# PowerAdSpy review (2026): is it worth $27 a month, billed yearly? > Ad spy tool covering up to 11 social and display ad networks Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. PowerAdSpy is an ad intelligence tool that searches ads from Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, Google, native networks, TikTok and others. Four tiers differ mainly in how many networks they cover, with AI metadata filters, an ad tracker and an AI chatbot included. - **Category:** Ad Creative & Reporting - **Made by:** PowerAdSpy - **Website:** https://poweradspy.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you need TikTok, LinkedIn, Quora or Reddit, which need Palladium at $399 billed monthly. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, PowerAdSpy is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $27 per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 3-day paid trial: $1 on Basic, $7 on the other plans, then the monthly rate unless canceled. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 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. | Read from https://poweradspy.com/pricing/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PowerAdSpy before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Yearly billing cuts each plan 58 to 70%** (Annual discount): The pricing page shows yearly billing as one upfront charge, for example Basic at $331 a year and Palladium at $1,436 a year. Source: https://poweradspy.com/pricing/ ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - Marketers who want Facebook and Instagram ad research at the lowest entry price - Teams researching ads on LinkedIn, Reddit, Quora or native networks ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. PowerAdSpy searches ads across up to 11 networks, from $27 a month on yearly billing. Basic covers Facebook and Instagram only, the trial is paid, and TikTok and LinkedIn need the $119 plan. - **Value for money: B.** Basic 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: D.** A 3-day paid trial: $1 on Basic and $7 on the others, then the monthly rate unless cancelled. No free plan. - **Features: C.** Multi-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: C.** No store rating on record. You learn its filters before the results make sense. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** A web app only. No integrations list, API or phone apps were found. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PowerAdSpy'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 - PowerAdSpy's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 16 of the 39 other ad creative and reporting tools we grade, and level with 8. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 37 of 39) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 12). - Its paid plans start at $27 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 10 of the 32 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 10 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 PowerAdSpy 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. It costs $324 a year. - You could not: A library of papers and sources to search. - You could not: Ad images and videos made to each network's sizes. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Research, Ad creative, AI features ## Alternatives - [AdSpy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/adspy): Searchable database of Facebook and Instagram ads. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/adspy-vs-poweradspy) - [BigSpy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bigspy): Ad library for researching competitor ads on 11 platforms. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bigspy-vs-poweradspy) - [Minea](https://toolgpa.com/tools/minea): Ad spy and product research tool for dropshippers. 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