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Users find AdRoll to have an extremely user-friendly interface that simplifies digital advertising and campaign management. (36 mentions)
Users praise AdRoll's outstanding customer support, enjoying responsive assistance and effective guidance for business growth. (31 mentions)
Users commend AdRoll for its ease of use, featuring intuitive dashboards and seamless integrations for effective campaign management. (27 mentions)
Users appreciate the ease of campaign management with AdRoll, enjoying its intuitive features and seamless integrations. (25 mentions)
Users appreciate the ease of ad management with AdRoll, benefiting from effective retargeting and impressive customer support. (22 mentions)
Users face ad issues with slow support and delays, making it difficult for timely campaign execution. (8 mentions)
Users experience frequent ad management issues, including slow support and delays in ad approvals, causing frustration. (8 mentions)
Users find the learning curve steep, with limited resources making it challenging to utilize AdRoll's full capabilities. (8 mentions)
Users find AdRoll to be expensive, particularly challenging for smaller businesses with restricted budgets. (7 mentions)
Users find AdRoll has limited features compared to other DSPs, affecting flexibility and control in their campaigns. (7 mentions)
Users report poor customer support, making it hard to navigate features and resolve issues effectively. (7 mentions)
Users are frustrated with campaign management issues due to slow support and poor navigation, impacting ad execution. (6 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of AdRoll

1. Ease of Use
Users find AdRoll to have an extremely user-friendly interface that simplifies digital advertising and campaign management.
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Franco A.
FA

Franco A.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"AdRoll: Solid Retargeting with Room to Improve"

What do you like about AdRoll?

Retargeting capabilities – AdRoll made a name for itself with strong retargeting across web and social platforms. If you're chasing abandoned carts or

Ryan S.
RS

Ryan S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Amazing Platform For Retargeting & eCommerce Brands"

What do you like about AdRoll?

The AdRoll platform is extremely easy to use with so many features. There are a variety of different targeting options for campaigns along with a lot

2. Customer Support
Users praise AdRoll's outstanding customer support, enjoying responsive assistance and effective guidance for business growth.
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Verified User
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"AdRoll works as intended with exceptional support to boot"

What do you like about AdRoll?

The support is far better than competing platforms.

Verified User
A

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.0/5

"Solid DSP With Room to Improve"

What do you like about AdRoll?

Customer service has been responsive. Their base display products are good, easy to use, and integrate well with many platforms.

3. Helpful
Users commend AdRoll for its ease of use, featuring intuitive dashboards and seamless integrations for effective campaign management.
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Franco A.
FA

Franco A.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"AdRoll: Solid Retargeting with Room to Improve"

What do you like about AdRoll?

Retargeting capabilities – AdRoll made a name for itself with strong retargeting across web and social platforms. If you're chasing abandoned carts or

Ryan S.
RS

Ryan S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Amazing Platform For Retargeting & eCommerce Brands"

What do you like about AdRoll?

The AdRoll platform is extremely easy to use with so many features. There are a variety of different targeting options for campaigns along with a lot

4. Campaign Management
Users appreciate the ease of campaign management with AdRoll, enjoying its intuitive features and seamless integrations.
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Franco A.
FA

Franco A.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"AdRoll: Solid Retargeting with Room to Improve"

What do you like about AdRoll?

Retargeting capabilities – AdRoll made a name for itself with strong retargeting across web and social platforms. If you're chasing abandoned carts or

Ryan S.
RS

Ryan S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Amazing Platform For Retargeting & eCommerce Brands"

What do you like about AdRoll?

The AdRoll platform is extremely easy to use with so many features. There are a variety of different targeting options for campaigns along with a lot

5. Ad Management
Users appreciate the ease of ad management with AdRoll, benefiting from effective retargeting and impressive customer support.
See 22 mentions

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Chase S.
CS

Chase S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"The most recommended marketing and retargetting program"

What do you like about AdRoll?

what stands out about adroll is its ability to help businesses—especially eCommerce brands—retarget potential customers across multiple channels (web,

Verified User
A

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"One of the best platforms for retargeting Ads"

What do you like about AdRoll?

I can easily create Ads to retarget visitors that go to my website. I like the ease of use and pricing is good.

Top Cons or Disadvantages of AdRoll

1. Ad Issues
Users face ad issues with slow support and delays, making it difficult for timely campaign execution.
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Brett H.
BH

Brett H.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

0.0/5

"Disaster of a Company, Slow Support, Interface from 2007, Ads Never Ran"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

Slow support, outdated interface, technical glitches abound. I fell for the name knowing it has been around for a while but sadlly learned they've be

Richard E.
RE

Richard E.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"It just works"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

Can take some time for review and approval of ads, but this is manageable.

