Google Ad Manager vs. Meta Business Manager

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Ad Manager
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Google Ad Manager is a platform for publishers that combines the former DoubleClick for Publishers and DoubleClick Ad Exchange products.N/A
Meta Business Manager
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Meta Business Manager (formerly Facebook Business Manager, or Pages Manager) is a mobile app that supports management of up to 50 Facebook pages from a smart phone or tablet, allowing social media managers to see activity, post updates, and respond immediately to customers.N/A
Pricing
Google Ad ManagerMeta Business Manager
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google Ad ManagerMeta Business Manager
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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Community Pulse
Google Ad ManagerMeta Business Manager
Considered Both Products
Google Ad Manager
Chose Google Ad Manager
We use Google Ads Manager to manage ad campaigns on Google I found that Google Ads Manager was confusing, had a steep learning curve, and had poor documentation. I found myself having to look at tutorials from other websites. I find this to be true of most Google products. They …
Chose Google Ad Manager
Google streamlines the process and is supremely easier to use than Facebook for Business (utilized for Facebook ad management.). Facebook's control over their management system makes the program much more cumbersome and less effective. Meanwhile, as mentioned, the Google Ad …
Meta Business Manager
Chose Meta Business Manager
I use both and frankly Google blows FB out of the water on reporting and diagnostic issues with campaigns. It's also much easier to access customer support should there be any issues with your campaigns or if you need help in setting up a new campaign. FBM is a necessary tool …
Chose Meta Business Manager
Facebook is a well-known platform that has to be utilized. It allows us to reach so many new customers and potential patients for our clients. As well as allows us to interact with them consistently and keep them informed or advertise to a new niche of people. The best part …
Chose Meta Business Manager
We used the Facebook Pages Manager exclusively for managing out pages. We've used Synup as an alternative, but it still requires us to work in Facebook Pages Manager, and Synup has a weak product offering. We've considered using another tool to assist in managing our data for …
Chose Meta Business Manager
It's not about why we selected Facebook Pages Manager, but more out of necessity. Facebook is one of the biggest, if not the biggest social media following. To miss out on such an opportunity would be possible. Previously, we tested out on Twitter and Snapchat but both services …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Google Ad ManagerMeta Business Manager
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
Google Ad Manager
7.6
24 Ratings
3% above category average
Meta Business Manager
-
Ratings
Data Transfer7.524 Ratings00 Ratings
DSP integration7.719 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
Google Ad Manager
8.7
33 Ratings
11% above category average
Meta Business Manager
-
Ratings
Ad campaign creation8.733 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad deployment8.433 Ratings00 Ratings
Display advertising8.632 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation8.731 Ratings00 Ratings
Sequence targeting8.924 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Google Ad Manager
8.3
33 Ratings
7% above category average
Meta Business Manager
-
Ratings
Ad dashboards8.931 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad performance reports8.433 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking8.932 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting7.829 Ratings00 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management8.226 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization7.729 Ratings00 Ratings
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Google Ad Manager
-
Ratings
Meta Business Manager
6.1
35 Ratings
22% below category average
Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings6.020 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings5.326 Ratings
Sentiment analysis00 Ratings7.322 Ratings
Broad channel coverage00 Ratings6.025 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Google Ad Manager
-
Ratings
Meta Business Manager
5.9
49 Ratings
30% below category average
Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings7.049 Ratings
Audience targeting00 Ratings6.046 Ratings
Content optimization00 Ratings5.744 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings4.838 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Google Ad Manager
-
Ratings
Meta Business Manager
6.0
42 Ratings
30% below category average
Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings5.334 Ratings
Customer interaction histories00 Ratings4.738 Ratings
Bulk actions00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Google Ad Manager
-
Ratings
Meta Business Manager
6.1
47 Ratings
23% below category average
Lead generation00 Ratings4.838 Ratings
Content marketing00 Ratings5.742 Ratings
Paid media management00 Ratings6.239 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings7.543 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Google Ad Manager
-
Ratings
Meta Business Manager
6.3
49 Ratings
30% below category average
Twitter00 Ratings4.010 Ratings
Facebook00 Ratings8.148 Ratings
LinkedIn00 Ratings5.98 Ratings
Google+00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
Instagram00 Ratings7.334 Ratings
Pinterest00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
YouTube00 Ratings5.612 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Google Ad Manager
-
Ratings
Meta Business Manager
5.7
47 Ratings
32% below category average
Campaign success analytics00 Ratings7.246 Ratings
Real-time tracking00 Ratings5.943 Ratings
Competitor analysis00 Ratings4.027 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Google Ad Manager
-
Ratings
Meta Business Manager
6.2
49 Ratings
27% below category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings5.446 Ratings
Mobile access00 Ratings6.947 Ratings
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Google Ad ManagerMeta Business Manager
Small Businesses
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
The Trade Desk
The Trade Desk
Score 8.1 out of 10
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Adobe Advertising Cloud
Adobe Advertising Cloud
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google Ad ManagerMeta Business Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(33 ratings)
9.2
(49 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(2 ratings)
7.5
(15 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(2 ratings)
6.0
(14 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google Ad ManagerMeta Business Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
Google Ads Manager is great if you need major visibility on a large ad network rather than targeting one specific website, app or platform. Let's be real here if you have any business that is done online (sell products, generate leads, etc) you pretty much have to be on Google. I've tried other advertising solutions including competitor search engines, sponsored content solutions, social media advertising, and none really compare to the traffic you can get that is keyword-driven, meaning a user is actually demonstrating interest in whatever you sell or offer.
