Adspy.sh vs PowerAdSpy
PowerAdSpy (poweradspy.com) is an ad spy tool across up to 11 networks, with AI labels, targeting filters and budget estimates by plan. Adspy (adspy.sh) is creative research on public Meta and Google ads: every ad read and tagged, unlimited followed brands from $19 a month for one source of Meta, Google or TikTok, or $39 for all three, in Claude, Codex or any remote MCP client.
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Choose PowerAdSpy if
you need many ad networks, including TikTok, LinkedIn, Reddit and native ads, targeting filters and budget estimates, or the lowest annual price.
Choose Adspy if
you follow many brands' creative on Meta and Google, with a written reading and AI tags on each ad and research in Claude, Codex or any remote MCP client, from $39 a month (Pro).
PowerAdSpy and Adspy, feature by feature
Each PowerAdSpy entry links to the public page it comes from, checked on the date in the sources below. Adspy’s own gaps are marked the same way.
- Yes
- Partly, or on some plans
- No
- Not published
| Feature | PowerAdSpy | Adspy |
|---|---|---|
| Ad sources | ||
| Meta ads (Facebook, Instagram) | Yes: Facebook and Instagram on every plan1 | Yes: Facebook and Instagram; most of the library |
| Google and YouTube ads | Partly: Display from Standard; Search and YouTube from Platinum ($279)1 | Partly: Ads Transparency Center, including YouTube; smaller than Meta |
| TikTok ads | Partly: Palladium only ($399), labelled niche coverage1 | No: Not covered; the organic posts of brands' TikTok accounts are |
| Ads kept after they end | Yes: Inactive ads viewable, with first-seen and last-seen dates45 | Yes: Kept after they end, with recorded activity |
| Analysis | ||
| AI analysis of each ad | Partly: AI labels each ad's hook, copy, visual style and call to action2 | Yes: Hook, angle, format, tone, call to action |
| Video transcripts | Not published: Not published | Yes: Transcripts of video ads, where available |
| Automatic AI tags | Yes: Ad type, intent, hook, offer and colors, as filters on every plan12 | Yes: Native AI tags in 23 creative categories |
| Patterns across a brand | Not published: Not published | Yes: Brand Full Analysis and side-by-side brand comparison |
| Following brands | ||
| Followed brands | Partly: Brand limit of 1, 5, 10 or 30 by plan1 | Yes: Followed from your assistant, on every plan |
| Change reports on followed brands | Partly: Watchlists ping you when a watched advertiser launches new creative2 | Partly: No change reports; ask for a followed brand's newest ads |
| Adding a missing brand | Partly: Ask for missing profiles through in-app suggestions; no timing stated3 | Yes: Requested from your assistant: 94% collected within 10 minutes |
| Workflow | ||
| Team workspace | Partly: Sharing with your team is mentioned; no seats published2 | Yes: Shared collections and notes; $5, $15 or $29 a month per extra user, by plan |
| AI assistants (MCP) | Not published: Not published | Yes: Claude, Claude Code, Codex and other MCP clients |
| API | Not published: Not published | Partly: REST API on Enterprise; every plan works through MCP |
| Browser extension | Not published: Not published | No: No browser extension |
| Your own ad accounts | Not published: Not published | No: Public ads only: no spend or ROAS |
| Free plan or trial | Partly: No free plan; paid 3-day trials for $1 or $71 | No: No free plan or trial |
| Price and library | ||
| Price | Basic $69 a month, Standard $99, Platinum $279, Palladium $399; billed yearly $27, $39, $83 and $119 a month, paid upfront. Monthly plans start with a paid 3-day trial that rolls into the monthly rate.1 | Starter $19 a month (one source: Meta, Google or TikTok; 2,000 credits), Pro $39 (every source; 6,000 credits), Unlimited $99 (every source; no credit count, fair use) and Enterprise on contract. One user included; an additional user is $5 a month on Starter, $15 on Pro and $29 on Unlimited. Research runs in your AI assistant. |
| Library | PowerAdSpy's home page shows both 500M+ ads indexed and 49M+ ads listed.2 | Library records · October 2026: 2.2M+ creative records, 7.5M+ source-ad records, 2.5k+ advertiser profiles. |
Where PowerAdSpy is the better choice
You need many ad networks
