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    Kevel

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Kevel's (formerly Adzerk) APIs is designed to make it easy for engineers and PMs to build their own server-side, fully-customized ad server. E-retailers and user communities can use Kevel to build ad servers to promote anything from native ads to internal content to sponsored listings (where vendors and sellers pay for their organic listing to be promoted in search and browsing results). According to the vendor, engineers reliably see a significant reduction in dev time using Kevel’s APIs…N/A

    AdButler

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAdButler is an advertisement serving and retargeting software solution offered by Sparklit.N/A
    Pricing
    KevelAdButler
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    Pricing Offerings
    KevelAdButler
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing is customized based on feature needs, support needs, and monthly request volume.—
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    Features
    KevelAdButler
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Kevel and AdButler
    Feature
    Kevel
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    AdButler
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    DSP integration10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Kevel and AdButler
    Feature
    Kevel
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    AdButler
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Ad campaign creation10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ad deployment10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Display advertising10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Kevel and AdButler
    Feature
    Kevel
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    AdButler
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Ad dashboards9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ad performance reports9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    KevelAdButler
    Small Businesses
    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    Score9 out of 10
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    KevelAdButler
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KevelAdButler
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kevel
    For ad serving, implementing client-side header bidding with prebid was actually easier with Kevel than it is with Google Ad Manager in most cases, particularly for display advertising. I found though that with more complex integrations (like video), there were more solutions and code snippets available with other larger ad servers (Google).
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    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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    Pros
    Kevel
    • More personable team that can address customizations needed to the product.
    • Easy to use interface.
    • Frequent product updates with notifications via email.
    • Well documented API.
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    Sparklit
    • Organize your online publishers
    • Organize your campaigns
    • Reports are very simple and easy to read
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    Cons
    Kevel
    • User interface could be faster to load.
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    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Kevel
    Kevel was an easier initial implementation for header bidding with prebid. The team worked alongside us to make sure everything was operating as intended. We ultimately switched to Ads Manager to access AdX demand and other features that were not possible with Kevel (for instance, EBDA). There are benefits to both but I appreciated the attention we got from Kevel support when we were first working through the implementation. We are still using Kevel for many things, just not as our primary display advertising ad server.
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    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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    Return on Investment
    Kevel
    • Kevel enabled us to get up and running with client side header bidding when our team was still small and the technology was still new. This improved our ability to monetize our inventory.
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    Sparklit
    • AdButler is very affordable and your ROI would be good always
    • It's also highly scalable
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