Chartboost Mediation vs DT FairBid

Chartboost Mediation is a free monetization platform for Android and iOS mobile apps. It uses bidding to increase competition for each ad impression and offers access to more than 50 demand sources. A unified auction runs real-time bidding and shows why a bid won. Developers can use bidding or waterfall setups, although individual partners may not support both. The dashboard filters performance by app, placement, ad type, network source, country, and date range, and supports custom reports. One-click A/B tests compare bidding, non-bidding, and other monetization arrangements. Chartboost bidding supports banner, rewarded video, and interstitial ads. Mediation SDK integrations are listed for Android and iOS version 5.4.0 and Unity version 5.3.0. Chartboost says there are no demand fees for bidding partners. Setup includes a free platform account, app imports, network selection, placements, ad groups, and SDK integration.

DT FairBid is a publisher monetization service for integrating and managing multiple mediated ad networks on apps or other publisher properties. Publishers configure apps, placements, and networks in DT Console; at least one placement is required to monetize an app. For bidding networks, DT runs an auction for a placement across the networks added to it. Waterfall mediation instead offers the placement to networks in the publisher's chosen order. FairBid demonstrates banner, interstitial, rewarded-video, and MREC formats, with integration guides for networks including Meta Audience Network, Liftoff Monetize, and Amazon Publisher Services. The service supports Android, iOS, and Unity apps and provides Management, Reporting, and User Level Reporting APIs. Those APIs require authentication tokens obtained with verification keys. Privacy options include disabling collection and transmission of the Android advertising ID and flagging users as children; documentation also covers mediated-network support for child-directed flags, GDPR consent strings, and CCPA opt-out strings. DT FairBid is provided free of charge, with publishers collecting payments directly from mediated ad networks.