We Tested the Top Adult DSPs So You Don’t Have To
When you’re ready to spend money on traffic, the last thing you want is a maze of registration forms, failed top-ups, and mysterious moderation delays.
Let’s be honest: launching your first campaign should feel like plugging in a lamp — not assembling Ikea furniture blindfolded.
So, we decided to test how easy it actually is to get started on the most popular adult DSP platforms in 2025.
🚀 We put the biggest names to the test — Exoclick, TrafficStars, TrafficJunky, Traforama, TwinRed, Adsterra, HilltopAds, Clickadu, Clickadilla — just to see how they all stack up when it comes to one simple question:
Before We Begin… Meet Our Own DSP Traforama
Surprisingly Simple, Surprisingly Fast
Traforama doesn’t try to wow you with animations or overwhelm you with options. Instead, it quietly wins with a clean, logical structure — focused on getting your campaign live as fast as possible.
Here’s what the user sees:
- Campaign drafts are supported, so you don’t lose your work mid-setup.
- Sign-up takes 1 step with Google or 2 steps with email (yes, there’s confirmation, but it’s instant).
- After login, you’re dropped into a dashboard with a getting-started guide — right where it should be.
- There’s no forced chat popups, but there is live support and a big helpful FAQ section.
- You can create a campaign before finishing your profile.
- However, to top up — you do need to complete your details (for invoicing).
- UI isn’t flashy, but UX is ultra clear
Where is it easiest to go from “sign up” to “campaign live”?
Here’s what we found.
🥇 TrafficStars
The MVP of Friendly Onboarding
TrafficStars feels like it was built by someone who actually cares about the advertiser’s time.
Here’s the flow:
- Social login? Yup, both Google and Facebook.
- You land in a friendly welcome flow with a short quiz — they ask who you are and what you want.
- Right after that, you’re encouraged to join Telegram or ask support to help.
- You can create campaigns before filling in all the KYC data.
- You can even top up your balance without finalizing your profile — something 90% of DSPs block.
Their whole UX says: “Don’t worry, we’ve got you.”
✅ Extremely smooth registration
✅ Flexible user journey
✅ Genuinely helpful onboarding flow
❌ Manual moderation can slow down launch for new users
🥈TrafficJunky
Structured, Clear, but a Bit Too Formal
TrafficJunky has a beautiful interface, structured flow, and well-written guidance.
- You’re led step-by-step via a progress bar
- Creatives go first, then campaigns, then payments
- They kindly encourage you to submit your creative in advance
But here’s the catch: you can’t move forward unless your creative is approved — even saving the campaign is blocked. That’s a big hurdle for speed.
✅ Sleek UX
✅ Friendly moderation guidelines
❌ Rigid workflow
❌ Slower time-to-launch
🥉 Adsterra
Polished and Practical, But Less Personal
Adsterra is clean, functional, and feels like it was designed for agencies.
- Registration is detailed (you even pick your messenger)
- The interface is easy to navigate
- Their email sequence is professional but not pushy
You won’t get stuck — but you won’t feel excited either.
✅ Solid structure
✅ Mod review before payment is a plus
❌ Less warmth in the onboarding
Clickadu
Pro-Level With a Learning Curve
Clickadu starts strong with fast campaign creation and multiple communication channels (email, Telegram, Teams). You’ll get a flurry of helpful emails and support contact offers.
The downside?
- Slightly aggressive chatbot
- Lots of messages in a short time
- You may feel overwhelmed if you’re new
✅ Drafting is flexible
✅ Great follow-up
❌ Information overload for newbies
HilltopAds
Educated Start, But Gated by Payment
HilltopAds welcomes you with tutorials and video content. There’s even a traffic graph to help you estimate volumes.
But you’re blocked at a key moment: you can’t send a campaign for review without topping up. It feels unnecessarily strict.
✅ Onboarding tutorial available
✅ Clean design
❌ Can’t proceed without funding
❌ Slightly outdated UI
TwinRed
A Confusing First Impression
TwinRed tries to be helpful, but misses the mark.
- No social login
- Confirmation emails, extra clicks, legal checkboxes — all before you even see the dashboard
- The interface is fine once you’re inside, but getting there is clunky
✅ Decent campaign builder
❌ Cold welcome
❌ Poor first-time UX
Clickadilla
Short Flow, Loud UX
Clickadilla gets points for having a simple 3-step flow (create → upload → top up). But everything around that flow is loud.
- Aggressive chatbot
- Popups everywhere
- Forced tutorial video
- Traffic estimator is cool, but doesn’t outweigh the clutter
This could be a great platform if they just calmed it down.
✅ Basic flow is solid
❌ UX feels rushed and cluttered
❌ Chatbot and popups break focus
Exoclick
UX Hard Mode
Exoclick has been around forever — but unfortunately, its onboarding feels like it hasn’t been touched since 2012.
- Complex signup with double email confirmation
- No help, no guidance, no welcome
- You’ll be blocked at every step unless you guess the correct order of operations
✅ Still works (eventually)
❌ No onboarding
❌ Most frustrating path to launch
Where Can You Actually Launch a Campaign Fastest?
Let’s wrap this up with a speed-to-launch leaderboard:
| Rank | Platform | First Campaign Launch Experience |
| 🥇 1 | TrafficStars | Fast, friendly, flexible. Perfect for beginners & veterans |
| 🥈 2 | TrafficJunky | Beautiful UI, strict flow |
| 🥉 3 | Adsterra | Clean but corporate |
| 4 | Clickadu | Strong tools, some onboarding noise |
| 5 | HilltopAds | Decent with payment gate |
| 6 | TwinRed | Good tech, bad welcome |
| 7 | Clickadilla | Fast flow, but chaotic UX |
| 8 | Exoclick | Clunky, confusing, outdated onboarding |
TL;DR — If Speed Matters:
🟢 Use TrafficStars if you prefer a polished experience with a bit more structure and handholding
🔴 Skip Exoclick unless you’re nostalgic for 2010s-style UX and like a good onboarding puzzle
If you want the fastest, clearest path to launching your first campaign — no fluff, just results
