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Index Exchange vs TripleLift

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Index Exchange

by Index Exchange

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Pricing: Rates not public. Index Exchange takes one fee on each transaction, a dynamic take rate that varies by auction; terms are agreed with its sales team.

Index Exchange is a supply-side platform (SSP) where publishers sell web, app and streaming TV ads by auction or deal, paid through one fee per transaction.

9 /17 features Full profile

TripleLift

by TripleLift

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Pricing: Sold through TripleLift's sales team after a contact request, with no self-serve signup or published rates. TL Direct adds no curation fees and no charge for its ready-made audience segments.

TripleLift is a supply-side platform (SSP) for native, display, video and CTV ads that links publishers with DSP buyers through curated deals; sales-led.

7 /17 features Full profile

Feature Comparison

Supply-Side Platforms (SSP) features side-by-side

Feature	Index Exchange 9/17 features	TripleLift 7/17 features
Header bidding wrapper support Integrates as a bidder in an open-source header bidding wrapper or supplies its own wrapper.	Yes	Yes
Server-side header bidding Runs the header auction on the server to reduce page latency and browser load.	No	No
Open auction and private marketplace deals Sells inventory through open real-time bidding and packages it into private marketplace deals.	Yes	Yes
Programmatic guaranteed deals Fixed-price reserved deals executed programmatically with a buyer's DSP.	Yes	Yes
Price floor management Sets static or dynamic floor prices per placement, buyer, geo or device.	No	No
Video, CTV and audio inventory support Sells in-stream video, CTV and audio impressions, not only display banners.	No	No
Mobile app inventory monetization Sells in-app impressions through an SDK or an app-ads.txt supported integration.	Yes	No
Ad quality and malvertising blocking Scans creatives and blocks malware, forced redirects or disallowed categories before serving.	Yes	No
Demand partner performance reporting Reports bid rate, win rate and CPM per buyer or DSP so demand can be compared.	No	Yes
Yield analytics by placement Reports fill rate, eCPM and revenue by ad unit, geo, device and demand source.	No	Yes
Curated marketplace packages Bundles inventory with data or context into packages that buyers activate by deal ID.	Yes	Yes
Publisher first-party data in the bid stream Passes publisher segments or IDs to buyers in bid requests for targeting.	Yes	No
ads.txt and sellers.json support Publishes authorized seller declarations so buyers can verify the supply path.	Yes	Yes
Published net payment terms States net payment days and the minimum payout on its site or in the publisher agreement.	No	No
Log-level auction data for publishers Exports impression-level auction logs so publishers can audit bids and clearing prices.	Yes	No
Invalid traffic filtering for publishers Blocks bot impressions before auction using an accredited invalid traffic partner.	No	No
Transparent take rate Discloses its fee as a fixed share of media cost on its site or in the publisher agreement.	No	No
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Index Exchange 9/17 features

Header bidding wrapper support: Yes
Server-side header bidding: No
Open auction and private marketplace deals: Yes
Programmatic guaranteed deals: Yes
Price floor management: No
Video, CTV and audio inventory support: No
Mobile app inventory monetization: Yes
Ad quality and malvertising blocking: Yes
Demand partner performance reporting: No
Yield analytics by placement: No
Curated marketplace packages: Yes
Publisher first-party data in the bid stream: Yes
ads.txt and sellers.json support: Yes
Published net payment terms: No
Log-level auction data for publishers: Yes
Invalid traffic filtering for publishers: No
Transparent take rate: No

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TripleLift 7/17 features

Header bidding wrapper support: Yes
Server-side header bidding: No
Open auction and private marketplace deals: Yes
Programmatic guaranteed deals: Yes
Price floor management: No
Video, CTV and audio inventory support: No
Mobile app inventory monetization: No
Ad quality and malvertising blocking: No
Demand partner performance reporting: Yes
Yield analytics by placement: Yes
Curated marketplace packages: Yes
Publisher first-party data in the bid stream: No
ads.txt and sellers.json support: Yes
Published net payment terms: No
Log-level auction data for publishers: No
Invalid traffic filtering for publishers: No
Transparent take rate: No

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Pricing

Index Exchange

Rates not public. Index Exchange takes one fee on each transaction, a dynamic take rate that varies by auction; terms are agreed with its sales team.

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TripleLift

Sold through TripleLift's sales team after a contact request, with no self-serve signup or published rates. TL Direct adds no curation fees and no charge for its ready-made audience segments.

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