Top Low-Cost Ad Servers (2027)

Short answer: AdButler, AdGlare and Broadstreet. They publish their prices, so you can work out what you will pay before you talk to sales. Ordered by our cost clarity score, then overall score.

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#1 (tie)

AdButler

Pick it if: you want to know the price up front, launch in days and get real help, across web, app and newsletter inventory.

AdButler is a hosted ad server with published monthly plans, a white-label portal for advertisers and support that includes help moving off your old system. It can serve display, native, video, in-app, sponsored listings and email newsletter ads from one account.

Cost: Published plans from $179/month for 1M ad requests.

9.0/10 Full review

#1 (tie)

AdGlare

Pick it if: you want a light, low-fuss hosted ad server and can see the price before you sign up.

AdGlare is a lean, hosted ad server with prices on its website. Display and VAST video come on the main plans, and rich media, native and CTV are added on its upper plans.

Cost: Published plans.

8.1/10 Full review

#1 (tie)

Broadstreet

Pick it if: you are a local or B2B publisher with a small team selling direct to advertisers.

Broadstreet is an ad server for local and B2B publishers that sell direct to advertisers. Prices are published from $299 a month, and it comes with creative templates and newsletter ad support.

Cost: Published plans from $299/month.

8.1/10 Full review

#1 (tie)

Epom

Pick it if: you run an ad network or agency and want an ad server you can put your own brand on.

Epom is an ad server that ad networks, agencies and publishers can rebrand as their own (branding is a paid add-on). Three tiers are priced on its website from $250 a month, and it covers display, video, mobile, native and rich media.

Cost: Published tiers from $250/month; Enterprise is quoted.

7.6/10 Full review

#1 (tie)

Revive Adserver

Pick it if: you have technical staff and want a free ad server you control, or a very cheap hosted one.

Revive Adserver is free, open-source software you can run on your own server. A paid Hosted edition starts at $10 a month for teams that do not want to run it themselves.

Cost: Free open-source download; Hosted edition from $10/month.

6.7/10 Full review

AdSpeed

Pick it if: you are a small publisher that wants dependable direct-sold ad serving at a very low starting price.

AdSpeed is a hosted ad server for small and mid-size publishers that need dependable direct-sold ad serving. Entry pricing is published at $9.95 a month, and larger volumes are priced by tier or quote.

Cost: Entry pricing published (from $9.95/month); higher volumes by tier or quote.

7.3/10 Full review

Shortlist checked November 3, 2026. See all top ad servers and how we score.

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