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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Advertising

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Advertising (formerly Bing Ads) contains Microsoft's advertising solutions. Advertising formats include search (Microsoft Search ads), Display and Native ads, Retail Media, and Video and Connected TV (CTV) ads. Services include Performance Max, the company's conversion optimization AI assistant and guide.N/A

    SE Ranking

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    An SEO toolset for agency and in-house pros.

    $65

    per month

    Pricing
    Microsoft AdvertisingSE Ranking
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essential
    $65
    per month
    Pro
    $119
    per month
    Business
    $259
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft AdvertisingSE Ranking
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—SE Ranking’s subscription plans are available at a 20% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft AdvertisingSE Ranking
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    SE Ranking
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    68%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    70%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    65%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    59%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft AdvertisingSE Ranking
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Microsoft Advertising and SE Ranking
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    3.9
    3 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SE Ranking
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising1.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation3.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contextual advertising4.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social advertising1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Advertising and SE Ranking
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    5.3
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SE Ranking
    -
    Ratings
    Ad dashboards4.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports4.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting5.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization5.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Auctions
    Comparison of Ad Auctions features of Microsoft Advertising and SE Ranking
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    6.6
    4 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SE Ranking
    -
    Ratings
    Ad bidding6.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Microsoft Advertising and SE Ranking
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    -
    Ratings
    SE Ranking
    7.9
    16 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Keyword analysis00 Ratings7.99 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings7.316 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings7.916 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings8.412 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings7.910 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Microsoft Advertising and SE Ranking
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    -
    Ratings
    SE Ranking
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Local SEO00 Ratings8.111 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings8.112 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Microsoft Advertising and SE Ranking
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    -
    Ratings
    SE Ranking
    8.4
    14 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Multi-domain support00 Ratings8.512 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings8.413 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Microsoft AdvertisingSE Ranking
    Small Businesses
    WordStream
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Nozzle
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    WordStream
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Advanced Web Ranking
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Google Search Console
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft AdvertisingSE Ranking
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.9
    (67 ratings)
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    7.3
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft AdvertisingSE Ranking
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Despite using our account for advertising with every other social media company, Microsoft flagged ours as fraudulent. After dealing with them for weeks, we finally got to a manager, who said that they didn’t know anything, couldn’t provide any information, and was unable to do anything about it. It seems odd, but it would flagger account every time we try to upload the campaigns from Google directly into their ad manager. I would suggest if you try and use their platform, don’t tell them you’re using Google cause they seem to have a thing against it. Once your account is flagged, they have no reasonable way of resolving it, nor they are able to offer any support. You’re better off to just try a different way. Ultimately, just don’t use Microsoft advertising if you can possibly avoid it. Hopefully soon DuckDuckGo will have their own advertising platform and we can eliminate Microsoft given the terrible time we have working with this one of many, social media platforms.
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    SE Ranking
    SE Ranking is a fantastic tool if you are a marketing agency or freelancer looking for a single tool for the majority of your SEO work. It also includes B2B tools like their lead generation widget and white label reports that can help you generate new leads for your business. It would get 10 stars if their database was larger to accommodate research for small geographic areas, but they are always expanding their database so it may just be a matter of time. Research SE Ranking has pricing plans available for every budget.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Familiar interface, offers editor for bulk changes, adding negative keywords is much easier than in Google Ads
    • Nice reporting tools within the interface, detailed reports can be made fairly easily
    • Had very nice tools to help import/export ads directly from Google Ads, which saves a ton of time
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    SE Ranking
    • Rank racking. It’s really important for us that the ranks are tracked accurately.
    • Monitoring of changes made on the website. We’ve found this feature really useful.
    • Reports. This includes auto reports and manuals. We can easily and quickly create reports to check our SEO progress month by month.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Bing's ad platform could definitely use some improvements - it hasn't been updated in a long time, and it feels very outdated.
    • We feel that the optimization algorithms don't always perform as well for Bing Ads as they do in Google Ads (optimize for conversions, etc.).
    • It would be great to have even more integrations with LinkedIn audience targeting offered - right now, you can just make some bid optimizations in a couple of areas; we'd really like to get more robust options there, and maybe even things like cross-platform tracking.
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    SE Ranking
    • I really don't think SE Ranking has many flaws. They are also rolling out an app at the moment - SE Ranking Pro - need to test that one.
    • Some more video tutorials on the site on how to use some tools would be helpful.
    • More in-system popups would be more helpful too.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    We have had good success with it over all of our clients. We continually recommend bing to reach "the rest of the searchers".
    Incentivized
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    SE Ranking
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Microsoft
    It's very easy to use overall. It has an import from Google Ads to make things simpler. Overall, I would say you can get up and running very quickly. It's similar to other platforms, so if you have used them, it's intuitive.
    Incentivized
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    SE Ranking
    They had a huge update recently and the platform is now even better. Although not all the tools are yet in the new design.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    Our Bing Ads reps are very good and attentive. They've offered good recommendations and are quick to resolve unexpected issues and problems. Occasionally they have roped in technical support folks that have been friendly and helpful too. The general helpline for Bing Ads is also very good, especially when compared to Google's customer support.
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    SE Ranking
    The support is great but they don't have 24/7 support. And time zones can also be an issue sometimes. On the other hand there are plenty of guides and videos around to get yourself started. I never really needed support for "big" issues. And the help I got was good enough.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Obviously Google is a huge competitor. Typically Google is top of the game for many advertising solutions including search. Microsoft ads has a lower scale and reach compared to Google. However, Microsoft ads audience does not overlap much with Googles, providing incremental reach. Although Microsoft ads lags a bit behind in adapting the new updates that Google comes out with, their customer service is very good and they are likely to go out of their way to adapt their platform to your needs whereas their competitor does not
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    SE Ranking
    SE Ranking is better than Serpstat or MOZ or Ahrefs when it comes to tracking keyword rankings, but it lacks in every other SEO category, such as onsite and offsite SEO metrics, content analysis, etc... It's a good choice for agencies that are interested in tracking keywords for their clients, but other than that it underperforms in every other SEO category.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • We've had a very hard time spending our budgets on Bing which has caused us a lot of extra work on our end. We've essentially had to move that money back to Google or other platforms.
    • It does have an easy import from Google so you're not doubling efforts.
    • The CPCs tend to be less expensive than Google - which is always good for business owners.
    Incentivized
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    SE Ranking
    • The website "health" report has allowed us to fix things that Google might find strange or cause us to lose rankings, which has been very helpful.
    • It's given us more visibility into what exactly our SEO management company is doing and how they are performing, and if things are changing or not. It's very easy to see right from the dashboard.
    • Being able to see how our competitors stack up against us has helped us know where to improve, what to focus on, and how to be even better.
    Incentivized
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