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TrendTrack vs Minea
Both tools sit in ad intelligence, but they answer slightly different questions. TrendTrack is organised around stores and the products they are pushing; Minea is organised around
View comparisonTrendTrack vs BrandSearch
TrendTrack
Ecommerce competitive intelligence platform combining a Shopify store database, a multi-network ad library, a Meta advertiser directory and competitor email research.
Free planAd Intelligence
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BrandSearch
Ecommerce intelligence platform pairing a 7.5M-store Shopify database with an AI ad search engine, automated competitor ad tracking and an MCP/API layer.
Read the full BrandSearch reviewComparison updated
TrendTrack and BrandSearch are both ecommerce intelligence platforms, but the buying decision is about workflow. TrendTrack is strongest when you monitor a known set of brands across ads, shops and email. BrandSearch is stronger when you need a large Shopify store database, AI discovery and an API/MCP layer for agency or research workflows. Pricing and feature rows below use the structured records we have verified.
Verdict at a glance
Editorial calls on the decisions buyers actually make. Each one is written by our team, not derived from the numbers below.
- Easiest to useTrendTrack
- Best for agenciesBrandSearch
At a glance
Verified facts only. Anything we have not confirmed is marked as such rather than guessed.
| Fact | TrendTrack | BrandSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Editor score | Not published | Not published |
| Starting price | $59 / month | €54 / month |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Subscription |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No free trial | No free trial |
| Categories | Ad Intelligence | Ad Intelligence |
| Best for | AgenciesShopify BrandsDTC BrandsLarge Teams | AgenciesBeginnersShopify BrandsDTC Brands |
Pricing compared
Plan-level pricing as recorded from each vendor's public pricing page.
TrendTrack
- LiteFreeFree tier. Current official TrendTrack documentation confirms functional free access for competitor-brand search and ad-creative exploration. Public quotas are not published.
- Starter$59 / monthper workspaceUnlimited monthly Shop results. BrandTracker capped at 2 tracked brands. Mail capped at 20 flow results and 3 campaign results per month. No Ads Library, no Advertisers database, no API/MCP access. Quarterly billing is 51/month (-15%); annual billing is 42/month (-30%), i.e. 504 for the 12-month term. Result browsing is credit-metered: each filter applied, value changed or next page counts as 1 credit.
- ProPopular$89 / monthper workspaceUnlimited Ads, Shops and Mail results. BrandTracker capped at 30 tracked brands. Advertisers capped at 2,000 monthly page results. API/MCP included with a monthly credit allowance (the exact figure is rendered client-side and could not be read from the page). API rate limits: 20 req/s, 120 req/min, 1,200 req/hr, 24,000 req/day. Quarterly billing at 76/month (-15%); annual at 63/month (-30%), i.e. 756 for the 12-month term.
- Business$149 / monthper workspace3 users included, additional seats at 29 each. Unlimited Ads, Shops, Mail, BrandTracker brands and Advertisers results. API rate limits: 40 req/s, 250 req/min, 6,000 req/hr, 50,000 req/day. Quarterly billing at 127/month (-15%); annual at 105/month (-30%), i.e. 1,260 for the 12-month term.
- EnterpriseContact salesCustom pricing, quoted on request. Advertised as unlimited users and product usage, a custom API contract for high-volume data needs, a dedicated Slack channel with an account manager, and custom development on request.
BrandSearch
- Agency€129 / monthper workspacePrices shown excl. VAT. Unlimited Brand Library and Discovery. Spectre in-depth tracking on 100 brands. Trends, real-time alerts and API included, with the same 10,000 monthly API request quota as Outscaler. Annual billing displayed at 103/month, i.e. roughly 1,236 for the 12-month term.
- API Base$99 / monthAPI quota add-onSeparate API quota plan sold on top of a platform subscription, for light integrations and prototypes. 100,000 API requests per month, full API and MCP access. Annual pricing is not published for the API plans.
- API ProPopular$189 / monthAPI quota add-onSeparate API quota plan for production apps and steady traffic. 250,000 API requests per month, full API and MCP access. Labelled POPULAR among the API plans. Annual pricing is not published.
