Basis DSP vs Yahoo DSP

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.

Yahoo DSP is a demand-side platform for advertisers and agencies buying ad space on other companies’ sites and apps. Its campaign workflow covers planning, audience targeting, creative, curation, optimization and measurement across Connected TV, native, audio, digital out-of-home and display. Audience tools combine Yahoo, third-party and advertiser first-party data into people-based or contextual segments. Planning features include cross-screen TV, digital out-of-home, supply-path and audience insights. Yahoo Blueprint supports campaign forecasting and optimization throughout the campaign lifecycle. Advertisers can connect their own agents through MCP or APIs, use Yahoo DSP agents, or combine the approaches; the DSP Agent Network also connects with partner AI agents. Audio campaigns can use Spotify music and podcast inventory, as well as partners including iHeartMedia, SiriusXM, Acast and Libsyn. Its REST API supports programmatic management of campaigns, targeting, deals and reports. Yahoo describes TalonPro as an always-on ad-fraud avoidance solution, and says third-party verification providers may also be used. Yahoo directs prospective customers to contact its team for details; no price or trial offer is stated.