The Trade Desk vs Adform DSP

The Trade Desk8.9Visit Adform DSP8.4Visit

Higher score The Trade Desk #1 in Demand Side Platform 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit The Trade Desk

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Adform DSP #5 in Demand Side Platform 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Adform

• The Trade Desk fits best

  Enterprises seeking broad independent media buying

• Adform DSP fits best

  Buyers prioritizing cross-device and DOOH campaigns

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Side by side

Feature	The Trade Desk 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Adform DSP 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.4
Ranking	#1 in Demand Side Platform	#5 in Demand Side Platform
Best for	Enterprises seeking broad independent media buying	Buyers prioritizing cross-device and DOOH campaigns
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	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Phone
Integrations	4 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features The Trade Desk 0/1 · Adform DSP 1/1
Attribution reporting	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Buying model	Not checked yet	Both
Ad channels	Not checked yet	Display, video, connected TV (CTV), audio, mobile, in-app, digital out-of-home (DOOH)
Inventory access	Not checked yet	Multiple
Targeting options	Not checked yet	Audience/data-based (first-, second- and third-party); geographic (country, region, city, ZIP code); hyperlocal/proximity; cross-device; contextual and demographic/venue targeting
Supported regions	Not checked yet	Global inventory; DOOH planner initially launching across 15 markets
Our review
Pros	Plans and activates campaigns across audio, CTV, display, mobile, and more Combines audience targeting with identity and cross-device solutions Offers measurement integrations, reporting feeds, and enterprise APIs	Plans, forecasts, launches and optimizes campaigns in one workflow Buys across display, video, CTV, audio, mobile, in-app and DOOH Combines cross-device controls with map-based DOOH discovery
Cons	Pricing is contact-sales rather than a self-serve plan Support channels listed are documentation Its broad DSP focus may not suit social-network-only advertising	Pricing is contractual rather than published on a rate card DOOH planning is initially launching across 15 markets Its specified channel mix may not suit buyers seeking broader coverage
Our verdict	The Trade Desk is a cloud-based demand-side platform for advertisers, brands, agencies, and media buyers who want to plan, activate, optimize, and measure programmatic campaigns across the open internet. Its channel coverage includes… Read the review →	Adform DSP gives advertisers and agencies tools to plan, activate, optimize and measure programmatic campaigns. Its channel mix spans display, video, connected TV, audio, mobile, in-app and digital out-of-home, making it especially… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• The Trade Desk — where it wins

  • Plans and activates campaigns across audio, CTV, display, mobile, and more
  • Combines audience targeting with identity and cross-device solutions
  • Offers measurement integrations, reporting feeds, and enterprise APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is contact-sales rather than a self-serve plan
  • Support channels listed are documentation
  • Its broad DSP focus may not suit social-network-only advertising

• Adform DSP — where it wins

  • Plans, forecasts, launches and optimizes campaigns in one workflow
  • Buys across display, video, CTV, audio, mobile, in-app and DOOH
  • Combines cross-device controls with map-based DOOH discovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is contractual rather than published on a rate card
  • DOOH planning is initially launching across 15 markets
  • Its specified channel mix may not suit buyers seeking broader coverage

• The Trade Desk8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad DSP for planning, activating, optimizing, and measuring programmatic campaigns.

  Visit The Trade DeskFull verdict →
• Adform DSP8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A cross-device DSP with broad channel buying and map-based DOOH planning.

  Visit AdformFull verdict →