Advanced Web Ranking vs. Google Ads

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Advanced Web Ranking
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Advanced Web Ranking is an online rank tracker suitable for both Digital Agencies and In-house SEOs. The tool boasts usrse among more than 18,000 companies worldwide, and provides ranking results.N/A
Google Ads
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Google Ads (formerly AdWords) is Google's pay-per-click online advertising program. With Google Ads users set their budget and choose where their ads appear in search listings, and on partner websites. Google Ads uses cost-per-click (CPC) bidding.
$500
in Ads credit in the first 60 days
Pricing
Advanced Web RankingGoogle Ads
Editions & Modules
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Offer A
$500
in Ads credit in the first 60 days
Offer B
$1500
in Ads credit in the first 60 days
Offer C
$3000
in Ads credit in the first 60 days
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Advanced Web RankingGoogle Ads
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Advanced Web RankingGoogle Ads
Features
Advanced Web RankingGoogle Ads
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Advanced Web Ranking
9.8
Ratings
23% above category average
Google Ads
-
Ratings
Keyword analysis10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Backlink management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Page grader10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Competitive analysis10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Site recommendations10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Task management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
Advanced Web Ranking
9.6
Ratings
23% above category average
Google Ads
-
Ratings
Local SEO10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Social SEO10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile SEO9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Global SEO9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
Advanced Web Ranking
9.1
Ratings
7% above category average
Google Ads
-
Ratings
Multi-domain support8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
Advanced Web Ranking
-
Ratings
Google Ads
3.8
Ratings
5% below category average
Ad campaign creation00 Ratings2.30 Ratings
Ad deployment00 Ratings2.30 Ratings
Display advertising00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Sequence targeting00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Contextual advertising00 Ratings2.20 Ratings
Social advertising00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Advanced Web Ranking
-
Ratings
Google Ads
6.3
Ratings
19% above category average
Ad dashboards00 Ratings2.30 Ratings
Ad performance reports00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization00 Ratings2.30 Ratings
Ad Auctions
Comparison of Ad Auctions features of Product A and Product B
Advanced Web Ranking
-
Ratings
Google Ads
7.0
Ratings
3% above category average
Ad bidding00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Advanced Web RankingGoogle Ads
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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5.7
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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9.6
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
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1.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Advanced Web RankingGoogle Ads
Likelihood to Recommend
Advanced Web Ranking is helpful to companies that require higher website ranking, where there is keyword management through ranking and tracking. More so, to acquire a comprehensive report concerning the opponents, Advanced Web Ranking is readily resourceful. The content creation and management have been fostered by Advanced Web Ranking also.
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Clients who are selling products such as dresses, clothes, jewelry, beauty products, etc., generally work well. Also, in some cases, it doesn't fetch a good ROAS for very small business owners. If a client is already doing well in SEO, the probability for it to perform well over Google Ads is always enhanced, and if it doesn't have a good organic reach, Google Ads also suffers.
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Pros
  • Advanced Web Ranking is a low-cost solution for SEO reporting, suitable for medium-sized businesses that can't afford more expensive solutions of this type.
  • It's also very scalable in some respects, particularly the availability of unlimited keyword tracking, which is preferable to certain solutions that charge by the keyword.
  • There are also a number of other features in the product not directly related to the reporting of performance which some users will find useful.
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  • Keyword Research - Google Ads has a handy built in tool that helps determine important keywords to target both for Ads & SEO
  • Intuitive Analytics Dashboad - Google Ads makes it fairly simple to see and analyze important metrics on how your ads are running week after week
  • Intuitive Setup - Google Ads makes it easy to figure out how to run ads with little to no training (although training is highly recommended to run effective ads), as their interface is clean and easy to figure out (unlike competing products).
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Cons
  • Updating reports when adding new keywords can be slow, taking a day or so to update.
  • Large keyword projects can be slow to update.
  • If you have a large number of keywords to track, the costs escalate quickly.
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  • Google's heavy dependence on AI makes many of the campaign behavior inscrutable and, often, it performs poorly as a result.
  • Their responsive ads, for example, which are heavily recommended by them, often perform significantly worse than normal text ads.
  • Their support, while relatively quick, becomes useless if you need any deep insight/help.
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Likelihood to Renew
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As of today Google AdWords leads approximately 90% of paid searches globally. There is practically is no other network that can offer such a relevant and engaging audience at the price. The PPC model is also unique in that no media dollars are wasted, since PPC models ensure brand interaction versus traditional media which has heavy ad avoidance and clutter but still charges a hefty amount for ads.
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Usability
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This is more of a subjective rating, because I think it can be increased with how much our ad spend is. The more of an ad spend, the more visibility we can get, and therefore all features can climb. With an overall larger presence the usability is that where we can get messages out quick, and that's the main thing we try to do with our campaigns.
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Support Rating
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We have not yet had an account rep who hasn't tried to bully me or other employees to raise our budgets. At the same time, several years ago, one attempted to help refine our ads and ended up changing the ads to be something we were not affiliated with
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Online Training
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Daily use with advanced account structures. Familiarity with reporting/api and complex setups.
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Alternatives Considered
We switched our rank tracking software from Raven Tools when they dropped rank tracking several years ago. We moved to AWR and realized how inaccurate Raven Tools was when it came to keyword rank tracking. Even when raven Tools added rank tracking back, we never switched back, AWR is more accurate and reliable as a keyword rank tracking tool.
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Google Ads remains at the top advertising channel within our business for both lead volume and revenue generation, whilst maintaining a reasonable cost per lead (CPL). Both Meta Ads and Microsoft Ads have a much lower CPL, those channels don't contribute as much revenue and lead generation.
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Return on Investment
  • It stayed within our client's allotted budget (which drives more business our way down the road!)
  • Updated information in real-time assures our clients that they get the most accurate information possible, as quickly as possible.
  • It's been only slightly detrimental to my workflow (which is one little drawback of the program) sometimes I have to enlist the help of a keyword generator (because i find the one with the program a bit lacking)
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  • Once we got the hang of it and had everything setup, it was a great monthly expense that we could count on ROI from. Either by obtaining new customers or literally staying above our competition in search rankings.
  • We also started consulting on ads for customers and helping them set things up, which created a new revenue stream for us.
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