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Plain-language guides on finding your competitors' Google ads, using the Google Ads Transparency Center, what actually makes an ad work, and choosing the right ad spy tool. Public ad-library data only.
Foreplay Pricing $59 to $459 a Month per Plan
Foreplay pricing is $59, $175 or $459 a month, with lower annual rates. Compare seats, API credits, trial terms, refunds and the right plan for your team.
AdSpyder Pricing $10 to $99 a Month per Plan
AdSpyder pricing is $10, $20, $30 or $99 a month: search caps of 1,000 and 5,000 ads, unlimited at $30, Brand Protection at $99, 14-day refund. Rivals priced.
AdPlexity Pricing $99 to $249 a Month per Plan
AdPlexity pricing is per traffic source, from Social at $99 to Native at $249 a month ($79 to $208 billed yearly), with no free trial. Combos and rivals priced.
WhatRunsWhere Alternative for Display Ad Research
WhatRunsWhere is offline and its domain lapsed in August 2026. Display and native replacements priced: Adbeat $249, Adplexity $199, AdEye $60 a month.
Moat Ad Search Alternative for Display Banner Ads
Moat Ad Search shut down with Oracle Advertising on September 30, 2024. Display banner tools that replace it, from the free Transparency Center to Adbeat at $249.
iSpionage Alternative After the July 2025 Shutdown
iSpionage shut down on July 9, 2025 and TapClicks does not run its tools. SpyFu ($39 to $249) covers keywords; AdEye ($60) shows rivals' live Google ads.
Semrush vs Similarweb Pricing and Ad Data Compared
Semrush vs Similarweb on verified prices. Semrush SEO costs $139 to $549 and ad research $99 to $220 a month; Similarweb $199 to $649, with ad data only on top.
Crayon Pricing and Cost at About $30K a Year
Crayon pricing is quote only. Buyers pay a median of about $30,000 a year across 93 purchases, from about $12,700 to $46,000. Users do not change the price; scope does.
Klue Pricing and Cost at About $30K a Year
Klue pricing is quote only. Buyers pay a median of about $30,000 a year across 106 purchases, with deals from $16,000 to $60,000. Seats and win-loss move the quote.
SpyFu vs Ahrefs Pricing and PPC Research Compared
SpyFu vs Ahrefs for PPC: SpyFu costs $39 to $249 a month with five seats on Team, Ahrefs $129 to $449 with one seat and 6 months of history on Lite.
Kompyte Pricing and Plans With Real Cost Estimates
Kompyte pricing is quote only and annual. Semrush put the average customer at about $20,000 a year. Plans scale by companies tracked and seats, not features.
SocialPeta Pricing and Cheaper Ad Spy Options From $60
SocialPeta pricing is not published: no pricing page, no card checkout, only a demo request. See what drives a quote and when a $60 a month tool covers the job.
MediaRadar Pricing and Cost at About $25K a Year
MediaRadar pricing is quote only and annual: directories list $5,000 a year, but buyers pay a median of about $25,000, with deals from $14,000 to $100,000.
TrendTrack Pricing From $34 to $159 a Month
TrendTrack pricing is $49, $89 or $159 a month, or $34 to $111 billed yearly. Starter has no ads library, so ad research starts at $89. Refunds within 24 hours only.
Gethookd Pricing From $19 to $129 a Month
Gethookd pricing is $29, $49, $79 or $129 a month, or $19 to $83 billed yearly. A 7-day $0 trial, refunds only within 24 hours, and Meta ads only.
Anstrex Pricing From $39.99 to $219.99 per User
Anstrex pricing: Native $79.99, Push and Pops $89.99, InStream $39.99, bundles $139.99 to $219.99 a month per user. No free trial, no Google or YouTube ads.
Winning Hunter Pricing From $49 to $249 a Month
Winning Hunter pricing is $49, $79 or $249 a month, 15% off quarterly and 40% off yearly. No credits, a no-card trial, and no Google ads on any plan.
BigSpy Pricing and Cost From $69 to $499 a Month
BigSpy pricing is $69, $159, $399 or $499 a month, or $49 to $399 billed yearly. Google Ads and YouTube start on Growth, and refunds end after 24 hours.
VidTao Pricing at $87 a Month or $797 a Year
VidTao pricing: $87 a month or $797 a year (about $66 a month), a free Basic account, a 24-hour trial and tight refund windows. YouTube only, compared with AdEye.
Pipiads Pricing at $49, $99 or $900 a Month
Pipiads pricing: Basic $49, Advanced $99, Enterprise $900 a month, all metered in credits. What the credits buy, what the trial excludes, and the Google gap.
