--- description: Review of Google Ads Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Google Ads | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Campaign Management Software](/directory/2878/campaign-management/software) > [Google Ads](/software/135892/google-ads) # Google Ads Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/135892/google-ads Page: 1 / 42\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/135892/google-ads?page=2) > Google Ads (formerly known as Google AdWords) is an online advertising solution that helps businesses promote products and services on Google Search, YouTube and other websites. It allows organizations to create, add and edit advertisements, set a monthly advertising budget, view optimization scores and apply recommendations based on strategic insights. It allows advertisers to gain insights into campaign performance statistics, such as lead conversions, impressions, and click-through rates. Administrators can use Google Ads to set up advertising goals to increase sales or sign-ups through websites and receive supplementary calls or website visits to the physical location. Additionally, stakeholders can utilize mobile applications on Android and iOS devices to track advertising campaigns in real-time and review high-impact recommendations, even from remote locations. It provides Google Ads API, enabling advertisement agencies to manage large Google Ads accounts and campaigns, create bidding strategies and generate custom reports. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via online measures. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 1014 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 1014 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Google ## Commercial Context - **Pricing Details**: With Google Ads, advertisers can set their own monthly budget caps and adjust as needed. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Activity Dashboard - Advertising Management - Alerts/Notifications - Campaign Analytics - Campaign Management - Campaign Planning - Campaign Segmentation - Channel Management - Engagement Tracking - For PPC Campaigns - Geotargeting - Lead Generation - Monitoring - Multi-Campaign - ROI Tracking - Third-Party Integrations ## Integrations (2 total) - Google Analytics 360 - WordPress ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [Campaign Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/2878/campaign-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Campaign Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/2878/campaign-management/software) - [PPC Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3908/ppc/software) - [Marketing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4630/marketing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It keeps track of analytics so we can see where we are at. ----- ### "My Google Ads experience after 7 years of using it" — 4.0/5 > **Katelynn** | *17 October 2025* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use \& navigate, features options to work online \& offline, can complete projects much quicker than other ad platforms due to the ease \& ability of bulk edits > > **Cons**: Occasional glitches, such as my selected columns randomly changing \& still receiving notifications or alerts that I unsubscribed from. > > Has been positive, easily pulls content from Google Drive or the landing page as needed, continuously rolls out new updates in a clean manner to improve the users experience ----- ### "Best marketing platform" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *8 October 2019* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that it is easy to use, fast, has very few bugs and a great UI. Have been using it for at least 7 years and it is my favourite marketing platform. > > **Cons**: Sometimes when a new update is released you get frustrated with all the bugs that delay your work. ----- ### "Great performance" — 5.0/5 > **Alex** | *20 February 2026* | Computer Games | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very easy to use and set up ads. Google is one of the top performing ad networks so it should be one of the first ad networks to be tested. > > **Cons**: I don't really have anything negative to say about google ads. Once you learn how to use it, it is very straight forward and easy to use. > > Google ads is great, and Google ads performance is great. Google and Meta should be the first networks new advertisers should test. ----- ### "A great tool that misses one critical feature." — 4.0/5 > **Caspar** | *9 October 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Achieve excellent results and fantastic functionality for relatively low cost. Easy to duplicate campaigns quickly. Powerful targeting. > > **Cons**: Can't set budgets caps on campaigns. Seems such a basic thing to include yet can only set daily caps. > > Generally very good, we recieve solid return on investment through Google Ads. Yet, often overspend because of no ability to include overall campaign budget caps. ----- Page: 1 / 42\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/135892/google-ads?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/135892/google-ads) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data