# Does SSAI has more pros than CSAI (Client side Ad insertion)?

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/does-ssai-has-more-pros-than-csai-client-side-ad-insertion/92514>\
**Category:** Hire a Consultant\
**Tags:** wowza-streaming-server-java-api, transcoder, webrtc\
**Created:** [December 13, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/does-ssai-has-more-pros-than-csai-client-side-ad-insertion/92514 "2020-12-13T10:18:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dhaval\_Rajput](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@Dhaval\_Rajput](https://community.wowza.com/u/Dhaval_Rajput)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/does-ssai-has-more-pros-than-csai-client-side-ad-insertion/92514/1 "2020-12-13T10:18:36Z")

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is SSAI has more pros than CSAI (Client side Ad insertion) ???

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**Author:** ![Cassidy\_Reilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cassidy\_Reilly](https://community.wowza.com/u/Cassidy_Reilly)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/does-ssai-has-more-pros-than-csai-client-side-ad-insertion/92514/2 "2020-12-14T21:35:43Z")

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Here is a Wowza blog that discusses that very question @Dhaval_Rajput :

> **[Client-Side Ad Insertion (CSAI) vs. Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI)](https://www.wowza.com/blog/csai-vs-ssai-client-side-ad-insertion-server-side-ad-insertion)**
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> While client-side ad insertion (CSAI) has dominated streaming, server-side ad insertion (SSAI) is on the rise. Here are the pros and cons of each approach.