# Smartly.io alternative: Tempomat vs Smartly

> Smartly is an enterprise platform for creative production and media buying across Meta, TikTok, Google, Snapchat, Pinterest, Amazon, CTV and more, with AI agents and approvals. Its pricing isn't listed publicly; you book a demo. Tempomat is a self-serve copilot for stores and agencies, from $49 a month with a 7-day trial, on Meta, TikTok and Google Ads.

*By The Tempomat team · Facts checked on Oct 4, 2026. Updated Oct 4, 2026.* · https://tempomat.tech/compare/smartly

## Which one should you pick?

**Choose Smartly if:**

- You are a large brand or agency buying across many channels, including Amazon, Reddit, Spotify, programmatic DSPs and connected TV.
- You need creative templates and dynamic creative at scale, plus production approvals for big teams.
- You want planning and measurement tools such as scenario planning and incrementality.
- You prefer a sales-led setup with onboarding and a contract.

**Choose Tempomat if:**

- You want to start today without a demo, at a published price.
- You run an e-commerce brand or a small agency on Meta, TikTok and Google Ads.
- You want store orders from Shopify, YouCan or Lightfunnels, including cash on delivery, next to ad spend.
- You want an AI chat for questions, reports and paused launches, with a person approving every turn-on.

## Tempomat vs Smartly at a glance

| Feature | Tempomat | Smartly |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pricing | Starter $49, Growth $149, Agency $399 a month; yearly billing gives 2 months free. Credit pack: 1,000 credits for $19. | Not listed publicly; the site offers a demo. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on every plan, card required. No free plan. | No free trial mentioned. |
| Ad platforms | Meta (Facebook and Instagram), TikTok and Google Ads. | Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, Google and YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit, Amazon, Spotify, Roku; its docs add DSPs such as The Trade Desk and DV360. |
| Stores and cash on delivery | Shopify, YouCan and Lightfunnels. Cash-on-delivery funnel (ordered → confirmed → delivered) for YouCan stores. | No store integrations or cash-on-delivery support mentioned; catalog management for social catalogs. |
| Creative generation | AI images (4 credits), product videos (40 credits for 5 s) and AI presenter videos from a script, saved to an Asset Library. | AI Studio for image and video generation and enhancement, feed-based generation, templates, dynamic creative and a production approval tool (Producer). |
| AI chat or agent | AI chat that answers with KPI cards, charts and tables from your ad accounts, writes briefs and builds campaigns. | Smartly Synapse: planning, execution and optimization agents, including a campaign assembly agent that builds campaigns from briefs. |
| Approvals before spend | Every campaign is created paused. Turning anything on, raising a budget or approving a suggestion needs a person, by role. | "Built-in approvals ensure agents act only when you choose." Optimization triggers can pause or scale automatically once set. |
| Reporting and scheduling | 8 report templates, saved reports, PDF export and scheduled email reports per brand. | Insights and reporting dashboard, creative insights, Brand Pulse reach measurement, scenario planning and incrementality. Scheduled reports not mentioned. |
| Agencies and multiple brands | Workspaces with brands, teammates and roles. Agency: unlimited brands, 25 seats. | Dedicated agency solution with workspaces and access control. |
| API or MCP | No public API or MCP server for customers yet. The agent uses its own tool servers per platform, plus Meta's official Ads MCP for read-only benchmarks. | API docs behind a login. MCP not mentioned. |

Looking for a Smartly.io alternative? First check whether you need one. Smartly is built for large advertisers; Tempomat is built for stores and agencies that want to start on their own. This comparison, by the Tempomat team, uses Smartly's own pages as checked on October 4, 2026.

## What is Smartly?

Smartly (formerly Smartly.io) is an advertising platform that joins creative production and media buying. Its site describes "one powerful platform to create, launch, manage, and optimize campaigns in real-time across all your media platforms". It covers social, search, retail media, audio, programmatic and connected TV, and says it works with 700+ brands.

Its AI layer, Smartly Synapse, has agents for planning, execution and optimization. A campaign assembly agent turns briefs into campaigns you can create, edit and clone by prompt, and Smartly says built-in approvals make sure agents act only when you choose.

## What is Tempomat?

Tempomat is an AI media-buying copilot for e-commerce brands and agencies. You connect Meta, TikTok, Google Ads and your store, then ask questions in a chat, get reports, generate creatives and build campaigns. Every campaign is created paused, and turning it on needs a person's approval. See the [features page](https://tempomat.tech/features).

