RedTrack vs ClickMagick

Pick RedTrack if you run more than one ad account per platform or need millions of counted clicks with a published overage rate on the same invoice; pick ClickMagick if you only need one account per platform and your monthly traffic fits inside 10,000 tracked visitors at the lower Starter price.

I would pick RedTrack Solo if you need a second Meta account or a second Google account on the plan you pay for first. I would pick ClickMagick Starter if you buy through one Meta account and one Google account and your monthly traffic stays within that visitor allowance.

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Add the clicks and the conversions

On RedTrack's affiliate plans, an event is a click or a conversion. Solo includes 5 million events a month. Add every click to every conversion for the month you are about to buy. That total is what the allowance has to cover. A click that later converts is counted twice, once as the click and once as the conversion.

I would run that total before comparing the two prices. A month with many clicks and few sales uses the allowance on the clicks, and each sale adds another event. When the traffic is a smaller group of people, ClickMagick's visitor count is the number that matters.

ClickMagick Starter counts tracked visitors, and the allowance is the 10,000 above. The RedTrack pricing page states the event definition. The ClickMagick pricing page states how many visitors Starter includes. Neither page gives a formula that turns one unit into the other.

Each click uses an event on Solo, whether or not it leads to a sale. ClickMagick is counting tracked visitors, so the same traffic can fit one allowance and miss the other. The plan picker takes a click count you enter and applies it to both. Overage fees are not included in that estimate.

Five Meta accounts, and five Google accounts

Solo includes five connected ad accounts for each ad platform. Five on Meta and five on Google are five for each network, not a shared pool of five. Starter includes one ad account on Meta and one on Google. If you already run a second Meta account, Starter is the wrong plan, even when the visitor total would still fit.

You can connect a single account to Solo. The plan still includes the spare account slots and the larger event allowance. I would pay the Solo rate if a second account is likely soon. I would skip it if you know you will stay with one account on Meta and one on Google.

Both starting plans include a conversion API

RedTrack includes the conversion API, ad spend sync, and Stop Rules on every affiliate plan, Solo included. ClickMagick lists Audience Optimization as CAPI on Starter. The RedTrack pricing page names Stop Rules on that same list.

Solo syncs ad spend at the ad level every 60 minutes, pulled from the platform by API. The Starter list includes the conversion API, but it does not say how often costs update or whether the update is per ad. I would treat the 60-minute ad-level sync as Solo's own feature.

Campaign limits, a second login, and pop traffic

Solo includes campaigns, landers, and offers with no stated cap. ClickMagick lists unlimited affiliate campaigns on Standard. Starter's feature list leaves that item off.

Solo and Starter each include one user. A separate login requires a plan other than Solo or Starter. Adding that login is separate from how the plan counts traffic.

ClickMagick's fair use policy says high volumes of pop and popunder traffic are outside what the service is for. If you buy pop or popunder traffic in high volume, Starter still has the visitor cap on top of that policy.

Starter keeps data for six months. I would check that window if a network approves a lead after six months. The click can still be in the ad account after ClickMagick has dropped its copy of the record.

Quick answer

RedTrack is our top pick for most people. RedTrack is the one to choose if you want the Meta and Google conversion API, and ad spend sync, on the first affiliate plan.

• RedTrack. Best for included CAPI. From $141/mo.
• ClickMagick. Best for a visitor-capped account. From $79/mo.

The entry plans side by side

The price column shows the starting monthly price. A blank cell means that product's feature list does not mention it.

RedTrack

ClickMagick

Paying each month, or paying for the year

RedTrack lists Solo at $169 a month if you pay each month. The comparison table shows the annual rate, which is what you pay when the year is billed up front.

ClickMagick lists a Starter charge of $790 for the year, shown next to $948 for the year, which comes to $66 a month. The comparison table shows the monthly Starter price. Use the $790 charge if you pay for the whole year at once.

Both plans include a 14-day free trial. During the trial, connect the ad account you actually run. Both trials last the same number of days, so trial length is not the deciding factor.

After you pass the allowance

If Solo goes past its monthly events, tracking continues. Extra events cost $0.04 per 1,000. RedTrack leaves tracking on when you cross the allowance.

ClickMagick's pricing page leaves out any charge for extra visitors, any throttle, and any automatic move to another plan. Standard sits above Starter at $199, with 100,000 visitors and the campaign limit Starter leaves off its list. I would choose Standard if you will go past Starter's visitors, or if you need unlimited campaigns.

Which plan to choose

Count the ad accounts on the network where you have the most. Having two or more accounts on Meta, or two or more on Google, means you have outgrown Starter. Solo still fits, because it includes five accounts for each network.

If both plans can take your accounts, compare your monthly volume in each unit. Tracked visitors for ClickMagick. Clicks plus conversions for RedTrack. The plan picker does that math from numbers you enter. Overage fees are not included in this calculation.

If both allowances cover your monthly volume, you are weighing the lower price against a published rate for going over. Solo states a price for each extra thousand events and keeps tracking running. Starter states the cap and names Standard above it. Starter's feature list does not give a price for traffic past that cap. I would start on Solo if you might exceed your monthly limit, or if a second account is already running. I would start on Starter if one Meta account and one Google account are all you use, and your visitor volume fits within the limit.

A second user means a higher RedTrack plan than Solo, and that price is a separate choice from Solo versus Starter.

Questions

Do both starting plans include a conversion API?

Yes. Solo includes it with ad spend sync and Stop Rules. Starter calls its version Audience Optimization. The difference in how spend is updated is in the section above.

What counts toward Solo's event allowance?

Each click, and each conversion. Add the two counts for the month. How large the allowance is sits in the comparison table.

What happens if I exceed ClickMagick Starter's visitor limit?

The pricing page does not list an extra charge, and it does not say tracking stops. Standard is the plan with more visitors and the campaign limit Starter leaves off its list.

Can I use RedTrack with only one ad account?

Yes. Solo still includes the spare account slots and the larger event allowance, so you pay for them even with one account connected. I would skip Solo if you will not use that room and Starter still covers your visitors.

What we read

From RedTrack

• https://www.redtrack.io/

ClickMagick pages

From ClickMagick

• https://www.clickmagick.com/

Where to read the plan in full

• Facebook pixel vs Conversions API, when a tracker should send the sale the pixel missed.
• Read the RedTrack pricing page for Solo's event allowance and the monthly rate.
• Read the ClickMagick pricing page for Starter and for Standard.
• Read the RedTrack review for the rest of what the product does.
• Read the ClickMagick review for the visitor-based plan in full.
• RedTrack vs Voluum when the other tracker also bills events.
• See RedTrack alternatives if one login, or counting events, is why you would leave.
• See ClickMagick alternatives if the visitor cap, or a single ad account, is why you would leave.
• See every head-to-head on this site.
• See the ranking if you are still looking at more than these two.
• Read how we research trackers.

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