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Compare the options to grow your business with Google Ads
Feature
Self Taught
Adsco.ai
Agency
Price
Courses + trial & error
From $25/m
$1,000+/m
Min. spend
$0
$0
Often $1,000+
Media fee
$0
$0
+20% of spend
Budget
Manual, risky
AI optimised
Black box
Scalability
Limited by you
Built-in
Complex
Time to start
12+ hours
10 minutes
Weeks
Setup
6+ hours
10 minutes
3 hrs + waiting
Optimization
Manual
Automated
Queue delays
Turnaround
Slow
Instant
Agency pace
Learning curve
Steep
None
Manage agency
Expertise needed
High
None
None (at a cost)
Google updates
Self-managed
Automatic
Should know...
Reporting
Manual
Realtime + PDF
Monthly
Data insights
Raw data
Chat + summaries
On request
Control
Full, complex
Full + clear
Limited
Data ownership
Yours
Yours
Sometimes shared
Support
YouTube + forums
Human
Account manager
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Choose Your Approach
Compare the options to grow your business with Google Ads
Self Taught / DIY
Learn and manage everything yourself
$100s on courses, $1000s on learning
+20 hours wastedMost Popular
Adsco.ai
AI-powered advertising management
$25 per month
You focus on your businessAgency
Full-service agency management
High monthly retainers. Limited transparency.
+ you probably have to manage themFeature Comparison
Compare all features across different approaches
Self Taught / DIY
Adsco.aiBest for most businesses
Agency
Money
Price per month
$100s on courses, $1000s on learning
From $25/m (Lite), $39 (Pro), $80 (Turbo)
+$1000/m retainers
Price per month
Self Taught / DIY:
$100s on courses, $1000s on learning
Adsco.ai:
From $25/m (Lite), $39 (Pro), $80 (Turbo)
Agency:
+$1000/m retainers
Minimum Spend
$0
$0
+$ 1000, depends
Minimum Spend
Self Taught / DIY:
$0
Adsco.ai:
$0
Agency:
+$ 1000, depends
Media Buying fee
$0
$0
+20%
Media Buying fee
Self Taught / DIY:
$0
Adsco.ai:
$0
Agency:
+20%
Ad budget Allocation
User defined, but high risk of waste without experience
User defined, optimised, clear tracking with notifications
Unclear, you must trust them - no real time visibility
Ad budget Allocation
Self Taught / DIY:
User defined, but high risk of waste without experience
Adsco.ai:
User defined, optimised, clear tracking with notifications
Agency:
Unclear, you must trust them - no real time visibility
Scalability
Limited by personal knowledge and capacity
Built in, modular and infinite
Expensive as complexity grows - more people on account
Scalability
Self Taught / DIY:
Limited by personal knowledge and capacity
Adsco.ai:
Built in, modular and infinite
Agency:
Expensive as complexity grows - more people on account
Time & Speed
Time before first use
+12 hours of courses & struggle
10 minutes
Finding an agency can take a long time, learning which ones are good - even longer
Time before first use
Self Taught / DIY:
+12 hours of courses & struggle
Adsco.ai:
10 minutes
Agency:
Finding an agency can take a long time, learning which ones are good - even longer
Campaign Set up
+6 hours if done properly
10 minutes
3 hours - including meetings excluding waiting
Campaign Set up
Self Taught / DIY:
+6 hours if done properly
Adsco.ai:
10 minutes
Agency:
3 hours - including meetings excluding waiting
Optimization
Inconsistent, depends on learning and skills
Continuous, automated reminders, Learning brain optimizes for you
Delayed by communication, process and agency capacity
Optimization
Self Taught / DIY:
Inconsistent, depends on learning and skills
Adsco.ai:
Continuous, automated reminders, Learning brain optimizes for you
Agency:
Delayed by communication, process and agency capacity
Turnaround Speed
Delayed by research and hesitation
Instant
Delayed by communication, process and agency capacity
Turnaround Speed
Self Taught / DIY:
Delayed by research and hesitation
Adsco.ai:
Instant
Agency:
Delayed by communication, process and agency capacity
Learning & Knowledge
Learning Curve
Steep, all trials and errors for your own wallet
None, designed to guide you step by step
None technical, but you have to learn to manage agencies and their BS
Learning Curve
Self Taught / DIY:
Steep, all trials and errors for your own wallet
Adsco.ai:
None, designed to guide you step by step
Agency:
None technical, but you have to learn to manage agencies and their BS
Expertise needed
High, must continuously learn to stay current
None, full copilot with chatbot for questions
None (agency handles this - at a fee)
Expertise needed
Self Taught / DIY:
High, must continuously learn to stay current
Adsco.ai:
None, full copilot with chatbot for questions
Agency:
None (agency handles this - at a fee)
Up to date on Google Updates
Self managed, difficult to keep up
Learning brain keeps you up to date
They should know, but they are human after all
Up to date on Google Updates
Self Taught / DIY:
Self managed, difficult to keep up
Adsco.ai:
Learning brain keeps you up to date
Agency:
They should know, but they are human after all
Other
Reporting
Manual, when you have a chance to unscramble Googles Dashboard
Real time with PDF exports ready to share
Monthly or on request - can you make sense of it?
