AdsFeed Search Feed vs Yahoo Partner Ads

AdsFeed Search Feed9.1Visit Yahoo Partner Ads8.6Visit

Higher score AdsFeed Search Feed #2 in Search Monetization Platforms 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit AdsFeed

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Yahoo Partner Ads #6 in Search Monetization Platforms 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Yahoo Ads

• AdsFeed Search Feed fits best

  Publishers seeking managed search monetization

• Yahoo Partner Ads fits best

  Free Yahoo-powered search-results monetization

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Side by side

Feature	AdsFeed Search Feed 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Yahoo Partner Ads 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Search Monetization Platforms	#6 in Search Monetization Platforms
Best for	Publishers seeking managed search monetization	Free Yahoo-powered search-results monetization
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request	Free plan
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email · 24/7	Email · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AdsFeed Search Feed 3/5 · Yahoo Partner Ads 3/5
Search ads feed	✓	✓
Custom result controls	✓	✓
Mobile SDK	Not checked yet	—
Reporting dashboard	✓	✓
API access	Not checked yet	—
Specs
Revenue model	Cpc	Revenue_share
Our review
Pros	Supports Search-to-Search and Native-to-Search monetization models Provides real-time traffic data, analytics and customized reports Offers page-level click and ad-source attribution	Free Yahoo search ads with optional algorithmic web results. Customizes unit size, layout, fonts, colors, and labels. Reporting, A/B testing, and up to four ad units.
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Implementation support relies on an account manager and services team Search monetization focus may not suit publishers seeking broader ad formats	Web-only deployment with no API access. Requires publisher application before use. JavaScript integration is required for ad and results units.
Our verdict	AdsFeed Search Feed gives publishers a way to monetize queries across apps, search engines, mobile launchers, browsers and extensions. Its two models are Search-to-Search, which returns a customized results page with text ads for each… Read the review →	Yahoo Partner Ads (YPA) is a free search-monetization service for publishers operating their own search-results pages. It places Yahoo search ads on those pages and can add free algorithmic web results alongside them. The service is… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AdsFeed Search Feed — where it wins

  • Supports Search-to-Search and Native-to-Search monetization models
  • Provides real-time traffic data, analytics and customized reports
  • Offers page-level click and ad-source attribution

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Implementation support relies on an account manager and services team
  • Search monetization focus may not suit publishers seeking broader ad formats

• Yahoo Partner Ads — where it wins

  • Free Yahoo search ads with optional algorithmic web results.
  • Customizes unit size, layout, fonts, colors, and labels.
  • Reporting, A/B testing, and up to four ad units.

  Where it doesn't

  • Web-only deployment with no API access.
  • Requires publisher application before use.
  • JavaScript integration is required for ad and results units.

• AdsFeed Search Feed9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  Managed search monetization with customizable results, attribution and analytics.

  Visit AdsFeedFull verdict →
• Yahoo Partner Ads8.6/10 · Free plan

  A free Yahoo-powered option for customizable web search-results monetization.

  Visit Yahoo AdsFull verdict →