# theTradeDesk Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about theTradeDesk Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Demand Side Platform (DSP) products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/149006/theTradeDesk/alternatives --- # theTradeDesk Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 26, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) theTradeDesk ## What is theTradeDesk? The Trade Desk™ is a global technology company that empowers buyers of advertising. Through its self-service, cloud-based platform, ad buyers can create, manage, and optimize digital advertising campaigns across ad formats and devices. Integrations with major data, inventory, and publisher partners ensure maximum reach and decisioning capabilities, and enterprise APIs enable custom development on top of the platform. ## What is theTradeDesk used for? [Demand Side Platform (DSP)](https://www.capterra.com/demand-side-platform-software/)[Display Advertising](https://www.capterra.com/display-advertising-software/)[Campaign Management](https://www.capterra.com/campaign-management-software/) Overall rating Based on 15 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... 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[4.5 (1,132)](https://www.capterra.com/p/148516/Marketing-360/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 3.9 (15) Ease Of Use 4.5 (22) Value For Money 3.8 (10) Value For Money 4.3 (19) Customer Service 4.3 (12) Customer Service 4.6 (18) ## theTradeDesk alternatives [Criteo](https://www.capterra.com/p/162594/Criteo/) [3.9 (22)](https://www.capterra.com/p/162594/Criteo/reviews/) Starting price $1.00 Per User, Per Month [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/162594/Criteo/) Highest Rated [Amobee](https://www.capterra.com/p/131782/Turn-Campaign-Suite/) [5.0 (1)](https://www.capterra.com/p/131782/Turn-Campaign-Suite/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/131782/Turn-Campaign-Suite/) [Proxistore](https://www.capterra.com/p/266222/Proxistore/) [0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/266222/Proxistore/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/266222/Proxistore/) [StackAdapt](https://www.capterra.com/p/173754/StackAdapt/) [4.3 (3)](https://www.capterra.com/p/173754/StackAdapt/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/173754/StackAdapt/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Audience Targeting 5.0 (2) 0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Identify a particular segment of population based on specific criteria and customize your efforts to attract their attention Ad Inventory Management 4.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Manage advertised inventory that is featured and tracked across marketing campaigns AI/Machine Learning 5.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Software program that continuously adjusts its behavior based on observed data Bidding Strategies 5.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Acquire advertising inventory or impressions that are used to place ads on various channels Budget Management 5.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Forecast, allocate funds, organize financial resources and report & analyze project's income and expenditure Campaign Management 3.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Create a collection of marketing actions to complete specific goals and plan and analyze campaign results theTradeDesk 30 features Manage advertised inventory that is featured and tracked across marketing campaigns Manage advertising space and its sales within your network or publication Software program that continuously adjusts its behavior based on observed data Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Identify a particular segment of population based on specific criteria and customize your efforts to attract their attention Display advertising and marketing messages to users based on their browsing history and preferences Acquire advertising inventory or impressions that are used to place ads on various channels Forecast, allocate funds, organize financial resources and report & analyze project's income and expenditure Track and interpret campaign performance metrics Create a collection of marketing actions to complete specific goals and plan and analyze campaign results Track the amount of clicks on individual products to measure campaign results Centralized database of stakeholders and their contact information such as names, address, phone number etc. Track user conversions from all digital sources Visualize and analyze customer experience across all touchpoints and channels Process of dividing customers into groups based on common characteristics Import, collect, and capture data from multiple sources Track the management and flow of data throughout the organization Create, distribute, and/or monitor campaigns that include banners, overlays, rich media, and other display ads. Create and send email blasts/campaigns Predefined actions automatically performed on the occurance of specific events Used by Advertising Agencies Manage multiple campaigns in one system Coordinate marketing efforts across channels (email, landing pages, social media, etc.) Organize and manage the accomplishments and development of employees or performance of applications or systems Adjust communications based on previous interactions or personal preferences Receive data and information in real time Active reporting of data and metrics Receive system updates as soon as any changes are made Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.3 (15) 4.3 Based on 15 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 3.8 (10) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Value for money 3.8 (10) 3.8 Based on 10 reviews Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.3 (12) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.3 (12) 4.3 Based on 12 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.4 Based on 15 reviews Filter by rating 5(8) 4(5) 3(2) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent FK Francois K. Directeur de clientele Marketing and Advertising ### "DSP utile " 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 January 10, 2024 Pros DSP utile pour certains inventaires. Super qualité de service. Cons Peut-être compliqué à prendre en main au début Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Umang M. Data Analyst Information Technology and Services ### "Make way for your advertising expert " 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 February 18, 2023 Pros TTD has brought in the revolution for ad programmatic in terms knowing which ad campaigns has to be run, so that we could get proper understanding of what people like and dislike about the product and it's quality. Cons UI/UX plays a crucial role in understanding the platform that has to be used in order to create proper insights. So, in this sector I could see a bit of improvement. