--- description: Learn more about Google Ads price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in New Zealand. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Google Ads Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra New Zealand 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [PPC Software](/directory/30967/ppc/software) > [Google Ads](/software/213339/google-ads) # Google Ads Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/213339/google-ads Page: 1 / 42\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/213339/google-ads?page=2) > Google Ads is an online advertising solution that helps businesses reach new customers via Google Search, YouTube, \& other sites. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 1006 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Google Ads? Businesses of any size \& type who are looking to advertise online. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 1006 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Google ## Commercial Context - **Pricing Details**: With Google Ads, advertisers can set their own monthly budget caps and adjust as needed. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Campaign Analytics - Campaign Management - Campaign Planning - Channel Management - Multi-Campaign - ROI Tracking ## Integrations (2 total) - Google Analytics 360 - WordPress ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [PPC Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30967/ppc/software) ## Related Categories - [PPC Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30967/ppc/software) - [Campaign Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30012/campaign-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Once set up well, only mild optimisation needed. ----- ### "Google Ads Are A Must For Any Marketer\!" — 5.0/5 > **Zach** | *22 February 2026* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Our organization has been routinely using Google Ads for the past several years with great success. Year round we run Google Display, Demand Gen and YouTube ads for our various campaigns and we are always thrilled with the results we see. The advanced targeting really allows us to hone in on our target market and serve them ads across the web at optimum times. We've also been lucky to have received dedicated support through Google Ads specialists that have guided us to improve our campaign performance with actionable recommendations that have improved our CTR rates and our CPC costs. > > **Cons**: There isn't many negative things I could say about Google Ads, but I do feel the back-end campaign manager user interface is due for a facelift to make it a bit more user friendly. This may just be nitpicking, but I do find that the UI is somewhat dated and could use a refresh to be more visually appealing and easier to navigate/find things. > > Overall our experience with Google Ads has been fantastic and we will continue to have it as a fundamental part of our marketing strategy. It is fantastic to see further developments with ad placements for YouTube Shorts and other formats. For any digital marketer having Google Ads as part of your advertising strategy is a must. ----- ### "Pay To Play and Rank At The Top For Searches" — 4.0/5 > **Feraud** | *20 July 2025* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The best way to get your local business in front our people searching for what they have to offer. SEO can take time so bypassing that with ads get you top of the page for a cost. > > **Cons**: The pricing has really increased over the Year and also the changes to keyword / keypharse search relevancy. Even phrase match now get you some off topic words. Plus a lot of their AI recommendations don't make sense to a lot of businesses. > > Been using it to manage and get clients leads and business for over the last 10 years. It's the most used search engine where people are search so you have to pay to play essentially. ----- ### "Use to be good, not anymore. Keyword tool is still decent." — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *6 June 2025* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: The keyword function is still quite useful to help optimize SEO alongside an SEM Rush, but everything else isn't that great anymore. Managing Google Ads use to be quite an easy task for someone who was certified, but now it's essentially meant of agencies who know the ins and outs. That's just an extra step you have to pay for. > > **Cons**: I dislike how they got a rid of the monthly trending data in the keyword planner. It just says how a keyword has changed in the last 3 months or 12 months now, instead of breaking down the exact month. The platform is just too heavy, and requires too many steps do to what you want. The YouTube side especially, is annoying since you can't target specific channels anymore. Retargeting control for banners is also quite limiting. Your ads can show up in places you really don't want. Yes you can manually say you don't want it on a specific site, but there's more bad sites than good ones. It's not possible to mark everything bad as bad. > > It was great back in the day when you can really control everything manually. When you could pick specific channels, and really spend less to get more. Now they just want you to spend as a spray and pray approach. It can work for some companies, but in reality - you won't know what worked and what didn't. That's how they make their money. ----- ### "Very effective, but is the time and cost worth it?" — 4.0/5 > **Melanie** | *24 February 2026* | Luxury Goods & Jewelry | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The best thing about Google Ads is their precision marketing which helps drive traffic and conversions. Additionally, if you are searching for visibility this is the way to go. > > **Cons**: The rising costs that have continued, while accessibility to other tools on Google is included, they are tools we already had so I would rather do without and payless. Also, it is not something for people who are well versed with the ecommerce scene. > > Overall the experience is great for business. It has been essier to drive sales in targeted areas at the right time. 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