SkyDBI compared to the alternatives
There are three realistic ways to buy media and data at scale: build the function in-house, hire a traditional agency, or run it through a buying desk. These pages lay out the trade-offs honestly, including where SkyDBI is the wrong choice.
Each comparison page examines one alternative to SkyDBI: building an in-house buying function, or hiring a traditional media agency. Pages cover cost structure, speed, control, transparency, and the specific conditions under which the alternative is the better decision.
We do not publish comparisons against named competitors with invented numbers. What follows compares operating models, which is the decision most teams are actually making when they evaluate us. If you want a comparison against a specific vendor quote you are holding, send it to our team and we will walk through it line by line rather than guessing at their pricing publicly.
SkyDBI vs. an in-house buying team
Compares the cost of headcount, tooling, and vendor contracts against a managed desk, and identifies the volume threshold where building in-house genuinely wins.
Read the comparison →SkyDBI vs. a traditional media agency
Compares agency retainer and blended media pricing against disclosed desk fees, and covers where full-service agency capability is worth the premium.
Read the comparison →Still deciding?
The fastest way to resolve the question is a spend audit. It compares what you pay today across media, data, and tooling against desk pricing at your volume, and it costs nothing. Our pricing page explains what drives the number, including the volume floor below which we tell clients not to switch.