The AdSpy alternative that's free to start
AdSpy is a Facebook and Instagram ad database with one plan, $149 a month. AdMakeAI tracks your competitors' Meta ads from a free account and remakes the longest runner with your product.
- 30 free credits
- No card
- ~30s per ad
$0.16
for a remixed ad on Starter
~30s
from their ad to yours
$39
a month. AdSpy's paid plans start at $149
Free
to track 2 brands, no card
Their longest runner. Your product.
Three real remixes, each from one product photo, unedited. 2 credits each, $0.16 on Starter.
Start from ads that already work
A brand doesn't pay for the same ad for months unless it sells. Every ad here shows its days running. These are live on Meta now: open one, or search any brand.
HexClad has 3,107 ads live on Meta. These 5 have run the longest.
All HexClad adsFree without an account: Top Ads by industry, brand pages, Ad Insights and the Chrome extension.
AdSpy vs AdMakeAI
AdSpy's side is from its own pages, read November 11, 2026.
- Starts at
- AdMakeAI:$39 a month, 250 remixes included
- AdSpy:$149 a month, one plan
- Free start
- AdMakeAI:Free account, no card: track 2 brands and 3 keywords
- AdSpy:No trial on its site; full refund within 24 hours of purchase
- Tracking competitors
- AdMakeAI:15 brands on Starter, 1,500 on Business
- AdSpy:Search by advertiser; no follow feature on its site
- What's working
- AdMakeAI:Days running on every ad, sorted longest first
- AdSpy:Longest running and last seen
- Making the ad
- AdMakeAI:Remix any ad with your product: 2 credits, about 30 seconds, $0.16
- AdSpy:None on its site
Pick AdSpy if you research affiliate offers: it searches 214M+ ads by comments, demographics and affiliate network.
Pricing, side by side
AdMakeAI, per month
Free
30 credits, track 2 brands, no card
$0
Starter
250 remixes a month, track 15 brands
$39$27.30 yearly
Professional
750 remixes a month, track 100 brands
$79$63.20 yearly
Business
2,000 remixes a month, track 1,500 brands
$139$111.20 yearly
AdSpy, per month
AdSpy
Facebook and Instagram ad search, "virtually unlimited usage"
$149
AdSpy facts from its home page, refund policy and terms, read November 11, 2026; we didn't buy a plan. AdSpy calls its price an introductory offer and lists no yearly price. A remix is 2 credits; free credits are 8 in some countries.
Need video? UGC ads, product in hand
$2.65 for a 30-second 720p ad on Starter; the top tier costs more. Tap one to play.
“My wife thinks I learned to cook. Three weeks now.”
Made in AdMakeAI
“Forty-one nights. That's how long it's been since I stood at this mirror at three in the morning.”
Made in AdMakeAI
“I told my daughter no grown man pays nine dollars a day to feed a dog.”
Made in AdMakeAI
“No, you don't have to be home. That's the thing people get wrong.”
Made in AdMakeAI
AdSpy alternatives: questions
How much does AdSpy cost?
$149 a month for one plan with "virtually unlimited usage", which its home page calls an introductory offer. It publishes no yearly price.
Does AdSpy have a free trial?
Its site doesn't list one. Its policy page offers a full refund within 24 hours of purchase, with later refunds at its discretion.
Which platforms does AdSpy cover?
Facebook and Instagram, the same as AdMakeAI. AdSpy searches 214M+ ads with filters for comments, likes, demographics and affiliate networks.
Can AdSpy make ads?
Its site doesn't describe ad generation. AdMakeAI remakes a competitor's Meta ad with your product for 2 credits, $0.16 on the $39 Starter plan.
Remake the ad your competitor keeps paying for
Add the brands you watch, sort their Meta ads by days running, and make yours.
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