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Adjust vs Triple Whale

Adjust and Triple Whale are both ad management & attribution tools. Adjust is aimed at enterprise and developers, while Triple Whale is aimed at E-commerce. Both have a free plan.

Adjust

Mobile measurement partner for app attribution and fraud prevention

Triple Whale

E-commerce attribution and profit analytics

PricingFreemiumFreemium · $219
Starting priceNot published$219/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Built forEnterprise, Developers, Small businessesE-commerce
Platformswebweb, ios, android
CountryDE · 2012US · 2021
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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 Triple Whale if

Shopify DTC brands spending on paid social.

  • Built for Shopify DTC
  • Unified view across channels
  • Creative insights

Look elsewhere if: Non-Shopify or B2B businesses.

Adjust vs Triple Whale 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

Triple Whale

  • Free$0No commitment
  • Foundationfrom $219/moStores under $250K annual GMV; 12-month term
  • Automatefrom $749/moStores under $250K annual GMV; 12-month term
  • EnterpriseCustomQuote

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  • Core and Enterprise pricing is unpublished and contract-based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

Triple Whale · Key features

  • Real-time profit and ROAS dashboards
  • First-party pixel attribution
  • Creative performance analytics
  • LTV and cohort analysis
  • Moby AI agents
  • Mobile app

Cons

  • Pricing scales with GMV
  • Attribution still modeled
  • Shopify-centric

Adjust vs Triple Whale: FAQ

Do Adjust and Triple Whale have a free plan?

Yes, both Adjust and Triple Whale have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Which is better for small businesses, Adjust or Triple Whale?

Adjust lists small businesses as a core audience, while Triple Whale is aimed more at E-commerce.

Not sure yet?