Optmyzr alternatives (2026): read-only Google Ads audits from your AI assistant
Optmyzr is a full PPC platform: rule-engine automations push changes to your ad accounts, and the price follows your monthly ad spend. It also offers MCP access for Claude and ChatGPT. If you only want your assistant to read Google Ads and leave every change to you, the options are Google's free open-source MCP server, a hosted read-only server like Ads MCP, or a Google Ads script.
What Optmyzr does
Optmyzr runs optimizations and rule-engine automations on a schedule, and its pricing page says "Changes are pushed instantly to ad platforms without delays". All plans include an AI assistant and MCP access for Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools (optmyzr.com/pricing).
Optmyzr pricing, October 2026
- Three plans: Essentials, Premium and Enterprise (custom).
- The price depends on your monthly ad spend: the pricing page asks you to pick a tier from $25K to $500K+.
- Paying yearly costs 30% less than paying monthly.
- Trial without a credit card, and a 30-day money-back guarantee on the first subscription.
Why some people want read-only
Automations save time until a rule fires on a case nobody thought of. For agencies there is a second reason: the client's account is not yours, and many clients only grant read access. A read-only tool cannot change anything by design: it finds the problems, and a person applies the fixes.
The read-only options
| Option | Cost | Setup | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google's open-source MCP server | free | Cloud project, API, credentials, often a developer token | raw GAQL access from your assistant |
| Ads MCP (hosted) | free plan, then paid, not tied to spend | paste an address, sign in with Google | fixed audits, Google Ads Editor files, client reports |
| A Google Ads script | free | paste into Google Ads | one fixed check, emailed daily |
How to choose
- Large spend, many platforms, and you want automations running for you: Optmyzr.
- You want your assistant to audit Google Ads and leave every change to you: a read-only option.
- Not sure: start with the free search terms check. It costs nothing and shows whether search terms are where your money leaks.
Ads MCP is a read-only Google Ads connector for ChatGPT, Claude and other AI assistants. It finds the searches that spend without converting and hands you a file to import. Free: 15 tool calls a month.
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