AdRoll vs Singular

AdRoll is a cross-channel advertising platform from NextRoll, the San Francisco company that also runs the B2B account-based marketing product RollWorks. It started as one of the first self-serve retargeting tools and still does that job best: it follows site visitors who did not convert with display and social ads, then brings them back with dynamic product ads that show the exact items they viewed.

Around retargeting, AdRoll adds prospecting audiences, email marketing, audience segmentation and a multi-touch attribution dashboard, so a small team can run display, social and email from one place without managing each network separately. Opening an account and installing the pixel is free; you pay for the media you buy at dynamic CPM rates with no minimum spend, cross-channel attribution and social ads are add-ons, and managed services and ABM packages are quoted by sales. Integrations with Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce and Salesforce make setup quick for online stores.

AdRoll fits SMB and mid-market e-commerce brands and B2B companies that lack an in-house paid media specialist. Experienced media buyers usually get more control and lower costs inside Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads directly, and reporting can overlap or conflict with what those platforms claim. Compared with Criteo, AdRoll is easier for small budgets; compared with running Google and Meta retargeting yourself, it trades some control for convenience and a single view of performance.

Singular is a marketing analytics and attribution platform based in San Francisco. It was founded in 2014 by three former executives of the Tel Aviv startup Onavo and raised a $30 million Series B in 2018; its investors include Norwest Venture Partners and General Catalyst. Its core job is to tell app and game marketers which campaigns actually pay back, by joining attribution data (who installed or converted from which ad) with cost data pulled from ad networks.

The platform covers mobile attribution, SKAdNetwork, web, cross-device, CTV and PC or console attribution, deep linking, fraud prevention, ad monetization reporting and Creative IQ for creative-level analysis. Its cost aggregation side pulls spend from 1,200+ sources, and marketing ETL pushes clean data into a warehouse. Pricing is usage-based: a free tier up to 15,000 paid conversions, a Growth tier at $0.05 per conversion, and custom Enterprise contracts.

Singular fits mobile-first companies with real ad budgets across several networks that care about ROAS, not just install counts. It is less useful for web-only businesses with small budgets, and its depth means a learning curve. AppsFlyer has the largest partner ecosystem and is the default for many big advertisers, while Adjust (part of AppLovin) is a common choice for gaming. Singular's distinguishing strength is how well cost and revenue data are reconciled.

Recent development: in September 2026 Singular announced audience syncing into ChatGPT Ads, extending its activation features to OpenAI's ad platform.