomplished. Also, reporting was done very quickly with a lot of insight into campaign optimization.
    Incentivized
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