The short answer
- → Want broader Meta automation in one product: Madgicx
- → Want audit-style spotting on a small budget: Adzooma
- → Want the diagnosis before the rule: GoMarble
At a glance
| Tool | Best for | Meta | TikTok | Shopify | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madgicx | Rule-based automation and execution speed on Meta | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | · | ✓ |
| Adzooma | Opportunity-based PPC audits on a small budget | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | · |
| GoMarble | AI ad analysis with root-cause diagnosis and in-account execution | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Opteo | Google Ads optimization suggestions and monitoring | — | ✓ | — | — | · |
| Smartly.io | Enterprise paid social orchestration across creative and media | ✓ | · | · | · | · |
✓ supported · — not supported · · not publicly stated
Why teams look for a Birch (formerly Revealbot) alternative
Revealbot is good at what it does and rule execution is a legitimate need. The reasons teams reassess:
- The rebrand. Revealbot now redirects to bir.ch, and rebrands are a natural moment to re-evaluate a renewal.
- Rules cannot diagnose. A threshold fires the same way whether performance genuinely dropped or a pixel broke.
- Maintenance. Rule sets drift out of date, and nothing in a rule engine tells you a rule stopped being correct.
- Automation without analysis. It executes decisions; it does not help you work out what they should be.
Where Birch (formerly Revealbot) is still the right answer: When the need is genuinely reliable rule execution across platforms — consistent, predictable, well-tested automation of decisions you have already validated — Birch is the focused choice and diagnostic tools will feel indirect by comparison.
How we compared the alternatives
We assessed every tool on the same 5 criteria, so the comparison stays like-for-like rather than reflecting whichever feature each vendor leads with.
Rule reliability
How dependable and expressive is the execution?
Diagnosis
Can it distinguish a real problem from a measurement artefact?
Platform coverage
Which channels, and how deeply?
Maintenance burden
How much ongoing attention does the rule set need?
How pricing scales
Published tiers, ad-spend banded, or per-account?
The alternatives
Every entry below uses the same structure — best for, platforms, what it does, capabilities, pros, limitations, pricing, ideal customer, verdict — so you can compare like with like.
1. Madgicx
Best for: Rule-based automation and execution speed on Meta
Platforms: Meta, Google, TikTok, Shopify
Madgicx bundles automation, targeting, analytics and ad management for Meta ads, with a separate Tracking Pro add-on for advanced server-side attribution. It is built for teams that already know the play they want to run and need it executed consistently.
Key capabilities
- Rule-based automation on bids, budgets and creative rotation
- Meta-specific targeting and ad management
- Server-side tracking and attribution via the Tracking Pro add-on
- Creative and performance reporting for Meta
Pros
- Mature Meta-specific automation — strong when the playbook is already defined
- Set-and-forget rules reduce manual account maintenance
- Advanced attribution available as an add-on
Limitations
- Automation-led — it executes a playbook rather than diagnosing why performance moved
- Headline pricing is not published as a fixed tier; it is calculated from your ad spend in-product
Pricing: Pro Complete with AI — price calculated from your monthly ad spend band, shown in-app; Tracking Pro add-on $49/mo (checked September 2026)
Best suited for: Performance marketers running Meta at scale who need execution speed
Verdict: Best when you know what to do on Meta and want it automated, not diagnosed.
2. Adzooma
Best for: Opportunity-based PPC audits on a small budget
Platforms: Meta, Google
Adzooma audits, optimizes and tracks PPC campaigns across Google, Microsoft and Meta. Its core loop is surfacing 'opportunities' — suggested fixes on connected accounts — alongside performance reports, budget tracking and alerts.
Key capabilities
- Automated PPC performance reports (monthly, weekly or daily by tier)
- Opportunity analysis with suggested account fixes
- PPC alerts and budget tracking
- SEO and web metrics profiles alongside PPC
- Unlimited ad accounts connected even on the entry tier
Pros
- A no-cost tier exists, which makes evaluation genuinely low-risk
- Paid tiers are inexpensive relative to the rest of this category
- Unlimited user seats from the Silver tier upward
Limitations
- Opportunity suggestions are rule-driven — it flags what looks improvable, not why performance changed
- Reporting cadence is gated by tier: the entry tier reports monthly, which is too slow for active account management
Pricing: No-cost tier available; Silver $69/mo; Gold $179/mo (checked September 2026)
Best suited for: Small teams and solo practitioners managing Google and Microsoft Ads
Verdict: Best value in the category for audit-style opportunity spotting on a limited budget.
3. GoMarble
Best for: AI ad analysis with root-cause diagnosis and in-account execution
Platforms: Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn, Shopify
GoMarble is an AI agent for paid media. It connects to your ad accounts, explains why metrics moved rather than only charting that they did, and then acts on that diagnosis — GoMarble AI Agents edit bids, budgets and campaign status directly, and Ad Launch ships new campaigns. Both are gated on human approval.
