Basis DSP vs MarinOne

Basis DSP gives media buyers tools to plan, buy, and manage campaigns across programmatic inventory, audiences, and data. Its interface combines programmatic planning and activation with search, social, and site direct. Campaign channels include connected TV, video, native, audio, display, and mobile advertising. Targeting options include cross-device, contextual, TV, hyper-local, behavioral, demographic, and retargeting approaches. Basis lists more than 25,000 audience segments from over 30 data providers, plus a private marketplace library with over 2,000 active deals across hundreds of sites. An AI engine analyzes campaign data for algorithmic and machine learning optimization. Brand protection includes partner vetting and automated monitoring, alongside integrations for privacy-compliant addressability and measurement. The platform interoperates with search, social, and ad server platforms. Its Enterprise API can support custom media-buying workflows and interfaces, and Basis offers consulting and onboarding for media teams. The platform is available via web and API; pricing is on request.

MarinOne is a SaaS platform for managing and optimizing search, social, and eCommerce advertising across publishers. Its customizable dashboards bring channel performance data together for cross-channel reporting, campaign management, and ROI optimization. Marin Bidding supports spend, efficiency, volume, engagement, and awareness objectives. Budget tools cover planning, forecasts, pacing, dynamic allocation, and bid recommendations; automation includes rules, alerts, workflows, and automated bidding. BI Connect can link reporting to tools such as Tableau and Google Data Studio, and a reporting-only REST API supports connections to client tools or reporting databases. A Google Sheets extension lets users select Marin data from within Sheets. Connect costs $500 a month and includes five data sources, 90 days of backfill, and 24 months of retention. Ascend costs $1,000 a month and One costs $2,000 a month; both list unlimited sources and 365 days of backfill. Marin advertises a 30-day free trial, but there is no free plan. In April 2025, Marin said its board had approved a dissolution and liquidation plan, subject to stockholder approval.