Minea vs PowerAdSpy (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, PowerAdSpy grades higher than Minea: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
PowerAdSpy grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
PowerAdSpy
Ad spy tool covering up to 11 social and display ad networks
Which one is for you
Pick Minea if
- Fits if you hunt for products to dropship and want ads and shops in one place
- Works for sellers who track competing brands
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need TikTok ads, as TikTok, Pinterest and Snapchat are marked coming soon
- Tight if you want to try first, since there is no free plan or trial
- Watch out: Premium limits shop notifications to 10
- Watch out: AI analyses, transcripts and magic search are capped on Starter and Premium
- Watch out: the annual price was not readable
Pick PowerAdSpy if
- Fits if you research Facebook and Instagram ads on a small budget
- Works for marketers who want several ad networks in one search
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need TikTok, LinkedIn, Quora or Reddit, which need Palladium at $399 billed monthly
- Watch out: the 3-day trial rolls into the full monthly rate unless cancelled before day 3
- Tight if you track brands, with 1 on Basic and 5 on Standard
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $69 for Basic against $27 yearly
- Watch out: Market Trends is labelled beta and is limited to higher plans afterwards
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAMineaWeak | 2.0GPAPowerAdSpyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $49 a month ($39 if paid quarterly), the middle of ad tools. Premium is $99 and Business $199. | BBasic is $27 a month billed yearly, within the cheapest quarter of ad tools ($27). Monthly it is $69, and Palladium is $119 yearly or $399 monthly. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free: no plan and no trial on record. | DA 3-day paid trial: $1 on Basic and $7 on the others, then the monthly rate unless cancelled. No free plan. |
| Features | CAd listings, products and shops, brand tracking, AI analysis and transcripts and influencer placements. Snapchat, Pinterest and TikTok ads are marked coming soon. | CMulti-network ad search, AI filters, targeting filters, an ad tracker and budget estimates. Brands tracked are capped at 1 on Basic and 30 on Palladium. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You learn its filters before the results make sense. | CNo store rating on record. You learn its filters before the results make sense. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web app with a browser extension. No integrations list or phone apps were found. | CA web app only. No integrations list, API or phone apps were found. |
| Best for | ad and product research for dropshippers | searching ads across up to 11 networks |
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: Minea and PowerAdSpy. How we grade
Price against what you get
Minea starts at $49 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. PowerAdSpy starts at $27 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and PowerAdSpy starts $22 a month lower. Of the other ad creative and reporting tools on the chart, 13 score higher than Minea for less, and 10 score higher than PowerAdSpy 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
- Minea also covers dropshipping.
- PowerAdSpy also covers ad creative.
At a glance
| Minea | PowerAdSpy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $49 per month, billed monthly ($39 per month if paid quarterly) | $27 per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 3-day paid trial: $1 on Basic, $7 on the other plans, then the monthly rate unless canceled. |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Minea | PowerAdSpy |
| Price read from | minea.com | poweradspy.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Minea
- The pricing page lists a Monthly, Quarterly and Annual toggle, but only monthly and quarterly prices were readable; the annual price is not recorded.
- Snapchat, Pinterest and TikTok ads are marked as coming soon on the pricing page, although the homepage mentions TikTok ads.
- Premium limits shop notifications to 10, and AI analyses, transcripts and magic search are capped on Starter and Premium.
PowerAdSpy
- Basic covers Facebook and Instagram only; each higher tier adds networks, and TikTok, LinkedIn, Quora and Reddit need Palladium at $399 billed monthly.
- The trial is a paid 3-day trial and rolls into the full monthly rate unless canceled before day 3.
- Brands tracked are capped per plan: 1 on Basic, 5 on Standard, 10 on Platinum and 30 on Palladium.
- The site labels Market Trends as beta; it is free on all plans during the beta and limited to Platinum and Palladium afterwards.
Key features
Minea
- Ad listing
- Search Meta ads with filters, for example the most liked Shopify ads from the last two weeks. The homepage cites more than 80 million active ads.
- Products and shops
- Browse listings of products and shops, with daily niche lists of products the site flags as winners.
- Brand tracker and notifications
- Follow competitor brands; notifications cover 10 shops on Premium and are unlimited on Business.
- AI analysis and transcripts
- An AI analysis of a given ad and an AI transcript, both capped per month on Starter and Premium and unlimited on Business.
- Influencer placements
- The pricing page says Minea tracks influencer product placements as well as ads.
PowerAdSpy
- Multi-network ad search
- Search by keyword, advertiser or domain across the networks a plan includes, with filters for category, call to action, country and sort order.
- AI metadata filters
- Filter ads by intent, hook and colors on every plan, alongside a keyword explorer.
- Targeting and audience filters
- From Standard, filter by ad type, position, gender and age. Platinum adds device, affiliate, e-commerce, marketing and funnel filters.
- Ad tracker and analytics
- Standard and above include advanced ad analytics and an unlimited ad tracker for following ads over time.
- Estimated ad budget
- Platinum and Palladium show an estimated budget for an advertiser's ads.
Plans
Minea
Starter$49
per month, billed monthly ($39 if paid quarterly)
Meta ads, product and shop listings, brand tracker, 10 AI ad analyses and 10 AI transcripts a month.
Premium$99
per month, billed monthly ($79 if paid quarterly)
Unlimited listings and brand tracker, notifications for 10 shops, 50 AI analyses and 50 transcripts a month.
Business$199
per month, billed monthly ($158 if paid quarterly)
Unlimited notifications, AI ad analyses, AI transcripts and magic search.
PowerAdSpy
Basic$27
per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
Facebook and Instagram, 1 brand tracked and the entry AI chatbot allowance.
Standard$39
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
Adds Pinterest and Google Display Network, targeting filters, ad analytics, an unlimited ad tracker and 5 brands.
Platinum$83
per month, billed annually ($279 billed monthly)
Adds YouTube, native ads and Google search, estimated ad budget, full market trends and 10 brands.
Palladium$119
per month, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)
All 11 networks, adding LinkedIn, TikTok, Quora and Reddit, with 30 brands and the largest chatbot allowance.
Ways to pay less
Minea
- Other savings
Quarterly billing saves about 20%
Paying quarterly lowers each plan: Starter is $39 a month instead of $49, Premium $79 instead of $99 and Business $158 instead of $199.
PowerAdSpy
- Annual discount
Yearly billing cuts each plan 58 to 70%
The pricing page shows yearly billing as one upfront charge, for example Basic at $331 a year and Palladium at $1,436 a year.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Minea or PowerAdSpy?
As of Nov 12, 2026, PowerAdSpy is cheaper to start with: $27 a month, against $49 a month for Minea. Minea starts at $49 per month, billed monthly ($39 per month if paid quarterly), and PowerAdSpy starts at $27 per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Minea or PowerAdSpy?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Minea nor PowerAdSpy has a free plan. PowerAdSpy has a free trial.
Which platforms do Minea and PowerAdSpy run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Minea lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.