ClickDefender vs Protect Ads
ClickDefender
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| Figure | ClickDefender | Protect Ads |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £49/mo | €29/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Click Fraud Software | 8.4 (#6) | 7.6 (#20) |
| Agency use | The agency page describes a multi-client dashboard, white-label reports, volume discounts, and isolated client data with role-based view-only access. | An agency module provides centralized client management with separate tracking and reporting for each client. |
| Detection | The features page says its AI analyzes every click across 50+ signals and detects bots, click farms, and competitor activity. | The service analyzes click signals and behavior in real time to identify bots, competitors, and click farms. |
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 |
| Purpose | ClickDefender provides click fraud protection for PPC advertising campaigns using a JavaScript tracking script, real-time fraud detection, analytics, IP blocklists, API access, and alerts. | ProtectAds detects and blocks invalid advertising clicks to reduce wasted ad spend. |
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In their own words
ClickDefender
ClickDefender is a paid click-fraud protection service for PPC campaigns on Google Ads and Microsoft Ads. It uses a JavaScript tracking script, real-time detection, analytics, IP blocklists, API access, and alerts. The maker says its AI evaluates clicks across more than 50 signals, including browser fingerprints, scroll depth, time on page, click patterns, and other behavioral indicators, to identify bots, click farms, and competitor activity. Dashboards report traffic sources, IP addresses, geographic distribution, device types, and fraud trends. Google Ads can receive blocked-IP exclusions every six hours, up to 500 IPs per campaign. Microsoft Ads automation is listed as in development; users can export a blocklist for manual import. Slack alerts and HTTP webhooks send fraud events externally. Setup supports JavaScript or Google Tag Manager, with guidance for WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, and custom HTML. Plans start at £49 a month, with a seven-day trial requiring a payment method and converting to a subscription unless canceled.
Protect Ads
Protect Ads has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.