2. Ad Management Issues
Users experience frequent ad management issues, including slow support and delays in ad approvals, causing frustration.
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Brett H.
BH

Brett H.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

0.0/5

"Disaster of a Company, Slow Support, Interface from 2007, Ads Never Ran"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

Slow support, outdated interface, technical glitches abound. I fell for the name knowing it has been around for a while but sadlly learned they've be

Richard E.
RE

Richard E.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"It just works"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

Can take some time for review and approval of ads, but this is manageable.

3. Learning Curve
Users find the learning curve steep, with limited resources making it challenging to utilize AdRoll's full capabilities.
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Naeki A.
NA

Naeki A.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"AdRoll Experience Review"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

I had to take a long time to understand how to use the recipes and attract the right crowd but it worked!

Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Great advertising solution with wide range of potential applications"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

I sense the platform has many more capabilities than we currently use, although, it is difficult to fully understand and their aren't many helpful tra

4. Expensive
Users find AdRoll to be expensive, particularly challenging for smaller businesses with restricted budgets.
See 7 mentions

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Siddhesh P.
SP

Siddhesh P.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Remarketing Simplified with Adroll"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

AdRoll can get pricey, especially for smaller businesses with tight budgets. The dashboard, while user-friendly, sometimes feels a bit slow or clunky

Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Great advertising solution with wide range of potential applications"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

I sense the platform has many more capabilities than we currently use, although, it is difficult to fully understand and their aren't many helpful tra

5. Limited Features
Users find AdRoll has limited features compared to other DSPs, affecting flexibility and control in their campaigns.
See 7 mentions

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Franco A.
FA

Franco A.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"AdRoll: Solid Retargeting with Room to Improve"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

Platform limitations – While they claim to be all-in-one, it’s not as deep or flexible as native platforms like Meta Ads Manager or Google Ads. It can

Verified User
A

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"The perfect easy to use platform!"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

There are some limitations compared to some of the other powerhouse DSP's.

6. Poor Customer Support
Users report poor customer support, making it hard to navigate features and resolve issues effectively.
See 7 mentions

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Chase S.
CS

Chase S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"The most recommended marketing and retargetting program"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

Pricing structure and customer supports.

Brett H.
BH

Brett H.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

0.0/5

"Disaster of a Company, Slow Support, Interface from 2007, Ads Never Ran"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

Slow support, outdated interface, technical glitches abound. I fell for the name knowing it has been around for a while but sadlly learned they've be

7. Campaign Management Issues
Users are frustrated with campaign management issues due to slow support and poor navigation, impacting ad execution.
See 6 mentions

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Brett H.
BH

Brett H.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

0.0/5

"Disaster of a Company, Slow Support, Interface from 2007, Ads Never Ran"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

Slow support, outdated interface, technical glitches abound. I fell for the name knowing it has been around for a while but sadlly learned they've be

Verified User
A

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Easy to navigate!"

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

I find it less helpful that in order to update links used in campaigns, the graphics must all be deleted and reuploaded.

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Lindsay B.
LB
marketing manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Broken from Day One — 4 Months of Errors, No Resolution, and Wasted Ad Spend"
What do you like best about AdRoll?

Not sure yet I can barely get the platform to work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

Since June 2025, AdRoll has been a nonstop cycle of errors, broken processes, zero delivery, and ineffective support. We were told to keep trying while paying for services that never worked. After being handed off to dozens of reps and waiting two weeks for “tech support” during active spend, we still don’t have a functioning setup. Do not recommend.

What Went Wrong (By Layer)

1) Core Product Reliability — Constant Break Errors

Repeated platform error blocking basic actions:

“Unable to save your information. Please try again or contact Support.”

Every time we fixed one step, something else broke (settings, integrations, or delivery). Progress was one step forward, two steps back for four straight months.

2) Meta (Facebook/Instagram) Integration — Never Worked

The Facebook/Instagram integration never functioned correctly from the start (June onward).

We were repeatedly told it was an “audience” issue, with no concrete guidance or resolution path.

Even after “credits” were provided and multiple troubleshooting rounds, the integration and saving ads still failed.

3) Campaign Delivery — Zero Activity Despite Budget

With a live campaign and approved ads, we saw 0 impressions / 0 clicks / 0 spend for days.

We were told to change to Impressions; the UI didn’t show an “Impressions” option where expected, causing more delays.

Eventually discovered AdRoll hides “impressions” under Ad Group → Optimization Strategy → Reach (CPM), while Campaign-level bid strategy (Highest Volume / Cost per Result / Bid Cap) is a different control. This UI/UX mismatch wastes time and causes misconfiguration.

