comparison
AdBuyMCP vs Amazon DSP
Amazon is one way to buy UK streaming TV. AdBuyMCP plans streaming TV beside out-of-home, podcasts and ChatGPT ads, aimed at your B2B market.
Free, with no card. We read your homepage, draft who buys from you and show your monthly price before you join the waitlist. Nothing is bought until you've approved the plan and the ads.
By James Rooney Updated
- where Amazon DSP is ahead
- 4 strengths
- where AdBuyMCP fits
- 4 reasons
- stage
- Launch phase
- published sources cited
- 4
their promise
What Amazon DSP offers
Streaming TV ads across Prime Video, live sport and third-party apps, with audiences built from Amazon's own shopping and streaming signals.
side by side
How the two compare on price, minimums and channels
The facts about Amazon DSP are desk research, and each figure taken from a published page carries that page and the date we checked it.
| Compared on | Amazon DSP | AdBuyMCP |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Amazon DSPCampaigns are set at a fixed CPM, with audience fees shown separately.Source: Amazon Ads guide to Prime Video ads (UK), checked 20 October 2026 | AdBuyMCP£100 a month for every 1,000 people in your market, for each time a week they should see you. All-in: the media, the ads we make for each channel from your website, the planning, buying and balancing across the four channels, and your weekly report, with no fee on top. Prices are shown before VAT. |
| Published minimum | Amazon DSPA $10,000 recommended minimum for a self-service campaign, and $50,000 for managed service.Source: Amazon Ads UK, Streaming TV ads, checked 20 October 2026 | AdBuyMCPFrom £3,000 a month, at 3 times a week. Plans are priced on a market of at least 10,000 people, so all four channels get enough to run. |
| Channels | Amazon DSPStreaming TV, including Prime Video, Twitch, live sport and third-party TV apps.Source: Amazon Ads UK, Streaming TV ads, checked 20 October 2026 | AdBuyMCPFour channels in one plan: out-of-home, streaming TV, podcasts and ChatGPT ads, with the budget balanced between them by us. |
| How it reaches B2B buyers | Amazon DSPAmazon's own shopping and streaming signals. LinkedIn's job-title audiences on Amazon DSP cover US targeting only.Source: Amazon Ads UK, Streaming TV ads, checked 20 October 2026Also: Amazon Ads, LinkedIn CTV ads on Amazon DSP, checked 20 October 2026 | AdBuyMCPEach channel is aimed at your market with the targeting its seller offers: places and times of day for out-of-home, business data such as company size and industry for streaming TV where the seller offers it, shows and categories for podcasts, and the topic of the conversation for ChatGPT ads. None of them targets people by job title in the UK. |
| Where it runs | Amazon DSPThe UK is one of Amazon's streaming TV markets, and the supply differs by market.Source: Amazon Ads UK, Streaming TV ads, checked 20 October 2026 | AdBuyMCPPlans run in the UK, and every price is in pounds. |
| What it reports | Amazon DSPThird-party partners such as Nielsen, Lucid, Innovid and Kantar help put reach and frequency in context.Source: Amazon Ads guide to Prime Video ads (UK), checked 20 October 2026 | AdBuyMCPFrequency is planned: each week we buy enough ads aimed at your market for it to see you that many times on average. Some of every channel's audience sits outside your market, and the weekly report shows what each channel delivered against the plan. |
| How you buy it | Amazon DSPSelf-service packages, managed service, or a DSP seat through an authorised reseller. | AdBuyMCPYou type your website or work email, see your plan and its price, then join the waitlist in five questions with no card. ChatGPT ads run in your own OpenAI ad account, which we set up with you. Nothing is bought until the plan, the ads and the start date are confirmed with you. No media has been bought through AdBuyMCP yet, so your campaign would be among the first. |
A cell with no source under it is our own summary. “Not stated” means the sources we cite give no figure. AdBuyMCP’s prices are explained on the pricing page.
both columns
Where each one is stronger
What they do better today
- 01Prime Video, Twitch, live sport and third-party streaming apps in one place
- 02Audiences built from shopping and streaming signals only Amazon holds
- 03Netflix's UK ads, buyable through Amazon DSP since late 2025
- 04Partners such as Nielsen, Lucid, Innovid and Kantar to help you understand reach and frequency
What AdBuyMCP does for you
- 01Streaming TV planned beside out-of-home, podcasts and ChatGPT ads, aimed at one B2B market
- 02Business data on streaming TV, such as company size and industry, where a seller offers it
- 03Plans from £3,000 a month across all four channels
- 04One monthly price for 3, 5 or 12 times a week, with the budget balanced for you
If the first list holds what your plan depends on, Amazon DSP is the better buy. If you're not sure, ask the founder on a 30-minute call.
before you decide
Ask which one fits your market.
Bring your market and the plan you're weighing. If the alternative fits you better, that's the answer you'll get on the call.
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Talk your market and your plan through with James Rooney, who built AdBuyMCP and wrote its code.
the decision
Each one suits a different buyer
Choose Amazon DSP when
Amazon's audiences and Prime Video are the plan, and your budget clears its minimums. Going direct, or through a reseller with a seat, is the shorter route.
Choose AdBuyMCP when
You sell to businesses, you want streaming TV beside out-of-home, podcasts and ChatGPT ads, and you want one monthly price for the frequency you choose.
If Amazon's audiences and Prime Video are the plan, go direct. AdBuyMCP is for B2B awareness across several channels, at a frequency you choose.
If neither block describes your situation, book a 30-minute call with the founder and talk your market through.
where to check this
These sources back the facts about Amazon DSP
Each fact about Amazon DSP that rests on a published page links it below, with the date we checked it. The supply status page grades each of AdBuyMCP’s connectors on what it has done with a real seller so far.
Sources
- Amazon Ads UK, Streaming TV ads advertising.amazon.com · checked 20 October 2026
- Amazon Ads, Programmatic buying on Netflix's ads plan advertising.amazon.com · checked 20 October 2026
- Amazon Ads guide to Prime Video ads (UK) advertising.amazon.com · checked 20 October 2026
- Amazon Ads, LinkedIn CTV ads on Amazon DSP advertising.amazon.com · checked 20 October 2026
Our trust page sets out how each channel is bought, what your weekly report shows and how we handle your data.
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Specialist
What buyers ask when they weigh Amazon DSP against AdBuyMCP
Is Amazon DSP a better choice than AdBuyMCP for me?
Yes, if Amazon's audiences and Prime Video are the plan, and your budget clears its minimums. Going direct, or through a reseller with a seat, is the shorter route.
When is AdBuyMCP a better choice than Amazon DSP?
Choose AdBuyMCP when you sell to businesses, you want streaming TV beside out-of-home, podcasts and ChatGPT ads, and you want one monthly price for the frequency you choose.
What is Amazon DSP better at than AdBuyMCP?
Prime Video, Twitch, live sport and third-party streaming apps in one place; audiences built from shopping and streaming signals only Amazon holds; Netflix's UK ads, buyable through Amazon DSP since late 2025; partners such as Nielsen, Lucid, Innovid and Kantar to help you understand reach and frequency.
Where does AdBuyMCP fit better than Amazon DSP?
Streaming TV planned beside out-of-home, podcasts and ChatGPT ads, aimed at one B2B market; business data on streaming TV, such as company size and industry, where a seller offers it; plans from £3,000 a month across all four channels; one monthly price for 3, 5 or 12 times a week, with the budget balanced for you.