# Adbeat review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Competitor ad intelligence for display and native advertising Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Ad Creative & Reporting - **Made by:** Adbeat - **Website:** https://www.adbeat.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you want more than Standard, which keeps 90 days of data and 1,000 results per search. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Adbeat has a free plan, and paid plans start at $200 per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **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 | $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. | | Enterprise | Custom | 3 years of data, ad spend estimates, campaigns, categories, pre-roll video ads, unlimited alerts and a dedicated support rep. | Read from https://www.adbeat.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Adbeat before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Yearly billing is cheaper than monthly** (Annual discount): Standard is $200 a month billed yearly ($2,400) against $249 billed monthly; Advanced is $315 a month billed yearly ($3,780) against $399. Source: https://www.adbeat.com/pricing/yearly ## 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. ## Good for - Agencies and advertisers studying competitors' display and native ads - Ad networks and publishers prospecting for new advertisers ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. 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. - **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. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 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. - **Features: C.** Search by advertiser or publisher, network coverage, placements, alerts and reports. It is display, programmatic and native only, and spend estimates are Enterprise. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You learn its search filters before the results make sense. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** A web app only. No integrations list or phone apps were found. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ad-tools ## Keep it, 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. - You could make: Reports: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A library of papers and sources to search. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Research, Reports ## Alternatives - [AdPlexity](https://toolgpa.com/tools/adplexity): Ad spy platform sold per traffic source, from social to native. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/adbeat-vs-adplexity) - [BigSpy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bigspy): Ad library for researching competitor ads on 11 platforms. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/adbeat-vs-bigspy) - [AdSpy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/adspy): Searchable database of Facebook and Instagram ads. 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