Adbeat review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Competitor ad intelligence for display and native advertising
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Adbeat report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for spying on competitors' display and native ads
Adbeat shows competitors' display and native ads, with a free account that lets you view creatives. The paid plans start at $200 a month, the useful limits are lifted only on Advanced at $315, and it does not cover social ad libraries.
Who Adbeat is for
- 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
Who Adbeat is not for
- 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
Why Adbeat gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$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.
- CFree plan and trialA 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.
- CFeaturesSearch by advertiser or publisher, network coverage, placements, alerts and reports. It is display, programmatic and native only, and spend estimates are Enterprise.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You learn its search filters before the results make sense.
- CPlatforms and integrationsA web app only. No integrations list or phone apps were found.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Adbeat's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/adbeat#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/adbeat.svg" alt="Adbeat: 1.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Adbeat stands among ad creative and reporting tools
Adbeat's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 8 of the 39 other ad creative and reporting tools we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 20 of 39) and worst on value for money (D, above 3).
Its paid plans start at $200 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 28 of the 32 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 22 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 40 ad creative and reporting tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Adbeat’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 3 of 39, level with 5
- CFree plan and trialAbove 20 of 39, level with 19
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 39, level with 33
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 39, level with 38
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 39, level with 10
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 33 ad creative and reporting tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Adbeat, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Adbeat you would be making a library of papers and sources to search. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 24 of the 39 other ad creative and reporting tools grade higher. It costs $2,400 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A library of papers and sources to search.
What this rests on. Adbeat’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Adbeat?
Adbeat is a competitive intelligence tool for display, programmatic and native advertising. It shows which ads an advertiser runs, on which publishers and through which ad networks, with filters by country and device. A free Basic account sits beside the paid Pro plans.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Adbeat pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Adbeat has a free plan, and paid plans start at $200 per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $200 per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Adbeat Basic is a free account with unlimited views of ad creatives and the option to save favorite ads.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $200per 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 | $315per month, billed annually ($399 billed monthly) | Unlimited results, 1 year of data, country filters, direct-buy placements, 10 alerts and advertiser comparison. |
| Enterprise | Custom | 3 years of data, ad spend estimates, campaigns, categories, pre-roll video ads, unlimited alerts and a dedicated support rep. |
Read from adbeat.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Adbeat before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly 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.
Stated on adbeat.com
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Common questions
Does Adbeat have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Adbeat is listed for Web.
Does Adbeat have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Adbeat is listed for Web.
Is Adbeat open source?
Adbeat is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.