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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AppNexus

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAppNexus AppNexus offers online auction infrastructure and technology for data management, optimization, financial clearing and support for directly negotiated advertising campaigns. It integrates with advertising sources including Google's DoubleClick, Microsoft's AdECN, and aggregators.[3]N/A

    Magnite

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMagnite (formerly Rubicon Project) is an independent sell-side advertising platform.N/A
    Pricing
    AppNexusMagnite
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AppNexusMagnite
    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
    AppNexusMagnite
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    AppNexus
    Chose AppNexus
    Appnexus reporting was significantly more granular than Rubicon. It's reporting also was better organized and felt more trustworthy when pulling historical data.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    AppNexusMagnite
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of AppNexus and Magnite
    Feature
    AppNexus
    8.5
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Magnite
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Data Transfer8.06 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    DSP integration9.08 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of AppNexus and Magnite
    Feature
    AppNexus
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Magnite
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Ad campaign creation8.08 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad deployment9.07 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Display advertising7.07 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation8.07 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Sequence targeting8.07 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of AppNexus and Magnite
    Feature
    AppNexus
    8.2
    9 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Magnite
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Ad dashboards9.09 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad performance reports7.09 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking8.08 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting8.08 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management9.08 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization8.08 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    AppNexusMagnite
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    Score3.7 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AppNexusMagnite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Online Training
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    AppNexusMagnite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AppNexus
    Appnexus is specifically well suited for CTV campaigns. They have the full technology stack to help you scale campaigns in any format, whether you need a lot of volume in traditional formats like banners and interstitials or if you need high-impact formats like video and other alternatives. Appnexus has a very strong set of unique publishers which makes it a great DSP for branding campaigns.
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
    If a colleague needed a platform with fast customer service and detailed reporting to sell their mobile inventory then I would recommend Rubicon Project. However, if my colleague needed a platform that gave instant current reporting data then I would be less likely to recommend Rubicon Project to them.
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    Pros
    AppNexus
    • As per my experience they have strong support personnel. Solving the issues as and when required.
    • We can solve certain issues like campaign performance, inventory optimization and more with the help of AppNexus wiki. We get all the required information in the Wiki itself.
    • They have given the right platform to both buyers and sellers to workout and meet their digital marketing needs and goals.
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
    • Cleanest supply ecosystem. They are skilled at processing inventory and bids in order to streamline monetization and drive yield.
    • Client support is excellent. Client services is deeply invested in your business and successful at driving key business goals within your organization when working on your behalf.
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    Cons
    AppNexus
    • The platform is incredibly complex and requires a great deal of understanding of how the platform works that caught us by surprise.
    • The wiki is not enough and when we resorted to reaching out to AppNexus it was a nuisance of having several emails going back and forth.
    • No phone support is offered which would have made several things easier than exchanging confusing emails.
    • Video inventory is still not implemented.
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
    • If possible to update the reporting to have less delay time on the data.
    • The reporting portal cuts off the bid request data after a period of time.
    • The UI seems to be a bit slower lately.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AppNexus
    I love almost everything about AppNexus because I feel like the user data is easy to track because of the identifiers, you can see which adverts got clicked and which were ignored. We can track the location of the ad on the page fold and this makes it so much easier for future campaigns. The only thing I don't like is that the data is only kept for a year, and I'd like it for a longer period of time
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    Usability
    AppNexus
    Because I think the interface is kind of confusing at the beginning and it confuses you a lot.
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
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    Reliability and Availability
    AppNexus
    I've never had any problems with appnexus - the software is always available
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
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    Performance
    AppNexus
    Yes, everything works great in that sense
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    Support Rating
    AppNexus
    Because the support team does give you support, they take 24hrs to get back to you but once they open a ticket they focus on resolving the issue for you. My only problem is that you don't have a specific account representative assigned to you.
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
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    Online Training
    AppNexus
    Online training are not user friendly and not easy to understand
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    Alternatives Considered
    AppNexus
    The TTD platform seems to have better CTV/OLV inventory, so that is typically preferred over AppNexus (APN). Usually, if clients have an internal desk, they will use TTD, which can often lead to us bidding against them, which is also another benefit of running campaigns within AppNexus (APN). Google DSP is typically used to increase the scale for display and build larger re-messaging pools.
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
    Rubicon had superior client services and monetization techniques.
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    Scalability
    AppNexus
    Because it's a great DSP but not the best
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
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    Return on Investment
    AppNexus
    • The 1 USD audit fee makes it very hard to A/B test creatives and improve performance, hurting ROI.
    • We have been able to reach some users that we weren't able to get before, increasing spending, which is good for ROI.
    • We can run campaigns on TV, which is a big boost for the business, and very ROI positive.
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
    • Rubicon Project has made it easier to optimize so that we could get the fullest ROI on our inventory through their alerts on which deal needs troubleshooting.
    • They also send a daily report which notifies you which advertisers have low render rate which is very helpful when figuring which creatives need to troubleshooting.
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