4) Misleading/Confusing UI — “Bid Strategy” vs. “Optimization”

“Bid strategy” appears at Campaign level, but billing/optimization (Clicks vs Landing Page Views vs Reach/CPM) is at Ad Group level.

Support instructions (“switch to impressions”) didn’t match the UI language (no “Impressions” label in the dropdown; it’s called Reach).

This confusion directly contributed to the campaign not spending for days.

5) Support Experience — Ineffective, Slow, and Fragmented

We were passed between dozens of different reps with no continuity or ownership.

Two-week wait just to reach “tech support” — while campaigns were supposed to be spending.

Repetitive questions, contradictory guidance, and no root-cause fix.

No working escalation path until we began seeking executive contacts ourselves.

6) Financial Impact — Paying for a Non-Working Service

Months of wasted budget and time on a platform that never delivered basic functionality.

We were told to “keep trying” or to wait weeks for help — while our timelines (enrollment campaigns) were time-sensitive.

The “credits” offered didn’t resolve the underlying Meta integration or save errors.

Month-by-Month Snapshot

June 2025: Onboarding and Meta integration attempts begin. Immediate platform errors (“Unable to save your information”). Integration never functional.

July 2025: Multiple support threads; the go-to explanation becomes “it’s the audience” with no clear, actionable fix. No working integration.

August 2025: Hand-offs between many reps continue; no ownership. We keep troubleshooting the same items. No stable progress.

September 2025: Told to wait ~2 weeks for tech support while we’re running time-sensitive campaigns. Campaign shows zero delivery for days despite budget and approved ads. UI confusion over Impressions vs Reach and Campaign vs Ad Group settings further slows progress. Still not resolved.

Why We Don’t Recommend AdRoll

Reliability: Frequent, blocking errors on basic actions for months.

Integrations: Meta connection never stabilized; “audience” deflection instead of diagnostics.

Usability: Critical settings are buried or labeled inconsistently (Reach vs Impressions; campaign bid vs ad-group optimization).

Support: Slow, fragmented, and ineffective; weeks-long waits during active spend.

Cost: You will pay while you wait and re-explain your case to new reps.

Bottom Line: If your business depends on reliable social integrations, clear optimization controls, and responsive support (ours does), AdRoll is not a safe choice based on our experience from June–September 2025. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cranked C.
CC
Creative Director
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A platform that delivers with exceptional support!"
What do you like best about AdRoll?

I’ve had a really positive experience with AdRoll. The platform makes it easy to manage campaigns across web, social, and email in one place, which saves a lot of time compared to juggling separate tools. The setup process is straightforward, and I especially like how clear the dashboard is when reviewing performance—seeing what’s driving results has never felt confusing. Retargeting is where AdRoll shines; I’ve seen a noticeable lift in re-engagement from past visitors.

What sets AdRoll apart for me is the customer support. Anytime I’ve had questions or needed guidance, their team has been quick to respond and genuinely helpful, offering practical suggestions rather than canned replies. They clearly care about helping campaigns succeed, which gives me confidence in using the platform long term. While smaller budgets may need to be carefully managed, the ROI and level of service I’ve received make AdRoll an outstanding partner in digital marketing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

One thing I do wish AdRoll would improve is the reporting. While the data is detailed and thorough, it can feel a little overwhelming when you just want a quick overview. Having a simplified snapshot that highlights the key metrics—like spend, impressions, conversions, and ROI—at a glance would make it much easier to share results with a team or quickly check campaign health. The insights are there, but sometimes I find myself digging through multiple sections to piece it all together. A cleaner, more streamlined summary view would make an already strong platform even better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lydia T.
LT
Digital Marketing Specialist
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Excellent platform with outstanding support"
What do you like best about AdRoll?

Full suite of ad tools in one place — from retargeting to CTV — with clear, easy-to-read reporting built right into the platform. It makes campaign management much more streamlined and transparent. What really stands out is the support: from initial scoping, through implementation , and into ongoing account management, the team is proactive, responsive, and genuinely invested in helping our account succeed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

Easier to use custom reporting will be good. Although the existing reporting does provide what we need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jake G.
JG
PPC Specialist
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"AdRoll CTV Review"
What do you like best about AdRoll?

The dedicated support team is relatively on the ball and always there for assistance and resolutions. The platform is easy to navigate and execute campaigns, although the dedicated design feature is a massive bonus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

The downfall of the design features is that certain timelines and deadlines are not executed on time, or a little bit late. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jose G.
JG
Head of Marketing
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Exceptional ROAS and Service: AdRoll Sets the Benchmark for Performance Marketing"
What do you like best about AdRoll?

