Demand-Side Platforms (DSP)

illumin vs Nexxen

Compare illumin and Nexxen side-by-side. See feature differences and pricing in the Demand-Side Platforms (DSP) category.

illumin

by illumin

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Pricing: Quote only, arranged through a demo request, at a Self-service level run by the advertiser or a Managed service level run by illumin's team.

illumin is a demand-side platform that plans, buys and measures programmatic campaigns as consumer journeys for brands and agencies, self-serve or managed.

5 /17 features Full profile

Nexxen

by Nexxen

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Pricing: Quote only. Nexxen prices the platform after a demo request to its sales team.

Nexxen is a demand-side platform joined to an SSP and a data platform, for advertisers buying CTV and video, built on ACR viewing data from Hisense smart TVs.

3 /17 features Full profile

Feature Comparison

Demand-Side Platforms (DSP) features side-by-side

Feature	illumin 5/17 features	Nexxen 3/17 features
Omnichannel programmatic buying Display, video, CTV, audio, native and digital out-of-home bought from one campaign setup.	Yes	No
Multi-exchange open auction access Bids on inventory from many supply-side platforms and exchanges through OpenRTB.	No	No
Private marketplace deal ID buying Activates private marketplace and programmatic guaranteed deals by entering a deal ID.	No	No
Supply path optimization controls Chooses or prioritizes supply paths to cut duplicated, resold or high-fee inventory.	No	No
Custom bidding algorithms Uploads or scripts bespoke bid logic or sets a custom KPI for the bidder to optimize.	No	No
Pre-bid brand safety and viewability segments Applies verification partner segments for brand safety, viewability and fraud before bidding.	Yes	No
Third-party contextual segments Targets impressions by page context using segments from contextual data providers.	No	No
Third-party audience data marketplace Licenses audience segments from data providers inside the platform, priced per CPM.	No	No
CRM and CDP audience ingestion Uploads hashed CRM lists or connects a CDP to build targetable and suppressible segments.	Yes	No
Alternative ID support in bidding Bids on alternative identifiers such as UID2, hashed emails or publisher IDs, not only cookies.	No	Yes
Log-level data access Exports impression-level bid and win logs for independent analysis or a data warehouse.	No	No
Transparent fee reporting Itemizes platform fee, data fees and verification fees per campaign in reporting.	No	No
Campaign forecasting before launch Predicts impressions, reach, clicks or conversions for a proposed budget and targeting set.	Yes	Yes
Cross-device frequency management Caps and reports frequency across a user's devices through an identity graph.	Yes	Yes
Dynamic creative optimization Assembles creative variants per impression from rules or data feeds and reports per variant.	No	No
Self-serve DSP access without a minimum A self-serve seat with no contractual spend minimum, or a published low minimum.	No	No
DSP reporting API Pulls campaign, line item and placement performance by API for external dashboards.	No	No
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