When Adsecurity may fit better
- You need Yahoo and Yandex in addition to Google and Bing.
- You want an assisted start from a free check of your keyword list.
Ads LighthousevsAdsecurity
Adsecurity, run by a company based in Germany, lists paid search monitoring, brand protection and affiliate fraud monitoring. It describes automated monitoring on Google, Bing, Yahoo and Yandex across many regions and devices, with a screenshot and redirect path for each detection.
At a glance
| Tool | Search engines | Most frequent checks | Published price | Free trial | Files takedowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ads Lighthouse | Google and Bing, plus Google Shopping on Growth and above | Every 15 minutes | From $49 per month | 7 days | No |
| Adsecurity | Google, Bing, Yahoo and Yandex | Not published | Not published | Free trial on request | Not described |
Which tool fits your needs
When Ads Lighthouse may fit better
- You want published prices, a defined trial and a stated check frequency.
- You need documented alerts by email, Slack or webhook, or Google Shopping.
- You want API and MCP access to your data.
Feature comparison
| Topic | Ads Lighthouse | Adsecurity |
|---|---|---|
| Search engines and channels | Google and Bing search ads, plus Google Shopping product ads on Growth and above. | Google, Bing, Yahoo and Yandex in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and Asia Pacific, on desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile. |
| Check frequency | Daily up to every 15 minutes, depending on plan, at fixed or random times, plus on-demand checks. | No check frequency is published. Monitoring is described as automated. |
| Evidence captured | Every ad is saved with its copy, ad assets such as sitelinks, advertiser domain and destination URL, plus the search term, engine, location, device and time. A screenshot of the results page is available for eligible first appearances, and a static landing-page preview when capture succeeds. Previews are rebuilt from saved page content, so they can differ from a live visit. Redirect traces can be downloaded as a standard web archive (WARC) file. Advertiser domains can be looked up in Google's Ads Transparency Center for the advertiser names Google lists, whether Google verified them and their country, using 1 on-demand check per lookup. | The keyword, location and device, a link to the results page, a screenshot of the ad and the redirect path to the final URL. |
| Affiliate identification | Reads the affiliate parameter you choose in Google ad links and matches IDs against your affiliate list. Follows the redirect chains of eligible ads from our servers, not from the searcher's location or device. | Detects brand bidding by partners, resellers and publishers, with a separate affiliate fraud monitoring product. How affiliate IDs are read is not described. |
| Alerts and reporting | Alerts for a new or returning advertiser, a brand mention in ad copy or a detected affiliate ID, by email, Slack or webhook. Reports export to CSV and Excel. MCP server for AI assistants on every plan, and a REST API on Scale and above. | Not described on the pages we read. |
| Enforcement and takedowns | Complaint preparation, not filing: a case evidence pack PDF, the fields Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising trademark forms ask for, outreach templates and a filing tracker. You submit on the platform's form; Ads Lighthouse does not file complaints or takedowns for you. | Not described on the pages we read. |
| Pricing model | Public self-service monthly plans from $49 per month | No prices are published. |
| Trial | 7-day free trial with a reminder email before the first charge. Cancel anytime before it ends from Settings > Billing. | A free trial and a free check of your keyword list can be requested by form. Trial terms are not published. |
Pricing compared
Published prices for Ads Lighthouse and Adsecurity, as listed on each company's official pages on October 13, 2026. Prices are in US dollars. "Custom quote" or "Not published" means the vendor does not list a price.
| Tool and plan | Listed price | Billing | What the plan includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ads Lighthouse Starter | $49 per month | Monthly | 20 keywords, 1 project, 2 locations per project, checks up to once a day. |
| Ads Lighthouse Growth | $99 per month | Monthly | 50 keywords, 2 projects, 5 locations per project, checks up to every 6 hours. Google Shopping included. |
| Ads Lighthouse Scale | $299 per month | Monthly | 150 keywords, 5 projects, 12 locations per project, checks up to every 2 hours. Google Shopping included. |
| Ads Lighthouse Business | $599 per month | Monthly | 500 keywords, 10 projects, 25 locations per project, checks up to every hour. Google Shopping included. |
| Ads Lighthouse Enterprise | Custom quote | Agreed with you | Keywords and projects agreed with you, up to 100 locations per project, checks up to every 15 minutes. Google Shopping included. |
| Adsecurity Paid search monitoring | Not published | Not published | Not published. A free trial and a free check can be requested. |
Prices and plans change often. Confirm the current price, billing terms and what is included with each vendor before you decide.
Pricing pages checked : Adsecurity home page. See every Ads Lighthouse plan limit.
Sources
- Adsecurity home page checked October 13, 2026
- Adsecurity paid search monitoring checked October 13, 2026
- Adsecurity affiliate fraud monitoring checked October 13, 2026
- Adsecurity imprint checked October 13, 2026
How we compare
- We summarize what each vendor states on its own public website. We have not tested their products, and we do not rate quality, accuracy or support.
- Each page lists the pages we read and the date we checked them. Vendors change features and prices often, so confirm the details with them before you decide.
- Our own column describes Ads Lighthouse as it works today, including what it does not do.
- Product and company names belong to their owners. Ads Lighthouse is not affiliated with the vendors listed.
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