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Meta Platforms Inc
If using a desktop, Facebook Business Manage can help integrate and consolidate your workload when managing multiple pages for multiple clients. However, it can also be clunky when trying to use it on the go from a smartphone as the functionality is more limited. For those that sit at desks all day, it's a good program. For those of us that stay mobile, it can be frustrating.
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Pros
Google
  • Interface. You can understand how to build the ads very easily. When you first begin, and throughout the process, there are little help icons which explain what you need to understand.
  • Pricing. By this, I mean the ability to change it at any time. You can select a variable rate, or you can preset it. Either way, you can change how much you spend every second if you'd like. This makes it easier to control your budget if you need to make emergency purchases and don't have much space in your budget.
  • Always growing. They are always announcing something new. Always growing and always trying to update.
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Meta Platforms Inc
  • Stats and insights, to have data to back up assumptions and actions.
  • Scheduling posts, which is helpful when you can't always post in real time.
  • Messenger, which allows me to interact directly with potential customers.
  • Roles, which allows me to assign an intern to help manage the profile.
  • Ads, which allows me to target and advertise to potential customers.
  • Pixel, which connects my Facebook data with my website.
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Cons
Google
  • Bumper Machine - While this is still in beta, there is a lot of room for improvement for the machine to pick proper clips. I'm sure that will come in time though.
  • Inclusion of a Home Page Button - This is a simple request, truly, but one that bothers me everyday. I have a campaign home button, but it's not accessible unless you go back to the beginning of the platform. If the 'home' button was static, I'd be able to go to my preferred view with one click instead of having to loop around, as there isn't a trustworthy 'back button' option either.
  • Display - This is a big one. I have a love/hate relationship with display campaigns and algorithms. I have seen where they can perform [strongly] but also be massive budget bleeds with little ROI. It's not very industry specific either so I'm hoping to gain more consistency and trust with the future of the display algorithm.
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Meta Platforms Inc
  • The only thing I have noticed is when on my device, it calls out a list of names that have shared your post, and it only shows one. On the computer it will let you scroll down and see all of them.
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Likelihood to Renew
Google
I think it's useful for our team and we rely on it to improve our business. It is within our budget also. Although we still will need an approval from the upper-level management team, I don't see any problem with that
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Meta Platforms Inc
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Usability
Google
Love the product and how the GUI is as it is user friendly. When working with the product it is better to have some knowledge of what ad's you want to deploy where so that it is easier to use and move forward.
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Meta Platforms Inc
I give Facebook Business Manager this rating because how I am able to edit and customize each client location page easily and can add users as needed without any hoops to jump through. I also appreciate the about of reach that Facebook has, so having a tool like this that's easy to use and can be in control of the backed of what people see is so important.
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Support Rating
Google
I could say a lot about this topic. As an agency, we get a new [representative] to talk to almost every quarter to go over select accounts and the campaigns within. Most of the time, these [educated representatives], don't provide any new feedback, or I just simply [disagree] with their approach. This is not all the time however. I have learned a lot from a rare few, [individuals] that have given me new strategies and access to betas early on. The other side of support, is the [overseas support platform]. [It] is usually not very helpful, but you can [emphasize] issues and they can research [them]. The Google Tag Implementation team is pristine though. When you need them, you need to set an appointment, which is usually 2 weeks out; they are so over-my-head intelligent, I've never had a bad experience with them and whenever I needed them for a fix, they solved it [within] the first call.
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Meta Platforms Inc
The few times I've had to reach out for ad questions, Facebook Pages customer service is prompt and friendly with their advice. I've never waited longer than 24 hours to get a response, and generally it's just a few hours. They're also quick at removing spam from my Pages when I've needed them to.
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Alternatives Considered
Google
The main advantage of Google Ad Manager over The Trade Desk is based on the fact that Google Ad Manager has better data to identify a user on any device as it has more data and the user is signed in over Google Ad Manager´s set of properties. That is why results on Google Ad Manager´s platform are better as The Trade Desk needs to develop a unified id solution that is more complex and less performing that Google Ad Manager's data.
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Meta Platforms Inc
While we looked at different possibilities, it just seemed that this program was designed for our key social media platforms. There really was no point in utilizing a different program when this was designed for these platforms specifically. The mobile app is an added convenience that allows me to manage our social media on the go.
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Return on Investment
Google
  • It had a massively positive impact for us, allowing us to generate revenue from ad space on our website.
  • Being able to custom quote ad space on our site, instead of relying on AdSense allowed us to increase our monthly ad revenue as well.
  • Providing reliable data to advertisers regarding impressions and CTRs helped create repeat-customers.
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Meta Platforms Inc
  • Most of our leads come from Facebook paid marketing.
  • Our business is centered around our content, which allows us to stand out from the completion. Facebook allows us to get the content in front of our audience.
  • Facebook Marketing is so dynamic that it takes loads of trial and error to get to a winning formula. And the errors can be expensive.
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