Adform Publisher Ad Server or Revive Adserver?
Revive Adserver wins this one, 6.5 to 6.3, mainly on cost clarity, independence. Choose Adform Publisher Ad Server if you are a large publisher that wants enterprise forecasting inside the Adform stack. Choose Revive Adserver if you have technical staff and want a free ad server you control, or a very cheap hosted one.
Adform Publisher Ad Server
6.3/10
Revive Adserver
6.5/10| Criterion | Adform Publisher Ad Server | Revive Adserver |
|---|---|---|
| Cost clarity (15%) | 5 | 9 |
| Time to launch (20%) | 5 | 5 |
| Support (15%) | 6 | 4 |
| Formats (15%) | 7 | 6 |
| Publisher fit (15%) | 8 | 8 |
| Integrations & API (10%) | 8 | 5 |
| Independence (10%) | 6 | 9 |
| Overall | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| What it costs | Quote only. | Free open-source download; Hosted edition from $10/month. |
| Pick it if | you are a large publisher that wants enterprise forecasting inside the Adform stack. | you have technical staff and want a free ad server you control, or a very cheap hosted one. |
| Can serve | Display, Rich media, Video, Mobile | Display, Text ads, Rich media, Video (VAST) |
Where Adform Publisher Ad Server shines
- Forecasting for large inventories
- Direct and programmatic deals compete
- Header bidding support
Where Revive Adserver shines
- Free and open source
- Full control of data and hosting
- Cheap hosted edition
Bottom line
Revive Adserver wins this one, 6.5 to 6.3, mainly on cost clarity, independence. Choose Adform Publisher Ad Server if you are a large publisher that wants enterprise forecasting inside the Adform stack. Choose Revive Adserver if you have technical staff and want a free ad server you control, or a very cheap hosted one. Read our Adform Publisher Ad Server review and Revive Adserver review for the detail.
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