Head-to-head · Native Advertising Software
Sharethrough vs Teads
Sharethrough leads on 0 checks, Teads on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreSharethrough · 9.2/10
Sharethrough scores higher on our rubric for native advertising software: 9.2 against 7.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #8.
Sharethrough is the better fit for advertisers buying native inventory through DSPs. Teads is the better fit for advertisers combining native with video and CTV.
- Sharethrough fits best
Advertisers buying native inventory through DSPs
- Teads fits best
Advertisers combining native with video and CTV
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Side by side
| Feature | Sharethrough 9.2/10 Visit ↗ | Teads 7.8/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 9.2 | 7.8 |
| Ranking | #1 in Native Advertising Software | #8 in Native Advertising Software |
| Best for | Advertisers buying native inventory through DSPs | Advertisers combining native with video and CTV |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | Pricing on request | Pricing on request |
| Free plan | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Support | Tickets | Docs |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features Sharethrough 2/2 · Teads 2/2 | ||
| Automated optimization | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conversion tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specs | ||
| Minimum campaign spend | Pricing on request | Pricing on request |
| Publisher reach | Global | Global |
| Targeting options | Audience, inventory, exchange, deal, auction type, app, site, placement, and fraud avoidance targeting via DSPs | Audience targeting, contextual targeting, first-party audiences, custom audiences |
| Native ad formats | In-feed native, native display, native video, interstitial (ISI), carousel, scroller, content cards | Native, video, display, CTV HomeScreen, single image, single video, carousel |
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| Our verdict | Sharethrough is an advertising platform and exchange for brands, agencies, and publishers, with an advertiser offering centered on native inventory and creative enhancements. It suits mid-market and enterprise advertisers that already work… Read the review → |
Teads Ad Manager is a cloud advertising platform for brands and agencies planning, buying and measuring campaigns across premium web, app and connected-TV inventory. It supports goals from brand awareness to site visits, leads, sales and… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Sharethrough — where it wins
- Offers in-feed inventory across desktop and mobile web and apps.
- Supports carousel, scroller, content-card, and interstitial creative formats.
- Curates inventory by performance goals, audience, context, attention, and emissions.
Where it doesn't
- Campaign activation requires access to a supported DSP.
- Some formats require a Sharethrough contact or deal ID.
- Support is listed through ticket channels.
Teads — where it wins
- Plans campaigns with budgets, flight dates and frequency capping
- Combines audience and contextual targeting with conversion tracking
- Measures campaigns across devices and supports predictive optimization
Where it doesn't
- Advertiser access starts through contact or get-started flows
- Campaigns depend on cloud access through the web
- Support channels listed for advertisers are documentation
- Sharethrough9.2/10 · Pricing on request
A native-inventory exchange for advertisers activating campaigns through DSPs.
Visit SharethroughFull verdict → - Teads7.8/10 · Pricing on request
A cloud ad platform for combining native campaigns with video, display and CTV.
Contact TeadsFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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