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CH Carie H. Ad Operations Marketing and Advertising ### "Bulk Edit Campaigns" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 29, 2022 Overall I love TTD. The automated pacing frees up time to optimize! I think the changes I suggested would only make this platform even better. Pros Automated pacing is wonderful! Frees up time for optimizing. Cons Bulk edit options limited for campaigns. I have several clients that run several campaigns and they change flight dates. It would be nice for that to be a bulk edit feature. I hate that you can't make more then 1 bulk edit in ad groups at a time, If you make a bulk edit for ad groups you make 1 then it unmarks all of your ad groups and you have to remark and go back into the bulk edit menu. It would be great if we could bulk edit, bulk edits lol. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KF Kaden F. Client success Manager Marketing and Advertising ### "Great DSP" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 July 1, 2022 Pros Tradedesk has a robust number of data segments and options to tie in your own data segments as well. It is one of the most wide ranging DSPs that I have found so far. Customer Support is helpful and timely in responses as well. Cons Reports can be slow to load and run, the platform also struggles in my opinion to let you visualize campaign performance quickly. Switched from [Centro](https://www.capterra.com/p/211259/Centro/) [Google Ads](https://www.capterra.com/p/213339/Google-Ads/) TTD is much cheaper with access to more targeting options Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. DS David S. Sr. Manager, programmatic Marketing and Advertising ### "The Trade Desk is best in class and the leader in programmatic platforms" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 October 25, 2020 I'm a long time user of TTD, over 5 years, and it's consistently a great platform. Pros The Trade Desk platform is feature-rich from its DMP of data segments to PMP library to optimization features. The client service team is another strong front for TTD and readily available to support any inquiries. Cons TTD is best in class. The pricing is on the high end, but well worth the value you get in product quality and media buying results. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JK Justina K. Senior Media Activation Executive Marketing and Advertising ### "Platform designed mainly for traders! " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 December 9, 2019 Overall experience w TTD has been excellent so far, esp when our account manager is really on the ball to suggest additional tactics and point us in the right direction for platform features and all. Would love to use them again for other campaigns as long as the clients' budgets permit. Pros I like that TTD has amazing customer service support team to help traders along with their platform, and also the level of details that are available for viewing and deciding on optimisations esp at ad group level - they call it rails i think. Cons I think there's a certain learning curve involved for someone who has been trading mainly on DV360, but once you get the hang of it, it's actually fine! So far I've been very satisfied with the platform features cos they are obviously catered to the traders. The least favourite part is probably the tech fees which are higher than DV360's (common client concern haha) but well, features are really much better. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KR Kyle R. Digital Strategy Manager Marketing and Advertising ### "Very Powerful Omni-Channel Platform" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 November 14, 2019 Overall I've had a very positive experience with theTradeDesk. Pros theTradeDesk give you access to an abundance of ad platforms and placements and a wealth of targeting options. Cons The platform can be difficult to grasp to begin with, but their support team is very helpful and will help you set up your campaigns to ensure success. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Melvin L. Media activation manager Marketing and Advertising ### "Great platform and evolving positively " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 October 16, 2019 Great experience. Have used this product for a while. While a lot of products in terms of functionality exists out in the market, the great agency support really sets it apart from the rest. There has been lots of iterations and changes to the product as well. Having seen where this product is going, the outlook looks positive. Pros Packed with loads of features, great for both beginners to advanced users. Superb support from the team Cons Reporting takes a while to generate. A little bit higher in terms of cost as compared to other similar platforms out there Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RH Raymond H. Associate Director Marketing and Advertising ### "One of the most advance independent DSP in the market" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 August 17, 2019 If scale is an issue with the use of data in your campaigns. May want to give TTD a try. Pros This DSP is probably that be that most aligns with what a trading desk platform should be like. Built to replica features of the stock market. Although not a wall garden DSP with exclusive data, what TTD has over even the war garden is features and easy of use. Their data and vendor integrations to run CTV, audio, or even mobile app campaigns beyond just regular display or video is ahead of even wall gardens like google and amazon. Scale isn't an issue as there's data integrations to scale through probabilistic model partnerships. Cons Would say cost, if you pay attention closely, each feature within the TTD platform has a cost. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JW Junde W. Analyst Marketing and Advertising ### "TTD Feedback" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 July 24, 2019 Pros Product features up to date and new innovation Cons Reporting features such as API can be improve Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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