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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Ads

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Ads (formerly AdWords) is Google's pay-per-click online advertising program. With Google Ads users set their budget and choose where their ads appear in search listings, and on partner websites. Google Ads uses cost-per-click (CPC) bidding.

    $500

    in Ads credit in the first 60 days

    Yext

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AYext is a digital experience software provider headquartered in New York, New York.N/A
    Pricing
    Google AdsYext
    Editions & Modules
    Offer A
    $500
    in Ads credit in the first 60 days
    Offer B
    $1500
    in Ads credit in the first 60 days
    Offer C
    $3000
    in Ads credit in the first 60 days
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google AdsYext
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—The cost of Yext varies depending on a number of factors such as package type, business size, entity count, and more. To create a solution that fits your business goals, please contact us or request a demo.
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    Community Pulse
    Google AdsYext
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Yext
    Chose Yext
    I looked at a few other competitors and they were significantly cheaper. But they offered fewer directories and fewer additional services. Yext is always expanding their offerings and the other guys seem to be just focused on the SEO benefits, where I see the logistical, …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    81%
    Would buy again
    42 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    76%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    79%
    Happy with the feature set
    41 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    Features
    Google AdsYext
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Google Ads and Yext
    Feature
    Google Ads
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment7.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising7.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation7.511 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting6.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contextual advertising7.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social advertising6.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Google Ads and Yext
    Feature
    Google Ads
    7.3
    11 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Ad dashboards7.511 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking7.311 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting7.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization6.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Auctions
    Comparison of Ad Auctions features of Google Ads and Yext
    Feature
    Google Ads
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Ad bidding7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Google Ads and Yext
    Feature
    Google Ads
    -
    Ratings
    Yext
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Google Ads and Yext
    Feature
    Google Ads
    -
    Ratings
    Yext
    9.8
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    API00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Google Ads and Yext
    Feature
    Google Ads
    -
    Ratings
    Yext
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Admin section00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Google Ads and Yext
    Feature
    Google Ads
    -
    Ratings
    Yext
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SEO support00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings9.42 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.42 Ratings
    Results and Analysis
    Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Google Ads and Yext
    Feature
    Google Ads
    -
    Ratings
    Yext
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Conversion tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Digital Experience Platform
    Comparison of Digital Experience Platform features of Google Ads and Yext
    Feature
    Google Ads
    -
    Ratings
    Yext
    8.9
    3 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Cloud enablement00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Content aggregation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Content classification00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    DXP Third-Party Integrations00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Multi-website management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Digital asset management00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google AdsYext
    Small Businesses
    WordStream
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Xperience by Kentico
    Score7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    WordStream
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Sitecore Digital Experience Platform
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Progress Sitefinity
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google AdsYext
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (126 ratings)
    9.1
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (17 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    6.3
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google AdsYext
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Google Ads is a useful advertising tool to build brand exposure and generate lead volumes for your chosen product. Whilst it can be costly at times due to competitor bidding strategies and requires constant monitoring to ensure campaigns perform as expected, it typically provides the desired quality and quantity of leads for custom budgets.
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    Yext
    We have multiple branch locations throughout our market area. It's very challenging to manage the web listings for each location, with a large volume of listings across numerous platforms for each of those locations. Yext significantly reduces the workload by allowing me to make a single update and Yext automatically pushes the notifications across the other platforms
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    Pros
    Google
    • Automated targeting via Smart Shopping campaign. It's one of the best campaign types in Google Ads. In the beginning, you may see lower revenue and ROAS, but once you give some meaningful time to your campaign, it is most likely to perform well.
    • Smart bidding strategies: Google Ads has developed some really great bidding strategies such as maximizing conversion and maximizing conversion with ROAS settings. Based on one's requirement and their goal with revenue and target ROAS, they can choose the appropriate bidding strategy.
    • Reporting: A business owner and advertising must know about their audiences, how their campaigns have been performing, what's working and what's not, and for that reason, powerful, effective reporting is needed, and Google Ads provides rich details reporting that covers almost every aspect of a business.
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    Yext
    • Yext is very, very user-friendly and easy to use.
    • Yext provides information within the portal on how you can enhance your listings as well as how you can fix any issues with your listings that may exist.
    • Yext's dedicated account managers can help you with any issues that may arise. For example our location pin on Apple Maps was wrong on one of our clinic listings and our Yext account manager reached out directly to Apple support and fixed the issue.
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    Cons
    Google
    • If you don't know what you're doing, it will be a costly mistake. You need to target ads, and it is difficult the first time to do that.
    • There isn't a feature to run an add for a couple set date spans, just hours you want to run them or a single date span.
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    Yext
    • Cost. This platform offers a lot of powerful features, but it has an expensive barrier to entry.
    • Annual contracts limit flexibility for smaller companies
    • The biggest drawback is that you need to keep your subscription active or listings/citation data will revert back to what it was pre-Yext implementation
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    I think Google Ads is good for getting your company out there and becoming more visible to potential customers in general. However, for specific product launches, social media advertising might be a better fit. Also, our user base is younger so social media is a better channel for our target audience.
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    Yext
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Google
    This is more of a subjective rating, because I think it can be increased with how much our ad spend is. The more of an ad spend, the more visibility we can get, and therefore all features can climb. With an overall larger presence the usability is that where we can get messages out quick, and that's the main thing we try to do with our campaigns.
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    Yext
    Yext is pretty easy and straightforward to utilize out of the box. While I work for a digital marketing agency, and this is second nature to me at this point, I do believe the average SMB owner with zero digital marketing experience could be a proficient Yext user within 1 hour or so of usage. It's easy
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    Support Rating
    Google
    We have not yet had an account rep who hasn't tried to bully me or other employees to raise our budgets. At the same time, several years ago, one attempted to help refine our ads and ended up changing the ads to be something we were not affiliated with
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    Yext
    Have been very impressed with the support we receive from Yext. I always feel I am listened to and if I have any problems or concerns they are quickly addressed. I have multiple ways to obtain support, either technical or strategic support, and they are responsive. I couldn't ask for more.
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    Online Training
    Google
    Daily use with advanced account structures. Familiarity with reporting/api and complex setups.
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    Yext
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Our agency invests heavily in Google Ads (particularly paid search advertising) on behalf of our clients relative to competitors like Microsoft and Yahoo because Google is the top search engine in the world. Google collects the most search data which enables the company to improve its AI to drive better performance for agencies and brands. As such, our paid search and app install campaigns always start with Google. If a client has a large budget, we will allocate media dollars to other search engines, but in some cases, the entire search budget goes to Google because we see the best returns.
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    Yext
    We initially chose Yext because it provided the greatest control for our multiple listings. Plus, it had access to the most publishers. However, when evaluating Synup we were very impressed. You would not go wrong to choose either!
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Google Ads is often one of our highest ROI channels, especially when you factor in branded ads.
    • Depending on the stage your business is in, search ads can be really powerful from an ROI perspective, providing an investment with a very high spend cap.
    • If you do not manage the campaigns well though, you can quickly spend a lot of money on nothing. So make sure someone is keeping an eye on your account.
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    Yext
    • Consistency in business listing management - without Yext, we would surely have more inconsistencies with our business address across the web. This can lead to poor communication to our customers, and potentially lost business if we lose trust as a reputable business.
    • Yext saves me hours of legwork to manage numerous web listing platforms individually.
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