Compare · checked 27 Oct 2026
AdLib vs AdLibrary.com: API or research app
AdLibrary.com is an ad research app with an API on its Business plan, billed per search. AdLib is an API for developers, billed per delivered ad, with webhooks and history.
AdLibrary.com is a research app for marketers with a large ad database, AI teardowns of creatives and an API on its top plan. AdLib is an API from the start, priced for products that call it many times a day.
At a glance
| AdLib | AdLibrary.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Developers and companies | Marketers, with an API on Business |
| Networks | Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X | 11, incl. YouTube, Yahoo, Unity, AdMob |
| Spend | Only what platforms publish | Estimated spend, heat score |
| AI analysis | No | Transcripts, hook and angle teardowns |
| History | Archive since Oct 2026 | Search windows up to 365 days |
| Change events | Watchlists with signed webhooks | Daily emails, search workers |
| Billing | Per delivered ad | Per search or enrichment |
| API entry price | $29 for 25k credits (1,000 free) | €329 per month for 1,000 credits |
Where AdLib is different
- API pricing for volume. A Meta search page costs at most 5 credits; at Business a credit is $0.0005.
- Published data only. Reach, targeting and payer come from the platforms; we don't model spend.
- Webhooks to your backend, signed and redeliverable.
When AdLibrary.com is the better pick
If your team wants a research app with creative teardowns and spend estimates, or needs networks like YouTube or AdMob, AdLibrary.com offers more of that.
Sources
AdLibrary.com's API page and pricing, checked 27 October 2026.
Questions
- Does AdLibrary.com have an API?
- Yes, on its Business plan from €329 per month for 1,000 credits, where one credit is one search or enrichment.
- Does AdLibrary.com estimate ad spend?
- It shows estimated spend and a heat score. Platforms don't publish spend for commercial ads, so these are model estimates. AdLib returns only what the platforms publish, and null where they don't.
- Which covers more networks?
- AdLibrary.com lists 11 networks, including YouTube, Yahoo, Unity and AdMob. AdLib covers six public ad libraries.