## How much does Smartly cost?

Smartly doesn't publish prices; its pricing URL returns a not-found page and the site asks you to book a demo. Treat it as a sales-led enterprise contract. Tempomat publishes its prices: Starter $49, Growth $149 and Agency $399 a month, each with a 7-day free trial. See [pricing](https://tempomat.tech/pricing).

## Smartly vs Tempomat: what is different?

### Scale and channels

Smartly reaches far more channels: Amazon, Reddit, Spotify, Roku, programmatic DSPs and connected TV on top of the big social and search platforms. Tempomat covers Meta (Facebook and Instagram), TikTok and Google Ads. If your plan spans retail media and CTV, Smartly is built for that and we are not.

### Creative production

Smartly is strong on templated creative at scale: templates from After Effects, Photoshop or Figma, dynamic creative and feed-based generation. Tempomat generates single images, product videos and presenter videos from a script, and helps you brief them from winning ads. Large creative teams will find more depth in Smartly. See our [AI ad creative guide](https://tempomat.tech/blog/ai-ad-creative).

### Getting started

Smartly starts with a demo. Tempomat starts with a sign-up: connect an ad account, ask a question and see your own numbers in a few minutes. For a small team, time to first answer often matters more than the length of the feature list.

### Stores and cash on delivery

Tempomat reads orders from Shopify, YouCan and Lightfunnels and tracks cash-on-delivery orders from placed to delivered, so ROAS can be measured on orders you actually banked. Smartly's pages don't mention store order data. Our [ROAS formula guide](https://tempomat.tech/blog/roas-formula) explains why that matters.

### Control

Both talk about approvals. Smartly's agents act when you choose, and its optimization triggers can run automatically once set. Tempomat has no auto-activate setting: campaigns are built paused and every turn-on, budget increase or suggested change waits for a person whose role allows it.

## Who should choose Smartly?

Choose Smartly if you are an enterprise brand or a large agency with many channels, a creative studio and a measurement team, and you want one vendor with onboarding and support for all of it.

## Who should choose Tempomat?

Choose Tempomat if you are a store or a small to mid-sized agency on Meta, TikTok and Google Ads, you want a published price and a free trial, and you want an AI that does the work while a person approves anything that spends. Read how we approach [Facebook ads automation](https://tempomat.tech/blog/facebook-ads-automation).

## How do you try Tempomat next to your current setup?

1. Start the 7-day trial and connect one ad account and your store.
2. Ask the questions your team answers every week and compare the numbers with your current dashboard.
3. Schedule one weekly report by email for a brand.
4. Build one paused test campaign and walk through the approval.

> **How we checked:** Smartly facts come from smartly.io and docs.smartly.io, read on October 4, 2026. Smartly shares prices only through sales.

**Start without a demo** Connect an ad account and ask your first question in minutes.

[Start your 7-day free trial](https://app.tempomat.tech/signup)

## Frequently asked questions

**How much does Smartly cost?**

Smartly doesn't list prices on its website (checked October 4, 2026). You book a demo and get a quote.

**Is Smartly.io the same as Smartly?**

Yes. The company now goes by Smartly, and its site is still smartly.io.

**What platforms does Smartly support?**

Its platforms page lists Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, Google, YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit, Amazon, Spotify and Roku, and its docs add DSPs such as The Trade Desk and DV360.

**Is Tempomat an enterprise tool?**

No. Tempomat is self-serve, with published plans from $49 a month and a 7-day free trial. It suits stores and agencies on Meta, TikTok and Google Ads; large multi-channel advertisers are better served by enterprise platforms.

**Does Tempomat create campaigns automatically?**

It builds them when you ask, always paused. A person whose role allows it has to approve turning one on.

## Sources

- [Smartly home page](https://www.smartly.io/)
- [Smartly platforms](https://www.smartly.io/platforms)
- [Smartly all features](https://www.smartly.io/all-features)
- [Smartly Synapse (AI agents)](https://www.smartly.io/product/synapse)
- [Smartly creative suite](https://www.smartly.io/creative-suite)
- [Smartly intelligence suite](https://www.smartly.io/intelligence-suite)
- [Smartly for agency teams](https://www.smartly.io/solutions/agency-teams)

Facts checked on Oct 4, 2026.