AdSpy Pricing at $149 a Month With No Free Trial
AdSpy pricing: one plan at $149 a month, Facebook and Instagram only, no free trial, refund only within 24 hours. Compared with Minea, Foreplay and AdEye.
PPC Spy Tool Comparison of the Best AdWords Spy Tools
PPC spy tool comparison on verified prices: AdEye shows a rival's real Google ads from $60, while SpyFu ($39) and Semrush ($99) model its keywords and bids.
Semrush AdClarity and Advertising Toolkit Pricing at $220
AdClarity is part of Semrush. The Advertising Toolkit costs $99 Base or $220 Pro a month, and Pro bundles AdClarity. What each tier includes, plus the 7 day trial.
Similarweb Pricing and API Pricing From $125 to $649
Similarweb pricing is $199 to $649 a month, or $125 to $542 billed yearly, with ad data only on the top tier. The API is quote only, sold in data credits.
SpyFu Free Trial Options and the 30-Day Refund
SpyFu has no free trial. It has a free version with truncated results, a 30-day money-back guarantee, and Pro + AI at $59 for the first month.
SpyFu API Pricing From $0.20 to $5 per 1,000 Rows
SpyFu API pricing is $0.20 to $5 per 1,000 rows, access only on the $119 and $249 plans, and a monthly budget for 20 rivals.
Semrush API Pricing and Cost at $549 Plus Units
Semrush API pricing verified September 2026. Access needs the $549 Advanced plan, units are bought on top, and Semrush publishes no price per unit.
Minea Pricing and Cost at $49, $99 and $199
Minea costs $49, $99 or $199 a month, verified September 2026, or $39 to $158 paid quarterly. What each tier limits, and why other pages say $399.
The Search Monitor Pricing $500 to $1,200 a Month
The Search Monitor costs $500 to $1,200 a month plus crawl fees: Affiliate Compliance $500, SEM Insights $800, Brand Protection $800, Ad Armor $1,200.
Ad Spy Tool Free Trial and Which Tools Offer One
Most ad spy tools have no free trial. Who offers one (AdClarity, Semrush), who offers a 30 day refund instead (SpyFu, Adbeat), and which is worth more.
AdClarity Pricing From $129 to $349 and in Semrush
AdClarity costs $129, $289 or $349 a month, checked on the vendor page. All published plans include one market and one seat, and Semrush bundles it too.
Semrush Pricing and Cost From $99 to $549 a Month
Semrush costs $99 to $549 a month, verified September 2026. Pricing is now split by toolkit, and competitor ad data sits in the Advertising plans.
PMax Ad Examples From Real Performance Max Google Ads
PMax ad examples sit in Google own transparency data, yet every keyword-based competitor tool is blind to them. How to find real Performance Max ads.
Similarweb Cost and Plans From $125 to $649 a Month
Similarweb costs $125 to $649 a month. Ad Intelligence sits only on the $649 tier: both cheaper plans exclude competitor ad data, and the API is quote only.
Sensor Tower Pricing Is Quote Only With No Public Cost
Sensor Tower and Pathmatics pricing is quote only, because the pricing page is a demo form. What a quote covers, what Pathmatics costs to buy, and priced rivals.
PowerAdSpy Pricing and $69 to $399 Plans Compared
PowerAdSpy costs $69 to $399 a month across four plans, verified August 2026. Which tier adds Google Search, and why annual billing cuts 58 to 70 percent.
Adbeat Pricing and the $249 and $399 Plans Compared
Adbeat costs $249/mo for Standard and $399/mo for Advanced, with Enterprise quoted. What each tier covers, and why ad spend estimates are gated.
SpyFu vs Semrush for PPC Competitor Research
SpyFu vs Semrush for paid search: which has deeper Google ad history, how accurate the keyword estimates are, and which fits a solo PPC manager or agency.
Adthena Pricing From $350 and Quotes for $500K Spenders
Adthena pricing is $350 a month for AI Overview Insights and $399 for ChatGPT Ads, with a 21 day trial. Search plans are quote only, for brands spending $500K+ a year.
Google Ads Trademark Complaint Evidence You Need
Google restricts trademarks in ad text, not in keywords. What a trademark complaint needs, which advertiser types are exempt, and how to capture the ad first.
SpyFu Pricing and Cost for the $39, $119 and $249 Plans
SpyFu pricing is $39, $119 and $249 a month, or $29, $89 and $187 billed annually. What each plan caps, the API credits, extra seats and the 30-day refund.
PPC Competitor Research and Analysis Tools
What each PPC competitor research tool actually shows, what none of them can, and how agencies pair keyword estimates with live competitor ad creative.