Reporting
Self Taught / DIY:
Manual, when you have a chance to unscramble Googles Dashboard
Adsco.ai:
Real time with PDF exports ready to share
Agency:
Monthly or on request - can you make sense of it?
Data
Make sense of Google data
Changes summary + copilot chat
Monthly or on request
Data
Self Taught / DIY:
Make sense of Google data
Adsco.ai:
Changes summary + copilot chat
Agency:
Monthly or on request
Control and transparency
Full control, but requires expertise
Full control and access
Limited, depends on agency
Control and transparency
Self Taught / DIY:
Full control, but requires expertise
Adsco.ai:
Full control and access
Agency:
Limited, depends on agency
Data ownership
Fully yours
Fully yours
Sometimes restricted or shared
Data ownership
Self Taught / DIY:
Fully yours
Adsco.ai:
Fully yours
Agency:
Sometimes restricted or shared
Support
Help yourself - forums, Youtube, courses - variable quality
In app live chat, human response within 24 hours
Account Manager (sometimes slow especially if you are still growing)
Support
Self Taught / DIY:
Help yourself - forums, Youtube, courses - variable quality
Adsco.ai:
In app live chat, human response within 24 hours
Agency:
Account Manager (sometimes slow especially if you are still growing)
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Lite
Basic automation for small advertisers and test campaigns.
$20/month
Billed every year
Charged $240
- Business profile and full Google Ads Strategy
- Auto publish campaigns to Google Ads
- Monthly optimization checks
- Live performance dashboard
- Chat with your data
- Email support with human response
Most Popular
Save 36%
Pro
Full workflow and optimization tools for growing teams.
$25/month
Billed every year
Charged $300
- Everything in Lite plus:
- Publish campaigns directly to Google Ads
- Weekly optimization recommendations
- Alerts on spend anomalies
- TL;DR change summaries on the dashboard
- Free SEO audit of your website
- Multiple regeneration credits per month
- Priority processing in optimization queue
- Branded PDF reports and dashboards
- Live chat support
Save 19%
Turbo
Full suite with AI visuals, branding, and advanced customization.
$65/month
Billed every year
Charged $780
- Everything in Pro plus:
- Agency mode to manage clients separately
- Connect up to 10 businesses
- White-labeled reports and dashboards
- Higher limits for multi-client usage
- Dedicated support
Save 20%
Lite
Basic automation for small advertisers and test campaigns.
$20/month
Billed every year
Charged $240
- Business profile and full Google Ads Strategy
- Auto publish campaigns to Google Ads
- Monthly optimization checks
- Live performance dashboard
- Chat with your data
- Email support with human response
Most Popular
Save 36%
Pro
Full workflow and optimization tools for growing teams.
$25/month
Billed every year
Charged $300
- Everything in Lite plus:
- Publish campaigns directly to Google Ads
- Weekly optimization recommendations
- Alerts on spend anomalies
- TL;DR change summaries on the dashboard
- Free SEO audit of your website
- Multiple regeneration credits per month
- Priority processing in optimization queue
- Branded PDF reports and dashboards
- Live chat support
Save 19%
Turbo
Full suite with AI visuals, branding, and advanced customization.
$65/month
Billed every year
Charged $780
- Everything in Pro plus:
- Agency mode to manage clients separately
- Connect up to 10 businesses
- White-labeled reports and dashboards
- Higher limits for multi-client usage
- Dedicated support
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