# Smartly alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 397 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Smartly holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/smartly/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Google Ads: 30
- The Brief: 24
- Canva: 23
- Skai: 23
- Meta Ads: 22
- Optmyzr: 20

## Creative automation platforms

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Smartly (Smartly is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Canva: first choice in 23 of those 82
- The Brief: first choice in 18 of those 82
- Abyssale: first choice in 7 of those 82
- Creatopy: first choice in 6 of those 82
- AdCreative.ai: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Adobe Express: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Canva for Enterprise: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Creatify: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Smartly (Smartly is #9 of 13 at 2%).

- Bannerflow: first choice in 6 of those 60
- The Brief: first choice in 6 of those 60
- Abyssale: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Cape.io: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Creatify: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Creatopy: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Celtra: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Orshot: first choice in 3 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Smartly (Smartly is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Celtra: first choice in 8 of those 51
- Bannerflow: first choice in 6 of those 51
- Adobe Firefly Creative Production: first choice in 3 of those 51
- Storyteq: first choice in 3 of those 51
- Abyssale: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Adobe GenStudio: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Artisan: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Bynder: first choice in 1 of those 51

## Search and social advertising platforms

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Smartly (Smartly is #12 of 14 at 0%).

- Google Ads: first choice in 19 of those 81
- Meta Ads: first choice in 15 of those 81
- AdFlint: first choice in 12 of those 81
- Adzooma: first choice in 11 of those 81
- HubSpot Ads: first choice in 10 of those 81
- Optmyzr: first choice in 8 of those 81
- AdEspresso: first choice in 5 of those 81
- LinkedIn Campaign Manager: first choice in 3 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Smartly (Smartly is #9 of 18 at 2%).

- Optmyzr: first choice in 12 of those 71
- Google Ads: first choice in 11 of those 71
- Meta Ads: first choice in 7 of those 71
- Adzooma: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Metadata.io: first choice in 5 of those 71
- HubSpot Ads: first choice in 4 of those 71
- AdFlint: first choice in 3 of those 71
- HubSpot Marketing Hub: first choice in 3 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Smartly (Smartly is #5 of 10 at 2%).

- Skai: first choice in 23 of those 52
- Marin Software: first choice in 5 of those 52
- Google Search Ads 360: first choice in 4 of those 52
- Adpulse: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Google Display & Video 360: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Meta Business Manager: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Metadata.ai: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Metadata.io: first choice in 1 of those 52

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