Adbeat vs Anstrex (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Adbeat and Anstrex share a 1.8 GPA, and only Adbeat has a free plan.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Adbeat grades higher on the free plan. Anstrex grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Adbeat
Competitor ad intelligence for display and native advertising
Which one is for you
Pick Adbeat if
- Fits if you buy display or native ads and want to see rivals' placements
- Works for media buyers who can use 90 days of data
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want more than Standard, which keeps 90 days of data and 1,000 results per search
- Skip it if you research social ads, as the pages read do not mention social ad libraries
- Watch out: country filters need Advanced and ad spend estimates need Enterprise
- Tight if you stay free, since Basic only views creatives and saves favourites
- Watch out: there is no trial on paid plans, only a 30-day refund guarantee
Pick Anstrex if
- Fits if you run affiliate campaigns on native or push traffic
- Works for dropshippers who want to see TikTok ads by store and product
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try it first, as there is no trial and fees are generally not refundable
- Not for you if you spy on Facebook ads, which the FAQ says it does not cover
- Pricey if you need more than one ad type, since each is a separate product up to $219.99 a month
- Watch out: the pricing page has a second tab with lower figures, such as Native at $49.99, and does not say what they are
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAdbeatWeak | 1.8GPAAnstrexWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$200 a month billed yearly ($249 monthly) for Standard, in the dearer quarter of ad tools. Unlimited results, a year of data and country filters need Advanced at $315. | C$39.99 a month for TikTok ads only, $79.99 for Native and $89.99 for Push or Pops, against $49 for the middle of the category. Bundles run to $219.99. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free Basic account with unlimited views of creatives and saved favourites. Search results, alerts and reports are paid. No trial, but a 30-day satisfaction guarantee. | FNo free plan and no trial. The billing terms say monthly fees are generally not refundable. |
| Features | CSearch by advertiser or publisher, network coverage, placements, alerts and reports. It is display, programmatic and native only, and spend estimates are Enterprise. | CLibraries for native, push, pop and TikTok ads, alerts, a landing-page ripper and 15 AI credits on Native. The FAQ says it does not track Facebook ads. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You learn its search filters before the results make sense. | CSearch and filter in a browser, but you will build queries and alerts yourself. We found no store rating. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web app only. No integrations list or phone apps were found. | BWeb only, with Shopify, WooCommerce, AliExpress and AWS hooks for deploying pages. |
| Best for | spying on competitors' display and native ads | spying on native, push and pop ads |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Adbeat and Anstrex. How we grade
Price against what you get
Adbeat starts at $200 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Anstrex starts at $39.99 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Anstrex scores higher and starts $160.01 a month lower. Of the other ad creative and reporting tools on the chart, 31 score higher than Adbeat for less, and 6 score higher than Anstrex for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Adbeat also covers research and reports.
- Anstrex also covers ad creative and dropshipping.
At a glance
| Adbeat | Anstrex | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $200 per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly) | $39.99 per user / month (InStream, TikTok ads only) |
| Free plan | Adbeat Basic is a free account with unlimited views of ad creatives and the option to save favorite ads. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Adbeat | Anstrex, LLC |
| Price read from | adbeat.com | anstrex.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Adbeat
- Display, programmatic and native only; the pages read do not mention social ad libraries.
- Standard keeps 90 days of data and 1,000 results per search; country filters need Advanced and ad spend estimates need Enterprise.
- No free trial on Pro plans; there is a 30-day satisfaction guarantee for refunds.
- Country coverage is 35 countries and territories, listed in the pricing FAQ.
Anstrex
- There is no free trial, and the billing terms say monthly fees are generally not refundable.
- The page does not cover Facebook ads; the FAQ says Anstrex does not spy on them.
- The pricing page has a second, unlabeled tab with lower figures (for example Native at $49.99 and Push at $69.99); the billing basis is not shown.
- Each product is priced separately; the bundles save money only if you need more than one network type.
Key features
Adbeat
- Advertiser and publisher search
- Search advertisers, ads and publishers by keyword, then filter by desktop or mobile, date range and ad network.
- Network coverage
- The pricing FAQ says Adbeat covers 151 display networks, DSPs and exchanges, 31 native networks and direct buys placed with publishers.
- Publisher placements
- Shows the publisher URLs where an advertiser's ads ran, so a buyer can see where a competitor buys traffic.
- Alerts and reports
- Alerts fire on a competitor's new ads, networks or publishers, and reports can be exported. Allowances rise with the plan.
- Ad spend estimates
- Estimated ad spend, campaign grouping, categories and ad paths are listed as Enterprise features on the pricing page.
Anstrex
- Native ads library
- Ads from 27+ native ad networks, filterable by category, affiliate network, language and video, with boolean query building and saved searches.
- Push and pop libraries
- Separate libraries for push notification ads (38+ networks) and pop ads (32+ networks), including CPC bid data on push campaigns.
- TikTok ads library
- InStream covers TikTok ads for e-commerce, dropshipping and app verticals, with product and top-store analytics.
- Competitor alerts
- Saved queries can send alerts by push or email when new ads match a vertical or competitor.
- Landing page ripper
- Copy a landing page from an ad, edit it in a built-in editor and deploy it to AWS or an FTP server.
- AI ad generation
- The Native plan includes 15 free generative AI credits a month for creating ad text and images, with a built-in image editor.
Plans
Adbeat
Standard$200
per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)
1,000 results per search, 90 days of data, 5 alerts, 200 downloadable reports a month and combined-country data.
Advanced$315
per month, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)
Unlimited results, 1 year of data, country filters, direct-buy placements, 10 alerts and advertiser comparison.
EnterpriseCustom
3 years of data, ad spend estimates, campaigns, categories, pre-roll video ads, unlimited alerts and a dedicated support rep.
Anstrex
InStream Premium$39.99
per user / month
TikTok ads library across 30+ tracked platforms and 55 countries, with competitor alerts and top-product and top-store analytics.
Native Solo$79.99
per user / month
27+ native ad networks, 64 countries, 15 generative AI credits, landing page ripper and competitor alerts.
Push Solo$89.99
per user / month
38+ push ad networks across 92 countries, with landing page ripper and competitor alerts.
Pops Solo$89.99
per user / month
32+ pop ad networks across 92 countries, with data from 130+ mobile carriers and landing page ripper.
Native + Push$139.99
per user / month
Native and Push libraries together, adding CPC bid data on push campaigns.
Native + Push + Pops$219.99
per user / month
All three libraries, with mobile-device data and CPC bids for a limited set of push ads.
Ways to pay less
Adbeat
- Annual discount
Yearly billing is cheaper than monthly
Standard is $200 a month billed yearly ($2,400) against $249 billed monthly; Advanced is $315 a month billed yearly ($3,780) against $399.
Anstrex
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Adbeat or Anstrex?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Adbeat starts at $200 per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly), and Anstrex starts at $39.99 per user / month (InStream, TikTok ads only). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Adbeat or Anstrex?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Adbeat has a free plan. Anstrex does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.