Short answer: AdButler, AdGlare and Broadstreet. They are hosted, quick to set up without developers, and have a published starting price. Ordered by our overall score.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Shortlist checked November 3, 2026. See all top ad servers and how we score.
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