G2 Vendor Directory

MAX by AppLovin vs. PubMatic

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricMAX by AppLovin

by AppLovin

PubMatic

by PubMatic

Overall rating4.23.2
Review count2111
Ease of use8.47.0
Ease of setup8.07.1
Quality of support8.97.1
Meets requirements8.26.7
NPS42.857143-18.181818
Small Business28.6%44.4%
Mid-Market66.7%44.4%
Enterprise4.8%11.1%
Total page views298284
Total LLM citations4,181982

MAX by AppLovin

MAX, our mediation solution, was the first real-time auction platform that enabled all the key market players to bid for a mobile ad impression. Now with an industry-leading selection of bidders and networks and AppLovin's premium demand sources: AppDiscovery and the AppLovin Exchange (ALX), MAX gives publishers the most competitive and diverse set of programmatic auctions for in-app real estate, alongside an additional 360-growth solution for driving incremental revenue growth via UA efforts.

Pros

    PubMatic

    PubMatic (Nasdaq: PUBM) delivers superior revenue to publishers by being an SSP of choice for agencies and advertisers. PubMatic’s cloud infrastructure platform for digital advertising empowers independent app developers and publishers to increase monetization while enabling media buyers to drive return on investment by reaching and engaging their target audiences in brand-safe, premium environments across ad formats and devices. Since 2006, PubMatic has been expanding its owned and operated global infrastructure and continues to cultivate programmatic innovation.

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