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What Is ClickGUARD?

ClickGUARD is a one-stop solution for pay-per-click advertising problems. It enables marketers to optimize website traffic through an easy-to-use User Interface with a comprehensive protection system that aids multi-channel PPC advertising.

Get ahead of your competitors with assured quality traffic.

Who Uses ClickGUARD?

ClickGUARD is designed for Google Ads PPC client managers and advertisers looking to maximize their pay-per-click ROI by removing fraudulent, illegitimate, and money-wasting clicks from campaigns.

ClickGUARD Software - Add and manage multiple ad Accounts with different protection plans
ClickGUARD Software - Clicks tested for behavior (e.g. time spent on site, click speed) and non-behavior criteria (location, IP address, packet header details)
ClickGUARD Software - Get bot probability assessment with every click
ClickGUARD Software - Powerful, flexible reports you can automate and schedule for your team or clients
ClickGUARD Software - We assess and verify every single click, whether we block it or not

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Reviews of ClickGUARD

Average score

Overall
4.8
Ease of Use
4.4
Customer Service
4.8
Features
4.8
Value for Money
4.8

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Dennis
Dennis
Marketing Manager in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best support team

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: The 24/7 support is really 24/7. These guys are knowledgable in every aspect of the software and very much ready and willing to assist you in any way they can. They not only answer questions but they make suggestions on how to accomplish your tasks in the most efficient way possible. For anyone running these kinds of ads should definitely invest in Clickguard.

Pros:

Apart from having an outstanding software, I love the fact that the support team is so strong and willing to assist in any way they can.

Cons:

My only issue is that I wish they had support for other languages especially for people who might not be so strong in English.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

Alternatives Considered:

Best of the Click Fraud Prevention Options

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: I have tried most of the software options currently available, and Click Guard is by far the best. So far I am loving it.

Pros:

Granular customization and control Great customer service and support Robust data available Ease of use

Cons:

Nothing yet. I think it has everything I need.

Carlos
Carlos
PPC Marketing Manager in Nicaragua
Verified LinkedIn User
Newspapers, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The product just works!

3.0 3 years ago

Comments: Thumbs up so far for the protection and savings.

Pros:

Lots of bad actors in my city like to play games with all ads, and clickguard blocks the bad traffic that we were paying for to give us some relief.

Cons:

More complicated that I would like to have in a tool, but it does what we need wich is all that matters.

Abby
Abby
User Engagement Specialist in Italy
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

I advise against running your PPCs without Clickguard

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Clickguard has become such an essential part of running our pay per click google ads. Initially, we'd have to have to just put up with click fraud activities on our ads and accept the loss in our budget and know that our ads, conversions, and sales wouldn't be as effective as they can be. After finding Clickguard we were still so brainwashed we didn't think it would work, then to our surprise, we saw our conversions increased 18% the first month and we saved $550 as well. This gave us a real sense of security to know that this thing actually was working and that we would have to worry about any more fraud click activities.

Pros:

I just love how straight forward the app is and how it's so easy to use but still technical and effective. The realtime monitoring is the best I've ever seen and if you need assistance, they are there to help you.

Cons:

The only issue worth noting is probably that it seems to work best in larger click numbers; it still works across the board though.

Leo
Leo
Digital Marketing Specialist in Canada
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Does what we need it to do and a lot more

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Well worth the price based on our returns.

Pros:

Does more than what we were looking for, as we now use it to mitigate campaign waste for a variety of projects.

Cons:

User interface can be a bit complicated which leads to frustration.

Ilija
Ilija
Digital Marketing Consultant in North Macedonia
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Worked for our needs better than expected

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

The onboarding process was very easy with their support team. We noticed results in a couple of days and we are able to start seeing positive ROI in about 1 week.

Cons:

Non yet but will update if things go south.

Milica
Milica
Digital Content Coordinator in Serbia
Verified LinkedIn User
Entertainment, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

They fully support customers

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: A very important part of any business's success is ensuring that they do not just offer a product or service but that they are able to effectively support their customers. I can tell you that Clickguard is one such company that offers the kind of support that makes you confident in the fact that they know what they are doing and that they genuinely want to help.
Rating: 5

Pros:

This app is the whole package; a great product and even better support for it. I was assisted through the setup process and they were so willing and patient when I didn't understand initially.

Cons:

I think the app can be simplified somewhat for more people to grasp it a lot faster. Other than that, I'm very happy with it.

Emi
Emi
Sales Agent in North Macedonia
Verified LinkedIn User
Telecommunications, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Clickguard started to pay for itself

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: This app is a money saver. I've been battling with click bots using up my budget and rendering my campaigns ineffective. With clickguard, I know that fraud clicks is one less thing I have to worry about and I can really focus on making my campaigns as effective as possible. This is truly an outstanding product.

Pros:

I love the fact that I'm saving money on my google ad campaigns. After getting Clickguard and seeing how effective it was I literally was able to stop worrying about clicks being abused.

Cons:

My only issue was during the setting up part. It was a little tedious but afterward, everything ran smooth.

