Adjust vs Google Ad Manager App Mediation

Adjust is an attribution and analytics suite for app marketers measuring marketing activity across platforms. Its measurement offering connects marketing touchpoints across mobile, web, connected TV, PC, and console. Datascape combines marketing data with reports, visualizations, dashboards, and performance metrics. Growth Copilot lets users ask plain-language questions in Datascape, while Adjust MCP connects Adjust data to existing AI workflows. TrueLink creates branded deep links that can direct users to specific locations within an app across channels and environments. Audience tools support building, analyzing, and A/B testing custom groups for retargeting, and the partner marketplace lists ad networks, analytics platforms, and data management solutions. The free Base plan includes up to 1,500 monthly attributions for up to 12 months. Core and Enterprise pricing is available through sales. Growth Solutions such as TrueLink, Web Attribution, Fraud Prevention Suite, Data Residency, and PC & Console are paid add-ons for Core and Enterprise clients. Base clients receive English email-only support and the Help Center. Adjust says it was founded in 2012 and is an AppLovin company.

Google Ad Manager App Mediation sends mobile app ad requests to eligible third-party networks in sequence, with yield groups defining which networks can participate. It orders eligible networks using estimated CPM and real-time Ad Exchange CPM, excluding networks expected to yield less than Ad Exchange. The mediation chain's expected yield competes with Ad Manager line items and real-time bids through Dynamic Allocation. Apps use Google Mobile Ads SDK, which calls each network adapter in turn until an ad is returned. Setup requires the SDK, adapters for selected networks, and an Ad Exchange for mobile apps account linked and set as the default for dynamic allocation. Publishers configure yield partners and groups to select networks and inventory. If none of the networks fills a request, it stays unfilled rather than returning automatically to the ad server. A serving chain can contain up to 50 networks; sequential calls in longer chains risk added latency. Google provides Android and iOS mediation guides. The listed plan is free, subject to the Ad Exchange account requirement. Third-party mediation network impressions are not eligible for Active View measurement.