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Pricing

Start with one audit, or keep watch continuously

Every plan (one-time or continuous) includes the same evidence-grade case file per detection: affiliate ID, network, full redirect chain, and timestamped SERP and landing-page screenshots. What changes between plans isn't the evidence, it's the scope, and scope is what sets the price.

One-time

Snapshot Audit

$149 one-time

A single, complete pass across the countries and devices you choose. Good for a first look, a one-off compliance check, or confirming your program is clean before you commit to ongoing coverage.

  • Full case file for every detection found
  • Multi-country, multi-device scan
  • Affiliate ID, network, and redirect chain per hit
  • Timestamped screenshots
  • Every detection checked against your roster first
Buy the audit
Agency & multi-brand

Enterprise

Custom

For a single company running more than one brand, or a portfolio needing client-ready reporting. Agencies managing external client brands should see the agency packages instead.

  • Everything in Continuous Monitoring
  • Multiple brands under one account
  • Per-brand workspace with cases, roster, and keywords kept separate
  • Client-branded case reports
  • Custom scan frequency & SLA
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Final pricing depends on the number of branded keywords, monitoring regions, and scan frequency. Volume and agency discounts available on request.

Why it pays

Where the money leaks on your own brand name

A plan only makes sense if you know what it is for. Drag the scene, or pick a step, to follow how brand bidding quietly costs you twice, and where a case file steps in. The method is documented on how it works, and the cost mechanics are unpacked in what brand bidding actually costs.

  1. Someone typing your brand name into the search bar has already decided to buy from you. That is what a branded search means.

  2. An affiliate in your own program, or an unrelated hijacker, buys an ad on that exact search. Every extra advertiser is another bidder in the auction, so cost-per-click on the term rises for everyone still bidding on it, including you.

  3. The ad intercepts the click first, then collects a commission on a sale you would have made anyway. You pay the commission and the higher click cost on traffic that was already yours.

  4. BrandPatrol finds the ad, traces its redirect chain to the affiliate ID and network, checks it against your roster, and files a timestamped case. Your approved partners are never flagged.

  5. Your affiliate manager or ad-platform contact acts on the case. Pricing covers scan scope, not a fee per case and not a cut of anything recovered.

How a quote is built

Your price comes from four levers, not a seat count

Two brands rarely need the same coverage, so every plan above is a starting point. The final number is set by these four things.

Scope moves the price: more keywords, regions, scan frequency or brands raise it, fewer lower it. Seats do not appear in the price at all.

Keyword volume

Watching just your exact brand name is the cheapest scope. Price climbs as you add close variations, common misspellings, and product-line terms. Each one is another search result page pulled on every scan.

Geographic coverage

Coverage is priced per country, and per device within it, since desktop and mobile often show different ads for the same search. A US-only, desktop-only scope costs less than the same brand checked across five countries on both devices.

Scan frequency

A single one-time pass is the cheapest unit of work. Continuous plans price by how tight the loop is. A weekly check costs less than a schedule tight enough to catch a new violation within a day of it appearing.

Brands covered

Each brand gets its own workspace, keyword list, and roster, so a second brand is priced like a second account, not an add-on seat. Running three or more is usually cheaper under an agency package. See the agency packages.

What's included

Every plan's feature list, side by side

The same detection engine and evidence format run under every plan. This is what actually changes as you move from a single audit to standing, multi-brand coverage.

Snapshot Audit Continuous Monitoring Enterprise
Full case file per detection Yes Yes Yes
Multi-country & multi-device scanning Yes Yes Yes
Affiliate ID + network attribution Yes Yes Yes
Redirect-chain tracing Yes Yes Yes
Timestamped screenshots Yes Yes Yes
Roster cross-check (approved partners never flagged) Yes Yes Yes
Scheduled recurring scans No Yes Yes
New-detection visibility One pass only Yes Yes
Multiple brands under one account No No Yes
Client-branded reports No No Yes
Custom cadence & SLA No No Yes
Audit or monitoring

What a single audit can miss that a schedule catches

Both plans run the same checks. The difference is how many chances an ad gets to be caught.