Carmen
Carmen
Daycare provider in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Hospital & Health Care, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

I’m glad to have ClickGUARD in my corner

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: People should set aside the time to learn how big of an issue ad fraud is nowadays. And then they should learn to use ClickGUARD, because it’s the best defence they can have.

Pros:

This is a a great solution for people who use PPC to get momentum for their side gig. The level of customizability is great, and the support is friendly and helpful.

Cons:

It might be overwhelming for someone who is new to these kinds of things.

Sanida
Sanida
Analytics Mg in Bosnia
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Never going back to no protection

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: We were running my pay per click ads without protection for a couple of months as we thought that click fraud was not something that we'd have to worry about at any point as we didn't see a reason why anyone would want to target our ads.
After getting low performance in our ads and trying various tactics, all that was left was to try Clickguard; best decision we made. We were getting alerts after alerts which actually told us that we did need protection. I was confirmed when we started seeing an increase in the conversions of our ads and a decrease in the amount of money we were spending on clicks.

Pros:

I have to commend Clickguard for the 24/7 support they provide. It has saved me numerous amount of times. This is a well designed app that gives you value for your money with real anti-fraud protection. We've been profitable every since getting Clickguard.

Cons:

I think it would be nice though to be able to talk to an actual person over the phone. So maybe they could do a phone option.

George
CEO in Greece
Health, Wellness & Fitness, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

satisfied

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: excellent service

Pros:

Impressive technology, blocked all invalid clicks, bots and generally any click fraud, Clickguard save me a kit of money because of fraud clicks, i am highly recomment it to any business.

Cons:

impressive technologygood costimpressive click fraud detection

Ed
Director of Growth Marketing in US
Retail, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Works well, more insights needed to determine long term value

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Reduces click fraud on Google Ads/Bing Ads

Cons:

Hard to determine if it's making an incremental impact

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Consumer Goods, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Tried and proven!

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: I never even knew the extent to which my budget was being affected by bad clicks and click robots until I got Clickguard. I knew something was up when I got my click reports but had no idea how bad it really was until I got my first click report after installing Clickguard. It was drastically different and that also showed me how effective Clickguard was in protecting my PPC campaigns. This experience makes me not want to take the chance and runs ads without Clickguard ever again. This is truly a great software to have.

Pros:

My conversions now look way different from what they were previously and that's thanks to this app. It's easy to use and provides real results

Cons:

I didn't have that great of an experience which the customer support but the issue was solved just the same.

Nisar
Nisar
Senior Operations Specialist in Pakistan
Verified LinkedIn User
Financial Services, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

The leading PPC protection on the market.

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Clickguard provides much more than just a basic pay per click protection. A key feature for us that sets this app apart from the rest is its in-depth reporting capability and what we are able to do with the information. Running PPC ads without this protection is very risky and usually if you are not luck you'll lose a lot of money and not get the results you really want. I'm just thankful that we found this app and get some baring on where we are and how to move forward.

Pros:

Clickguard gives realtime insight on your click ads. The best and most extensive protection out there which means that you will be saving significantly on your campaigns. The app will also learn to optimize the campaign performance based on past click behaviours.

Cons:

The app can come across a little intimidating at first but once you understand each feature you'll be able to move past that.

Luisa
Luisa
Growth Hacker in Peru
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

A must have for Google Ads

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

The ability to control and block fraudulent traffic is a must if you are running Google Ads.

Cons:

Set up is definitely complicated because I needed someone from the team to help.

Bogdan Constantin
Bogdan Constantin
Software Engineer in UK
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

The difference between a successful or struggling campaign.

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: In my opinion, Clickguard has become the difference between a successful pay per click campaign and a very bad experience with PPC ads. Clickguard is what stands between our ads and great conversions and fraud click activities and it does a hell of a job. This is the industry standard app for fraud click protections and is almost a mandatory app to have for PPC ads. I'd recommend it to anyone looking to get into these types of ad campaigns.

Pros:

Clickguard is the app that gives the best anti-fraud technology. Not only does it give excellent protection against empty clicks but it helps you to save money as you'd be no longer wasting money on bad clicks. Clickguard is how you take control of your ads.

Cons:

I have no major issues with Clickguard just some minor preferences that are neither here nor there.

ankica
ankica
Quality control analyst at Replek Farm LTD in North Macedonia
Verified LinkedIn User
Pharmaceuticals, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Stop wasting money!

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Had it not been for Clickguard I'd still be wasting money to empty clicks that would have gotten me no sale. In today's world, it's very important to connect your business with people where they are, which is why we started running these PPC ads and they were fine for a while. We started to notice that there were a lot of click activities but no conversions. You quickly found out about click bots, click farms and so on. This was not good for us as it was eating up our campaign budget and it seemed like we just had to sit back and watch it happen. However, that was not the case, because we found ClickGuard. We went from rapidly losing money to steadily saving on our ads. I don't think we'll ever run another ad without this app

Pros:

I am relieved to know that fraud clicks are something that I no longer have to be worried about. This app has really helped us to be more effective and it has even begun to pay for itself. Don't run your ads without ClickGuard installed.