- API Max$349 / monthAPI quota add-onSeparate API quota plan for high-volume pipelines and enterprises. 500,000 API requests per month, full API and MCP access. Above 500,000 requests per month the vendor directs buyers to a sales conversation. Annual pricing is not published.
- Starter€54 / monthper workspacePrices shown excl. VAT. Brand Library restricted to 15,000 stores (not the full 7.5M+ database). Spectre in-depth tracking limited to 5 brands, swappable at any time. Discovery ad search unlimited, with EU/UK ad spend filters and bulk HD creative download. No Trends, no real-time alerts and no Developer API. Annual billing displayed at 41/month, i.e. roughly 492 for the 12-month term.
- OutscalerPopular€68 / monthper workspacePrices shown excl. VAT. Unlimited Brand Library and unlimited Discovery. Spectre in-depth tracking on 50 brands, swappable at any time. Adds Trends, real-time competitor alerts (email and in-app) and Developer API access with a 10,000 monthly request quota. Annual billing displayed at 51/month, i.e. roughly 612 for the 12-month term.
Feature matrix
Only features we have evaluated appear as yes/no. Unevaluated features are labelled, never assumed absent.
Ad Intelligence
| Feature | TrendTrack | BrandSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Ads Research | Requires Pro or higher; not available on StarterSupportedMeta ad library search plus a dedicated per-shop Meta breakdown covering ad history, top performers, media mix, landing pages, copy and video transcripts. Reach and spend figures come from Meta's own ad transparency reporting and are limited to EU and UK ads. | Included on all plans, with EU/UK ad spend filtersSupportedDiscovery is an AI ad-search engine over the Meta ad corpus (headline claim 160M+ ads; the pricing comparison says 120M+ Meta ads). Ads can be ranked globally by Ad Rank or filtered by verified EU and UK ad spend. Spectre separately tracks a named competitor's Meta ads and landing pages daily. |
| TikTok Ads Research | Requires Pro or higher; not available on StarterSupportedTikTok is one of the three ad libraries listed as included on the Pro and Business plans in the pricing comparison table. | Included on all plansSupportedTikTok is one of the four Winning-ads sources listed on every plan card alongside Meta, Instagram and Emails. The MCP page confirms live Meta, TikTok and Instagram ads are exposed through the API, and the browser extension saves creatives from the TikTok Creative Center. Brand Library also filters stores by TikTok organic activity. |
| Pinterest Ads Research | NoNot supportedTrendTrack's official plan comparison enumerates its included ad libraries as Meta, Google and TikTok. Pinterest is not listed as a TrendTrack ad-research library; recorded as `no` with medium confidence because the conclusion rests on the vendor's explicit network list, not on simple site-search absence. | NoNot supportedThe plan cards enumerate the covered ad sources as Meta, TikTok, Instagram and Emails, and the MCP page repeats Meta, TikTok and Instagram. Pinterest appears nowhere on the site. Recorded as 'no' on the strength of that repeated enumeration rather than mere absence. |
| Landing Page Spying | Requires Pro or higherSupportedAds are tied to the landing pages they point to: the per-shop Meta view reports the distribution of top landing pages and the share of traffic sent to home, product and collection pages. | Spectre: 5 brands on Starter, 50 on Outscaler, 100 on AgencySupportedSpectre auto-builds a per-competitor library of every ad and landing page, refreshed daily, and decodes hooks, copy and landing pages. Landing pages can also be saved into Swipe Files from anywhere on the web. |
| Creative Research | Requires Pro or higher; not available on StarterSupportedCreative library filterable by format, engagement, country, spend and days running, with an Ad Rank relative-performance indicator, a contextual drawer per ad, and extraction of recurring hooks, angles, CTAs and copy variations. Saved creatives go into shareable folders. | Included on all plansSupportedAI ad-search by content and visuals, filters by niche, format and platform, bulk HD creative download, and Swipe Files that store saved creatives permanently with team or public sharing. Spectre adds hook, copy and angle breakdowns per tracked brand. |
AI
| Feature | TrendTrack | BrandSearch |
|---|---|---|
