A: Thanks for the question. We have some overlap with Advanced Ads and similar plugins. The general idea is the same, and the data structure is similar (ads, groups, automatic placements).

Ad Commander's overall interface is a little more WordPress-y. You'll use a regular classic post interface and regular taxonomy interface for managing your ads.

There are a few of the higher-end features available in Advanced Ads that are not in Ad Commander. The ones that I'm aware of are: The ability to sell ads on your site, built-in sticky ads, Google Ad Manager integration, and the ability to create an ad server for other sites.

These differences are reflected in our price point. Overall we're trying to hit a market now that doesn't need a lot of the bigger features in Advanced Ads and some other plugins - although some of those may be added down the road.

Load speed is difficult to answer because there are multiple ways ads can be loaded in both plugins, it's impacted by the ad itself, and I don't have any hard data on it.