AdSpy alternatives

By Dana Rourke, Lead reviewer. Reviewed by Campaign Buyer Editorial. Updated 8 September 2026.

You already know what AdSpy does. The question is what to run instead, and why. We tested the tools below against live campaigns and ranked them for the reasons buyers actually leave: price, a missing capability, or a better fit for your traffic.

Still comparing? Read our full AdSpy review first, then come back to these.

The AdSpy home page, the tool these alternatives replace — AdSpy, the tool you are looking to replace. Each alternative below is shown and ranked against it.

Quick answer

The best alternative to AdSpy is Anstrex. Anstrex is the pick if you run native or push affiliate campaigns and need to reverse-engineer advertorials and landing pages across Taboola, Outbrain and MGID.

The shortlist

1. Anstrex is the best AdSpy alternative for Native and push affiliate research across major networks.
2. Foreplay is the best AdSpy alternative for DTC creative teams building saved ad libraries and creative briefs.

Compared at a glance

Feature comparison across 2 tools
Tool	Meta / Instagram	Native / push	TikTok	Swipe file	From
#2 Anstrex	×No	✓Yes	×No	×No	$79.99/mo
#3 Foreplay	✓Yes	×No	✓Yes	✓Yes	$59.00/mo

The alternatives, ranked

1. Anstrex: best AdSpy alternative for Native and push affiliate research across major networks

The Anstrex home page, captured from the vendor's own site — Anstrex, the top alternative to AdSpy for Native and push affiliate research across major networks.

Anstrex is the pick if you run native or push affiliate campaigns and need to reverse-engineer advertorials and landing pages across Taboola, Outbrain and MGID.

What works

Purpose-built for native and push across 27+ networks
Landing-page ripping and advertorial research for affiliate funnels
Cheaper than high-end native intelligence platforms

What to watch

Priced per user, so a team adds up fast
Weak for Facebook creative strategy
The interface is built for performance affiliates, not brand creative teams

Read the full Anstrex review.

Try Anstrex

2. Foreplay: best AdSpy alternative for DTC creative teams building saved ad libraries and creative briefs

The Foreplay home page, captured from the vendor's own site — Foreplay, the number 2 alternative to AdSpy for DTC creative teams building saved ad libraries and creative briefs.

Foreplay is the pick if you are a DTC creative team that needs to turn competitor research into swipe files and briefs your designers can use.

What works

Saves and organizes competitor ads from every major ad library
Briefs and Spyder turn inspiration into production-ready references
A 4.8/5 rating across 127 G2 reviews, strong for the category

What to watch

Not a native ad spy tool in the Taboola or Outbrain sense
Best value only at the $175/mo Workflow tier, not Basic
Per-user pricing on extra seats

Read the full Foreplay review.

Try Foreplay

How we evaluated these

We ranked these on the same rubric as the incumbent: we set each one up, ran real traffic or data through it, and checked its output against a second source before forming a verdict. Order reflects fit for the largest group of AdSpy users, not a score out of ten. Where an alternative wins only for a specific traffic source or team size, we say so rather than pretending it wins for everyone. Full detail is on our how we test page.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to AdSpy?

Anstrex is our top alternative. Anstrex is the pick if you run native or push affiliate campaigns and need to reverse-engineer advertorials and landing pages across Taboola, Outbrain and MGID.

Why look for an alternative to AdSpy?

Usually price, a missing capability, or a better fit for your traffic source. Each alternative below names the specific reason a buyer switches, and what it is bad at in return.

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Written by

Dana Rourke

Lead reviewer

Dana Rourke is the lead reviewer at Campaign Buyer. She owns the tracker and attribution coverage: setting up each tool on a live campaign, checking its reported numbers against the ad platform and against a second tracker, then writing the verdict. Keeping the rankings honest mostly means writing down what the top pick gets wrong, so she does that first.

Last checked 2026-09-08