Its top plan covers 11 networks: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Google Display, YouTube, native ads, Google Search, LinkedIn, TikTok, Quora and Reddit. Adspy covers Meta and Google's Ads Transparency Center.1
You want targeting filters and budget estimates
Targeting filters (type, position, gender, age) from Standard, and device, affiliate, e-commerce and funnel filters with an estimated ad budget from Platinum. Adspy shows no spend.1
You want unlimited ad views
PowerAdSpy lists unlimited ad views on every plan.1
You pay yearly
Billed yearly, Basic is $27 a month ($331 a year) and Palladium $119 a month ($1,436 a year), paid upfront.1
Where Adspy is different
Unlimited followed brands from $19 a month
Every Adspy plan follows as many brands as you want. PowerAdSpy's brand limit is 1 on Basic ($69 a month), 5 on Standard ($99), 10 on Platinum ($279) and 30 on Palladium ($399).1
Google and YouTube from $19 a month
Adspy searches Meta and Google's Ads Transparency Center creatives, including YouTube ads; most advertisers in its library come from Meta. Starter ($19 a month) covers one source of Meta, Google or TikTok; Pro ($39) and above cover all three. PowerAdSpy adds Google Search and YouTube from Platinum, at $279 a month.1
A written reading of each ad
Adspy's analysis explains the hook and when it lands, the angle, tone and call to action, next to the transcript. PowerAdSpy labels each ad's hook, copy, visual style and call to action.2
A missing brand in minutes
Ask your assistant to add a missing brand (400 credits) and Adspy collects its ads on the spot: 94% of 663 requests from March to September 2026 finished within 10 minutes, with a median of 2.3 minutes. PowerAdSpy takes requests for missing profiles in its app, without a stated time.3
Research in your AI assistant
Adspy's MCP server lets Claude, Codex or any remote MCP client search ads, read their analysis and save them to your workspace, on every plan.
The same research in your AI assistant, with Adspy
- Connect Adspy to your AI assistant, then ask for a brand, a product or a phrase, for example Meta video ads that mention collagen.
- Ask for AG1's ads: its creatives across Meta, their formats and their recorded activity.
- Ask for AG1's Brand Full Analysis: the hooks and formats across its ads, its organic posts where Adspy collects them, and the ads behind each finding.
- Follow AG1, then ask for its newest ads, newest first, to see what it started running.
- Ask your assistant to save the ads worth keeping in a collection, with a note for your team.
Questions
Which networks does each cover?
Adspy covers Meta (Facebook and Instagram) and Google's Ads Transparency Center, including YouTube. Starter ($19 a month) covers one source of Meta, Google or TikTok; Pro ($39) and above cover all three. PowerAdSpy covers up to 11 networks depending on the plan, with TikTok, LinkedIn, Quora and Reddit on Palladium ($399 a month).
How many brands can I follow?
Adspy follows unlimited brands on every plan, from $19 a month. PowerAdSpy's brand limit is 1, 5, 10 or 30 by plan.
Is there a free trial?
PowerAdSpy's monthly plans start with a paid 3-day trial ($1 on Basic, $7 on others) that rolls into the monthly rate. Adspy has no free plan or trial; its plans are Starter $19 a month (one source: Meta, Google or TikTok; 2,000 credits), Pro $39 (every source; 6,000 credits), Unlimited $99 (every source; no credit count, fair use) and Enterprise on contract.
Sources and method
This page compares published facts only. PowerAdSpy’s entries come from its own public pages, listed below with the date each was checked; Adspy’s come from this site’s plans and product pages. Adspy's time to collect a missing brand is measured from its own job records: 663 requests from March to September 2026, median 2.3 minutes, 94% within 10 minutes, counted until the brand's ads are collected. Sources are checked again at least every 90 days and when a price changes. To report an error, write to info@adspy.sh.
- PowerAdSpy pricingpoweradspy.com · checked
- PowerAdSpy home pagepoweradspy.com · checked
- PowerAdSpy FAQpoweradspy.com · checked
- PowerAdSpy: Facebook ad librarypoweradspy.com · checked · archived copy
- PowerAdSpy: Google ad researchpoweradspy.com · checked
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