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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Yahoo DSP

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AYahoo DSP (formerly the Verizon Media DSP, and formerly Oath) combines the former services and technologies of the companies it comprises including the former Brightroll, One by AOL, Right Media Exchange, and ADTECH, as well as Yahoo!'s own ad tech. The solution currently includes Yahoo's premium content access, Yahoo's identity services and cookieless advertising, and internal machine learning based analytics tools.N/A
    Pricing
    KevelYahoo DSP
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    Pricing Offerings
    KevelYahoo DSP
    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
    KevelYahoo DSP
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Kevel and Yahoo DSP
    Feature
    Kevel
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Yahoo DSP
    -
    Ratings
    DSP integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Kevel and Yahoo DSP
    Feature
    Kevel
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Yahoo DSP
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Kevel and Yahoo DSP
    Feature
    Kevel
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Yahoo DSP
    -
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    Ad dashboards9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Google Campaign Manager 360
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    StackAdapt
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    Enterprises
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    KevelYahoo DSP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
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    User Testimonials
    KevelYahoo DSP
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    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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    Yahoo!
    Customer demographics that are not typical of ours are being served by our marketing efforts. We've seen fast expansion as a result of the exposure Yahoo has given us. Because of the low cost per click, users can see results right away. The more traffic there is, the better.
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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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    Yahoo!
    • Predictive Modeling - always performs well for Conversion & CPA based campaigns; out-performed other DSPs with similar tools.
    • Email Receipt Retargeting - no other DSP offers the ability to do this, so it is 100% proprietary, as far as I know.
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    Cons
    Kevel
    • User interface could be faster to load.
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    Yahoo!
    • Higher inventories for audience targeting
    • Greater effectiveness in the delivery of ads, as delivery takes place in many disqualified domains
    • More dynamism to achieve better performance in campaigns
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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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    Yahoo!
    Google Ad Manager is like an angel coming into your organization to save you when you've been battered, beaten, and bruised. The entire UI is a wonderful breath of fresh air. It just "works" where ONE doesn't. The costs, the learning curve, the data organization all outweigh EVERY SINGLE feature of ONE by AOL.
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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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    Yahoo!
    • AdTech helps us determine where to steer our audience, and where to project our next campaign.
    • AdTech helps us view data based on user likes, clicks, and analyze trends among our audience.
    • What I don't like about AdTech is that it can sometimes put some people out of a job, as it streamlines work to the point that some on payroll may be...well, unnecessary.
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