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Snapchat vs Google Ads: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 26th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 5,581 reviews from Social Media Marketing users.
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Social Media Integration
NA
Email Marketing
NA
Post Scheduling
4.2
Campaign Planning
NA
Data Import/Export
NA
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Social Media Integration
NA
Email Marketing
NA
Post Scheduling
NA
Campaign Planning
21.4
Data Import/Export
NA
User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews1,106
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.3
4.4
User reviews977
Ease of use
4.1
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.3
Customer support
3.9
Price starts from
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Best for

Social media platform that helps businesses of all sizes engage with targeted audiences based on locations, interests, behaviors, and other user attributes.

Businesses of any size & type who are looking to advertise online.

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Roger L
Consultant
4.0

Roger L.: My name is Roger. I'm a consultant. I give Snapchat a four out of five rating, and for more reviews like this, click below. We use Snapchat as a platform to be more engaged with our members and our community. Let them know what events that we're having and things of that nature. What I like most about Snapchat is it not only appeals to the younger generation, it's very, I guess in right now. So we reach a very large amount of people. What I dislike about Snapchat is the fact that it's mostly for personal use, but it has been starting to branch out commercially more recently, so there's hope.

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Aaron E
Digital Marketing Specialist
4.0

Jennifer D.: Hi, I'm Jennifer. I'm a controller. I give Lightspeed a value of two out of five. For more reviews, hit click below. I'm the financial controller at a power motorsports dealership. I use it every day being the controller, so my method of payments, all the cash and checks that come into the account, making payments out to vendors and invoices, tracking deals, doing major unit inventory, parts and accessories. Lightspeed is really good for the everyday users that don't have an accounting background or a bookkeeping background. My sales staff and service staff just click on icons that are easy to use, on how to add parts to a sale or a major unit inventory. It's easy because it can connect one unit to everything throughout the whole process of the sale. So I can look up a unit or a deal and see what's going on with it and see where everybody stands with it. Lightspeed, on its ongoing maintenance, is expensive. It's a monthly fee, which is not the best thing going, but it does keep you updated with Price Books. The other downside to Lightspeed is getting any help. Yesterday, I spent an hour and 20 minutes on hold. Today, I spent three hours on hold, waiting for one person to ask a question to solve the problem. If you don't get to the right department, they'll transfer you over but you're starting from scratch again, being on hold.

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Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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A/B Testing
207
Important
Activity Dashboard
388
Important

Snapchat

Top Features
18/40
  • A/B Testing
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Click Tracking
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Email Marketing
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Real-Time Data
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Social Promotion
  • Tagging
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Trend Analysis
  • Workflow Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Automated Publishing
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Drag & Drop
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Image Library
  • Keyword Filtering
  • Multi-Account Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Post Scheduling
  • Reporting/Analytics
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Google Ads

7/40
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Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Google Ads
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Snapchat
  • By Snap
  • Located in United States
Google Ads
  • By Google
  • Located in United States
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