SaaS Facebook Ads and Real B2B Ad Examples to Study
SaaS companies run plenty of Facebook ads, and Meta publishes all of them. Where to find real B2B ad examples, and how to tell which ones are working.
Competitor Facebook Ad Targeting and What You Can See
Meta hides competitor ad targeting on US commercial ads. Here is what the Ad Library really shows, what the EU exception reveals, and how to infer the rest.
YouTube Ads Spy Tool Comparison by Coverage and Price
YouTube ad spy tool prices compared: AdEye $60, VidTao $87, BigSpy Growth $159. What each one shows of competitor YouTube ads, checked at the source.
Shopify Sales Spy Tools and What Revenue They Show
Shopify publishes no per-store sales data, so every competitor revenue figure is a model. What a storefront really exposes, and what to read instead.
Ad Copy Examples From Real Ads in Your Category
Most ad copy example roundups recycle the same famous campaigns. Here is how to pull live, real ad copy from your own category in about twenty minutes.
How Far Back Does Facebook Ad Library Go?
Political ads stay seven years, EU ads one year, and ordinary commercial ads leave the library the moment they stop running. What Meta keeps, and what it drops.
How to Choose an Ad Spy Tool With a Buyer's Checklist
Platform coverage is the one thing a subscription cannot fix later. A nine point checklist for choosing an ad spy tool, plus the trial tests vendors dislike.
See Competitors Ads With a Competitor Ad Analysis Guide
Meta, Google, TikTok and LinkedIn each publish competitor ads in a different place, keyed differently. Where to look, what each library hides, and what competitor ad analysis should produce.
Facebook Ads That Convert and How to Find Them
Nobody outside an ad account can see its conversion rate. Here is the public signal, run length, that actually identifies Facebook ads that convert.
Competitor Display Ads and How to Find Their Banners
Competitor display ads are visible free in the Google Ads Transparency Center: live banner and responsive creative across Display, YouTube and Gmail. How to read them.
Winning Instagram Ads and How to Find and Model Them
How to find winning Instagram ads: use run length in the Meta Ad Library to spot the creatives that are actually working, then model them.
Ad Creative Testing Framework for Meta Ads (2026)
A practical creative testing framework for Meta ads: how many variants to run, how long to run them, what to isolate, and how to source test ideas from ads competitors already proved out.
How to Spy on Shopify Competitors (Ads, Offers and Angles)
A 2026 playbook for spying on Shopify competitors: find their live Facebook, TikTok and Google ads, read the offers and hooks that are working, and turn it into your next test.
How Many Ads Is My Competitor Running? (And What It Tells You)
How to see exactly how many ads a competitor is running, why the count matters more than you think, and how to read it alongside run length to spot what is scaling.
How to Find Your Competitors' Ads (Across Every Platform)
How to find competitor ads on Meta, Google, TikTok and YouTube: a practical, step-by-step playbook for pulling their live creatives into one place.
How to Use the Facebook Ad Library (And Its Limits)
How to use the Facebook Ad Library to see any advertiser live ads, plus the real limits of the native tool and how to work around them.
What Makes a Winning Ad? Hook, Angle, Format and Longevity
What makes a winning ad? Break it down into hook, angle, format and longevity, and learn to read the signals that separate proven ads from one-day tests.
Best Ad Spy Tools 2026 Compared for Facebook and Google
Best ad spy tools in 2026 compared on verified pricing and platform coverage: AdSpy, Foreplay, PowerAdSpy, Minea, Dropispy, Adbeat and more, with no affiliate ranking.
How to Find Winning Products for Dropshipping
How to find winning products for dropshipping by reading competitor ad data: use run length and angle to spot proven demand before you commit.
Do I Need an Ad Spy Tool? When Competitor Research Is Worth Paying For
Do you need an ad spy tool? An honest look at who genuinely benefits from competitor ad research, who can wait, and how to weigh the cost against the return.
Meta Ad Library API Fields, Access and Limits
What the Meta Ad Library API actually returns, why US commercial ads are missing, and what to use instead for competitor research.
Ad Library Guide for Meta, Google, TikTok and YouTube
What an ad library is, what each platform publishes, and how to run competitor research across all four public ad libraries without losing a day to it.
Is Ad Spying Legal? What Ad Libraries Allow
Looking at competitor ads is legal because platforms publish them on purpose. Where the real line sits between studying strategy and copying protected creative.
Facebook Ad Creative Examples With Hooks and Angles
Facebook ad creative examples broken down by hook, angle and format, so you can see exactly why each one works and brief your next batch faster.
Google Ads Competitor Analysis of Every Ad a Rival Runs
Google Ads competitor analysis without guesswork: how to use the Ads Transparency Center and Auction Insights, what Google hides, and what to read instead.
