BannerFlow vs. OpenX

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BannerFlow
Score 6.0 out of 10
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BannerFlow provides the ability to build ad campaigns without design help in seconds, not weeks. BannerFlow removes the ad production process. Customers create one single initial banner and the tool will create the sizes for them in a few seconds. Changes can be done in real-time simultaneously and remotely on the fly on all campaign ads.N/A
OpenX
Score 1.0 out of 10
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OpenX is an ad serving platform. It is sold option as a hosted solution for can be purchased as an installed application. It allows for easy inventory management , geo-targeting of ads by country, and provides statistics for each ad placement.N/A
Pricing
BannerFlowOpenX
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BannerFlowOpenX
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAfter a consultation, we will set up a demo of the platform to showcase the features that suit your needs best. We do not have standard pricing packages as our offers are customised to you and your company's needs.
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Community Pulse
BannerFlowOpenX
Features
BannerFlowOpenX
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
BannerFlow
7.5
Ratings
2% above category average
OpenX
6.6
Ratings
11% below category average
Data Transfer7.50 Ratings6.50 Ratings
DSP integration7.50 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
BannerFlow
8.6
Ratings
10% above category average
OpenX
7.0
Ratings
10% below category average
Ad campaign creation8.90 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Ad deployment8.40 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Display advertising9.50 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation8.90 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Sequence targeting7.10 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
BannerFlow
8.4
Ratings
8% above category average
OpenX
6.6
Ratings
16% below category average
Ad dashboards8.90 Ratings5.90 Ratings
Ad performance reports8.90 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking9.50 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting7.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management8.50 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization7.50 Ratings7.60 Ratings
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BannerFlowOpenX
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
BannerFlowOpenX
Likelihood to Recommend
7.5
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7.3
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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7.0
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Usability
-
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9.0
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Support Rating
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BannerFlowOpenX
Likelihood to Recommend
BannerFlow is perfect for smaller companies without the bandwidth or team of a full graphic design department. It simplifies the creation of banners significantly as there are widgets, templates, and other intuitive tools to create engaging dynamic advertisements. The analytics of advertisements helps too, it is easy to adjust your ads accordingly in minimal time.
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This is a wonderful product that is well supported and fully backed by OpenX. If you have green staff that require some training to get their foot in the door for basic ad management, this is a great tool. We've never utilized the OpenX ad market so I can't speak to the quality of the ads in that open market, but for in-house ads in complex networks with its targeting tools, this software would be more than suitable to fulfill your needs.
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Pros
  • Designs can be easily copied and adapted to different sizes to save time
  • Extensive processes for collaboration and approvals within the tool
  • allows you to share direct links to advertiser
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  • When it comes to RTB and spending on the open exchange market, the number one reason why we spend in one exchange over another is simple performance
  • When Open X doesn't perform which it tends not to, we have to shut that exchange off. This exchange tends to not perform at a CPA or CPC KPI and tends to not have the safest sites either.
  • Because I only use Open X as an exchange which I tap into from a DSP I can't speak to it's other capabilities.
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Cons
  • It can be a bit slow at times.
  • More flexibility in design templates.
  • Occasional bugs.
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  • Propagation could be improved; ad units that need to go live immediately could take up to 45 minutes to propagate.
  • Over-complexity can be confusing. There are multiple tiers before assigning ad units per order and it seems unnecessary.
  • Real-time reporting or a status dashboard would be great.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I would renew use of OpenX as it is a solid ad serving platform that is easy to use, install, and maintain with some great advanced features that give more control to publishers ad ops teams large or small while reducing the costs associated with managing, serving, and delivering ads from third party vendors.
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Usability
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I was given the system to use as part of setting up a whole new site from scratch in less than 2 months, with a large number of specialty hub pages to run ads on and lots of content I needed to run disease specific ads on. The system was easy for me to learn on the fly in a very compressed time frame. I would have loved more chance to really dig in under the hood to see all that it could do, but given how fast I had to work, I got everything up and running and looking great. And I did it ahead of my launch deadline too. My only reservation might be for people who are not as patient as I am in picking things up, or as hands on. Customer service was great if I needed them, and a quick start guide with the essentials would be ideal for those people.
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Support Rating
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They went above and beyond without ever asking for additional money and we met our launch date and immediately started to meet and even surpass our business goals. Nothing was too much trouble, which really stood out compared to other companies I had and was at that time also working with. Customer service can really make or break any business; if i expect my staff to give good customer service, I expect to get it too, and Open X gave it.
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Alternatives Considered
Bannerflow has an intuitive UI and faster integrations with internal tools. It is easy to upload multiple files and just get started with creative editing and experimentation by experimenting with sizes, content, colors and multiple other factors- which is not as extensive across other software. Bannerflow offers better pricing compared to Celtra and the likes
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Double Click, Adbrite before it became sitescout. We chose Open X because it was easy to integrate into the back end of our site and we liked the reports it provided and the ease of use. Double Click is a Google company, and frankly, while they are good at some technology, their products can be clunky failures AND we are not so sure we want to give them so much data about the inner workings of our business and keyword universe
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Return on Investment
  • Saved us many man hours in redesign
  • Helped us launch campaigns faster
  • Saved us collaboration costs for marketing agencies
  • Helped maintain brand guideline consistency
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  • OpenX made it easy to manage online advertising. At the time I used the product I was the lead developer in charge of implementing the solution but quickly was put into the role of managing the traffic and training other users. It was really easy for a technical user to become a traffic manager. Getting other users trained and up to speed was very efficient.
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