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At a Glance
Google Ad Manager
Google Ad Manager
Star Rating
(221)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Magnite, for Sellers
Magnite, for Sellers
Star Rating
(20)3.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Magnite, for Sellers
AI Generated Summary
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  • Users report that Google Ad Manager excels in its SSP functionality, with a score of 8.1, particularly highlighting the robust "Impression Targeting" feature, which received an impressive score of 8.5. In contrast, Magnite, for Sellers, scored lower at 7.0 for SSP functionality, with "Impression Targeting" only reaching 6.5.
  • Reviewers mention that the "Ad Unit Availability" in Google Ad Manager is a strong point, scoring 8.1, which allows for a diverse range of ad formats. Meanwhile, Magnite, for Sellers, struggles in this area with a score of 6.3, indicating limited options for ad units.
  • G2 users highlight the ease of setup in Magnite, for Sellers, which scored 7.9, suggesting a smoother onboarding process. However, Google Ad Manager's score of 7.5 indicates that while it is still user-friendly, it may require a bit more effort to get started.
  • Users on G2 report that Google Ad Manager has a higher overall satisfaction with support quality, scoring 7.0 compared to Magnite's 6.8. Reviewers mention that timely and effective support is crucial for their operations, making this a significant differentiator.
  • Reviewers say that Google Ad Manager's product direction is viewed positively at 7.5, indicating a strong roadmap and future enhancements. In contrast, Magnite, for Sellers, received a lower score of 4.2, suggesting concerns about its future development and innovation.
  • Users report that Google Ad Manager's "Bid Reporting" feature is particularly well-received, scoring 8.0, which allows for detailed insights into bidding performance. Magnite, for Sellers, scored 6.8 in this area, indicating that users may find its reporting capabilities less comprehensive.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Ad Manager
No pricing available
Magnite, for Sellers
No pricing available
Free Trial
Google Ad Manager
No trial information available
Magnite, for Sellers
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
197
7.0
18
Ease of Use
7.7
194
7.4
18
Ease of Setup
7.5
93
7.9
11
Ease of Admin
7.9
91
7.7
11
Quality of Support
7.0
179
6.8
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
89
7.9
12
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
192
4.2
18
Features by Category
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Advertising - App Monetization Platforms
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Supply Side Platform (SSP)Hide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.0
277
6.7
57
SSP Functionality
8.1
49
7.0
9
SSP
8.1
50
6.3
10
8.5
47
6.5
10
8.0
42
7.2
9
7.5
46
6.5
9
8.0
43
6.8
10
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Ad Manager
Google Ad Manager
Magnite, for Sellers
Magnite, for Sellers
Google Ad Manager and Magnite, for Sellers are categorized as Supply Side Platform (SSP) and Publisher Ad Server
Unique Categories
Google Ad Manager
Google Ad Manager is categorized as App Monetization Platforms
Magnite, for Sellers
Magnite, for Sellers has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Ad Manager
Google Ad Manager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
42.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
21.1%
Magnite, for Sellers
Magnite, for Sellers
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
55.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
22.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Google Ad Manager
Google Ad Manager
Marketing and Advertising
42.6%
Publishing
6.9%
Internet
6.5%
Newspapers
4.6%
Broadcast Media
4.6%
Other
34.7%
Magnite, for Sellers
Magnite, for Sellers
Marketing and Advertising
31.6%
Internet
31.6%
Online Media
10.5%
Newspapers
5.3%
Government Administration
5.3%
Other
15.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Google Ad Manager
Google Ad Manager
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Lucia P.
LP
Lucia P.
Verified User in Computer Software

Overall, system is intuitive and easy to understand. Creation of ad units and placements is relatively easy and uploading of creative units makes trafficking easy. System can recognize creatives from different ad servers, so that makes trafficking of ads...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Evan W.
EW
Evan W.
Verified User in Retail

The delivery of ads are broken out into three elements we use: • Orders • Line items • Creatives When creating an order, you have to define a line item, and each line item needs creatives. I often find that when you schedule an ad to be delivered, Ad...

Magnite, for Sellers
Magnite, for Sellers
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Online Media
GO
Verified User in Online Media

Rubicon provides great reporting application, with in platform graphs and tools. It makes easy to quickly review performance without need to export to excel. Feature that I love the most is Vantage - it's browser add-on that highlights Rubicon's ads on...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Internet
GI
Verified User in Internet

Nothing of note. Most of these SSPs/DSPs are very similar

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Discussions
Google Ad Manager
Google Ad Manager Discussions
Is Google Ad Manager An SSP?
2 comments
Narendra singh s.
NS
Yes, Google Ad Manager is a complete platform that can act as an ad server as well as an SSP.Read more
What is Google Ad Manager used for?
1 comment
Anuj D.
AD
It is best way to monetize client ads on different platform also benifit for ADX to sell direct ads and get more revenueRead more
How do I use Google Ad Manager?
1 comment
Anuj D.
AD
Using Ad manager we can easily manage our adsRead more
Magnite, for Sellers
Magnite, for Sellers Discussions
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