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Adjust vs Ruler Analytics

Adjust and Ruler Analytics are both ad management & attribution tools. Adjust is aimed at enterprise and developers, while Ruler Analytics is aimed at small businesses and agencies. Only Adjust has a free plan.

Adjust

Mobile measurement partner for app attribution and fraud prevention

Ruler Analytics

Closed-loop attribution and call tracking for lead-gen marketers

PricingFreemiumPaid · $400
Starting priceNot published$400/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial——
Built forEnterprise, Developers, Small businessesSmall businesses, Agencies, Enterprise
Platformswebweb
CountryDE · 2012GB
Rating——

Choose Adjust if

Mobile app and game publishers spending meaningfully on paid user acquisition who need trustworthy attribution, fraud protection and iOS privacy measurement.

  • Mature, widely integrated SDK used by large app publishers
  • Free Base tier lets small developers start without a contract
  • Strong fraud prevention and privacy-framework support

Look elsewhere if: Web-first DTC brands or apps with little paid marketing (Northbeam, Rockerbox, Google Analytics).

Choose Ruler Analytics if

Lead-generation businesses and agencies whose sales close on the phone or in a CRM and who need revenue-level attribution per channel.

  • Combines call tracking and attribution, so no separate CallRail-style tool
  • Closed-loop view shows revenue per channel, not just lead counts
  • Feeds real revenue back to Google and Meta bidding

Look elsewhere if: Shopify DTC brands and very small sites that need cheaper, ecommerce-native attribution (Triple Whale, Northbeam).

Adjust vs Ruler Analytics pricing

Adjust

  • Base$0Up to 1,500 attributions per month; for small developers
  • CoreCustomUp to 250,000 attributions per year; annual contract
  • EnterpriseCustomOver 250,000 attributions per year; add-ons priced separately

Ruler Analytics

  • Small$400/mo$360/mo billed annually; up to 10k monthly visits
  • Medium$668/mo$601/mo annually; 50k visits, data-driven attribution
  • Large$1,326/mo$1,193/mo annually; up to 100k monthly visits
  • Advanced$2,000/moFrom; 100k+ visits, marketing mix modelling, AI agent

Adjust · Key features

  • Install and in-app event attribution across thousands of ad partners
  • SKAdNetwork and AdAttributionKit measurement for privacy-restricted iOS traffic
  • Fraud Prevention Suite against click spam, SDK spoofing and fake installs
  • Datascape dashboards with cohort, retention and ROAS reporting
  • InSight incrementality testing using synthetic control groups
  • Deep linking for retargeting and user re-engagement campaigns

Cons

  • Core and Enterprise pricing is unpublished and contract-based
  • Useful add-ons like fraud prevention and InSight cost extra
  • Ownership by AppLovin raises neutrality questions for some buyers

Ruler Analytics · Key features

  • Call tracking with dynamic number insertion per visitor and campaign
  • Form and live chat tracking tied to the original traffic source
  • CRM sync that attributes closed revenue back to keywords and ads
  • Offline conversion and revenue upload to ad platforms for smart bidding
  • Multi-touch, data-driven and impression attribution models
  • Marketing mix modelling with budget scenario planner on Advanced

Cons

  • Starts at $400 a month, high for small businesses
  • Priced on site visits, so traffic-heavy sites pay more
  • No free plan or self-serve trial; demo required

Adjust vs Ruler Analytics: FAQ

Do Adjust and Ruler Analytics have a free plan?

Adjust has a free plan. Ruler Analytics has no free plan.

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