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Build your own ad server in weeks with APIs

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Kevel - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

Kevel overview

What is Kevel?

Kevel is a cloud-based ad server development platform for engineers and product managers (PMs). The platform offers various Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to facilitate the design, development and deployment of all kinds of ad servers. It provides multiple JSON APIs such as a Management API, Decision API, and Reporting API.

Kevel includes multiple database management platforms such as UserDB and ContentDB to help users manage frequency capping, behavioral targeting, page targeting, dynamic creative text, and webpage information storage. Its self-serve infrastructure also supports a front-end self-service portal, facilitating programmatic development and the updating and pausing of ad campaigns along with automatic data fetching.

Kevel features JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), enabling users to add and modify content directly from the Content Management System (CMS). This allows users to run all types of custom campaigns for promoting different kinds of content such as native ads, internal content, and sponsored listings.

Kevel’s Ad decision engine provides a decision algorithm to help users manage campaign targeting and optimize ad revenue. It supports multiple inputs such as targeting details and campaign goals to meet the requirements of different ad requests. It also enables users to run custom targeting according to specific ad metrics and audience. Kevel provides Android and iOS Software Development Kits (SDKs) to facilitate ad serving and UserDB features, as well as the management of campaigns from Android and iOS-based devices.

Starting price

Free

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Kevel pros, cons and reviews insights

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What do users say about Kevel?

I do not really have any complaints about this software. If I had to say something, I would say that sometimes the interface sections, between the groups and flights, and actual ads themselves, can be difficult to find which ad is where, or what you are editing.

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Who uses Kevel?

Based on 49 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Marketing and Advertising
Financial Services
Online Media
Computer Software
Others

Use cases

Ad Server

Kevel's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Kevel users:

A/B testing
Ad inventory management
Ad optimization
Advertising management
API
Banner management
Campaign analytics
Campaign management
Content management
Conversion tracking

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A/B testing
Ad inventory management
Ad optimization
Advertising management
API
Banner management
Campaign analytics
Campaign management
Content management
Conversion tracking
Customizable templates
Mobile ad serving
Native ad serving
Newsletter/Email ad serving
Performance metrics
Rich media ad serving
Video ad serving

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User opinions about Kevel price and value

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To see what individual users think of Kevel's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“Overall, Kevel has helped us build out our advertising capabilities, and the customer service team has helped us learn and improve on how we serve our ads.”
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Carter C.

Customer Success Manager

“Overall, this platform has helped us achieve what we want with ads on our site and has made it super easy and has allowed for customization.”
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Aaron G.

DOO

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Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
Phone Support
Knowledge Base
Chat
24/7 (Live rep)
FAQs/Forum

Training options

Live Online
In Person
Documentation

Kevel FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Kevel?

Kevel has the following typical customers:
Small Business, Large Enterprises, Mid-size Business

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Q. What level of support does Kevel offer?

Kevel offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, Knowledge Base, Chat, 24/7 (Live rep), FAQs/Forum

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