How to Download Ads From the Facebook Ad Library (2026)
How to download videos and images from the Facebook Ad Library for competitor research: the safe methods, the legal line, and a faster way to keep what you save.
How to Build an Ad Swipe File That Actually Improves Your Ads
How to build an ad swipe file of winning competitor creatives: what to save, how to organize by hook and angle, and how to turn it into ads that convert.
Facebook Ad Library Scraper Options and Limits
How Facebook Ad Library scrapers work in 2026: the GitHub scripts, Apify actors and the official API, what breaks, and when to skip scraping.
How Much Do Ad Spy Tools Cost? 2026 Pricing Compared
How much ad spy tools cost in 2026: published monthly prices from $25 to $549, what each vendor actually bills on, and which tools quote privately.
TikTok Creative Center for Competitor Ad Research
A practical 2026 guide to the TikTok Creative Center: what its Top Ads library shows, how to filter it, the brand-search and history limits, and how to fill the gaps for real competitor research.
Google Ads Transparency Center to Find Competitor Ads
Find competitor Search, YouTube and Display ads in the Google Ads Transparency Center: how to search by domain, what it shows, and its blind spots.
TikTok Ads Library Search for Competitor Ads
What the TikTok Ads Library and Commercial Content Library really show, why US advertisers are not covered, and how to research competitor TikTok ads.
How to Analyze Competitor Ads Like a Media Buyer
A practical framework for competitor ad analysis in 2026: what to actually read on an ad, how to tell a proven winner from a test, and how to turn the pattern into a creative brief.
YouTube Ad Library Search for Competitor Video Ads
A 2026 guide to researching competitor YouTube ads: why there is no standalone YouTube ad library, how the Google Ads Transparency Center covers YouTube, what it shows, and how to fill the gaps.
How to Track Competitor Ads Over Time (2026 Guide)
Competitor ad tracking is about change over time, not a one-off scroll. This 2026 guide shows how to monitor which ads competitors launch, kill and scale across Meta, Google, TikTok and YouTube.
How to See Competitor Ads on Instagram (2026)
A 2026 guide to finding any brand's live Instagram ads: how the Meta Ad Library covers Instagram, how to filter to Instagram placements, what Reels and Stories ads reveal, and the library's limits.
How to Spy on Your Competitors' Google Ads (2026)
How to spy on competitor Google Ads in 2026: use the free Ads Transparency Center to see any advertiser's live Search, Shopping, Display and YouTube ads, plus what it cannot show and how to fill the gap.
LinkedIn Ad Examples in Every Format From Real Ads
LinkedIn ad examples split into four families and about ten formats. What each one is for, which tend to work, and how to pull live examples from your own competitors in the free LinkedIn Ad Library.
Native Ads Spy Tools and How to Spy on Native Ads
Taboola, Outbrain and MGID publish no ad library, so native research needs a paid crawl. A 2026 buyer's guide to native ads spy tools, with verified pricing, what they cannot show, and when you do not need one.
Ad Spy Extension and AdSpy Extension Options Compared
Ad spy extension compared. Which tools ship a Chrome extension, whether AdSpy has one, what permissions to check, and when a web tool is the safer buy.
Facebook Ad Library Not Working? 2026 Fixes
Facebook Ad Library not working, not loading, or not showing ads? A 2026 troubleshooting guide with the real fixes, why it happens, and a more reliable way to search ads.
How Much Do Competitors Spend on Ads? (2026)
Can you see how much a competitor spends on ads? A 2026 guide to what the ad libraries actually reveal, why spend is hidden, and the reliable signals that replace a budget number.
Track Competitor Product Launches With Ad Data
A 2026 playbook for catching a competitor product launch early: how to read new ads and run length in the public ad libraries to spot what they are scaling.
How to Extract Competitor Ads From Every Ad Library
A step-by-step 2026 method for extracting a competitor's live ads from the public ad libraries, what you can and cannot pull, and how to save the winners into a swipe file.
How to Build a Competitor Ad Report (Agency Template)
A practical 2026 template for a competitor ad report clients actually read: which platforms to pull, what to include, what to leave out, and how to turn public ad data into recommendations.
How to See if a Company Is Running Facebook Ads
How to check whether any company is running Facebook ads right now: the exact Meta Ad Library steps, what view_all_page_id does, why searching a domain returns nothing, and how to read the active ads you find.
Facebook Page Transparency Not Showing and the 2026 Fix
Facebook Page Transparency was not removed, it moved off the About tab. Where the panel lives in 2026, plus the view_all_page_id URL that still works.
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