Cons:

Just based on the number of features there is, it took me a little while to fully grasp everything and understand how everything works but the support team did help me out to understand the things that were a bit confusing.

Josephe
Josephe
Marketing Project Manager in Colombia
Verified LinkedIn User
Accounting, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Make it easier knowing click now vetted!

4.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Priceless confidence needed when doing business on Google, Clickguard help us verify that click are valid and to know what we are getting with them.

Cons:

Not very intuitive and at times is hard to understand without support assistance.

Sara E.
Sara E.
Secretary, Consultant in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Outsourcing/Offshoring, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

You get Better clicks and even better campaings

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: I was ready to stop wasting clicks and start boosting my campaigns. Click farms and click bot are the worst things that can happen to your Pay Per Click Campaign, it eats away at your budget and by the end of it, you won't even know how effective your campaign is. Clickguard has become so vital to running campaigns. It really put a stop to fraudulent clicks and gives you real results. It even helps you to improve your campaigns' overall performance.

Pros:

After almost a year of stagnant performance and even points of losing too much money, Clickguard caused my conversions to increase steadily since I installed it. it's really effective.

Cons:

Tho it is still effective, I get the feeling that this app works best for larger businesses.

Patrick
Patrick
PCC Digital Marketer in Poland
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

New and excited to start

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: Again, still new but so far so good.. will surely update if things change.

Pros:

The support clickguards team is amazing. So far they have taken really good care of us, no matter how big or small the request is. Plus I appreciate having the peace of mind of knowing where the clicks are coming from.

Cons:

Still new, so nothing much to dislike, but it would be nice if there was more automation instead of having to create your own rules.

Zachary
Zachary
CEO in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Never run your PPC ads without Clickguard

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Coming from no protection at all to being able to not only get realtime click protection but being able to go as far as having the threat source identified and classified as well as realtime notifications; what more can I ask for? The result speaks for itself. If you're unsure, just get the trial and I'm sure you'll be a believer just like I am.

Pros:

If you want to know how effective this application is, check out the real-time click activity analysis feature. This is a perfect example of how efficient they are.

Cons:

If there is something to dislike I'd say that the support team is a little robotic but I think that's expected when it comes to technical people.

Svetlana
Svetlana
Marketing Specialist in UK
Verified LinkedIn User
Hospitality, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

My whole campaign looks a lot better.

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Thinking about what our campaign looked like before we got Clickguard still makes me a little sad. We were a mess; not pulling any conversions at all, and to think it was our fault. I was so happy that we could pinpoint what the real issue was and even happy that there was such an easy yet effective solution. Not much more to say other than this app is effective.

Pros:

The app is so effective that it monitors even the amount of time someone spends on the site to determine whether or not this is a real person. It's features like these that give me the confidence I have in Clickguard.

Cons:

I want the app to invest in support for other languages.

ClickGUARD Software Response

5 years ago

Dear Svetlana, Thank you for your amazing feedback! Our engineers gave their best to integrate in ClickGUARD as much useful click tracking features as they could, doing their best to provide all our clients with most optimal results to match each and every of our clients expectations and specific needs. Your satisfaction with our services will be shared with our entire team. Your appreciation for our dedicated efforts is the reason we work so hard.

Filip
Filip
Google Ads Manager in North Macedonia
Verified LinkedIn User
Automotive, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Good overall experience, but minor issues in the beginning.

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: Confusing at first, but now working.

Pros:

Able to see data from various networks and IPs that affect our Google Ads performance for both search and placement channels.

Cons:

We're able to use clickguard to attribute quality and user activity better, but had way too many issues what the onboarding process as it was not straightforward.

Gabriela
Gabriela
Research Marketer in Romania
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

We saw a boost in our conversion!

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: I'm so amazed at how well Clickguard not only protects your PPC campaigns but the fact that they also help you to boost conversions.

Pros:

Clickguard is highly effective when it comes to protecting our ads from wasteful clicks. It helps you to target better leads which in the grand scheme of things helps to increase your overall conversions. It's an essential product to have for PPC adds.

Cons:

This app is great for any business, but I wish they had a cheaper plan especially for smaller businesses.

Krislyn
Krislyn
B2B Linkedin Lead Generator and Appointment Setting in Philippines
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Pretty Close To A Silver Bullet!

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: CSR was very helpful with getting our account setup and walking us through the necessary policy configurations.

Pros:

We absolutely love the Clickguard product, it does does a wonderful job at protecting your ads. The level of controls we were able to get with it is not found anywhere else. One of the big issues I've had with these types of software in the past is that they all tell you they are doing something but you can’t really see or control what they are doing. The level of support we get from these guys is pretty awesome and better than what you’ll ever get at Google.

Cons:

A bit complicated to learn at first as it’s not for the faint of heart, but if you’ve serious about protecting your budget it’s worth it.

ClickGUARD Software Response

6 years ago

We aim to deliver the best possible solution and are glad to hear you appreciate and find value in it.