# The Google Ads MCP server alternative that is hosted and makes changes

Google’s own server is read-only and runs on your machine or on Cloud Run. Get MCP Ads is hosted: sign in with Google, tick your accounts, and change budgets, statuses and bids from Claude or ChatGPT after a preview, with GA4 and Search Console on the same URL.

By the Get MCP Ads team. Updated October 2026.

## The short version

| | Get MCP Ads | Google Ads MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Hosted, sign in with Google | Local or Cloud Run; a hosted pilot by allowlist |
| Changes | 13 write tools, each previewed | Read-only |
| Tools | 48 | 3 |
| Manager accounts | Listed and ticked one by one | Accessible customers |
| GA4 and Search Console | On the same URL | Not on this server |
| Price | Free, then $39 a month | Free |

## The complete comparison

### Changes, each previewed

Google’s server is strictly read-only. Get MCP Ads changes budgets, statuses, CPC bids and dates, each change previewed by the server and applied once you confirm.

- Budgets, statuses and bids
- Campaign dates
- Only the accounts you tick

### Campaigns created paused

Search, Display, Shopping, Performance Max and Demand Gen campaigns, created paused from one proposal, beside Meta and TikTok if you launch there too.

### Hosted, nothing to run

No Google Cloud project, no OAuth client, no server to keep running. Add one URL to Claude or ChatGPT, sign in with Google and tick your manager and client accounts.

### GA4 and Search Console beside it

Google Ads, GA4 and Search Console on the same connection, in one review, so a question about spend also reads conversions and organic clicks.

## Why people switch from Google Ads MCP to Get MCP Ads

- **Changes.** 13 write tools, each previewed.
- **Hosted.** No Cloud project, no OAuth client.
- **Manager accounts.** Your MCC hierarchy, ticked one by one.
- **GA4 and Search Console.** On the same URL.

## Still struggling to choose?

Pick Get MCP Ads if:
- You want to change budgets, statuses and bids from the chat
- You don’t want to run a server
- You manage clients under an MCC
- You want GA4 and Search Console beside Google Ads

Pick Google Ads MCP if: You want Google’s own read-only server, run it yourself, and only need GAQL queries.

## Everything side by side

### Setup

| | Get MCP Ads | Google Ads MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Hosted | Your machine or Cloud Run |
| What you create | Nothing: sign in with Google | Your own OAuth client |

### What it does

| | Get MCP Ads | Google Ads MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Reads | Reports, GAQL, MCC hierarchy | GAQL search, accessible customers, metadata |
| Changes | Budgets, statuses, bids, dates; campaigns created paused | None |
| Views | The ads cockpit, the ads manager and the creative gallery, in Claude and ChatGPT | None |

### Around it

| | Get MCP Ads | Google Ads MCP |
|---|---|---|
| GA4 and Search Console | Same URL | Separate; none for Search Console |
| Alerts and Sheets | Hourly alerts, scheduled exports | None |
| Open source | 7 servers, Apache 2.0 | Apache 2.0 |

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Google’s Google Ads MCP server read-only?

Yes, strictly, with 3 tools, as of its documentation of October 16, 2026. Get MCP Ads changes budgets, statuses and bids after a preview.

### Does Google’s MCP server need a developer token?

No longer: Google removed developer tokens on September 9, 2026. It still needs your own OAuth client; Get MCP Ads needs neither.

### What is the Google Ads MCP server URL?

Google’s has no public URL: you run it yourself, or join its hosted pilot. Get MCP Ads uses https://mcp.getmcpads.com/google-ads/mcp for Google Ads alone, and https://mcp.getmcpads.com/mcp for every platform.

### Can I use Google’s server and Get MCP Ads together?

Yes. Add both to the same assistant, each with its own sign-in.

## Related comparisons

- [Best MCP for Google Ads](https://www.getmcpads.com/compare/best-mcp-for-google-ads.md)
- [Meta’s Ads MCP server](https://www.getmcpads.com/alternatives/meta-ads-mcp-server.md)
- [Best MCP for Google Analytics](https://www.getmcpads.com/compare/best-mcp-for-google-analytics.md)

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