A snapshot shows one moment. Recurring scans give a late-starting ad the chance to be caught at the next pulse.
  1. A Snapshot Audit is one pass

    It checks your branded keywords once, across the countries and devices you chose, and gives you a full case file for anything running at that moment. It is a good first look.

  2. A new ad can start later

    An ad that begins running after the audit is not part of that pass. The snapshot is accurate for the day it was taken and silent about what comes next.

  3. Continuous Monitoring keeps a schedule

    The same checks run on the cadence you agree, so a new brand bidder or hijacker surfaces on its own instead of waiting for someone to look.

  4. The next scan files the case

    When the ad shows up, the next scheduled scan catches it and files a case with evidence. How tight the schedule is is one of the four levers in your quote.

Which plan fits

Match your situation to a plan

If the table above still leaves you between two options, these four situations cover most buyers.

You want a first look and don't know yet what's out there
Start with the Snapshot Audit. One pass across your branded keywords gets you a full case file for anything currently running, with no ongoing commitment. Plenty of teams run this once before deciding whether they need standing coverage at all.
You run an active affiliate or paid-search program
Continuous Monitoring keeps a schedule running so a new brand bidder or hijacker surfaces on its own, and roster management means partners you've already approved don't turn into false alarms as your program grows.
You manage more than one brand, or one brand across several markets, under a single company
Enterprise puts each brand in its own workspace under one account, with client-branded reporting and a scan cadence set per brand instead of one size fitting all of them.
You're an agency running brand protection for external clients
Use the dedicated agency packages instead of an Enterprise quote. They're priced by how many client brands you manage, with self-serve onboarding for each new one.
Pricing questions

Answers before you have to email us

The honest version of what a quote, a bill, and a quiet month with no cases actually look like. Still weighing options? See the six capabilities every plan runs on.

How much does brand-bidding monitoring cost?

Snapshot Audit is $149 one-time, Continuous Monitoring is $99 per month, and Enterprise is a custom quote. Final pricing depends on the number of branded keywords, monitoring regions and scan frequency. If you add keywords, countries or brands later, we send the new number before anything changes. Volume and agency discounts are available on request.

Is brand-bidding monitoring worth the cost?

A branded search means the shopper already chose you, so any commission paid on that click, and any extra cost-per-click from another bidder in the auction, is spend on a sale you would have made anyway. The Snapshot Audit shows what is actually running before you commit, and a clean result is still a real finding.

What happens if the audit or monitoring finds nothing?

You still get the full case-file process run against your keywords and a clear result confirming nothing turned up. That is a real finding you can keep on record. The price covers running the work, not a fee per problem found, so a clean result does not change what you owe or entitle you to a refund.

Can I start with the Snapshot Audit and upgrade later?

Yes. Many buyers run the Snapshot Audit first to see what a full pass turns up before committing to an ongoing plan. If you upgrade to Continuous Monitoring, we carry over the keyword list, regions and roster you already gave us instead of re-scoping from zero. Just tell us when you get in touch.

Is there a contract, and how am I billed?

There is no fixed term. Continuous Monitoring renews on the cycle agreed at signup, and you can pause or cancel whenever your program changes. Plans are quoted first, then invoiced, with card checkout for the published plans or an invoice on request. Snapshot Audit is a single one-time charge.

Do you charge per case or per successful takedown?

No. Price is set by scope, not outcomes. A month with ten cases costs the same as a month with zero, and we take no cut of anything recovered. We also do not file the takedown for you: the case file goes to you, your network or your legal counsel to act on.

What is not included in any plan?

Enforcement. You get the case file with affiliate ID, network, redirect chain and evidence, not a cease-and-desist or a complaint filed on your behalf. Domain and social-handle spoofing detection, trademark-in-ad-copy detection and automated takedown filing are on the roadmap, marked coming soon, and not part of any paid plan yet.

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