AdRoll strikes an impressive balance across all the key pillars of a high-performing ad platform: ease of use, robust feature set, and best-in-class customer support. From day one, the implementation process was seamless, and the interface has remained intuitive for our team to manage day-to-day.

From a performance standpoint, we’ve achieved a 6.4x overall ROAS and maintained a $7 AUD CTV CPM, with six verified conversions, outperforming several other platforms we've tested at Motor Culture Australia. Its features are practical and well-integrated, supporting both our retargeting and acquisition strategies efficiently.

What truly sets AdRoll apart, however, is the level of customer support. It’s by far the most attentive and strategic we've experienced. The team is responsive, proactive, and invested in our success, not just providing answers, but helping us scale intelligently. We use AdRoll frequently in our paid media mix, and it continues to deliver with consistency and clarity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

While AdRoll has delivered strong performance and ease of integration, the reporting dashboard could benefit from deeper customisation options. For power users, the ability to segment data more granularly, adjust attribution windows, and compare cross-platform insights would enhance its strategic value.

Additionally, while campaign setup was easy and intuitive, the initial optimisation period took slightly longer than expected. However, once the campaigns stabilised, the return on investment more than justified the ramp-up.

Overall, these are relatively minor considerations when weighed against the platform’s strength in usability, support, and performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in E-Learning
AE
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great platform to run and manage global ad campaigns at scale"
What do you like best about AdRoll?

Adroll was pivotal in helping us launch a global brand awareness campaign earlier this year. We ran across CTV and display placements where we were able to reach our audience and penetrate new audiences. The team was extremely supportive in helping to set up audiences, advise on budget pacing/campaign planning and reporting on key metrics. They consistently provided great recommendations for campaign optimizations. Over the course of the campaign, we tweaked our targeting and creative mix to ensure our key KPI's were met. Overall a great platform to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

Would love more visibility on brand awareness metrics, like Reach. Reporting could be more streamlined and readily available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kevin B.
KB
President
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The best platform for your marketing spend"
What do you like best about AdRoll?

One of the primary advantages of AdRoll is its ease of use. The platform offers a user-friendly interface that allows businesses to quickly set up, manage and monitor their ad campaigns. AdRoll supports a wide range of ad formats, including display ads, social media ads, and email marketing, which makes it a versatile tool for reaching customers across multiple channels. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

Honestly, I like everything about it. If I could use a magic wand, I would make the following changes:

1) Do not authorize payment for a campaign; a few clients freak out when they see it authorize

2) Have more 3rd party data options and a more bottomless option of contextual targets

3) Have the ability to prioritize what conversion events a campaign would optimize for

4) Have a way to duplicate a campaign Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Steph Abe of AdRoll

Kevin, thank you for sharing your feedback! Not only does doing so help others evaluate if AdRoll is the right solution help them with their marketing and advertising challenges, but it also helps us create a product roadmap and customer experience that helps you to better serve your clients.

1) That is completely understandable. As with some financial institutions, authorization charges can alarmingly look like actual charges. Rest assured that your clients aren't actually being charged with payment authorizations. I've linked a help center article that may be handy to share with concerned clients.

2, 3 & 4) Noted and shared internally with feature PMs!

We have some exciting things in the product roadmap that based off of your feedback, I think you'll enjoy. Stay tuned!

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Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
AM
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A+ Retargeting Platform"
What do you like best about AdRoll?

AdRoll makes it easy to set up ad campaigns and target appropriate audiences across multiple advertising channels. Their interface is easy to use, and their customer service is top notch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

AdRoll can feel expensive for smaller accounts, especially when ROI is inconsistent. Understandable that performance can vary by industry and setup, but it would be helpful if there were more tools or guidance tailored to smaller advertisers to help improve return. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Erin M.
EM
Co-Founder
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy Integration, Excellent Support"
What do you like best about AdRoll?

I love how easy it is to integrate AdRoll with HubSpot, which was a key factor in my initial decision to use it. The team is incredibly helpful, making the setup process smooth. As a small team, AdRoll enables us to run scalable, targeted digital display advertising without data loss. I find the website traffic insights, contact list matching, and advertising capabilities extremely useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

I think sometimes the ad library could be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

kris i.
KI
Digital Marketing/E-Commerce
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Scaling Our Brand with AdRoll's CTV Solution"
What do you like best about AdRoll?

The most significant advantage is how AdRoll demystifies CTV advertising. The process of uploading our video creative, defining our audience, and setting a budget was as straightforward as running a social media ad. It removed the traditional barriers to entry for TV. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AdRoll?

The layout feels outdated, but that's just preference. I'd love to see a dark mode feature! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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