Key capabilities
- Root-cause analysis — decomposes a ROAS or CPA change into spend, CPM, CTR, CVR and AOV contributions
- GoMarble AI Agents — execute against their own diagnosis: bid and budget changes, pausing and scaling ads
- Ad Launch — analyzes creatives, picks the campaign, drafts brand-voice copy and ships it, gated on approval
- Execution across five channels: Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn and Bing
- Creative analysis — connects hooks, formats and angles to performance, and flags fatigue signals
- Cross-channel analysis — Meta and Google in a single account view
- Conversational reporting — ask for the analysis in chat or Slack instead of building a dashboard
- Scheduled reports and anomaly alerts delivered to Slack or email, with no infrastructure to build
- Reports that carry recommended actions, which Agents can then execute on approval
- AI agents + MCP servers — drive the same analysis from Claude or your own tooling
Pros
- Diagnosis and execution in one place — it acts on its own analysis rather than handing you a list
- Reporting is conversational rather than built — you ask a question and get the answer, instead of designing a dashboard and maintaining it
- Reports arrive where the team already works (Slack or email) and carry actions, not just numbers
- Changes are gated on human approval rather than applied silently
- Meta and Google analysed together instead of in separate silos
- Open MCP servers mean the analysis is reachable from Claude and other AI clients, not locked in a dashboard
Limitations
- Not an attribution platform — no multi-touch modelling or incrementality testing, so it complements rather than replaces Northbeam or Triple Whale for measurement
- Creative tagging taxonomy is less granular than a dedicated creative-ops tool like Motion
- Not a white-label client-reporting platform — no branded client portal or per-client packaging, which agencies reporting to many clients will still need elsewhere
- Fewer prebuilt dashboard templates than the incumbent reporting suites
Pricing: See our pricing page for current plans View GoMarble pricing →
Best suited for: Performance marketers, in-house paid media teams and agencies who want diagnosis and execution in one agent
Verdict: The strongest fit when you want the same system to work out why performance moved and then make the change, across Meta and Google together.
4. Opteo
Best for: Google Ads optimization suggestions and monitoring
Platforms: Google
Opteo is a Google Ads optimization tool. It watches connected accounts and surfaces specific improvements — keyword changes, bid adjustments, traffic exclusions, budget moves — alongside performance monitoring and alerting.
Key capabilities
- Keyword management and bid optimization suggestions
- Bad-traffic exclusion and error detection
- Shopping campaign management
- Budget management and performance monitoring
- Segment exploration and Google Ads reports
Pros
- Tightly focused on Google Ads, so suggestions are specific rather than generic
- Transparent tier pricing published against clear account and spend limits
- Covers the day-to-day optimization loop rather than only reporting on it
Limitations
- Google Ads only — no Meta, TikTok or cross-channel view whatsoever
- Tiers cap both account count and monthly ad spend, so cost steps up as either grows
Pricing: Basic $129/mo (10 accounts, $25K spend); Professional $249/mo; Agency $499/mo (checked September 2026)
Best suited for: Google Ads practitioners and agencies managing multiple search accounts
Verdict: A focused Google Ads optimization tool — narrow by design, and better for it.
5. Smartly.io
Best for: Enterprise paid social orchestration across creative and media
Platforms: Meta
Smartly.io unifies creative, media and intelligence suites for large-scale paid social. It is built for organisations running global campaigns with dedicated creative and media teams under enterprise contracts.
Key capabilities
- Creative, Media and Intelligence suites in one platform
- Large-scale creative production and dynamic ad variation
- Cross-market campaign orchestration
- Enterprise governance, permissions and workflow
Pros
- Genuinely enterprise-grade orchestration across creative and media
- Handles global, multi-market paid social that mid-market tools struggle with
Limitations
- No public pricing and an enterprise sales cycle — not accessible to smaller teams
- Heavier implementation than a self-serve analytics tool
Pricing: Custom enterprise pricing — not publicly listed (checked September 2026 — re-checked; smartly.io/pricing returns 404, no public tiers)
Best suited for: Enterprise brand, agency and creative teams running global paid social
Verdict: An enterprise platform decision, not a tool purchase — scoped by contract.
Full capability comparison
The capability matrix, so you can answer questions like "which of these do both Meta and Google, with creative analysis?" without rereading the list.
| Tool | AI analysis | Root-cause analysis | Executes changes | Creative analysis | Attribution | Reporting | Automation | AI agents | Budget recommendations | Multi-account | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madgicx | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | Custom |
| Adzooma | · | · | ✓ | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | $69/mo |
| GoMarble | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | See pricing |
| Opteo | · | · | ✓ | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | $129/mo |
| Smartly.io | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | Custom |
✓ supported · — not supported · · not publicly stated. Pricing as published on each vendor's site; see the methodology note for dates.
How the tools differ
The list above tells you what each option does. This section answers the decision question — which one fits the job you were using Birch (formerly Revealbot) for.
If you want broader Meta automation in one product
Madgicx
If you want audit-style spotting on a small budget
Adzooma
If you want the diagnosis before the rule
GoMarble
If Google Ads is the main channel
Opteo
Best alternative by use case
Not a ranking — a mapping. Most teams need one of these jobs done well rather than the highest overall score.
| Use case | Recommended tools |
|---|---|
| Broad Meta automation | Madgicx |
| Budget-conscious auditing | Adzooma |
| Telling a real drop from a tracking break | GoMarble |
| Google Ads optimization | Opteo |
| Enterprise creative automation | Smartly.io |
What to consider before choosing a automation tool
FAQ
What happened to Revealbot?
What is the best Revealbot alternative?
Are automation rules worth it?
Can I automate Google Ads the same way?
What is the risk of automated rules on ad accounts?
Methodology & sources
Product capabilities and pricing were reviewed from publicly available product documentation and pricing pages, with the check date shown against each tool above. Features and pricing change — verify details with the vendor before purchasing. Capability marks reflect what each vendor states publicly; where a capability is not publicly documented we mark it "·" rather than assuming it is absent.
- Madgicx: https://www.madgicx.com/pricing
- Adzooma: https://adzooma.com/pricing/
- GoMarble: https://www.gomarble.ai/pricing
- Opteo: https://opteo.com/pricing
- Smartly.io: https://www.smartly.io
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