Criteo Retail Media vs Kevel

CRCriteo Retail Media9.1Visit Kevel8.4Visit

Higher score CR Criteo Retail Media #2 in Ad Serving Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Criteo

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Kevel #7 in Ad Serving Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Kevel

• Criteo Retail Media fits best

  Retail media networks needing self-service campaigns

• Kevel fits best

  Retailers building API-led, multi-channel ad programs

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Side by side

Feature	CRCriteo Retail Media 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Kevel 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Ad Serving Software	#7 in Ad Serving Software
Best for	Retail media networks needing self-service campaigns	Retailers building API-led, multi-channel ad programs
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Criteo Retail Media 1/1 · Kevel 0/1
White-label option	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Ad formats	Sponsored products, display, video, image banners, dynamic display	mixed
Targeting options	Retailer first-party data, audience segments, search keywords, negative keywords	Not checked yet
Reporting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Inventory types	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Hosting model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Runs onsite and offsite campaigns with display, video and product ads Uses retailer first-party data, audience segments and keyword controls Measures sales at SKU level and supports campaign APIs	Combines ad serving with decisioning and first-party audience targeting Supports onsite and offsite ads, including listings and native formats Includes forecasting, pacing, conversion tracking, and attribution
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Built for mid-market and enterprise teams, not small advertisers Campaign management and reporting focus on retail media use cases	Custom pricing requires contacting sales API-led infrastructure is aimed at teams building their own ad products The listed support channel is documentation
Our verdict	Criteo Retail Media supports brands, agencies and retailers running advertising across retailer websites and apps, as well as offsite inventory. Advertisers can plan, launch and measure campaigns through self-service tools; retailers can… Read the review →	Kevel provides infrastructure APIs and tools for businesses building and operating custom advertising platforms. Retailers, publishers, marketplaces, and delivery apps can use its ad server, audience segmentation, campaign-management… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Criteo Retail Media — where it wins

  • Runs onsite and offsite campaigns with display, video and product ads
  • Uses retailer first-party data, audience segments and keyword controls
  • Measures sales at SKU level and supports campaign APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Built for mid-market and enterprise teams, not small advertisers
  • Campaign management and reporting focus on retail media use cases

• Kevel — where it wins

  • Combines ad serving with decisioning and first-party audience targeting
  • Supports onsite and offsite ads, including listings and native formats
  • Includes forecasting, pacing, conversion tracking, and attribution

  Where it doesn't

  • Custom pricing requires contacting sales
  • API-led infrastructure is aimed at teams building their own ad products
  • The listed support channel is documentation

• CRCriteo Retail Media9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  Self-service retail media for campaigns across retailer sites and offsite inventory.

  Visit CriteoFull verdict →
• Kevel8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  Ad-serving and decisioning APIs for retailers building custom, multi-channel ad programs.

  Visit KevelFull verdict →