Lunio vs Ciaro

Lunio8.8Visit CCiaro7.8Visit

Higher score Lunio #2 in Click Fraud Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Lunio

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C Ciaro #6 in Click Fraud Software 7.8/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Ciaro

• Lunio fits best

  Teams protecting campaigns across many ad networks

• Ciaro fits best

  Small teams seeking low-cost monitoring and extras

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Side by side

Feature	Lunio 8.8/10 Visit ↗	CCiaro 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	7.8
Ranking	#2 in Click Fraud Software	#6 in Click Fraud Software
Best for	Teams protecting campaigns across many ad networks	Small teams seeking low-cost monitoring and extras
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 14-day trial	$19/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days	30 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email
Compliance	GDPR	GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	9 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Lunio 1/1 · Ciaro 1/1
Automatic click blocking	✓	✓
Specs
Ad platforms supported	Google Ads, Bing/Microsoft Ads, Meta, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Reddit, TikTok, Yandex, Naver	Google Ads, Meta Ads, Microsoft Ads, TikTok Ads (detection only)
Detection methods	Machine learning scoring using click, context, conversion, device, network, location, and post-click behavior signals	IP reputation, device fingerprinting, behavioral analysis, VPN/proxy checks, cross-campaign patterns, campaign-context and historical signals
Ad account limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Traffic reporting	Advanced	Advanced
IP exclusion capacity	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Machine-learning scoring uses click, context, and conversion signals Click-level analytics by location, keyword, and placement Integrates with nine major ad platforms and supports exclusion audiences	30+ click signals with real-time fraud scoring and automatic IP blocking Google Ads refund reports plus campaign and traffic-quality dashboards Session replay, heatmaps, API access and webhooks on higher tiers
Cons	Pricing is customized through sales rather than published by plan The 14-day offer is a traffic audit, not a fixed subscription trial Automatic IP exclusion depends on support from each ad platform	No free plan; paid access starts at $19 per month Optimize and Scale are labeled coming soon on the pricing page Protect's published click limits differ: 10,000 versus 100,000 monthly clicks
Our verdict	Lunio detects, analyzes, and reduces invalid traffic across paid search, social, display, and other paid media campaigns. It scores clicks as legitimate, suspicious, or invalid with machine learning, using click, context, and conversion… Read the review →	Ciaro is cloud-based click-fraud detection and protection software for advertisers, agencies and PPC teams. It evaluates paid-ad clicks with IP reputation, device fingerprinting, behavioral analysis, VPN and proxy checks, cross-campaign… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Lunio — where it wins

  • Machine-learning scoring uses click, context, and conversion signals
  • Click-level analytics by location, keyword, and placement
  • Integrates with nine major ad platforms and supports exclusion audiences

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is customized through sales rather than published by plan
  • The 14-day offer is a traffic audit, not a fixed subscription trial
  • Automatic IP exclusion depends on support from each ad platform

• Ciaro — where it wins

  • 30+ click signals with real-time fraud scoring and automatic IP blocking
  • Google Ads refund reports plus campaign and traffic-quality dashboards
  • Session replay, heatmaps, API access and webhooks on higher tiers

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; paid access starts at $19 per month
  • Optimize and Scale are labeled coming soon on the pricing page
  • Protect's published click limits differ: 10,000 versus 100,000 monthly clicks

• Lunio8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  Machine-learning click scoring and nine ad-platform integrations for paid-media protection.

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• CCiaro7.8/10 · 30-day trial

  Low-cost click-fraud monitoring with blocking, reports and behavior-analysis extras.

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