| AI Analysis | Meta Ads strategy insights included on all paid plansSupportedAutomated analysis of a tracked brand's ad strategy (posting frequency, formats used, key messages). The MCP page additionally demonstrates generated market briefs summarising a set of tracked brands. | AI search and competitor radar included on all plansSupportedAI-powered search across stores and ads, AI market and keyword research in Brand Library, AI niche classification into 150+ categories in Trends, and AI-assisted reverse-engineering of hooks and funnels in Spectre. Spectre also exports JSON specifically to be fed into an external AI for pattern detection. |
General
| Feature | TrendTrack | BrandSearch |
|---|---|---|
| API Access | Requires Pro or higher; not available on StarterSupportedREST API with published rate limits (20 req/s, 120 req/min, 1,200 req/hr, 24,000 req/day on Pro; 40 req/s, 250 req/min, 6,000 req/hr, 50,000 req/day on Business). The public API billing guide states that each active workspace plan includes 10,000 recurring API credits per month; top-up credits carry over. Starter does not include API/MCP access, while Enterprise offers a custom high-volume contract. | Outscaler and Agency only; 10,000 requests/month included, more via paid API plansSupportedREST API at api.brandsearch.co/v1 authenticated with an X-API-Key header, covering brands, ads, products, lookup, swipe and facets, with webhooks and API keys. An MCP endpoint at api.brandsearch.co/v1/mcp uses OAuth. Starter has no API access, although the same comparison table inconsistently lists a 5,000 quota for it. |
| Team Collaboration | 1 seat on Starter and Pro, 3 on Business with paid extra seats, unlimited on EnterpriseSupportedFolders of saved ads, emails and shops can be shared with teammates for collaborative research. Each workspace member gets their own access and their own credit allowance. limit_value reflects the Business plan's included seats. | 1 seat on Starter, 2 on Outscaler, 5 on AgencySupportedFolders are private by default and can be shared by link, with teammates, or publicly. Swipe files and moodboards are collaborative, and briefs can be tagged and filtered for the team. limit_value reflects the Agency plan's seats. |
Product Research
| Feature | TrendTrack | BrandSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify Store Tracking | Included on all paid plansSupportedShops database filterable by niche, country, traffic, growth, creation date and Shopify theme; per-shop analytics covering traffic trend and visitor countries, technologies used with change history, live ads over time, catalogue, Trustpilot reviews and social growth; plus a Similar Shops view and a BrandTracker watchlist refreshed every 24 hours. | Full 7.5M+ database on Outscaler and Agency; capped at 15,000 stores on StarterSupportedBrand Library indexes Shopify stores with traffic sources, growth trends, ad activity, best-selling products and tech stack, plus similar-store discovery. The free browser extension surfaces the same analysis on any Shopify store while browsing. |
| Product Tracking | Included on all paid plansSupportedShop Analytics lists published products with best sellers and newest additions, and BrandTracker monitors product launches for tracked brands on a 24-hour refresh. | Included on all plansSupportedBest-seller identification per store and validation of products actively scaling behind Meta ad spend. Trends adds demand-side tracking, mapping rising niches to the brands selling into them. |
| Sales Estimates | Not evaluated | Included wherever Brand Library is availableSupportedStore records carry estimated revenue alongside traffic; the MCP sample output returns a revenue estimate per brand, and a free standalone Shopify Revenue Estimator is published on the site. The vendor does not document how the revenue model is computed. |
Integrations
Where the two stacks overlap, and where only one of them fits.
Both tools
None recorded.
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Only BrandSearch
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Which one should you choose?
Choose TrendTrack if…
Choose TrendTrack if your team starts with a competitor list and wants a clear daily watchlist across Meta, Google and TikTok ads, Shopify shops, launches and email flows. It is the easier pick for a focused brand-monitoring workflow, especially when you want the vendor’s EU/UK reach and spend signals in the same view.
Choose BrandSearch if…
Choose BrandSearch if your research starts with the market rather than a fixed list of competitors: you want to search millions of Shopify stores, discover ads with AI, and query the data from an API or MCP client. It is the better fit for agencies and operators building repeatable, programmatic research.
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