AdScale vs Skai: AI Ads for Online Stores or Enterprise Omnichannel Media and AI
AdScale fits online stores that want AI to build and run Google and Meta ads from a budget and a goal. Skai fits large advertisers that run search, social and retail media across many channels on yearly budgets.
Choose AdScale if you want AI to build and run Google and Meta ads for an online store from a budget and a goal. Choose Skai if you run large budgets across search, social and retail media and want one platform with an AI assistant and a dedicated success team. If you also need automation rules, Madgicx does that, from $45 a month.
See how we reached this recommendation| AdScale | Skai | |
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| How you pay | A monthly price set by your ad spend: $149 up to $1,000 a month, $199 up to $2,000, $299 up to $3,000, then about $100 more for each extra $1,000. | Yearly plans: Standard $114k, Advanced $276k, Enterprise $504k, Enterprise Premier $756k. Over $35M of media a year is custom. |
| Free plan or trial |
Its sign-up button says 7-day free trial and its FAQ says 14-day, so its own pages disagree.
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We saw no free plan or trial on its pricing page. It mentions reviewing your commitment after the first three months.
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| Rules and automation |
Its optimizer page says the AI works from learned patterns without predefined rules. We saw no rule builder on its pages.
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Its Standard plan lists automation and optimization. Its pages do not describe rule-based automation in detail.
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| AI actions and agents |
You set budgets and goals, and the AI builds, launches and optimizes campaigns, with dynamic bidding and budget allocation.
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Celeste AI gives recommendations while you plan, activate, optimize and measure media. Skai Studio builds your own agents and Agent Connect links outside agents through MCP.
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| Building and launching campaigns |
The AI builds and launches Google and Meta campaigns from the budgets and goals you set.
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Its pages say you activate media on its platform. We saw no description of how campaigns are built or launched.
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| Reporting and analysis | Not confirmed: we could not confirm what its reporting covers. |
Its pages mention measurement and analytics, and its higher plans add competitive insights, search term analysis and customer journey intelligence.
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| Ad platforms covered |
Google and Meta ads, for online stores connected from Shopify, WooCommerce and BigCommerce.
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It says it covers 300+ channels and more than 200 retail media networks, naming Amazon, Walmart, TikTok and Google. We did not see Meta named on its platform page.
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| G2 rating | 4.4 from 68 reviews | 4.1 from 296 reviews |
Where they differ
How the price grows
AdScale: The price climbs with your monthly ad spend, from $149 at up to $1,000 of spend, about $100 more for each extra $1,000, to $2,374 at $50,000. Skai: The yearly price steps up with the media you manage, from up to $4M to over $35M a year, with more features at each step.
Who each is built for
AdScale: AdScale is built for online stores and ecommerce brands that want AI to run their Google and Meta ads. Skai: Skai is built for large advertisers and agencies managing paid search, paid social and retail media. Its pricing page sends smaller budgets to reseller partners.
How each one works
AdScale: You set budgets and goals, and AI builds, launches and optimizes the campaigns. It works from learned patterns, with no predefined rules. Skai: One platform plans, activates, optimizes and measures media across channels, with Celeste AI recommending actions. Teams can also build their own agent workflows in Skai Studio.
What reviewers say
AdScale: G2 lists 4.4 from 68 reviews. Skai: G2 lists 4.1 from 296 reviews.
Price
| Example | AdScale | Skai |
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| Entry level | $149 a month for up to $1,000 of monthly ad spend | Standard, $114,000 a year, up to $4M of media a year |
| Mid level | $199 a month up to $2,000 of spend, $299 up to $3,000, $399 up to $4,000 | Advanced, $276,000 a year, up to $10M a year; Enterprise, $504,000, up to $20M |
| Larger or custom | Above $50,000 of spend: AdScale Plus, fully managed with an account manager, from $1,600 a month, and AdScale Pro for agencies with 5 or more accounts, from $1,990 | Enterprise Premier, $756,000 a year, up to $35M; above that, custom through sales |
Our verdict
Choose AdScale if
- You get dynamic bidding and budget allocation without writing rules.
- You connect an online store from Shopify, WooCommerce or BigCommerce.
- You can move to a fully managed plan with an account manager at higher spend.
Choose Skai if
- You get dedicated client success support in every plan.
- You get a published yearly price for each spend band.
- You get search, social and retail media in one platform across 300+ channels.
Neither fits when
You need rules and AI actions that work on your Meta ads, with every change approved by you. AdScale's pages describe AI that works without predefined rules and show no rule builder. Skai's pages describe no way to create campaigns from a chat. Madgicx has ready-made and custom automation rules. Madgicx creates campaigns, ad sets and ads from a chat, paused until you approve. Madgicx lists next steps for your ad account that you approve or dismiss, so every change is approved by you. Seats and ad generations are unlimited in every plan, from $45 a month.
How we compare: methodology
- How each tool automates: rules, AI actions or both.
- Which ad platforms each covers and how campaigns get built.
- What the price buys and how it grows.
- What recent G2 reviewers praise and complain about.
Published by Madgicx, which competes with both tools. We use each vendor's pricing and product pages (adscale.com and skai.io) and the most recent G2 reviews we could read, with dates listed below. This is our editorial view of fit, not independent test results. Confirm any capability not listed here with the vendor. Its sign-up button says a 7-day trial and its FAQ says 14 days. Prices come from its pricing page, which shows a slider by monthly ad spend.
Frequently asked questions
How much do AdScale and Skai cost?
AdScale is from $149 a month. Skai is from $114,000 a year. AdScale entry level: $149 a month for up to $1,000 of monthly ad spend Skai entry level: Standard, $114,000 a year, up to $4M of media a year
Does AdScale have a free trial?
Its sign-up button says 7-day free trial and its FAQ says 14-day, so its own pages disagree.
Does Skai have a free trial?
We saw no free plan or trial on its pricing page. It mentions reviewing your commitment after the first three months.
Does AdScale use automation rules?
Its optimizer page says the AI works from learned patterns even without predefined rules. We saw no rule builder on its pages.
Is Skai for small advertisers?
Its pricing page sends advertisers with smaller budgets to reseller partners, and its lowest plan is $114,000 a year.
Sources
- AdScale on G2, reviewed 5 November 2026
- AdScale pricing, reviewed 5 November 2026
- AdScale optimizer page, reviewed 5 November 2026
- AdScale home page, reviewed 5 November 2026
- Skai on G2, reviewed 5 November 2026
- Skai pricing, reviewed 5 November 2026
- Skai platform, reviewed 5 November 2026
- Madgicx pricing, reviewed 5 November 2026
