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Programmatic and display advertising · November 2026 Edition

StackAdapt vs AdRoll ABM

Thirteen of fourteen models named StackAdapt first on the direct prompt; four named AdRoll ABM. StackAdapt was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and AdRoll ABM by eleven and StackAdapt carries 57 labels and AdRoll ABM 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.

StackAdapt

endorsed leader

Named in seven categories this edition.

AdRoll ABM

accepted challenger

By AdRoll, San Francisco, United States, founded 2007. Named in thirteen categories this edition.

First-choice share50%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels5718A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, StackAdapt reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.StackAdapt vs Choozle · StackAdapt vs The Trade Desk · StackAdapt vs Basis

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the programmatic and display advertising page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
StackAdaptFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAdRoll ABM
Direct134
Paraphrase111
Comparative00
Budget-constrained201 against StackAdapt
Scale-constrained30
Negative001 against StackAdapt
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where StackAdapt and AdRoll ABM stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
StackAdapt AdRoll ABM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, StackAdapt on the left and AdRoll ABM on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where StackAdapt and AdRoll ABM stood in it.

Both were the first choice

3 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.
Gemini 3.5 FlashAdRoll ABM, StackAdapt alternatives: Demandbase Advertising, Influ2
Grok 4.20AdRoll ABM, StackAdapt alternatives: Google Display & Video 360, Hey Sid, The Trade Desk
Muse Glimmer 30BAdRoll ABM, StackAdapt alternatives: DemandScience, Hey Sid

StackAdapt first, AdRoll ABM an alternative

10 of 14 modelsAdRoll ABM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5StackAdapt alternatives: AdRoll ABM, LinkedIn Campaign Manager
GPT-5.4 miniStackAdapt alternatives: Demandbase Advertising
Perplexity SonarStackAdapt alternatives: AdRoll ABM, Demandbase Advertising, LinkedIn Campaign Manager
Mistral SmallStackAdapt, The Trade Desk alternatives: AdRoll ABM, Google Display & Video 360, LinkedIn Campaign Manager
DeepSeek V4 FlashStackAdapt alternatives: AdRoll ABM, LinkedIn Campaign Manager
Llama 4 MaverickStackAdapt alternatives: Google Display & Video 360, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, The Trade Desk
Qwen 3.7 FlashStackAdapt alternatives: 6sense, Demandbase Advertising, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, The Trade Desk
GLM 4.7 FlashXStackAdapt alternatives: 6sense, Demandbase Advertising, Google Display & Video 360, LinkedIn Audience Network, Programmatic B2B Agency Services, The Trade Desk
MiniMax M2.5StackAdapt alternatives: AdRoll ABM, Basis, DemandScience
GPT-6 LunaStackAdapt alternatives: 6sense, AdRoll ABM, Basis, Demandbase Advertising

AdRoll ABM first, StackAdapt an alternative

1 of 14 modelsStackAdapt was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Kimi K2AdRoll ABM alternatives: ABX, Google Display, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, Metadata.io, StackAdapt

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
StackAdapt leads by forty-one points.
StackAdapt41%#1 of 17
AdRoll ABM0%#– of 17
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
StackAdapt leads by forty-one points.
StackAdapt50%#1 of 13
AdRoll ABM9%#3 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
AdRoll ABM is not named for this buyer.
StackAdapt2%#7 of 11
AdRoll ABM—not named
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about StackAdapt

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“Multiple warnings label it a platform to "avoid at all costs" for advertisers.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“the recommended demand-side platform for display ads for a mid-sized B2B company is StackAdapt, as it is the clear leader with 48% of first choices” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, StackAdapt offers the best balance of capabilities, ease of use, and mid-market accessibility.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about AdRoll ABM

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.

“If your primary goal is Account-Based Marketing (ABM) tightly connected to your CRM ... start with RollWorks.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.